Manson M1D1 Black

Manson M1D1 Black

Kaoss Manson

M1D1 Black
Manufacturer	Manson Guitars
Used	2006-05-13—
Body type	Solid
Neck joint	Bolt-on
Body covering	Matte
Wood	Body Brazilian Mahogany: ? NeckBirds Eye Maple: ? Fingerboard: rosewood (22 frets)
Bridge	Fixed
Electronics	Three-way toggle pickup selector
Pickup(s)	Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401 Bridge: 2× Bare Knuckle BKP92s
Special circuits	Fernandes Sustainer X-Y Midi Screen Controller used for a Kaoss Pad

Background

This was Matthew Bellamy's first guitar to feature an X-Y MIDI plate, able to control a number of devices, including a Korg Kaoss pad, or a Digitech Whammy etc. This feature has since been included in many of Bellamy's guitars such as the Red Glitter and the Black Midi. This was also Matthew Bellamy's first Manson guitar to feature a Fernandes Sustainer .The guitar also has a pair of hot P90's in the bridge position and was the first of the Matthew Bellamy's custom Manson's to have this configuration. This layout now features on the Mirror Kaoss and on the Doubleneck.

Additional Information

The guitar made its live debut at Radio 1's Big Weekend on the 13th May 2006. It is featured in music videos for "Invincible", "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" and an alternative version of " Supermassive Black Hole" (watch). It can also be seen in the Making of Uprising video.

Although it is named officially as "M1D1 Black" it is better known to fans as "Kaoss Manson".

Touring

Songs used for

• Bliss
• Dead Star
• Forced In
• Guiding Light
• Hyper Music
• Hysteria
• Invincible
• Interlude
• Man of Mystery
• MK ULTRA
• Nishe
• Resistance
• Sing for Absolution
• Starlight
• Sunburn
• Supermassive Black Hole
• Take a Bow
• Time Is Running Out
• Unnatural Selection

References

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfggosEj2qk

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