Muse – The Resistance
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2009 album The Resistance.
Music from The Resistance
Artists on The Resistance
Gear Used On The Resistance
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Muse – The Resistance (2009). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by Matthew Bellamy on The Resistance
Matt can be seen playing the Manson 007 in the Time is Running Out music video. Matt refers to this guitar as "Black Ed," and it is known to the fans as "Black Manson" and "Blackie." This guitar is unique, as it is fitted with a Fernandes Sustainer, and it's the first of Matt's guitars to feature the famous MIDI pad (it's just the strip above the strings), an Zvex Fuzz Factory, still controlled by the two potentiometers under the bridge, an MXR Phase 90, but it's also the only guitar to feature a Zvex Wah Probe. (the little gold plate on the cut.) This guitar was apparently ordered by Matt around 2001 and it was retired of the stage rig since 2010/2011, but is still used extensively in studio : Matt said in an interview that it was the main guitar for the recording of The Resistance. You can also see it in the making of The 2nd Law, and some photos posted around 2014 showed the 007 during the recording of Drones. (it does not appear on the DVD though). Matt said it does not use it anymore on stage because it's a way more louder and heavy to carry that his other guitars.
Fender Freddie Tavares Aloha Stratocaster
A limited edition Fender Custom Shop item and one of Bellamy's first guitars. It was used extensively for both touring and recording throughout Showbiz and Origin of Symmetry, and remained in use during sessions through The Resistance.
In this photo, Matt can be seen playing a Manson Mirror. This guitar has a built-in Fuzz Factory and MXR Phase 90. It was used for the recording of MK Ultra.
Amplifiers used by Matthew Bellamy on The Resistance
Budda Superdrive 80 Series II Head
Avg price: $969.44
Matt used a Budda Superdrive Series II head during The Resistance' recording. It can be seen above the Orange Head in the photograph on the right.
Avg price: $917.19
As seen in this photo, Matt used this amp for the recording of Resistance.
Headphones used by Matthew Bellamy on The Resistance
Bellamy's been seen using the headphones during the making of The Resistance.
Bellamy's been seen using the headphones together with the Pro 2900's during the making of The Resistance.
Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Matthew Bellamy on The Resistance
Fender Rhodes Mark I Stage 73 (1969-1975)
Used on The 2nd Law, on "Animals" and "The 2nd Law: Isolated System"
Effects Pedals used by Matthew Bellamy on The Resistance
MXR Blue Box M103 Script Reissue
Avg price: $77.62
At 27:44 in the Making Of The Resistance documentary, during the recording of the track MK Ultra, Matt is experimenting with different octave effects. The camera then moves up to faintly show an MXR Blue Box on the table where Matt is adjusting the pedal.
Studio Equipment used by Matthew Bellamy on The Resistance
In this Reverb posting from Muse's Official Reverb Shop, it mentions Matt Bellamy uses a Rackmountable Skrydstrup MR9 Loop System before he upgraded to the MR10 Loop System. Per the posting,
This Rackmountable Skrydstrup MR9 Loop System is owned by Muse. Used In Matts Guitar Rig During The Resistance Era Before Upgrading To The MR10 Model.
Bass Guitars used by Chris Wolstenholme on The Resistance
Chris has been seen with 2 of these basses, which were made in the early '80s. used for "Guiding Light", "Resistance", "Popcorn", "Unnatural Selection", and "Uprising," as seen here.
Headphones used by Chris Wolstenholme on The Resistance
Used by Chris during the making of The Resistance.
Dominic Howard
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Drumsticks used by Dominic Howard on The Resistance
Promark TX5BN Hickory Drumsticks Nylon Tip
Avg price: $17.02
"...his throne was a Tama First Chair with back-rest, and is now a Pork Pie Big Boy Silver / Zebra. He has used Zildjian Dennis Chambers signature series drumsticks, Shaw 5BN drumsticks (Hullabaloo) and Promark TX5BNs (Live 8, and BH&R tour)..."
Cymbals used by Dominic Howard on The Resistance
Zildjian 14" K Custom Special Dry Hi Hats
Avg price: $585.84
Used in Absolution, Black Holes And Revelations, and The Resistance