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What gear does Muse use?

In Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown, Matt Bellamy has been seen using a custom Manson MB through a Fractal Axe-Fx III, with a ZVex Fuzz Factory, DigiTech Whammy and Korg Kaoss Pad. Chris Wolstenholme has been seen using Alusonic CW signature basses and a pair of Darkglass Anagram pedals. Dominic Howard has been seen using DW and Tama drum kits.

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What guitar does Matt Bellamy play?

Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown shows his main Manson MB, with a Manson humbucker and a Sustainiac, plus a Manson mirror guitar with a built-in MXR Phase 90 and ZVex Fuzz Factory, and a new 8-string Manson. He told Guitar.com he would tour with the Manson Meta MBM-1.

What bass does Chris Wolstenholme play?

Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown shows his Alusonic CW signature basses, which replaced the Status basses he played for over a decade, plus the MIDI 'Madness' Status bass. On Absolution he played Pedulla basses and a Fender American Standard.

What amps does Matt Bellamy use?

In Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown everything runs through a Fractal Axe-Fx III, with a Marshall JCM 25/50 Model 2225 on stage. In 2020 he told Guitar.com he ran two Kempers side by side in stereo. On Absolution he played through a Diezel head and his own custom Marshall.

What pedals does Muse use?

In Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown, Bellamy's rack holds two Korg SSD-3000 delays, two Strymon BigSkys, a DigiTech Whammy DT, a JHS Colour Box, a Boss OC-2, a DigiTech Whammy, a ZVex Fuzz Factory, a Keeley Fuzz Head and a Korg Kaoss Pad. Wolstenholme's distortion comes from two Darkglass Anagrams.

What drums does Dominic Howard play?

Mixdown reports he recorded most of Absolution on a DW kit with a matching 14x5 snare, with Tama Starclassic Maple toms. Modern Drummer saw him live in 2007 on a four-piece acrylic Tama kit with a Roland SPD sampler for Supermassive Black Hole.

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Muse are the Teignmouth trio of Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard, the band behind Showbiz, Absolution, Black Holes and Revelations and Will of the People. This guide covers Bellamy's Manson guitars, Fractal and Kemper rigs and pedals, Wolstenholme's Alusonic, Status and Pedulla basses and distortion setup, and Howard's DW and Tama kits, from Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown, Sound On Sound, Guitar.com, Modern Drummer and Mixdown.

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