Manson Matt Black

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Manson Matt Black
Manson Matt Black
Check out that neck!
Manson Matt Black
Natural neck
Manson Matt Black
Manufacturer Manson Guitars
Used 2012-09-14
Body type Solid
Neck joint Bolt-on
Body covering Matt Black paint
Wood Body: Currently Unknown
Neck: Baked Birds-Eye Maple
Fingerboard: Ebony (22 frets)
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Electronics One volume, one tone, 3-way toggle pickup selector
Pickup(s) Neck: Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401
Bridge: Presumably Manson MBK-2 (Uncovered)
Special circuits

Background

This guitar that appeared at the Stockholm STV TV Programme on the 14th of September 2012. Like the Manson Carbon, this guitar does not feature a X/Y midi controller pad, which is a change from a majority of Matt's Resistance era guitars.

The guitar had to match a specific weight requirement (around 2.4kg) so multiple holes were drilled into the body, neck (routed), hardware to reach the target weight. This is the lightest guitar Hugh has built for Matt. This is the second of six Manson guitars created by Hugh Manson for Bellamy in 2012.

It features the custom knobs and machineheads of the Manson Delorean, but with 5/6 holes drilled into them at the back to reduce the weight.

Also it is nearly identical with the Manson Matt Black II and the III, IV & V.

Touring

Along with the Manson M1D1 Gloss Black, it is the most frequently used guitar on The 2nd Law tour.

On the April 10, 2013 Toronto gig this guitar featured a new (natural) maple neck. The reason for the change remains uncertain, as the guitar wasn't smashed the evening before but only slided a few times over the pyramid LED-panels during the Stockholm Syndrome outro.

Since the beginning of the Stadium Tour, the guitar features a new natural maple neck the with a black headstock.

Songs used for

Links

Pictures of the Manson Matt Black on the Mansons Guitars Website


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