Cort MBC-1 Matthew Bellamy Signature

Matt Black guitar with real Bellamy's signature
ManufacturerCort Guitars
Period2015-present
Construction
Body typeSolid
Neck jointBolt-on
Scale25.5 in (648 mm)
Woods
BodyBasswood
NeckMaple
FretboardRosewood
Hardware
BridgeTune-O-Matic with stopbar
Pickup(s)1 Single-coil Manson at the neck and 1 Humbucker Manson at the bridge
Colors available
Matt Black
Red Sparkle
Matt White Show
External videos
video icon Presentation from Hugh Manson on NAMM 2015
video icon Demonstration Cort MBC-1 from Manson Guitar Works на YouTube
video icon Demo from Premier Guitar на YouTube
video icon Guitar review from Guitarist magazine on YouTube

Cort MBC-1 is the signature guitar of Matthew Bellamy, lead singer and guitarist of the English rock band Muse, launched in 2015 in Indonesia. It was designed by Bellamy and Hugh Manson [Wikidata] in collaboration with Cort Guitars, and based on Manson MB Series.

History

Bellamy was actively involved in the creation of the guitar, testing each prototype and giving instructions on what needed to be changed. What took the most time was creating the truss rod, neck, and pickups, which were difficult to recreate in the factory.[1]

I went to the factory and was completely blown away by the attention to detail. At every single production stage there’s unbelievable checking processes. The pickup manufacturing is state-of-the-art, and they were really keen to listen to my outlook on making guitars. So it was win-win all around.

— Hugh Manson

The release of this guitar was announced in early December 2014 and premiered at the NAAM exhibition in January 2015 with a price of £500.[2]

Design and varieties

Guitar has solid Telecaster-form body made from tilia, maple neck and rosewood fingerboard with compound radius.[3]

Modifications of Cort MBC-1:

  • MBC-1 MBLK — Matt Black colour.
  • MBC-1 RS — Red Sparkle colour.
  • MBC-1 LH — Matt black version for left-handed people.
  • MBC-1 Matt White Show Special Stormtrooper Edition.

Manson Guitar Works are proposing modernization of guitar[4]

Awards and nominations

This guitar was nominated on Music and Sound Awards and MIA Awards, as «Best electric guitar» and «Electric guitar of the year», and won the last one. Besides, it was marked as "Premier Gear" by Premier Guitar, magazine Total Guitar called it «Best buy» (5/5).[5][6]

Year Nominated work Category Award Result Notes Ref.
2015 Cort MBC-1 Best Electric Guitar Music and Sound Awards Nominated [7]
2015 Cort MBC-1 Electric Guitar of the Year Music Industries Association Award Won [8]

References

  1. ^ "Hugh Manson discusses the Cort MBC-1 Matt Bellamy". musicradar.com. MusicRadar. 2015-02-06. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  2. ^ "Cort Announces Official Manson Matthew Bellamy Signature Guitar". premierguitar.com. Premier Guitar. 2014-12-03. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  3. ^ "Обзор электрогитары CORT: MBC-1 Matthew Bellamy". metal-mania.ru (in Russian). 2015-12-02. Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  4. ^ "Cort MBC-1 Upgrades". mansonguitarworks.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  5. ^ "Cort MBC-1 Matt Bellamy Review". premierguitar.com. Premier Guitar. 2015-11-22. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  6. ^ "NAMM 2016 Manson Guitar Works Releases". mansonguitarworks.com. February 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  7. ^ "Nominees For Best Electric Guitar Of 2015". msretailer.com. Music & Sound Retailer. 2015-02-14. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11.
  8. ^ "MIA Awards 2015: best guitar, tech and drum gear revealed". musicradar.com. MusicRadar. 2015-11-13. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11.

Sources

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