Matthew Bellamy

In a live performance video of "Plug In Baby" at La Cigale in Paris on February 24, 2018, Matthew Bellamy can be seen using a Fishman TriplePlay Wireless Guitar Controller on his guitar.

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

Matthew Bellamy, the guitarist from Muse, has acquired the legendary 1983 Fender Telecaster once owned by Jeff Buckley. According to an Instagram post by mattsguitarshop, Bellamy plans to extensively use this iconic guitar, known for its role in Buckley's performances of songs like "Grace" and "Hallelujah," on Muse's upcoming album.

In this picture, Matt Bellamy got sent a Fender Tom Morello Stratocaster guitar from Tom Morello himself. He says in his Instagram post:

Thanks @tommorello for gifting me this Fender Soul-Power beast! Looking forward to plugging it in

Bellamy's been seen using the headphones together with the Pro 2900's during the making of The Resistance.

Seen in Bellamy's home studio on an Instagram video

Used during The 2nd Law.

"The main three soft synths they used were Pro Tools’ Vacuum, Native Instruments’ Massive, Rob Papen’s Predator"

Seen in Bellamy's Instagram video from his home studio.

The KRK generation 2 Rokit 8 studio monitors were seen in Bellamy's home studio.

In this user-uploaded photo, Matthew Bellamy's Boss FV-500H Volume Pedal is visible, likely used during live performances of "Reapers."

Mentioned in this June 2005 Keyboard interview.

Onstage, you have two Roland JP-8000s, how do you run them?

We run the JPs through amps because the sound through a DI was just too clean and it didn’t really fit with the band. Live, my JP runs through a Fender DeVille; it’s pretty clean sounding, but going through those little speakers makes it less full-range, which makes it easier to mix.

In this picture you can see a Boss Turbo Distortion next to the Boss compression sustainer if you have other ideas do not hesitate :)

The Aviom A-16II Personal Mixer appears frequently throughout the recording process for "The 2nd Law".

Matthew looks to have used a Avalon AD2044 per this image of Muse's rack units.

This MIDI pickup is fitted onto Matt's Delorean guitar, as shown in page 4 of this picture article.

In the "AbsolutionRack.jpg" image on Musewiki, Matthew Bellamy's setup includes the MIDI Solutions T8 8-output MIDI Thru Box, used for wireless MIDI connections.

Can be seen in Matt's absolution rack

Can be seen in Bellamy's left Black Holes and Revelations rack

Can be seen in Bellamy's BH&R rack

Mix engineer Tommaso Colliva on recording Drones : "All the amps were separated by big, foam baffles, and connected to our Radial JD7 Injector guitar signal splitter, which was in the middle of the room, and allowed us to quickly try things out."

Mix engineer Tommaso Colliva on recording Drones : "For the final takes [we used a] Sennheiser 421 and Josephson e22s on the modded Marshall 1959HW or Ampeg V4 with Mills cab."

PLEASE PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE ITEM IN THIS SUBMISSION. Someone keeps changing them to incorrect items. When I originally posted this, it was a Manson Red Glitter.

In the "Uprising" video, Matt plays his Red Glitter guitar from Manson. You can clearly see it at 0:58.

Referred to by Bellamy as "Santa," This guitar is a cross between the M1D1 Mirror, with it's bridge and MIDI controller pad, and the M1D1 Black, with it's sustainer system, all tied together with a "glam" look. When Hugh asked Matt what he wanted for this guitar, all he responded with was "sparkles" and "red."

The Red Glitter was damamged beyond repair at the LA Staples Center in 2010 after it fell from a tower. It has since been replaced by the new one, known as Red Glitter 2.0, which has even more glitter and a mirror X-Y MIDI pad. It also has a black frame for the bridge pickup.

This guitar later became two signiture guitars, the Manson MB-1, and the Manson MB-1S, which has a built-in sustainer.

NOTE : This guitar is called "Manson Black Stealth", it's a duplicate of the Manson MB-2. Please change the name of the item beause it's inaccurate.

The Manson Black Stealth was Matt Bellamy's main guitar during Drones Tour in 2015 and 2016. He has seven of them, he smashed some, but he also use one specific guitar for one specific tuning on stage now, that's why he needs a lot of replicas of the same guitar. The very first Black Stealth featured a Fernandes Sustainer for the neck pickup and a Manson P90 MBK-2 for the bridge, but the following copies features a Sustainac for the neck. It seems that after years using Fernandes Sustainer, he definitely decided to use Sustainacs for the neck pickup. The guitar also includes a tuss rod adjuster placed just below the end of the neck, just like on the Cort MBC-1.

They all look pretty much the same. They are based on the Manson Matt Black (used exetensively since 2012) but with black mechanichs, bridge, and knobs.

Bellamy's been seen using the headphones during the making of The Resistance.

Seen in Bellamy's home studio in an Instagram video.

Visible throughout Absolution Tour. It is also mentioned in this June 2005 Keyboard interview and this September 2006 Kawai News newsletter.

Keyboard, June 2005, "Innocence and Absolution"

Muse is a true power trio, and Matt Bellamy’s third of the stage is filled with his guitar and keyboard rig, the latter looming like a metal pyramid next to the drum riser. As he rocks out on his Kawai MP9500, MIDI-controlled lights in the front of the rig create a visual spectacle that matches his torrid keyboard playing. (...)

Onstage, you have two Roland JP-8000s, how do you run them?

We run the JPs through amps because the sound through a DI was just too clean and it didn’t really fit with the band. Live, my JP runs through a Fender DeVille; it’s pretty clean sounding, but going through those little speakers makes it less full-range, which makes it easier to mix.

(...) Do you use any effects on the keyboards onstage?

I run both keyboards through the DeVille, so I can switch between a clean and a distorted sound. I run a DI from the MP9500 as well. I always keep the clean channel going and mix the distortion in to add some edge to it. I used to use a Wurlitzer onstage, but I found the MP9500 has such a good variety of sounds. I can pretty much find anything I need in there. I use a lot of the multi-patches, so I’ll have the piano backed up with strings or whatnot. I use the “Dirty Wurly” sound on a song called “Feeling Good,” which we put on our second album. It’s an Anthony Newley song, but it was made famous by Nina Simone. She’s one of my favorite singers.

Kawai News #80, September 2006, "World-class Musicians Play MP8 on Stage in Japan"

Q2. When did you know Kawai?

A2. When Kawai introduced MP9500. After the recording for our 2nd album “Origin Of Symmetry” (2001), I looked around the music stores and got the MP9500. Its 4 band equalizing system helped my sound making very much. The touch and tones were really beautiful, and it seemed as if I had played a grand piano. After MP8 replaced MP9500, it became the best instrument to express MUSE’s music with its 192 note polyphony. Today I could show my best performance to the audience with MP8. I think none of other makers can produce a stage piano like MP8 except Kawai.

Matt plays It live for this performance

Featured in this September 2006 Kawai News newsletter.

Matthew Bellamy (MUSE)

-SUMMER SONIC 06’- at Chiba Marine Stadium Marine stage August 13th 2006

MUSE appeared on the stage at 18:00 for the semi final act. The stadium was filled up with over 50,000 people. The audiences were totally enchanted by their overwhelming sound and beautiful voices. When the 3rd song was started, Mr. Matthew(=Matt) Bellamy (Vo/G/Key) began to play MP8, which was covered with upright-shaped, white-polished cabinet case. The gold “KAWAI” logo on the upper panel of the piano was shown on the big screens with him, and it was very impressive.

After the concert, we Kawai had an interview with him, and he pleasantly answered to our questions. We could feel that Matt loves Kawai products very much in his words.

(...) Q2. When did you know Kawai?

A2. When Kawai introduced MP9500. After the recording for our 2nd album “Origin Of Symmetry” (2001), I looked around the music stores and got the MP9500. Its 4 band equalizing system helped my sound making very much. The touch and tones were really beautiful, and it seemed as if I had played a grand piano. After MP8 replaced MP9500, it became the best instrument to express MUSE’s music with its 192 note polyphony. Today I could show my best performance to the audience with MP8. I think none of other makers can produce a stage piano like MP8 except Kawai.

Q3. Could you give Kawai people a message?

A3. Kawai is a brilliant piano maker. Please keep the excellent works.

At 1:01 you can see a Zvex Fuzz Factory Vexter USA next to the Keeley Fuzz Head and below the Nord G2 Engine, if you have other suggestions don't hesitate :)

In the image from Musewiki, Matthew Bellamy's pedalboard features a Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer, positioned next to a Boss Turbo Distortion pedal.