BRIAN MAY GUITARS / Red Special

This faithful reproduction of Brian May's main guitar, the Red Special, features slide switches for on/off and phase adjustment for each pickup.

■Electric Guitar
■Brian May Model Red Special
■Body: Mahogany
■Neck: Mahogany
■Fretboard: Ebony
■Nut Width: 43mm
■Scale: 24 inches
■24 Frets
■Pickups: Tri Sonic Pickups x 3
■Grover Tuning Tuners
■Gig Bag Included
■The Red Special, Brian May's go-to guitar for over 30 years, is finally here as a high-cost, high-performance model! The pickup wiring, the key to his unique tone, is faithfully reproduced. Each pickup is wired in series, just like May himself, with on/off control, and a phase slide switch allows for a wide range of tones. Of course, just like May himself, the body features a partially hollow chamber design. The mahogany body and neck, combined with the ebony fingerboard, deliver a warm, fat sound that will knock you out!
~From the manufacturer's website~ Brian May's comment: ""Over 40 years ago, my dad and I decided to start building an electric guitar, mainly because we couldn't afford to buy a good electric guitar, but also because I enjoyed the challenge. I wanted to create something better than any guitar currently available, so I started with the design. It was a guitar with a wide range of pitch and sound, a stable tremolo tuning, and the ability to easily play with intense feedback. Ironically, electric guitars were previously designed to prevent feedback, but that was overturned by Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, and Jimi Hendrix.
My dad had the technical knowledge and skill, so his dream became a reality. The Red Special, which I still play today, was the result of two years of work, using wood from a 200-year-old fireplace. It's a part of me, having traveled the world with Queen and completed 30 years of concerts and studio work."" Replicas of the Red Special have been produced in the past by major guitar manufacturers such as Guild Guitars in the US and Burns Guitars in the UK, but I have now finally decided to launch BRIAN MAY GUITARS myself, along with House Music's Barry Moorhouse and my long-time mentor Pete Malandrone. Our goal is to bring the feel and special sound of BRIAN MAY GUITARS to as many people as possible, at the highest quality and at an affordable price.


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