Manson...as used by Muse!

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Manson Kestrel,1983,all mahogany through neck,mahogany body,rosewood fretboard,Schaller hardware,3 EMG active dual mode pickups.These pickups are not coil tapped,there are two pickups in each casing,one humbucker and one single coil,so there's all the Strat and Gibson sounds.The pickups alone were £500,and EMG tell me its the only guitar they know of with three of them.Strat style 5 way switch,and three micro switches to control single coil/humbucker function for each pickup.Therefore,you can switch immediately from neck single coil to bridge humbucker,or whatever.Also comes with a custom built full flight case,which cost £250.The guitar sounds great,with a huge palette of tones,and great sustain,helped by the through neck.Handbuilt by Hugh Manson,one of Britains top luthiers,builder of guitars to Muse's Matt Bellamy(and currently Matt's guitar tech).The guitar looks badly marked in the pictures,but its not,condition is 9.0/10.There are a few small marks here and there,but this is a 31 year old vintage guitar.Its better than a PRS 513! I know,as I've got one! I value this guitar at around £1400