Brian May is as well known for this guitar playing with the band Queen as he is for his guitar he originally hand-built with his father. It would figure with good reason that his signature line of guitars are well sought after today. These are very affordable mid-range priced guitars at around $1,000 (give or take). This is a quality build that comes in a variety of colors.
The Brian May Signature Electric Guitar features an acoustically chambered mahogany body, a dual truss rod mahogany neck, and ebony fingerboard. The chambered body gives it a real distinctive tone. The pickups are Tri-Sonics that Brian sealed in Araldite adhesive to prevent microphonic feedback inherent with metal covered pickups. These are controlled by the original Brian May switching system with individual on/off and phase switches, one volume and one tone pot.The Brian May guitar is faithful to the spirit of Brian’s original ‘Red Special’, an instrument that has achieved iconic status and a unique place in rock history, and designed by Brian May himself. You get all the options he has in his personal guitars.
The Brian May Special is a stunning guitar, blessed with superb build quality, awesome playability and an astonishingly rich diversity of killer tones. In fact, it delivers everything you’d expect from an instrument built to the exacting standards of one of the world’s greatest guitarists but, in keeping with Brian’s vision of a “guitar for the people”, with an amazingly affordable price-tag that belies its’ superior appointments and performance.Without question one of the most eagerly anticipated instruments of the century. The original BMG replica was originally launched in winter 2001 to rapturous critical and public acclaim. UK Guitarist magazine hailed it as “Best Guitar of The Year” and theater audiences around the globe thrilled to the guitar’s sound in performance in the Queen musical “We Will Rock You.” But the story certainly didn’t end there. Brian, his long-standing guitar, technician Pete Malandrone and House Music have significantly improved upon the guitar’s overall construction as well as refining the bridge assembly, electronics, finishing and color choices. Simply put, one of the finest artist-designed production guitars is now even better. At an affordable price.
Here’s a video of a Brian May Signature Guitar:
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