Harness Matt Bellamy’s legendary Supermassive Black Hole guitar tone with Manson’s first-ever effects pedal, the Supermassive Black Fuzz
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Manson Guitar Works and its majority shareholder Matt Bellamy have dived into the Muse nomenclature to celebrate the launch of the brand’s first-ever compact effects pedal, the Supermassive Black Fuzz.
Named, of course, after Muse’s megahit Supermassive Black Hole, the pedal offers guitarists the same “lush, thick tones” heard on the 2006 track, and comes as the result of “several years” of fine-tuning by Bellamy and Manson. It was also conceived with help from legendary pedal maker Adrian Thorpe, the mastermind behind ThorpyFX.
“Adrian’s skills have meshed perfectly with our first pedal design, resulting in the sonic nirvana that fans of innovative music will be looking for,” Manson says.
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Promising “astonishing results”, the UK-built Supermassive Black Fuzz is housed in a durable black anodised ergonomic chassis with striking cosmology-inspired visual appointments, with a layout comprising four rotary controls – Magnitude, Warp, Dimension and Gravity – as well as an EQ selector switch and two footswitches.
“Adhering to a long-standing Manson Guitar Works tradition, the control knobs themselves are as impressive as the tonal dimensions beneath them,” says Manson. “There are no loose-fitting, plastic push-on knobs to be found here.”
The Supermassive Black Fuzz sports UK-produced controls crafted from 6082T6 aluminium – “a substance so strong bridges are made with it” – and securely held via stainless steel grub screws. Elsewhere, LEDs identify the pedal’s power and Peak filter status.
But the Supermassive Black Fuzz hasn’t just been tested with traditional guitar setups; during development, Matt Bellamy noted that the pedal should be usable directly through a recording console, and so fine-tuned every parameter during sessions at various studios around the world, including the world famous Abbey Road.
There’s two versions of the Supermassive Black Fuzz up for grabs: the Standard Edition (£259), and Gold Edition (£359).
The latter is limited to just 100 units, with each hand-signed by Matt Bellamy, and coming with an exclusive pick tin with the Supermassive Black Fuzz artwork engraved on the lid, a gold logo limited edition box, six signature plectrums and a Manson polishing cloth.
Credit: Manson Guitar Works
The Supermassive Black Fuzz will be available from official Manson Guitar Works dealers from 2pm GMT 30 October, and directly via Manson Guitar Works online from 2:30pm GMT.
You can learn more at Manson Guitar Works.
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