Cort MBC-1 Matthew Bellamy Signature Electric Guitar in Red
This product has been discontinued.
BODY
| Body wood | Basswood |
| Construction | Bolt-on |
| Finish | Red |
NECK
| Neck wood | Hard Maple with gloss finish |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Width at nut | 43mm |
| Width at last fret | 56mm |
| Thickness at 1st | 21mm |
| Thickness at 12th | 23mm |
| Radius | Compound radius |
| Scale | 25.5” |
| Frets | 22 |
ELECTRONICS
| Neck Pickup | Manson singlecoil |
| Bridge Pickup | Manson humbucker |
| Controls | Master volume, master tone, 3-way pickup selector, and kill button |
HARDWARE
| Tuners | Staggered height locking machineheads |
| Bridge | Fully adjustable bridge and stop tailpiece |
| Hardware finish | Chrome |
OTHER
| Headstock | Matching Red with Matthew Bellamy signature |
| Strings | D’Addario |
Manufacturer's Description
Every Manson Matthew Bellamy model has been designed between the artist and Hugh Manson personally. The very first collaboration was the instrument known as the “DeLorean” designed in 2001. The latest production Manson Guitar, the MBC-1 continues this partnership. To reach a new audience and price point with the MBC guitar, extensive development time and multiple prototypes were produced in conjunction with new partner Cort Guitars. A lengthy three-way dialogue between the parties led to multiple samples being produced. Each was personally analysed and tested at the Manson Guitar Works headquarters in Great Britain under Hugh’s experienced eyes and then forwarded to the artist at each stage. Hugh personally visited the manufacturer premises to advise on the design and construction of the final version you see here now.
Features
KILL BUTTON
The MBC-1 features a discrete kill button allowing you to creatively expand the wide range of sounds already available.
LOCKING TUNERS
The MBC-1 is equipped with locking tuners.These die-cast tuners assure stage-ready tuning stability.
PICKUPS
The MBC-1 is equipped with pickups developed by Manson Guitar Works especially for this guitar. The versatile setup includes a fully voiced humbucker in the bridge and a true single coil neck pickup reflecting the layout of several of Bellamy’s stage and studio custom instruments.
CONTROLS
The controls on the MBC-1 are simple while versatile. There is a single volume control, master tone and a three way switch. This controls the humbucker/ single coil pickup combination. It all works together with the kill button and the overall instrument design to give you a highly creative and great sounding instrument.