Shirley Manson Live Gear

Jagmaster

During the tours in 1995 & 1996 Shirley was playing a baby blue Fender Jagmaster. She used a Fender twin for her amplifier. 

Fender Squire Venus

For the Version 2.0 tour Shirley was playing a Pink Fender Venus. This guitar was a customs shop guitar. It was given to her by Courtney Love. Her amplifier on the Version 2.0 was a Matchless Hurricane. 

 

Ms. Rita

Shirley Garbage plays Fender Custom Shop Guitars. She has several different models ranging from Stratocasters to Telecaster. All her guitars are custom built. In January of 2001 I spoke to Alex Perez at the Fender Custom Shop. Alex is the technician at Fender who built Shirleys guitars. Alex was kind enough to provide me with information on the construction of Shirleys guitar Rita. 

Color: Burnt Amber Diamond Encrusted (According To Shirley). Alex said that he painted it Amber with gold sparkles.

Body: Ash (Super Light)
Neck: Maple with a Rosewood Fretboard. The neck is “Custom Thin”
Bridge Pick Up: (1) Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates 
Middle Pick Up: (1) Fender Texas Special
Neck Pick Up: (1) Fender Texas Special
Neck Inlays: Mother Of Pearl “Dots”

 

Members of the "garbagezone" which was the original garbage fan club. We introduced to "Rita" in the Garbage Zone fanzine Volume 1, No.3. To the right is the article on Shirleys new guitar. According to Shirley the guitar is a custom built Fender Stratocaster. The color is burnt amber encrusted with diamonds.

Bee

For the Mtv Campus Invasion tour in 1999 Shirley was playing a Fender Custom Shop baby blue Telecaster. I think she named it "Bee". From what I have been told the inlays in the neck are stars. I think she was still using the Matchless Hurricane amplifiers on this tour.

Beautiful Garbage Rose

For the Beautiful Garbage tour Shirley was playing a beautiful new Fender Custom Shop "Classic Rocker". The guitar has the Beautiful Garbage Rose logo on it and a Bigsby tremolo on it. From what I have been told it is ender Custom Shop "Classic Rocker" SN# 007. I do not think this model of guitar had gone into production.

 

 

Shirleys Microphone

Shirley uses an Audix OM5 (Special capsule for Samson Wireless)

The Microphone Stand

During the Version 2.0 Shirley got a new mic stand. She has a custom made Clear mic stand. I am in the process of getting more specific information on it. During the Version 2.0 tour the base was painted orange. For the Beautiful Garbage tour it was painted red.