http://www.effectsbay.com/2010/07/brian-mays-guitar/ Talking about guitar effects Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:37:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.effectsbay.com/2010/07/brian-mays-guitar/comment-page-1/#comment-27308 marcusbacus Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:19:48 +0000 http://www.effectsbay.com/?p=2371#comment-27308 There have been copies of the "Red Special" for a while, some good, some bad, none like the real thing but quite close sometimes. First it was Guild, then Burns, and now they carry the Brian May brand. Not counting all the home-made models done by fans and some other obscure copies, some reported to be quite good and sometimes even better than the "official" copies, like some (I heard) made in Vietnam or something like that. The secret of getting close to Brian's tone isn't just the guitar (like any other signature model it also depends on... who's playing), but it's a very important part. And no, the BM guitar copy isn't just for playing Queen stuff. There have been copies of the “Red Special” for a while, some good, some bad, none like the real thing but quite close sometimes. First it was Guild, then Burns, and now they carry the Brian May brand. Not counting all the home-made models done by fans and some other obscure copies, some reported to be quite good and sometimes even better than the “official” copies, like some (I heard) made in Vietnam or something like that.
The secret of getting close to Brian’s tone isn’t just the guitar (like any other signature model it also depends on… who’s playing), but it’s a very important part. And no, the BM guitar copy isn’t just for playing Queen stuff.

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