Liam-Muse Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Well i really need a new guitar but don't have the money for any sort of Manons signature. Therefore, anyone know of a guitar which has a similar sort of sound to Matt's guitars? I was going to buy an Ibanez and kit it out with a MBK-2 pickup set but maybe i shouldn't. Max price i can really go to is about £450, £500 is pushing it but might be able to get the money. :/ Anyone got any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 that ibanez option would be good. as long as you like the ibanez necks. i prefer fender necks myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatic Hammer Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Which era of tone? I used to cop muse sounds with a strat plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 yeah, getting his tone is definitely going to be more down to amp choice than guitar/pick ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust_relic Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 you could try one of these http://mansons.co.uk/shopping/categories/manson-signature-guitars/manson-signature-guitars/mb1-standard/zoomimage-2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllySK Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 how about getting a squier tele with humbuckers to fit the manson pups or yamaha pacifica. You could even get one from mansons with a fuzz installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustySlide Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 to get a matt bellamy tone you have to turn around, walk away, and never play guitar again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xut Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 to get a matt bellamy tone you have to turn 360 degrees around, moonwalk away, and never play guitar again. fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustySlide Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 fixed. genius... pure genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioshock Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 So basically you can't afford £3,000. Can you afford THIS? Add the MBK PU's and you got yourself a similar sound for £748. Or there's the mirror one for £50 extra Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin231 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 to get a matt bellamy tone you have to turn around, walk away, and never play guitar again. tru dat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bshuker Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 get a Zoom 606II a yamaha pacifica and a cock load of skillz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam-Muse Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Hey thnks for all your asnwers. After working things out ive decided that if i can stay away from spending money i can probably go up to £1,100 - not that i really need to spend anywhere near that lol. Thanks for your answers anyway. I'll probably go with a Tele or an Ibanez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustySlide Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 If you get a Tele with humbuckers you will get more output, then could also swap the bridge pickup for something like a Bareknuckle Nail Bomb which matt fapps over, then all you need is a fuzz factory and UR MATT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TastyBassRiff54 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Hey thnks for all your asnwers. After working things out ive decided that if i can stay away from spending money i can probably go up to £1,100 - not that i really need to spend anywhere near that lol. Thanks for your answers anyway. I'll probably go with a Tele or an Ibanez. Get one of those err 2009 custom teles with two humbuckers (they're £600) and replace 'em with nailbombs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celery Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 You won't get Matt's tone by buying his Manson guitars. I have one and trust me it doesn't sound like him, its down to his amps and boosting of mid frequencies of which there are many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 You won't get Matt's tone by buying his Manson guitars. I have one and trust me it doesn't sound like him, its down to his amps and boosting of mid frequencies of which there are many. Which one do you have?.. The MBK2 is a huge part of his sound, and also, you can hear quite a difference when he switches from an MBK2 equipped guitar, to a dual bridge P90 equipped guitar. So I wouldn't say it's all down to his amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneWhoGoes Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Which one do you have?.. The MBK2 is a huge part of his sound, and also, you can hear quite a difference when he switches from an MBK2 equipped guitar, to a dual bridge P90 equipped guitar. So I wouldn't say it's all down to his amps. I think my ear is not as trained as yours, and I'm interested in the topic. What are those differences? If there is any video to show it, feel free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I think my ear is not as trained as yours, and I'm interested in the topic. What are those differences? If there is any video to show it, feel free! Take this for example - dual P90 guitar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKJP4eClJok sounds a bit more attacking, has a bit more clarity, not quite as 'beefy' as... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYYPOQ7nZnw single bridge MBK2 humbucker - just an overall heavier sound, but it doesn't seem to have as much clarity as the P90s do. Only other thing is that sometimes I think he has the upper pickup on sometimes with the dual P90 guitars - not always the bridge alone. But I think there is a difference when he switches to a guitar with a different pickup configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneWhoGoes Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Take this for example - dual P90 guitar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKJP4eClJok sounds a bit more attacking, has a bit more clarity, not quite as 'beefy' as... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYYPOQ7nZnw single bridge MBK2 humbucker - just an overall heavier sound, but it doesn't seem to have as much clarity as the P90s do. Only other thing is that sometimes I think he has the upper pickup on sometimes with the dual P90 guitars - not always the bridge alone. But I think there is a difference when he switches to a guitar with a different pickup configuration. It's always tricky for me to tell as I'm never sure if it's the pickup or the effects. Neck/Bridge pickup is easier to tell though (I think for Plug in Baby he uses both, is that right?). Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I'd say for plug in baby he uses only the bridge (that's the mirror manson which has two humbucker sized P90s in their normal positions) - otherwise it could get a little muddy sounding with the fuzz but here, with the dual bridge P90 guitar.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mddXUCXqBAs the beginning (house of the rising sun intro) sounds like the bridge pickup only, but that riff at the end (5:00) sounds like he has the upper pickup mixed in too - almost like a neck pickup sound, but not quite, since he's probably got both pickups on, and the top pickup is closer to the bridge than usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooropa1310 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I'm really found of the "neck" P90 in my dual p90 setup, a little thicker, but still bright with lots of attack. I find when both P90's are selected, it sounds a little strat like in the middle position when clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I'm really found of the "neck" P90 in my dual p90 setup, a little thicker, but still bright with lots of attack. I find when both P90's are selected, it sounds a little strat like in the middle position when clean. How have you got it wired? Simno got his new Manson with that pickup setup recently, and it's wired like this... 1. bridge alone 2. bridge and neck separately 3. neck alone BUT, there's a push pull which makes them act as a humbucker, and he says it's HUGE sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooropa1310 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 How have you got it wired? Simno got his new Manson with that pickup setup recently, and it's wired like this... 1. bridge alone 2. bridge and neck separately 3. neck alone BUT, there's a push pull which makes them act as a humbucker, and he says it's HUGE sounding. Setting aside the neck sustainer, i have a seperate 3 way toggle that wires into the other 3 way toggle into the bridge pickups position. Sounds kinda weird... Theres a 3 way toggle where I can select the neck, bridge, or both P90's to be on. Once that is selected, it inputs the signal into the other 3 way toggle as a normal guitar. So you can choose sustainer pickup, sustainer and p90's, or just p90's. I asked Bareknuckle how to wire them together awhile back, and they said do just that. Connect them so they are both on. However, I think I may have missed something. They did a reverse wind on one of them, so they do "cancel hum." I'll throw up a video shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooropa1310 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Ugh, I spent 20 minutes uploading the wrong video. I'm playing mostly on the neck p90, i switch to both near the end. I'll upload the proper video. Note: I don't know how to play this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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