Manson M1D1 Blue Whammy

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Manson M1D1 Blue
M1D1 Blue
Manufacturer Manson Guitars
Used Unknown if used live
Body type Solid
Neck joint Bolt-on
Body covering Blue paint
Wood Body: Likely Swamp Ash
Neck: Roast flame maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood (22 frets)
Bridge Gotoh Bridge
Electronics One volume, one tone, 3-way toggle pickup selector, Whammy, Sustainiac
Pickup(s) Neck: Sustainiac Humbucker
Bridge: Psychopaf PF-1
Special circuits
  • X-Y Midi Screen Controller used for a built-in Whammy V circuit
  • On/off switch for the Whammy circuit
Internal Circuits

Background

This guitar is similar to the Manson M1D1 Blue except that it features a built-in Whammy pedal, controlled by the X-Y Screen. The whammy can be played with no external midi needed. A demo video, posted on Manson Guitar Works' Instagram, can be seen here.

This guitar is likely the end result of the much speculated and rumoured Patented MID1 Manson featuring and inbuilt Whammy controller, though few thought it would be a Manson with an actual whammy pedal built into it.

The guitar, hardware wise, features standard tuning pegs, custom Manson aluminium tone and volume knobs and an alloy X-Y pad frame. The prototype also features an YES/NO switch for the Whammy, located at the lower horn. This YES/NO switch probably operates similar to those seen on other guitars - muting the main guitar signal from the strings until the whammy is activated. According to Tim Stark's post on MGW, " Touching the Screen also turned the guitar signal 'On' " seen here: https://www.facebook.com/mansonguitarworks/videos/148147139967604/]

Touring

It is unknown at this time if it has been used live. It was would have been used exclusively for Break It To Me as the built-in Whammy allowed Bellamy to play the pitch-shifted solo without having to rely on a foot pedal, controlling the Whammy via the X-Y pad where it can go from -2 octaves to +2 octaves (or any other setting programmed) on the XY screen.

According to a reply in the comments on MGW's Facebook post with the new guitar, it was delivered to Matt and "used right at the end of the tour, it's constant development for us all, even mid tour!" Although it doesn't seem to have actually been used on the tour.

Songs used for

Break It To Me


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