Brian May guitar 1992

Interview with Brian May about his Red Special guitar, including clips from Guitar Legends concert in 1991.

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[ErikEspangberg]

It's interesting hearing how his guitar was made by him and his father, we all knew that it was made by them, but not how.

I have always admired Brian May, not as the great lead-player (which he of course is), but as the great rhythm-player. There's probably no rhythm player as interesting anywhere else, just listen to the old queen albums.

Lots of respect to the dude, both for his lead and rhythm playing and for his building-skills.

[irinayugiohfan]

I WANT TO HUG AND KISS BRIAN!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 And, I want to touch his beautiful hair :D

[SixStringHarmonies]

The man is a genius. Thank the Lord (and his folks) for giving us Brian May.

[ajfortechfan]

Guy in 0:32 looks like young Mick Jagger

lol

[WillieDines1]

@TheXXXDB

Awesome, I used to have a cheapie Westfield LP copy in black w/ white binding and scratch plate, it had a nice sound though :)

The only guitars I got atm are my Accousitc and my Agile 7 String with EMG's, thruneck body and LFR double locking trem.

I had a Gibson 335 copy, but I sold it due to lack of living space and I would like to get a lefty 'Red Special', but I suspect it won't even have 1/2 of the sound/tone quality as the original made by Brian.

ROCK ON!!! :D

[TheXXXDB]

@WillieDines1 i have mostly Gibson...i have 28 guitars in the house in all......L4..L5...175s...335..­.2-355....9 Les Pauls and 3 Byrdlands... i blow out of Fender Supersonics i have 5 of them wired in series(gee i wounder where i got that idea :))) )..i have been playing since i was 6 and i am 48 now....studied seriously as a child...was very serious about it all...i Knew Les Paul personally(read my tube page)...yeah its been fun....have a great day..i am sending you an invite,KEEP CRANKING!!!!!

[WillieDines1]

@TheXXXDB

Cool, no worries man, it would be awesome to build a guitar and be able to have the same effect as Brian & his dad achieved with the 'Red Special'.

One thing's for sure and that is of all the guitarists that I enjoy hearing when they play, My favourite guitar tones and sounds is still and probably always will be Brian May's, even though I have a beautiful big beast of a 7 String with EMG pick-ups that I really enjoy playing.

What make/model guitar do you use atm man?...

[TheXXXDB]

@WillieDines1 yes i am aware of the history with Brian...i know all about the guitar (i tied back in the early 80s too build one with the guiter tech i had at the time.....so yes i know about Brian and his sound ect...thanks...

[WillieDines1]

@TheXXXDB

It's the Tri-Sonic pick-ups that Brian and his dad got from an old Burns guitar that are wired in series, with the middle being reverse wound because Brian wanted the pick-ups to feedback into each other to give a fuller and stronger sound and tone, that's why the body of the guitar is hollowed out in the same was as a Gibson 335 Semi-acoustic, but without the soundholes in the oak top.

On top of that, Brian still uses the same original VOX AC30 amps that he used in Queen.

[motocarnage615]

"It's not a competition, that's the nice thing about guitar players I don't feel anybody is really competitive really we mostly enjoy the sound and we enjoy each others playing." God if only...

[TheXXXDB]

for what ever reason people have been chaseing his tone for years and its not that complicated with a Harmonizer and a Les Paul you can come close....and wire your amps in series....the rest is a bit of delay...i KNOW i was obessed with him for years but as i have grown older not so much......

[TheXXXDB]

"Ive got nothing too hind...thats not really true i am a big fan and i recall back in the 80s Guitar Player maganize did a huge cover story on him and that guitar and he was VERY COY about how he and his father made it i have the issue still and he mentioned that it was a hollowbody..which it is not and a set neck again which it is not its a bolt on you can see the screww when he turns the guitar and shows the back and he was COy again about the electronics so i am sorry he is BSing....