# Matt Bellamy Buys Manson Guitar Works

> Muse frontman Matt Bellamy now owns the guitar company he's used for 25 years.
- Title: Matt Bellamy Buys Manson Guitar Works · Guitar World
- Summary: Muse frontman Matt Bellamy now owns the guitar company he's used for 25 years. Matt Bellamy bought Manson Guitar Works after 20 years of collaboration with…
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- Source: Guitar World — https://guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/matt-bellamy-muse-manson-guitar-works-2026-interview
- Published: 2026-10-21T11:01:07+00:00
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## Matt Bellamy buys Manson Guitar Works
Muse frontman Matt Bellamy became owner of Manson Guitar Works after 20 years of collaboration with the firm in 2019.
## First guitar purchase
Bellamy bought a seven-string guitar for the song Citizen Erased in 1999.
## Manson's showroom opens
Manson Guitar Works opens its new showroom with modern guitars and Muse memorabilia.
## Manson's signature guitars
Manson sells replicas of Bellamy's stage guitars with names like 007 and Delorean for thousands of pounds.
## Manson's new models
Manson launches the eight-string Oryx guitar and a new red version of Bellamy's Wow! Signal guitar.
## Eight-string guitar
Bellamy uses the eight-string guitar on the new Muse album tracks Unravelling and Shimmering Scars.
## The Wow! Signal album
Muse's latest album The Wow! Signal is their best effort since 2006's Black Holes and Revelations.
## AI guitar pedals
Bellamy explores AI prompt pedals to create guitars that can sound any way through AI prompts.
## Jeff Buckley Telecaster
Bellamy uses Jeff Buckley's Telecaster on Muse's album Shimmering Scars and Reach Out [I'll Be There].
## Rage Against the Machine riffs
Muse sneaks Rage Against the Machine riffs into their live sets as a tribute to their influences.
## Graham Coxon collaboration
Graham Coxon is collaborating with Manson on a signature guitar model after meeting Bellamy.
## Manson's new guitar
Manson launches a limited run of hand-painted Origin of Symmetry guitars this month.
## Bellamy's guitar influences
Bellamy was inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Kurt Cobain, Tom Morello and U2's Edge.
## Manson's Fuzz Factory pedals
Manson issues Fuzz Factory pedals with Z.Vex for guitarists.
## Manson's Black Edition
Manson's Black Edition guitar, known as 007, sold out earlier this year at prices up to £30,000.
## Manson's future plans
Manson plans to expand to Instagram-type guitarists and bass players for their brand.
## Key takeaway

Matt Bellamy bought Manson Guitar Works after 20 years of collaboration with the firm, which makes his signature guitars.