Muse Rig Rundown: Guitars, Amps & Pedals

US Matt Bellamy & Chris Wolstenholme's setup      10/09/26

Here we have a Premier Guitar rig rundown of the Muse guitars and bass setup, as played by Matt Bellamy & Chris Wolstenholme. Their respective techs Chris Whitemyer and Jon Ashworth walk through a pair of rigs built on custom instruments, with retired parts stockpiles, and a lot of MIDI. They show the Matt Bellamy signature guitar with a Kaoss Pad controller, and a new 8 string electric amongst much more. Here are the timestamps... 

0:00 - Wolf Van Halen & D'Addario 0:15 - John Bohlinger Intro 0:41 - Matt Bellamy's Guitars 10:48 - Matt Bellamy's Amps 11:34 - Matt Bellamy's Rack & Pedals 18:05 - D'Addario Players Circle Rewards 19:06 - Chris Wolstenholme's Basses 36:24 - Lee Oskar Harmonicas for Chris Wolstenholme 38:36 - Chris Wolstenholme's Amps & Pedals 50:26 - D'Addario

 

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