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Muse’s Matt Bellamy launches new Manson guitar “inspired by the soundtracks to my favourite American road movies ‘Paris, Texas’, ‘Crossroads’ and ‘Thelma and Louise’”
Muse’s Matt Bellamy has launched a new guitar design with Manson Guitar Works, inspired by some of the frontman’s favourite American road movies.The singer has said the new model is made in dedication to films such as Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas, Ridley Scott’s Thelma And Louise and the Robert Johnson biopic Crossroads, and the iconic soundtrack music associated with them.“We are pleased to announce the production version of the Manson Verona MB Signature guitar, built to the exact and detailed specification of Matthew Bellamy’s stage guitar used during the Will Of The People Tour,” Manson Guitar Works wrote on Instagram.Check out the custom guitar below.A post shared by Matt Bellamy (@mattbellamy)A post shared by Manson Guitar Works Official (@mansonguitarworks)Find the guitars here, listed at a price of between £2,999 and £3,299.Speaking about the design, Bellamy has said: “Tonally, the neck pickup was everything. It had to capture that vintage clarity – the clean, expressive tone that lives in Ry Cooder’s slide work.