This is the latest version of the Matt Black Stealth, being almost identical in many ways, but with one big difference. Fuzz Factory, MXR Phase 90, Graphtech Ghost acoustic saddles, and a three-way toggle killswitch.Įven though Matt doesn’t use this guitar while performing live anymore, it does hold a lot of sentimental value being the first Manson he made with Hugh, which helped solidify his sound as the cornerstone for everything that came after. Matt also had a few pedal effects built into the guitar, these are the Z. However, the guitar signal is analog as it requires an external processing unit to convert that signal to MIDI. In terms of electronics and pickups, it has a Seymour Duncan Hot P90 on the neck, a Kent Armstrong Motherbucker on the bridge, and a Roland GK-2a MIDI pickup – an interesting choice since it allowed for Roland synths sounds to be played through the guitar. The Delorean has a solid poplar wood body, a birds-eye maple neck, and a rosewood fingerboard with white inlay dots. He drew some sketches where he made a guitar that looked similar to a telecaster but in his head, it had a lot of the sounds that the P-90 Gibson could give him, so when he showed his idea to Hugh Manson, he made it a reality. “I wanted a guitar that would lead me down a path of 21st-century music” – Matt Bellamy This said, in his mind, he thought that if he could have both guitars in one, then he would definitely be happy. Before getting this guitar, he was split between the twangy tones of a classic Telecaster and the mellow classic rock sounds of an SG. This guitar was Matt’s dream come true, as he went to the Manson shop with a very clear idea of what he wanted. This was the first Manson guitar that Hugh Manson made for Matt Bellamy, coming to be around the year 2001. See the full list of most notable Matt Bellamy guitars below. He’s also played many other guitars including a few Gibson and Fender models. Matt Bellamy plays Manson electric guitars and has had a long and historic career with the brand. The beginning of his journey as a guitarist took him to the now-famous Hugh Manson, a luthier in the UK, in order to craft a guitar that was able to suit his needs and withstand the battery that comes with the thrilling energy only Muse knows how to deliver. In a way, he worked as both a rhythm and lead guitarist, which was indeed his role in the band since Muse is a trio.Ī few years into his career as a musician, he began pushing the limits of his guitar technique as well as his gear, getting to the point where his six-string not only sounds like a guitar but other instruments as well. It’s no surprise that his guitar work leaned towards a distortion-packed full sound. Photo by Jessica S.īellamy was fond of grunge’s hard-hitting sounds and a follower of Tom Morello‘s catchy riffs and core hitting solos. Muse packed innovative British invasion sound with Bellamy leading the way, as singer, pianist, and guitarist. At the same time, however, it gave a few classical sounds to it that made it the first step into the world of space rock. The band had its debut in 1999 with Showbiz, an album that could be described in some ways as the crossbreed of blues and grunge. Matt Bellamy, Muse’s frontman, is living proof of that. By the time the 2000s rolled around, there were some critics who dared to claim that rock is dead, but that could not have been further from the truth.
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