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Manson Black Midi

Manson MB-1 Standard Guitar

Black Midi
Manufacturer	Manson Guitars
Used	2007-09-09—
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
Pickup(s)	Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401 Bridge: Manson MBK 2
Special circuits	X-Y Midi Screen Controller used for a Kaoss Pad Tronical PowerTune Automatic Guitar Tuning System

Background

The latest Manson made its debut two months after the demise of the M1D1 Mirror, 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

This guitar is usually used for songs that aren't played on a stardad tuning. It is most often tuned to Standard-C tuning (CADGBE) for song 'Map Of Problematique'. Other tunings are DADGBE (for songs Dead Star, New Born and Stockholm Syndrome), EbAbDbGbBbEb (for songs Fury and Starlight) and DbAbDbGbBbEb (for song MK Ultra). Few times it was used also in standard tuning (For songs Supermassive Black hole and Time Is Running Out).

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'.

Official replicas of the Black Midi and Glitterati Manson can be bought from the 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

Touring

It 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.

Songs used for

Links

Manson Black Midi Guitar on the Manson Guitars website

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 ==Background==
-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]].
+The latest Manson made its debut two months after the demise of the [[Manson_M1D1_Mirror | M1D1 Mirror]], 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==
-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.
+This guitar is usually used for songs that aren't played on a stardad tuning. It is most often tuned to Standard-C tuning (CADGBE) for song 'Map Of Problematique'. Other tunings are DADGBE (for songs Dead Star, New Born and Stockholm Syndrome), EbAbDbGbBbEb (for songs Fury and Starlight) and DbAbDbGbBbEb (for song MK Ultra). Few times it was used also in standard tuning (For songs Supermassive Black hole and Time Is Running Out).
-The guitar is called Auto (because of the Automatic Tuning System) by Matt and Black Midi by [[Hugh Manson]].
+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'.
-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
+Official replicas of the Black Midi and [[Manson_Red_Glitter | 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
 ==Touring==
-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.
+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.
 ====Songs used for====