Manson MB S-Prototype

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Manson MB-S Prototype
Manson MB-S Proto Live
MB S-Prototype
Manufacturer Manson Guitars
Used United Center|2023-02-25 -
Body type Solid
Neck joint Bolt-on
Body covering Red/Orange "Desert Sunburst" with Mirror Scratchplate
Wood Body: Currently Unknown
Neck: Currently Unknown
Fingerboard: Currently Unknown (22 frets)
Bridge Currently unknown, S-Style Tremolo
Electronics One volume, two tone, 5-way blade pickup selector
Pickup(s) Neck: Unknown, Custom Single Coil (Presumed Manson)
Middle: Unknown, Custom Single Coil (Presumed Manson)
Bridge: Unknown, Custom Hot-Rails Single Coil (Presumed Manson)
Special circuits

Background

This was officially announced by Manson's via their social media a few days after the Will of the People Tour kicked off, described as "a classic design with a few Manson refinements and some custom pickups."

It's a prototype built specifically for the WotP tour, so we may see tweaks and other versions appear soon. The MB-S is loosely based on the Manson S-Type, built by Hugh Manson in the 1990s, and very closely resembles a Fender Stratocaster, of which Matt has used various Strats over the years on tour and in the studio, most recently the eye-catching Fender Aluminium Stratocaster for the Pyscho and Drones tours respectively.


Much like the Oryx #1/#2/#3, it's another significant departure from the classic MB Shape in the "new era of Manson". Notably as it's a second new shape built for Matt in the short time since the WotP Era began. This and the Oryx could be the start of Matt having totally new and different guitars built by Manson's (being majority shareholder of MGW) and exploring all sorts of new shapes and designs, with hope for future production runs that the public can purchase.

Touring

The S-Type Prototype made it's debut appearance in Chicago on the Will of the People World Tour, so far only used for Verona and The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Version) Instrumental interlude.

Songs used for

MB-S Prototype Gallery


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