Cort has teamed up with Matthew Bellamy, the frontman and lead guitarist of Muse, and Manson Guitar Works to develop an all-new signature model that is built to Matthew's exact and demanding specifications. The result is a superb rock guitar with a big full tone and rock-solid feel without the boutique price. This exciting model features a specially designed set of pickups from Manson and a discrete kill button to create unique sonic textures.FEATURES:KILL BUTTONThe MBC-1 features a discrete kill button allowing you to creatively expand the wide range of sounds already available.LOCKING TUNERSThe MBC-1 is equipped with locking tuners. These die-cast tuners assure stage-ready tuning stability.PICKUPSThe MBC-1 is equipped with pickups developed by Manson Guitar Works especially for this guitar. The versatile setup includes a fully voiced humbucker in the bridge and a true single coil neck pickup reflecting the layout of several of Bellamy’s stage and studio custom instruments.CONTROLSThe controls on the MBC-1 are simple while versatile. There is a single volume control, master tone and a three way switch. This controls the humbucker/ single coil pickup combination. It all works together with the kill button and the overall instrument design to give you a highly creative and great sounding instrument.SPECS:CONSTRUCTION: Bolt-OnBODY: BasswoodNUT WIDTH: 42mm (1.65")NECK: Hard Maple / C ShapeFRETBOARD: RosewoodCompound Radius1F: 305mm (12"), 24F : 400mm (15.75")FRETS: 22 Frets / Medium Sized / NickelSCALE: 25.5"TUNERS: Staggered Height Locking TunersBRIDGE: T.O.M Bridge w/ Stop tailpiecePICKUPS: Neck: Manson Single coil Pickup (Alnico V)Bridge: Manson Humbucker Pickup (Alnico V)ELECTRONICS: 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3Way Pickup SelectorHARDWARE: ChromeSTRINGS: D'Addario EXL110 Strings