Manson MB-1 Red Glitter

Wembley Stadium Gig

MB-1 Red Glitter Manson

MB-1 Red Glitter
Manufacturer	Manson Guitars
Used	2010-09-11—2010-10-12
Body type	Solid
Neck joint	Bolt-on
Body covering	Triumph red finish, with glitter on the body and headstock
Wood	Body: Alder Neck: Birds-eye maple Fingerboard: Rosewood
Bridge	Fixed
Electronics	One volume, one tone, 3-way pickup selector
Pickup(s)	Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-101 Bridge: Manson MBK 2
Special circuits	Fernandes Sustainer X-Y Midi Screen Controller used for a Kaoss Pad 3-way toggle killswitch

Background

This guitar is one of 75 Manson MB-1 Matthew Bellamy Signature Guitars so far built by Manson Guitars, the first batch of 25 were released in September 2009 and this guitar is from the second batch of 25 released in September 2010. This guitar was auctioned on the 31st July 2013 for £55,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association.

Replica

The specifications of the guitars are almost exactly the same as the Manson M1D1 Mirror but have the paint finishes based on the Manson Black Midi and the Manson Red Glitter. The MB-1 range has a starting price of £3249 for a Black basic version with no midi screen or Manson hardware. To upgrade to a Red Sparkle Finish would be an extra £200, To upgrade to a MIDI Screen would be an additional £319 so an identical one to Matt's costs £3768. To have the Alloy Machine Heads like on Matts Delorean, Doubleneck and Ali Top guitars would be an extra £189.

Touring

This guitar got its first outing (as his Manson Red Glitter was damaged at the previous night's gig), on 11th September 2010 at the Wembley Stadium gig for all the songs in the setlist in Drop D tuning. It has also been used on the 2010 USA Autumn Tour, after Matt's Red Glitter Manson met its demise on the 26th of September at the Los Angeles Staples Center gig. It was replaced by the Manson Santa 2.0.