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[[File:Manson Black Midi Guitar.jpg|thumb|right|Seattle Manson]]
[[File:Manson Black Midi Guitar.jpg|thumb|right|Manson Black Midi]]
[[File:Seattle Manson 1.jpg|thumb|right|Seattle Manson at [[Seattle KeyArena 2007 (gig)|Seattle KeyArena]]]]
[[File:Manson_mb1_std.jpg|thumb|right|Manson MB-1 Standard Guitar]]
{{Guitarbox
{{Guitarbox
| Name = Black Midi Guitar
| Name = Black Midi
| Manufacturer = [[Manson Guitars]]
| Manufacturer = [[Manson Guitars]]
| Used = [[Seattle KeyArena 2007 (gig)|2007-09-09]]—
| Used = [[Seattle KeyArena 2007 (gig)|2007-09-09]] — [[Kyiv Palats Sportu 2011 (gig)|2011-05-24]]
| Body = Solid
| Body = Solid
| Neck = Bolt-on
| Neck = Bolt-on
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| Wood = '''Body''': Alder<br/>'''Neck''': Bird's Eye Maple<br/>'''Fingerboard''': Rosewood
| Wood = '''Body''': Alder<br/>'''Neck''': Bird's Eye Maple<br/>'''Fingerboard''': Rosewood
| Bridge = Fixed
| Bridge = Fixed
| Electronics =
| Electronics = 3-way toggle pickup selector, one volume, one tone
| Pickups = '''Neck''': [[Fernandes Sustainer]] FSK-401<br/>'''Bridge''': [[Bare Knuckle Nailbomb Humbucker (Custom Manson spec)]]
| Pickups = '''Neck''': [[Fernandes Sustainer]] FSK-401<br/>'''Bridge''': Manson MBK 2 / Bareknuckle Nailbomb
| Special = <nowiki></nowiki>
| Special = <nowiki></nowiki>
*X-Y Midi Screen Controller used for a [[Kaoss Pad]]
*X-Y Midi Screen Controller used for a [[Kaoss Pad]]
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}}
}}


==Background==
== Information ==
The latest Manson made its debut two months after the demise of the [[M1D1 Manson]], and is presumably its replacement (as both have Bare Knuckle Nailbomb Humbuckers at the bridge and Fernandes Sustainers at the neck). It is the first of Matt's Mansons to be fitted with a [[Tronical PowerTune Automatic Guitar Tuning System]].


==Additional Information==
Not to be confused with the [[Manson M1D1 Black|M1D1 Black]], the "Black Midi" made its debut two months after the demise of the [[Manson_M1D1_Mirror | M1D1 Mirror]], and was presumably its replacement (as both have Bare Knuckle Nailbomb Humbuckers at the bridge and Fernandes Sustainers at the neck). It was the first of Matt's Mansons to be fitted with a [[Tronical PowerTune Automatic Guitar Tuning System]]. When the guitar was freshly built, it only featured one MBK-2 pickup.
It is possible that the settings on the tuning system are limited to DADGBE, CADGBE and EbAbDbGbBbEb, as Fury and Starlight are played in Eb live, Dead Star, New Born and Stockholm Syndrome are played in Drop D, and Map of the Problematique is played in standard-C.


Official replicas of the Seattle Manson and [[Glitterati Manson]] can be bought from the [http://www.mansons.co.uk/news/news-item/30.html Manson online store]. The MB-1 range (Matt Bellamy series 1) has a starting price of £3099 for a Black basic version, Midi screen is an additional £300 and custom machine heads an additional £250
Hardware-wise, the guitar features black standard tone and volume pots, standard tuning pegs and an alloy XY pad frame.


==Touring==
This guitar was usually used for songs that aren't played in standard tuning. It was most often tuned to Drop-C (CADGBE) for Map Of The Problematique. Other tunings were Drop-D tuning (DADGBE) for Dead Star, New Born and Stockholm Syndrome, E-Flat tuning (half-step down; E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) for Fury and Starlight and Drop-D-Flat tuning (D♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) for MK Ultra. It was also used in standard tuning for a few times, for songs like Supermassive Black Hole and Time Is Running Out. Before it's retirement it was mostly used for Map of the Problematique only.
The Black Midi Guitar is known to fans as the Seattle Manson because it was first used during the [[Seattle KeyArena 2007 (gig)|Seattle gig on 9th September 2007]], the first night of the final US leg of the [[Black Holes and Revelations (album)|Black Holes and Revelations]] tour.
 
Although it is officially named as 'Black Midi', it is more known to fans as 'Seattle Manson'. It is also known that Matt calls it 'Auto'.
 
== Touring ==
 
The Black Midi was first used during the [[Seattle KeyArena 2007 (gig)|Seattle gig]] on 9th September 2007, the first night of the final US leg of the Black Holes and Revelations tour, and it got it's last performance in 2011.
 
==== Songs used for ====


====Songs used for====
*[[Dead Star (song)|Dead Star]]
*[[Dead Star (song)|Dead Star]]
*[[Fury (song)|Fury]]
*[[Fury (song)|Fury]]
*[[Map of the Problematique (song)|Map of the Problematique]]
*[[Map of the Problematique (song)|Map of the Problematique]]
*[[MK Ultra (song) |MK Ultra]]
*[[New Born (song)|New Born]]
*[[New Born (song)|New Born]]
*[[Starlight (song)|Starlight]]
*[[Starlight (song)|Starlight]]
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*[[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]]
*[[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]]
*[[Time Is Running Out (song) |Time Is Running Out]]
*[[Time Is Running Out (song) |Time Is Running Out]]
*[[Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever) (Song) |Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever)]]
==Links==
*[http://mansonguitars.co.uk/Muse%20gallery/pages/Manson%20Black%20Midi%20Guitar.htm Manson Black Midi Guitar on the Manson Guitars website]


== Black Midi Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Seattle Manson 1.jpg
File:BlackMidi4.jpg
File:
</gallery>
== Signature Model ==
* [[Manson MB-1 Matthew Bellamy Signature Guitar]]
* [[Manson MB-1S Matthew Bellamy Signature Guitar]]
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Revision as of 04:29, 20 July 2019

Manson Black Midi
Black Midi
Manufacturer Manson Guitars
Used 2007-09-092011-05-24
Body type Solid
Neck joint Bolt-on
Body covering Satin black finish
Wood Body: Alder
Neck: Bird's Eye Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Bridge Fixed
Electronics 3-way toggle pickup selector, one volume, one tone
Pickup(s) Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401
Bridge: Manson MBK 2 / Bareknuckle Nailbomb
Special circuits

Information

Not to be confused with the M1D1 Black, the "Black Midi" made its debut two months after the demise of the M1D1 Mirror, and was presumably its replacement (as both have Bare Knuckle Nailbomb Humbuckers at the bridge and Fernandes Sustainers at the neck). It was the first of Matt's Mansons to be fitted with a Tronical PowerTune Automatic Guitar Tuning System. When the guitar was freshly built, it only featured one MBK-2 pickup.

Hardware-wise, the guitar features black standard tone and volume pots, standard tuning pegs and an alloy XY pad frame.

This guitar was usually used for songs that aren't played in standard tuning. It was most often tuned to Drop-C (CADGBE) for Map Of The Problematique. Other tunings were Drop-D tuning (DADGBE) for Dead Star, New Born and Stockholm Syndrome, E-Flat tuning (half-step down; E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) for Fury and Starlight and Drop-D-Flat tuning (D♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) for MK Ultra. It was also used in standard tuning for a few times, for songs like Supermassive Black Hole and Time Is Running Out. Before it's retirement it was mostly used for Map of the Problematique only.

Although it is officially named as 'Black Midi', it is more known to fans as 'Seattle Manson'. It is also known that Matt calls it 'Auto'.

Touring

The Black Midi was first used during the Seattle gig on 9th September 2007, the first night of the final US leg of the Black Holes and Revelations tour, and it got it's last performance in 2011.

Songs used for

Black Midi Gallery

Signature Model


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