Matthew Bellamy

This hand-painted and assembled ZVex Vexter Fuzz Factory Guitar Effect Pedal has been used extensively by Matthew Bellamy. It can be seen in the pedal tray in his rack used during the Black Hole and Revelations tour.

Bellamy frequently plays Manson guitars, some of which have the ZVex Fuzz Factory built into them (supposedly with only the "Stab" and "Comp" knobs on the front of the guitar).

The DigiTech Whammy Pitch-Shifting Pedal is part of Matthew Bellamy's pedalboard setup. He especially used it during Muse's Resistance Tour in 2009, as can be seen in this photo from that period.

Listed among the pedals Matt used on Simulation Theory in this January 1, 2019 Premier Guitar interview.

Effects

Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl HiFi

Chicago Iron Tycobrahe Pedalflanger

DigiTech Whammy 5

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff

Eventide Space Reverb

JHS Pedals VCR Ryan Adams Signature Volume/Chorus/Reverb

JHS Pedals Colour Box Preamp

MXR Dyna Comp Mini Compressor

The Boss OC-2 Octave Pedal, capable of producing notes one and two octaves down, is used by Matthew Bellamy of Muse.

Matthew Bellamy uses the Keeley Compressor 2-Knob Effect Pedal in his pedalboard. This compressor was used often by Matthew Bellamy during Muse's 2009 Resistance tour.

Matthew Bellamy's guitar technician, Jason Baskin, mentions that the Keeley Fuzz Head Effects Pedal is part of Matthew's pedalboard. Bellamy uses this pedal for its combination of fuzz and overdrive effects.

Drones engineer said that Matt used this pedal to replicate the sound of old boards. This is also reportedly on his pedalboard, which while unconfirmed, would make sense in a live situation.

The TC Electronic Stereo Chorus Flanger pedal is used by Matthew Bellamy of Muse and can be seen in this video: http://youtu.be/qFCD9jGlB74?t=2m12s

At a recent MUSE concert, Matthew Bellamy's Boss DD-3 Digital Delay pedal was spotted, known for its use in performances of "Hysteria," "Micro Cuts," and "Map of the Problematique." This sighting was captured by Mark Harley on Facebook.

MUSE article in the October issue of Electronic Musician with Matthew Bellamy discussing "The 2nd Law" album: On the album opener 'Supremacy,' Bellamy's passionate vocal cry morphs into a screaming guitar solo..."That's two [Tech 21] SansAmps with the lead vocal down the middle," Bellamy explains. "The SansAmp on the left had a 45-millisecond delay. The distortion is in stereo, but the main vocal was dry and right down the middle. You get this big-sounding vocal, but it evokes guitar as well because it's going through a SansAmp guitar simulator. It creates this strangely large, chorus distorted sound."

Before switching to the rack-mounted Line 6 Echo Pro, Bellamy used the Line 6 DL4 as his main delay pedal for the Showbiz and Origin of Symmetry Tours.

Matthew Bellamy is associated with the JHS Crayon overdrive pedal, as noted in a post by JHS Pedals on Instagram. The post highlights that Matt used the JHS Colour Box extensively on the latest Muse album, suggesting that the Crayon would be a fitting addition to his gear lineup.

From Bellamy's guitar tech: "...the MXR EQ which we use for sort of a mid-boost in a couple of songs..."

This photo of Matthew Bellamy's effects rack (used during the Black Hole and Revelations tour) shows he uses the MXR M-107 Phase 100 Effects Pedal. It can be seen in the pedal tray, to the left of the gray Keeley Compressor pedal.

Mix engineer Tommaso Colliva on recording Drones : "Pedal–wise there was a lot going on, but there are a few pedals that get used a lot, like the ZVex Fuzz Factory, the ZVex Super Hard On, which gives a nice clean boost so it distorts the amplifier, the Super Duper, and the Machsonic Thrust Drive pedal, which is made by someone in Turkey, and which we used with the Ampeg head for a very scooped–out fuzz sound, the JHS Colour Box, which mimics the sound of the Neve 1073, and a Roland SDD 3000 pedal."

Also seen in this picture from Muse's MUSEum with gear used by Matt and Chris over the years.

During an ITW with premierguitar Matt Talked about the Simulation Theory gear he used (and how). Though he doesn't explicitly say how and when he used this CBA, this is writtent in the side pannel in the middle of the page.

Source article can be found here.

Chris Whitemyer, Matt's guitar tech: ”The RJM loops in effects like the Korg SDD delay, Whammy, Strymon bluesky reverb, ZVex Fuzz Factory, (secret stuff) and a Fractal Axe/Fx XL that’s used just for effects.”

Matt Bellamy's guitar tech Jason Baskin says the Cry Baby Wah pedal in Bellamy's pedalboard is connected to the Dunlop Rack Wah.

Here is a screenshot from the making of The Globalist and Defector. On the right, we can see a Way Huge Echo Puss Analog Delay

Featured in this December 8, 2015 Instagram post by JHS.

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Matthew Bellamy uses the Electro-Harmonix EH-7900 Micro Synthesizer, as seen on his pedal board in a photo from the Showbiz era on Musewiki.

This is one of the photos Muse posted prior the release of their latest album, Drones. As you can see, there's a Digitech Whammy DT laying on the floor.

The Dynacomp Mini is listed among the pedals Matt used on Simulation Theory in this January 1, 2019 Premier Guitar interview.

Effects

Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl HiFi

Chicago Iron Tycobrahe Pedalflanger

DigiTech Whammy 5

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff

Eventide Space Reverb

JHS Pedals VCR Ryan Adams Signature Volume/Chorus/Reverb

JHS Pedals Colour Box Preamp

MXR Dyna Comp Mini CompressorMatt used on Simulation Theory.

This is the pedal he used for the heavy part on the song "The Globalist", one of the songs on "Drones". It can be seen at 2:51min on the video of "the making of" of the song, as confirmed just recently by their additional producer Tommaso Colliva in an "Inside track" on the October 2015 issue of "Sound on Sound".

This can be seen on the centre of the board

In this pic of Matt's rig for the Simulation Theory World Tour, two SDD-3000 pedals can be seen sitting on the top rack drawer.

The Space Reverb is listed among the pedals Matt used on Simulation Theory in this January 1, 2019 Premier Guitar interview.

Effects

Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl HiFi

Chicago Iron Tycobrahe Pedalflanger

DigiTech Whammy 5

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff

Eventide Space Reverb

JHS Pedals VCR Ryan Adams Signature Volume/Chorus/Reverb

JHS Pedals Colour Box Preamp

MXR Dyna Comp Mini Compressor

Matt Bellamy has two Boss FV-500-L Stereo pedals on his pedalboard, used for volume control.

From Muse guitar tech Jason Baskin: "...a hold pedal for the reverb pedal in there"

The ZVex Wah Probe Guitar Effects Pedal can be seen in Matt Bellamy's pedalboard.