@rgonzalezit Thanks I appreciate that! And now I'm motivated to record a LIVE video version. Thanks & please sign, almost every week I upload new music.
This is sweet. If Dr. May played "Eruption", this is exactly how It'd come out. Whoever played this for real, I dig it to death. Especially where (in the original) Ed taps at the end ( my favorite part in the original) & Queen's music (Brian's guitar playing in particular) is as close as I'll ever get to going to an opera. Whoever played this (as Dr. May) was "spot on". Thumbs WAY UP to whoever played & posted this wonderful piece of music !!
Well, if your goal was to confuse people so they have no idea who they're listening to (or where it was taken from), congratulations-you've succeeded!!! Who the hell was playing?? Was it you experimenting in your home studio, or what??? :O)))
@Edensadventures Lol I know what Eruption is... OMG I feel like an idiot right now... I didn't even realize it lol. It's wonderful! You did such a great job!!!
@UTubeMelodyMaker I bet VanHalen's version of Bohemian Rhapsody would not be as cool as May's. Every guitarist has his own style, just listen. I bet you could'nt play this in Luakther's style :D
this is a kind of cool take. most people would try and play it exactly the way EVH did, but nobody can do it as well so its pointless. but this was really interesting. thanks for reminding me that some guitarists are actually creative
@CentraCross I mean, Eddie practically invented 2 hand tapping. He was the one who started it all, he is also 10 times as famous. People will look at Red not so special and think it's a normal guitar. how can you mistake Frankenstrat from any ordinary guitar?
@JeffHardy619SuperFan Well most of Eddies' famous riffs and solos were actually written and made as warm ups or songs very early, in the 70's. If you listen to some of there early recordings, I've found them on youtube, you can hear some stuff related to his famous riffs we know today. Eddie had most of this stuff down before Van Halen ever started recording Van Halen II. My point is, he had these riffs and solos early
Maravilhoso, simplismente maravilhoso. Brian deixou claro o quanto Eddie é virtuoso, aliado a tecnica, marca caracteristica dele, e o quanto ele, Brian, é melódico, tb aliado a sua técnica e o quanto cristalino é a sua guitarra, com notas que limpas, realmente fantástico!
@dannyhood66 You obviously don't understand the point of the video, this song is what eruption would have sounded like if Brian May (guitarist from Queen) had written it. Brian May uses the same delay and the tone is perfect for Brian's guitar.
@buhler32 Brian is a very good guitarist..Why does he play with all the delay? He didn't over do it on his earlier stuff. Maybe he was just messing around in the studio and liked the way sounded?
@dannyhood66 lol This isn't actually Brian May playing. This the user KingTabor playing guitar to sound like Brian May. And the delay he uses is so he can harmonize with him self when he decends and ascends scales, and arpeggios.
@buhler32 I totally hear the harmony notes with the delay, first time i heard that harmony delay trick..Not really..I can hear the queen sound coming from some of the notes..I remember brian mays instructional video had a lot of guitar delay when seen it years ago..I did think this was him playing though..
Brian May does not make his guitars. Just because he made ONE with his father doesn't make him a luthier. Sheesh! And a simple six pence is not the staple of his sound. Watch how often he doesn't even use a pick.
@LanceATL Sheesh! His primary guitar is the Red Special that he made himself. He used it live and on every queen recording. I didn't say he never used anything else, but that's the guitar you hear on most every song.
What do you know you tube arrogant dick, if you look at the pictures above of May playing it's the Red Special all over the place. His signature sound is on his own guitar. And he does use a coin... it's part of his sound. Plastic sounds totally different.
Screw you jerk! Why don't you take a closer look and see all the Red Special COPIES that he has had built. Duh! (Look at 1:58 for example) His FATHER did a lot of the work, you dolt. Brian was what, 14, so I'm sure he was a complete expert in woodworking, right? And I'm sure the tri-sonic pick-ups, the vox amps, and the treble booster and phaser have NOTHING to do with his sound. It must be the COIN, right? Like the last solo in Rhapsody sounds SO different cause he uses his finger. You moron.
Oh my, copies, of a guitar he did actually make. Nearly all the recording he made are on the Red Special and he toured with it for 30 years. It 'is' his signature tone. And it's got phase switches on the guitar. When did I ever say it was only a coin? Without the guitar, or the coin, you don't really sound like BM. He was 16 when they STARTED on the guitar, and Queen was forming when he was 20. Each pickup has phasers too, its a totally unique guitar and a huge part of his sound.
Lance, you think you're something huh? ;0 Each pick up has a phase switch on it allowing you to reverse the phase of the pick ups individually so when you play, the guitar will only output the dynamics of the pickups. It is indeed phasing. And yes, he was in a band called smile, composed of the future members of Queen. ;0 Good one!
Yes, we all know he can reverse the phasing of each individual pick-up. I own one of the Burns models. And only Brian and Roger were in Smile. But the truth is you can plug almost any guitar through Brian's live rig and it will practically sound the same. Between the EQ's, the effects, the mics, the amps, etc. Look at what Jamie plays in BMB and he has a strat/ Marshall and he sounds close to Brian even with a plastic pick. And yes, I do think I'm something, it's called educated. Try it.
Why did you ridicule me when I said phasing was one of the distinctive features then? Its not common to have individual phase switches for each pick up now, is it. I really don't care if you can get close, the nuances of May's tone are intrinsically linked to the things I mentioned. Sure, you can get close with other gear, but that's specifically why I did not mention the rest. Its unfortunate 'educated' 'arrorgant' and 'elitist' go together. I'm educated too. Boom shockalocka! No one cares!
I ridiculed you because you don't know the difference between a phase switch and a phaser pedal. So, for someone who claims to be educated, you seem to be talking out of your ass. So, there you were, telling someone the essentials on how to get Brian May's sound and you are talking out of your ass, just repeating what you may have read somewhere. So, if no one cares, then why did YOU feel you had to correct someone? So, shut up. How long have you been playing guitar? You never answered. Boom!
Hmm... you ridiculed me because you're an insecure moron on the internet who wants to feel big. Not that it makes a difference but I've been playing for 18 years. Apparently, you're education did not include english, as I never used the words "phaser pedal." You seem pretty obsessed with a lot of things you made up instead of what I said, perhaps you've made up your glorious educational superiority as well... since you don't know mine, you are for sure talking out of your ass, its guaranteed.
Well, my english education includes using "you're" and "your" properly, you dolt. I said phaser and you said the pick-ups are "phasers" (HA HA HA HA!) so I pointed out that you didn't know what a phaser pedal is. As for everything else, I've quoted you, moron. Keep writing. It's fun seeing you chase your tail.
Heh, well I said that because the pickups are phasers... its a fact. I know what a phaser pedal is, but I also know why it's called a phaser pedal and comprehend wave mechanics and how placing two pick ups in different spots and running them in opposition to each other will create a phase interference effect in the resulting wave. The 'sweep effect' you're confusing it with is actually a series of varying phases interference 'levels' over time looping back and fourth.
I wasn't confusing it with anything. I'm sure everyone calls their pick-ups phasers. In fact, if you go to the Brian May guitar web page, you'll read that even they call them phasers. Not. Big time.
Funny, because I stated that his guitar had 'phase switches' on them. I didn't call the pick up s phasers. One pick up could never induce phasing anyway. I said the guitar had phase switches on them and you changed that into "idiot!!! you don't know the difference between phase switches and a phaser pedal." May's guitar does indeed perform phasing, but it seems you don't really know what phase cancellation/interference is. Its not my fault you failed physics. Get over it.
Oh, and have you noticed (I doubt it) that when the pick-ups are out of phase, all it does is produce a high, brittle sound? I guess you need a physics degree to figure that out.
Heh, I correctly stated that the guitar is unique in that it has phase switches. Again, you got onto this phaser pedals in the pick ups thing. I never said that. Are there more shadows you want to 'beat down' cuz apparently you're beating/playing with yourself here.
Yes, I did notice that, and as I stated this phase cancellation interference is an integral part of Brian May's style and sound. I've been a fan for years and will probably get a BM guitar just to have it.
Then you'll figure out quickly that he hardly uses them out of phase. Yawn! (Fan for years and doesn't bother to look at liner notes and album pics. It must be all that education....)
Wait, earlier you were all about your education, now you're knocking me for being... educated?! Can you pick a childish ad homenem and stick with it already!
Yes, all that education and you still can't read liner notes. I guess that must be you being stupid then. AND I like to insult you on many different levels. In fact, I have something up my sleeve to really make you look like the bitch that you are. Enjoy!
What's that, are you going to say "I have something up my sleeve to really make you look like the bitch that you are. Enjoy!" YOUR WORDS! Again, or are you actually going to accept that both statements I made are in fact sutle nuances of Brian May's iconic sound.
Try googling "play like brian may" and what happens... pages of tips including the things I said.
Apparently so. ;) Or a theif so you can steal the Red Special... or you know, find an exact copy of the fireplace and other woods they used to build it.
May's sound is one of the most distinctive in music and lots of it has to do with his guitar because you know, he made it himself and no one else had one. Sure you can play a queen song on another guitar and make it sound close, but it won't be the same. You can feel differences your brain can not perceive.
Point taken, but here's an example. Go to the vid of Brian on top of Buckingham Palace and let me know if he's playing the ol' lady or a copy. Brian mainly built his guitar (with his father) because he couldn't afford a strat. He was more trying to copy Hendrix's sound and he made it semi-hollow for better feedback.
He's using a copy I do believe. If you look at the headstock, you can see a white star. That's only on some of the copies that were handbuilt by...some guy who's name eludes me. I'll find out at put it here.
Yes, I know. That's the point I was trying to make to indiefan23. He seems to think you have to play with a sixpence and have nothing but the ol' ORIGINAL Red Special to get Brian's sound. At least I think that's his point. He seems to change it every other message. I dunno. You read his exchange and let me know what you think.
Really the most important thing that people overlook is that his single coils are wired in series and he could activate any and all of them at once. I could get closer than I've ever heard anyone get to a May like guitar ton (the amps were different) using an American Deluxe strat that allowed bridge/middle and middle/neck in series. Wiring is so overlooked, but it really is the key to imitating sounds.
Yep, this was the whole point I was trying to make about the guitar. Sure I can sound 'like' Brian May playing with effects and processors or what not, you can get really close, but you can hear the different timbre to his sound that no one else has. The treble booster with the canceling pick ups is a sweet, sweet tone. It's like, weak and powerful at the same time. I think I might just get one of those copies actually... it would be fun to experiment with.
Hmm... speaking of 'education', you're not really much of an authority, are you. You claimed that the guitar you use does not change your sound. Thats a ha ha ha. :)
BS!
Just changing the wood for the neck will change the tone of an instrument, let alone a different guitar. my tele it has a different sound then even a strat. My flying V again is totally different. You spent too many years reading liner notes and not enough you know, listening to the music to train your ears.
I guess Brian uses the same EXACT gear for years then, because if he changes anything, he'll lose his sound! Oh no! Run through all his gear and it'll sound basicly the same. Even Brian says the coin is more for feel than sound. Gee, what does Jamie run through to get Brian's sound? Do you know, genius??
Lancey, come now. Did you really expect me to study liner notes before posting my 27 word quip over a month ago? ;0
I couldn't care less if the pick is 'more' for feel then sound, it's part of the sound. Even playing with a hard/medium pick will change the harmonics of your instrument. I've never said BM has only one EXACT sound in any case so I'm not sure what you're trying to prove.
Study liner notes? I figured you at least read them once. But I guess you didn't have time in the last 30 years. My first reply to you was because I thought it was ridiculous to tell KingTabor to play with a coin and become a luthier to sound more like BM. There so many ways, so to point out those two, which you admit are subtle, were pretty silly. I still think making ONE guitar with your father doesn't give you the title of luthier.
I think Tabor got the point that I meant it's tough to replicate it without BM's unique guitar. Also he did play with a coin, which I only threw in as maybe something he forgot or didn't know. I knew it didn't sound a whole lot like BM's sound, so I threw a few things I knew that were unique out there. Really, what's your problem with that? It seems like he's lacking the treble booster after reading his comments.
What am I going to learn from these biblical scriptures, I mean liner notes again?
In (some) of the liner notes, Brian points out that he used a whole different guitar (not the special or a copy) altogether. If you listen to the track, you wouldn't notice it until it was pointed out. I was saying this to show how Brian can have his sound WITHOUT the guitar, which I think is relevant.
It seems like the less of a leg you have to stand on here the more abrasive you've become. Really, the best you have is a typo I made and call me mean old nasty names? ;)
Yes, you did say phasers, but as I'm sure other have told you in your life, the world does not actually revolve around you and if you don't actually listen to people you're only going to hear yourself, which appears to be the case here. Sorry, maybe you can write a response for me to better assist your next straw man attack.
Not a leg to stand on?? I have proven every statement you have made to be bullshit. You stated that the coin was the staple of his sound. So, I asked what about all the playing he does without one. You didn't answer. Then you stated his guitar was his sound. So, I asked about the other guitars he has used on recordings and asked if you could tell the difference. You didn't answer. And, I'm abrasive because you chose to insult me first. This could've been a sinple debate but you went that route.
Hmm... I never stated one single thing made his sound, you invented that. My purpose in life is not to answer your inane questions. I'm not even sure, how did I 'insult' you? I said someone's snide arrogant tone was snide and arrogant, but that's more you insulting yourself. How are you going to back peddle around your latest gaff?
I thought about it a bit for you, hope you feel special, and I'm guessing that on Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Brian is not playing the Red Special. I'm guessing it's a tele (like I own, sweet guitar, love it), but I could be wrong. Are you going to be all over me if I am? Most likely, but the tone sounds totally different to me. It could still be the RS I spose since it's capable of creating so many totally different tones. So go off on me again for nothing douche man!
Brian used tapping in some solos
SuperJohnnyThunders 1 day ago
no rhythm mate
stephanodsilva 2 weeks ago
Very simillar to Brian May's sound, but you forgot that BM Does use Tapping Tecnique
Qris21 3 weeks ago
Man that's friggen great
RettesDnert 1 month ago
You did a really great job!!! The stryle, the sound, the tone, the reverb, everything!!! NICE JOB!!!
rgonzalezit 1 month ago
@rgonzalezit Thanks I appreciate that! And now I'm motivated to record a LIVE video version. Thanks & please sign, almost every week I upload new music.
KingTabor 1 month ago
This is sweet. If Dr. May played "Eruption", this is exactly how It'd come out. Whoever played this for real, I dig it to death. Especially where (in the original) Ed taps at the end ( my favorite part in the original) & Queen's music (Brian's guitar playing in particular) is as close as I'll ever get to going to an opera. Whoever played this (as Dr. May) was "spot on". Thumbs WAY UP to whoever played & posted this wonderful piece of music !!
blackrockdude1 4 months ago 6
@blackrockdude1 Hi! I did play this piece/exercise of imagination, thanks for the kind words and please watch my other videos.
KingTabor 4 months ago
@KingTabor spot on brian may style! congrats man!! i dig this!!
tomiclav 3 months ago
@KingTabor We only care about the lectirc twanger. Not the edgimication.
zigzagbigbag 3 months ago
well done - that was fun, and a nice homage to two of my favourite players.
FelineGuitars 4 months ago
Well, if your goal was to confuse people so they have no idea who they're listening to (or where it was taken from), congratulations-you've succeeded!!! Who the hell was playing?? Was it you experimenting in your home studio, or what??? :O)))
bookguitarguy 5 months ago
@bookguitarguy Hi that was me in an exercise of imagination :D
KingTabor 1 month ago
What is this piece from??? its awesome!!!!!!!
TroyDavidAlexander 6 months ago
@TroyDavidAlexander
It's a song called Eruption from Van Halen's first album. Slowed way down and delayed.
Edensadventures 5 months ago
@Edensadventures Lol I know what Eruption is... OMG I feel like an idiot right now... I didn't even realize it lol. It's wonderful! You did such a great job!!!
TroyDavidAlexander 5 months ago
IF I can play "Blue Skys (Smiling at me) on a recorder (and record it) does that mean I should? Ok, if I want to, though you may not like it.
emriederek 7 months ago
wow
suitartech 7 months ago
I LOVE RED SPECIAL MORE THAN VAN HALEN'S FRANKENSTRAT!!!!! XD
CometShoot000 7 months ago
that was not near as cool as VH version. honestly its not even hard and should not be given the title of eruption if brian may plays it.
UTubeMelodyMaker 7 months ago
@UTubeMelodyMaker I bet VanHalen's version of Bohemian Rhapsody would not be as cool as May's. Every guitarist has his own style, just listen. I bet you could'nt play this in Luakther's style :D
Totofan09 1 month ago
Very good arrangement. Good blend of styles from two great players of our favorite instrument.
cconde2000 8 months ago
This was cool as hell---great job!
governorgilf 8 months ago
wow, this sounded like me 20 years ago
2368CHRIS 8 months ago
Awesome, my 2 favorite guitarists combined
012jack012 10 months ago
Nice work, man! What a cool idea! Good job!
StefanGBucher 10 months ago
Sounds cool. Ed's the reason I play guitar. But it sounds cools hearing a Brian May groove to it.
oracledeveloper 11 months ago
Both players are great in their own ways, once Vai grabed Brian May's guitar and it was kind of different for him
rfd73 11 months ago
In which album is this?
Eltonology 11 months ago
ha ha. great idea.
longirons6 1 year ago
cool!
RickguitarristStrato 1 year ago
this is a kind of cool take. most people would try and play it exactly the way EVH did, but nobody can do it as well so its pointless. but this was really interesting. thanks for reminding me that some guitarists are actually creative
1JAT1 1 year ago
@francho292006 No, it's me!
KingTabor 1 year ago
Brian is an astrophysicist.
mytube906 1 year ago
mogadon... man
universalself 1 year ago
bolloocks
lordinho80 1 year ago
@francho292006 I think not, somehow :)
tony642321 1 year ago
the guy playing this is definably a EVH fan
taxford 1 year ago
Did you use a red special or the brian may effect pedal or both if not how do you get the sound?
neilreynard 1 year ago
@neilreynard Just a Yamaha AES 620 and a POD XTL voiced like a dirty AC30. Thanks!
VinnasBR 1 year ago
@neilreynard ust a Yamaha AES 620 and a POD XTL voiced like a dirty AC30.
KingTabor 1 year ago
Super cool! and in some way funny. Keep it up!
LeukeGast 1 year ago
Red Special kicks Frankenstrat's ass Any Day.
CentraCross 1 year ago 30
@CentraCross I mean, Eddie practically invented 2 hand tapping. He was the one who started it all, he is also 10 times as famous. People will look at Red not so special and think it's a normal guitar. how can you mistake Frankenstrat from any ordinary guitar?
PSNgregiskool 8 months ago
@PSNgregiskool brian did it before him though, although yes he expanded upon it more, look for it's late by queen, made in 1977
JeffHardy619SuperFan 8 months ago
@JeffHardy619SuperFan Well most of Eddies' famous riffs and solos were actually written and made as warm ups or songs very early, in the 70's. If you listen to some of there early recordings, I've found them on youtube, you can hear some stuff related to his famous riffs we know today. Eddie had most of this stuff down before Van Halen ever started recording Van Halen II. My point is, he had these riffs and solos early
PSNgregiskool 8 months ago
This is not eruption. This is Brian May jus messing around in the guitar. It just sounds like Eruption.
ben5leto 1 year ago
@ben5leto I am not B. May, but I'd be happy if I could get at least 5% of his incoming
VinnasBR 1 year ago
@VinnasBR oohh lol i see so this is you playing. it sounds really good i kinda believ this was Brian May haha
ben5leto 1 year ago
Cool!
riskotibor80 1 year ago
Great idea and done right on the money!
robibm2003 1 year ago
could be
spacedogs 1 year ago
Brilliant. Made me smile.
Mafiawl 1 year ago
lots of delay used
Davidfarrell9 1 year ago
yep like it ..clever ..
garyward7 1 year ago
Wow, this is an interesting idea, and surprisingly well-executed. You can really hear the blend of the two styles.
Oceanmachine27 1 year ago
Did ya'll know that Brian May is not only an accomplished musician but he's also an academic physicist?
zer0dahero 1 year ago 51
@zer0dahero Thanks Mr wikipedia ;)
FedericoMusicChannel 5 months ago
@FedericoMusicChannel LOL you bothered to reply to something thats a year old? What a looser.
zer0dahero 5 months ago
@zer0dahero Die =D
FedericoMusicChannel 5 months ago
@FedericoMusicChannel I hit a nerve? you're so easy. I wonder why it bothers you so much that anyone would know something you don't. goodbye
zer0dahero 5 months ago
@zer0dahero Astrophysicist to be exact, that makes him a GENIUS TIMES TWO!! :)
carlossalazar7 4 months ago
@zer0dahero Just a little correction :P, he has a PhD in astrophysics xD
rgonzalezit 1 month ago
@zer0dahero Yes, we know this for years...Actually, he finished his PhD just a few years ago and he wasn't alone in this :)
alexcubata 5 days ago
Shocking version.
robritoboy 1 year ago
amazing!
rula42 1 year ago
Cool
SlashWorshipper1993 1 year ago
Where is this from?
Typhoon792 1 year ago
@Typhoon792 from Aracaju, Brazil
KingTabor 1 year ago
Fantastic revision. Truly imaginative, also perfect tone!
tacoland2000 1 year ago
Nice!
eddiealex84 1 year ago
sux.
thisisspaceboy 1 year ago
Cara, ficou bem interessante essa mistura!
blackcorvo 1 year ago
Muito legal, vc conseguiu tocar exatamente o que descreveu!
Muito legal!! Ótimo timbre
Que equipamento usou pra gravar? Guita e amp/pedaleira?
Parabéns.
marcelbferreira 1 year ago
@marcelbferreira POD XT Live & Yamaha AES 620
KingTabor 1 year ago
Brian may is a fantastic guitarist But! HE IS SHURE AS THERE IS A HELL NO EDWARD VAN HALEN! EDDIE VAN HALEN IS THE ALLTIME GREAT!!! HANDS DOWN
stratdem 1 year ago
@stratdem I'll take Brian May, but that's just my opinion.
sgtpepper1138 1 year ago
@sgtpepper1138 yEP, JUST AN OPINION!!!
nehocyrrah 1 year ago
Muito foda o delay.
iommimay 1 year ago
Freddie é o Deus da Guitarra
plutao 1 year ago
@plutao es brian no freddy vecinito
Anaxagoras44 1 year ago
hey ke ekip você usou ( se foi você)? Gostei do timbre da bark at the moon
desculpa os erros o teclado tah bugado
Siriusblck3 1 year ago
well this guy really doesn't get brian may on any real level.
rockinghell91 2 years ago
To much delay but it sound pretty good as a live solo thing but i wouldn't listen to it if it was on a album.
Trooperx0 2 years ago
Maravilhoso, simplismente maravilhoso. Brian deixou claro o quanto Eddie é virtuoso, aliado a tecnica, marca caracteristica dele, e o quanto ele, Brian, é melódico, tb aliado a sua técnica e o quanto cristalino é a sua guitarra, com notas que limpas, realmente fantástico!
jfluxo 2 years ago
mete fantástico nisso! Brian com a sua técnica tipicamente inglesa encanta *.*
dipam7 2 years ago
Vocês não estão pensando mesmo que é o May, né?
KingTabor 2 years ago
@King Tabor então quem havia de ser?!
dipam7 2 years ago
leia toda a descrição, ou assista até o final, por favor
KingTabor 2 years ago
its sounds good but its do delayed and a its basically the same as eruption only like half as fast.
EvhCharvel 2 years ago
more like 1/4
199191 2 years ago
I don't know? Delay is all over the place and the parts sound like he just learned them playing them at his own beer buzzed tempo.
dannyhood66 2 years ago
@dannyhood66 You obviously don't understand the point of the video, this song is what eruption would have sounded like if Brian May (guitarist from Queen) had written it. Brian May uses the same delay and the tone is perfect for Brian's guitar.
buhler32 1 year ago
@buhler32 Brian is a very good guitarist..Why does he play with all the delay? He didn't over do it on his earlier stuff. Maybe he was just messing around in the studio and liked the way sounded?
dannyhood66 1 year ago
@dannyhood66 lol This isn't actually Brian May playing. This the user KingTabor playing guitar to sound like Brian May. And the delay he uses is so he can harmonize with him self when he decends and ascends scales, and arpeggios.
buhler32 1 year ago
@buhler32 I totally hear the harmony notes with the delay, first time i heard that harmony delay trick..Not really..I can hear the queen sound coming from some of the notes..I remember brian mays instructional video had a lot of guitar delay when seen it years ago..I did think this was him playing though..
dannyhood66 1 year ago
@buhler32 Perfect! This is it!
KingTabor 1 year ago
@buhler32 Well....He's alright of a guitarist.
dannyhood66 1 year ago
@buhler32 that's it! thanks Buhler!
KingTabor 1 year ago
@buhler32 that´s a brilliant description, you got the point 100%
KingTabor 1 year ago
Fuck¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ IS SOOO COOL¡¡¡
1aguitar 2 years ago
Woooow, great, nice one xD
rollrob24 2 years ago
isn't brian may's eruption essentially brighton rock...
NewSchoolGuitar 2 years ago
hey, not bad at all =D
NeosonicXD6969 2 years ago
lol, nice one.
romaneberle 2 years ago
ITS EVH BUT SLOWED DOWN.
Syklenut41 2 years ago
@Syklenut41 NOOOT!
KingTabor 1 year ago
LOL! Awesome take on the idea!
LanceATL 2 years ago
rollingstone greatest guitarists top 100
Brian May: 39
Eddie van Halen: 70
denBlackie 2 years ago
Good fun to listen too :D
InvisibleYetVisible 2 years ago
fake
Lilrocker5150 2 years ago
Cool stuff!
Konyrapid 2 years ago
:51 was really kick ass.
Maybe not exactly how he'd play it, but it's pretty damn close I think.
JAustinMunn 2 years ago
stupid
newswood 2 years ago
this is acually really cool!
gw90isback 2 years ago 2
Brian May Crushes Eddie Van Halen.
TIMOTHYSAARINEN 2 years ago
Muito bom!!! Achei o video sem querer!
HippieBr 2 years ago
good job!
reeves6120 2 years ago
Cool video! i like it, what gear are you using to get that tone? Increadibly brian may-ish!
grahamp02 2 years ago
Just an Yamaha AES 620 and a POD XT Live direct on board. Thanks!
KingTabor 2 years ago
nice idea!
the problem is just the sound.. :(
quintoorazioflacco 2 years ago
What guitar are you using for this?
slavemale2 2 years ago
A Yamaha AES 620
KingTabor 2 years ago
notice how eddies forarm is bigger then his bicep xD all the years of tapping!!
KanoakaVirus 2 years ago
Are you sure thats what its from...? LOL
jazzfusionforall 2 years ago
lololol
KanoakaVirus 2 years ago
Nice parody ! But watch out the delay tempo it's a bit messy !
edmatper 2 years ago
Nice that you get the point, thanks!
KingTabor 2 years ago
very good,,quite liking the brian van maylen sound...
tucktimosprime 2 years ago
not the may sound but very creatif!
felazz1 2 years ago
i quite like this--nice song. its fun trying to recreate that sound and mess with those echo techniques. i do it all the time too :)
derangedband 2 years ago
sorry bro that's not the red special
Astarothcito 2 years ago
First thing you have to do: play with a coin to get May's real sound. Second: you have to become a luthier cuz May makes his own guitars.
indiefan23 2 years ago
you can get Brian's guitars at Queen Online
JonnyInfinite 2 years ago
Brian May does not make his guitars. Just because he made ONE with his father doesn't make him a luthier. Sheesh! And a simple six pence is not the staple of his sound. Watch how often he doesn't even use a pick.
LanceATL 2 years ago
@LanceATL Sheesh! His primary guitar is the Red Special that he made himself. He used it live and on every queen recording. I didn't say he never used anything else, but that's the guitar you hear on most every song.
What do you know you tube arrogant dick, if you look at the pictures above of May playing it's the Red Special all over the place. His signature sound is on his own guitar. And he does use a coin... it's part of his sound. Plastic sounds totally different.
indiefan23 2 years ago
Screw you jerk! Why don't you take a closer look and see all the Red Special COPIES that he has had built. Duh! (Look at 1:58 for example) His FATHER did a lot of the work, you dolt. Brian was what, 14, so I'm sure he was a complete expert in woodworking, right? And I'm sure the tri-sonic pick-ups, the vox amps, and the treble booster and phaser have NOTHING to do with his sound. It must be the COIN, right? Like the last solo in Rhapsody sounds SO different cause he uses his finger. You moron.
LanceATL 2 years ago
Oh my, copies, of a guitar he did actually make. Nearly all the recording he made are on the Red Special and he toured with it for 30 years. It 'is' his signature tone. And it's got phase switches on the guitar. When did I ever say it was only a coin? Without the guitar, or the coin, you don't really sound like BM. He was 16 when they STARTED on the guitar, and Queen was forming when he was 20. Each pickup has phasers too, its a totally unique guitar and a huge part of his sound.
indiefan23 2 years ago
"Each pickup has phasers too" HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!! You have NO idea what a phaser pedal is?? Do you even play guitar?
LanceATL 2 years ago
Lance, you think you're something huh? ;0 Each pick up has a phase switch on it allowing you to reverse the phase of the pick ups individually so when you play, the guitar will only output the dynamics of the pickups. It is indeed phasing. And yes, he was in a band called smile, composed of the future members of Queen. ;0 Good one!
indiefan23 2 years ago
Yes, we all know he can reverse the phasing of each individual pick-up. I own one of the Burns models. And only Brian and Roger were in Smile. But the truth is you can plug almost any guitar through Brian's live rig and it will practically sound the same. Between the EQ's, the effects, the mics, the amps, etc. Look at what Jamie plays in BMB and he has a strat/ Marshall and he sounds close to Brian even with a plastic pick. And yes, I do think I'm something, it's called educated. Try it.
LanceATL 2 years ago
Why did you ridicule me when I said phasing was one of the distinctive features then? Its not common to have individual phase switches for each pick up now, is it. I really don't care if you can get close, the nuances of May's tone are intrinsically linked to the things I mentioned. Sure, you can get close with other gear, but that's specifically why I did not mention the rest. Its unfortunate 'educated' 'arrorgant' and 'elitist' go together. I'm educated too. Boom shockalocka! No one cares!
indiefan23 2 years ago
I ridiculed you because you don't know the difference between a phase switch and a phaser pedal. So, for someone who claims to be educated, you seem to be talking out of your ass. So, there you were, telling someone the essentials on how to get Brian May's sound and you are talking out of your ass, just repeating what you may have read somewhere. So, if no one cares, then why did YOU feel you had to correct someone? So, shut up. How long have you been playing guitar? You never answered. Boom!
LanceATL 2 years ago
Hmm... you ridiculed me because you're an insecure moron on the internet who wants to feel big. Not that it makes a difference but I've been playing for 18 years. Apparently, you're education did not include english, as I never used the words "phaser pedal." You seem pretty obsessed with a lot of things you made up instead of what I said, perhaps you've made up your glorious educational superiority as well... since you don't know mine, you are for sure talking out of your ass, its guaranteed.
indiefan23 2 years ago
Well, my english education includes using "you're" and "your" properly, you dolt. I said phaser and you said the pick-ups are "phasers" (HA HA HA HA!) so I pointed out that you didn't know what a phaser pedal is. As for everything else, I've quoted you, moron. Keep writing. It's fun seeing you chase your tail.
LanceATL 2 years ago
Heh, well I said that because the pickups are phasers... its a fact. I know what a phaser pedal is, but I also know why it's called a phaser pedal and comprehend wave mechanics and how placing two pick ups in different spots and running them in opposition to each other will create a phase interference effect in the resulting wave. The 'sweep effect' you're confusing it with is actually a series of varying phases interference 'levels' over time looping back and fourth.
indiefan23 2 years ago
I wasn't confusing it with anything. I'm sure everyone calls their pick-ups phasers. In fact, if you go to the Brian May guitar web page, you'll read that even they call them phasers. Not. Big time.
LanceATL 2 years ago
Funny, because I stated that his guitar had 'phase switches' on them. I didn't call the pick up s phasers. One pick up could never induce phasing anyway. I said the guitar had phase switches on them and you changed that into "idiot!!! you don't know the difference between phase switches and a phaser pedal." May's guitar does indeed perform phasing, but it seems you don't really know what phase cancellation/interference is. Its not my fault you failed physics. Get over it.
indiefan23 2 years ago
Oh, and have you noticed (I doubt it) that when the pick-ups are out of phase, all it does is produce a high, brittle sound? I guess you need a physics degree to figure that out.
LanceATL 2 years ago
Heh, I correctly stated that the guitar is unique in that it has phase switches. Again, you got onto this phaser pedals in the pick ups thing. I never said that. Are there more shadows you want to 'beat down' cuz apparently you're beating/playing with yourself here.
indiefan23 2 years ago
Yes, I did notice that, and as I stated this phase cancellation interference is an integral part of Brian May's style and sound. I've been a fan for years and will probably get a BM guitar just to have it.
indiefan23 2 years ago
Then you'll figure out quickly that he hardly uses them out of phase. Yawn! (Fan for years and doesn't bother to look at liner notes and album pics. It must be all that education....)
LanceATL 2 years ago
Wait, earlier you were all about your education, now you're knocking me for being... educated?! Can you pick a childish ad homenem and stick with it already!
indiefan23 2 years ago
Yes, all that education and you still can't read liner notes. I guess that must be you being stupid then. AND I like to insult you on many different levels. In fact, I have something up my sleeve to really make you look like the bitch that you are. Enjoy!
LanceATL 2 years ago
What's that, are you going to say "I have something up my sleeve to really make you look like the bitch that you are. Enjoy!" YOUR WORDS! Again, or are you actually going to accept that both statements I made are in fact sutle nuances of Brian May's iconic sound.
Try googling "play like brian may" and what happens... pages of tips including the things I said.
indiefan23 2 years ago
Is "become a luthier" one of them? HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
LanceATL 2 years ago
Apparently so. ;) Or a theif so you can steal the Red Special... or you know, find an exact copy of the fireplace and other woods they used to build it.
May's sound is one of the most distinctive in music and lots of it has to do with his guitar because you know, he made it himself and no one else had one. Sure you can play a queen song on another guitar and make it sound close, but it won't be the same. You can feel differences your brain can not perceive.
indiefan23 2 years ago
Point taken, but here's an example. Go to the vid of Brian on top of Buckingham Palace and let me know if he's playing the ol' lady or a copy. Brian mainly built his guitar (with his father) because he couldn't afford a strat. He was more trying to copy Hendrix's sound and he made it semi-hollow for better feedback.
LanceATL 2 years ago
He was trying to copy Hendrix's sound in 1963?
YngtchieMusic 2 years ago
He's using a copy I do believe. If you look at the headstock, you can see a white star. That's only on some of the copies that were handbuilt by...some guy who's name eludes me. I'll find out at put it here.
SmashlytheBassGod 2 years ago
Yes, I know. That's the point I was trying to make to indiefan23. He seems to think you have to play with a sixpence and have nothing but the ol' ORIGINAL Red Special to get Brian's sound. At least I think that's his point. He seems to change it every other message. I dunno. You read his exchange and let me know what you think.
LanceATL 2 years ago
@indiefan23
Really the most important thing that people overlook is that his single coils are wired in series and he could activate any and all of them at once. I could get closer than I've ever heard anyone get to a May like guitar ton (the amps were different) using an American Deluxe strat that allowed bridge/middle and middle/neck in series. Wiring is so overlooked, but it really is the key to imitating sounds.
AchillesStandsOn 2 years ago
Yep, this was the whole point I was trying to make about the guitar. Sure I can sound 'like' Brian May playing with effects and processors or what not, you can get really close, but you can hear the different timbre to his sound that no one else has. The treble booster with the canceling pick ups is a sweet, sweet tone. It's like, weak and powerful at the same time. I think I might just get one of those copies actually... it would be fun to experiment with.
indiefan23 2 years ago
Hmm... speaking of 'education', you're not really much of an authority, are you. You claimed that the guitar you use does not change your sound. Thats a ha ha ha. :)
BS!
Just changing the wood for the neck will change the tone of an instrument, let alone a different guitar. my tele it has a different sound then even a strat. My flying V again is totally different. You spent too many years reading liner notes and not enough you know, listening to the music to train your ears.
indiefan23 2 years ago
I guess Brian uses the same EXACT gear for years then, because if he changes anything, he'll lose his sound! Oh no! Run through all his gear and it'll sound basicly the same. Even Brian says the coin is more for feel than sound. Gee, what does Jamie run through to get Brian's sound? Do you know, genius??
LanceATL 2 years ago
Lancey, come now. Did you really expect me to study liner notes before posting my 27 word quip over a month ago? ;0
I couldn't care less if the pick is 'more' for feel then sound, it's part of the sound. Even playing with a hard/medium pick will change the harmonics of your instrument. I've never said BM has only one EXACT sound in any case so I'm not sure what you're trying to prove.
indiefan23 2 years ago
Study liner notes? I figured you at least read them once. But I guess you didn't have time in the last 30 years. My first reply to you was because I thought it was ridiculous to tell KingTabor to play with a coin and become a luthier to sound more like BM. There so many ways, so to point out those two, which you admit are subtle, were pretty silly. I still think making ONE guitar with your father doesn't give you the title of luthier.
LanceATL 2 years ago
I think Tabor got the point that I meant it's tough to replicate it without BM's unique guitar. Also he did play with a coin, which I only threw in as maybe something he forgot or didn't know. I knew it didn't sound a whole lot like BM's sound, so I threw a few things I knew that were unique out there. Really, what's your problem with that? It seems like he's lacking the treble booster after reading his comments.
What am I going to learn from these biblical scriptures, I mean liner notes again?
indiefan23 2 years ago
In (some) of the liner notes, Brian points out that he used a whole different guitar (not the special or a copy) altogether. If you listen to the track, you wouldn't notice it until it was pointed out. I was saying this to show how Brian can have his sound WITHOUT the guitar, which I think is relevant.
LanceATL 2 years ago
It seems like the less of a leg you have to stand on here the more abrasive you've become. Really, the best you have is a typo I made and call me mean old nasty names? ;)
Yes, you did say phasers, but as I'm sure other have told you in your life, the world does not actually revolve around you and if you don't actually listen to people you're only going to hear yourself, which appears to be the case here. Sorry, maybe you can write a response for me to better assist your next straw man attack.
indiefan23 2 years ago
Not a leg to stand on?? I have proven every statement you have made to be bullshit. You stated that the coin was the staple of his sound. So, I asked what about all the playing he does without one. You didn't answer. Then you stated his guitar was his sound. So, I asked about the other guitars he has used on recordings and asked if you could tell the difference. You didn't answer. And, I'm abrasive because you chose to insult me first. This could've been a sinple debate but you went that route.
LanceATL 2 years ago
Hmm... I never stated one single thing made his sound, you invented that. My purpose in life is not to answer your inane questions. I'm not even sure, how did I 'insult' you? I said someone's snide arrogant tone was snide and arrogant, but that's more you insulting yourself. How are you going to back peddle around your latest gaff?
indiefan23 2 years ago
I thought about it a bit for you, hope you feel special, and I'm guessing that on Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Brian is not playing the Red Special. I'm guessing it's a tele (like I own, sweet guitar, love it), but I could be wrong. Are you going to be all over me if I am? Most likely, but the tone sounds totally different to me. It could still be the RS I spose since it's capable of creating so many totally different tones. So go off on me again for nothing douche man!
indiefan23 2 years ago