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The Official Home Of Brian May Guitars - An exciting range of fretted instruments and accessories designed in collaboration with British guitar legend Sir Brian May and inspired by his iconic Red Special.
The Red Special is the electric guitar designed and built by Queen's guitarist Brian May and his father, Harold, when Brian was a teenager in the early 1960s. [1] [2] The Red Special is sometimes referred to as the Fireplace or the Old Lady by May and by others. [3]
Guitars Brian May (pictured in 2017) playing his custom-made Red Special Replica of May's Red Special in the shop window, Denmark Street, London. From 1975 onwards, May had some replicas made of the Red Special, some of which were also used for live and recording purposes, others being mainly spares.
Red Special is the name of the mythical guitar of Brian May, Queen’s guitarist, which was built by him together with his father, we tell you its history and secrets. Table of Contents Toggle
Inspired by Brian May's legendary Red Special, an instrument that has achieved iconic status and its own unique place in rock history, the BMG Special is a stunning guitar, blessed with superb build quality, awesome playability and an astonishingly rich diversity of killer tones.
Queen's Brian May plays a signature Brian May Red Special guitar, the same style he's been using for virtually his entire career. The Guitar sports Burns pickups and a unique switchings system that allows for a wide range of tones.
Nov 17, 2022 · Brian May's guitars, amps and guitar effects. Find out what you want to know about Brian's gear and share your own input and insights.
Mar 3, 2020 · 12-Strings. Amps. Effects. The good news for the many thousands of you out there who would like a rock-operatic electric guitar sound like Queen’s Brian May is that you can set down your power tools, put away the sledgehammer and step away from the fireplace.
Brian May and his father Harold started to hand-build an electric guitar in 1963. Brian dreamed of a guitar that would outperform any of the existing commercially made electric guitars; his father had the technical knowledge and skills to help make the dream come true.
Sep 27, 2014 · After Freddie Mercury, the other real star of Queen was Brian May’s famously hand-built ‘Red Special’… the guitar he played to screaming effect on all their hits – and on top of Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Jubilee.
