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[[Image:Matt G1627.jpg|thumb|right|Matt during the show]]
[[File:Gretsch G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet.jpg | thumb | right | Gretsch G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet]]
[[Image:G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet2.JPG|thumb|right|G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet]]
{{Guitarbox
{{Guitarbox |
| Name = G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet
| Name = G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet
| Manufacturer = [[Gretsch]]
| Manufacturer = [[Gretsch]]
| Used = 2000-05-14<ref name="when">{{cite |title= Festival De Cannes 00 - Showbiz (video) |desc= Date in question |date= 2005-04-08 |auth= JimmyKane_DT |url= http://muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=85297#85297 |dom= muselive.com }}</ref> for ''Nulle Part Ailleurs'' (thrown into the sand after playing "[[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz]]")<br /> and eventually crashed into an amplifier for the last song of the gig they gave at Le Summum in Grenoble, France, on 25 May 2000.
| Used = [[Cannes Canal 2000 (gig)|2000-05-14]]<ref name="when">
| Body = Semi-hollow w/ f-hole
{{cite |
| Neck =
title=Festival De Cannes 00 - Showbiz (video) | desc=Date in question | date=2005-04-08 | auth=JimmyKane_DT | url=http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=85297#85297 | dom=www.muselive.com | type=ext
}}</ref> – [[Grenoble Summum 2000 (gig)|2000-05-25]]
| Body = Semi-hollow with f-hole
| BodyCovering = Blue
| BodyCovering = Blue
| Wood = '''Body''': mahogany<br />'''Neck''': (unfinished natural)<br />'''Fingerboard''': rosewood (22 frets, 24 1/2" scale length)
| Wood = '''Body''': mahogany<br />'''Neck''': (unfinished natural)<br />'''Fingerboard''': rosewood (22 frets, 24 1/2" scale length)
| Bridge = Fixed
| Bridge = Fixed
| Electronics =
| Pickups = <nowiki></nowiki>
| Pickups = <nowiki></nowiki>
*'''Neck/bridge''': 2×Gretsch humbucker
* '''Neck/Bridge''': 2×Gretsch humbucker
*[[Roland GK-2a Guitar Synthesizer Driver|Roland GK2 MIDI]] pickup
* [[Roland GK-2a Guitar Synthesizer Driver |Roland GK2 MIDI]] pickup
| Special = <nowiki></nowiki>
| Special = <nowiki></nowiki>
*Spinning hypno-disc affixed below the bridge
* Spinning hypno-disc affixed below the bridge
*Roland GK2 MIDI pickup kit
* Roland GK2 Midi pickup internal kit
}}
}}


As far as is known, [[Matthew Bellamy|Matthew Bellamy]] used this guitar during the French TV show Nulle Part Ailleurs in May 2000. They played [[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz]] and at the end of the song, he threw the guitar and amplifier away into the sand, in the background of the set. The guitar was again used a few days later, on the 25th of that month during the gig at Le Summum, Grenoble, France. At the end of the set, he threw the guitar at an amplifier, which destroyed it. The spinning hypno-disc pictured below was collected by a French fan who attended the gig, in the first row.
This guitar was only used for two gigs in the course of a week and a half in May of 2000.
[[Image:Spinning hypno disc.jpg|thumb|centerright|Spinning hypno disc]]
 
==References==
Matt's Gretsch featured standard G1627 model specs with an addition of the Roland GK2 Midi pickup and a spinning hypno-disc which was mounted below the bridge.
 
During the first outing, it was used for [[Showbiz (song) | Showbiz]], and at the end of the song Matt threw the guitar and the amplifier onto the sand in the background of the stage set. ([https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x51cgt8 watch])
 
== Touring ==
 
As far as is known, [[Matthew Bellamy]] first used this guitar during the French TV programme ''Nulle Part Ailleurs'', filmed at Cannes Festival in May 2000.
 
The guitar was used again a few gigs later, on the 25{{supo|th}} of that month during a gig inside Le Summum in Grenoble, France. At the end of the set, he threw the guitar at an amplifier, which destroyed it. The spinning hypno-disc pictured below was collected by a French fan who attended the gig, in the first row.
 
==== Songs Used For ====
 
* [[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz]]
 
== Gretsch G1627 Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Gretsch G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet showcase.jpg| Gretsch G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet
File:Cannes Canal 2000-05-14 – Matthew Bellamy with Gretsch G1627.jpg|[[Matthew Bellamy]] with the G1627 during [[Cannes Canal 2000 (gig) | Festival de Cannes]]
File:Spinning hypno disc.jpg| Spinning hypno disc
</gallery>
 
== References ==
<references/>
<references/>


 
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Latest revision as of 20:53, 3 August 2019

Gretsch G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet
G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet
Manufacturer Gretsch
Used 2000-05-14[1] – 2000-05-25
Body type Semi-hollow with f-hole
Neck joint Unknown
Body covering Blue
Wood Body: mahogany
Neck: (unfinished natural)
Fingerboard: rosewood (22 frets, 24 1/2" scale length)
Bridge Fixed
Electronics Unknown
Pickup(s)
Special circuits
  • Spinning hypno-disc affixed below the bridge
  • Roland GK2 Midi pickup internal kit

This guitar was only used for two gigs in the course of a week and a half in May of 2000.

Matt's Gretsch featured standard G1627 model specs with an addition of the Roland GK2 Midi pickup and a spinning hypno-disc which was mounted below the bridge.

During the first outing, it was used for Showbiz, and at the end of the song Matt threw the guitar and the amplifier onto the sand in the background of the stage set. (watch)

Touring

As far as is known, Matthew Bellamy first used this guitar during the French TV programme Nulle Part Ailleurs, filmed at Cannes Festival in May 2000.

The guitar was used again a few gigs later, on the 25th of that month during a gig inside Le Summum in Grenoble, France. At the end of the set, he threw the guitar at an amplifier, which destroyed it. The spinning hypno-disc pictured below was collected by a French fan who attended the gig, in the first row.

Songs Used For

Gretsch G1627 Gallery

References

  1. ↑ JimmyKane_DT. (2005-04-08). Festival De Cannes 00 - Showbiz (video). Retrieved from www.muselive.com.

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