Brian May tells how he fought the naysayers to make the Red Special Queen's secret weapon
The homemade guitar had its issues at first, but the guitarist and his father refused to give up and forged one of rock’s most iconic guitars ...
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A British teenager has channeled his hero Brian May by building a guitar from scrap wood
The youngster's project shares many similarities with May’s Red Special, while it bears the distinctive shape of Randy Rhoads ...
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“Brian May was a huge inspiration for this project”: Teenager constructs electric guitar from scrap wood
“Brian May was a huge inspiration for this project,” Sam told the Bristol Post. “I grew up listening to Queen music, thanks ...
Brian May’s new signature Gibson JS-200 features a subtle tribute to Freddie Mercury
Because of his deep-rooted love for his self-made Red Special guitar, it’s taken Brian May half a century of noise-making to get his first official signature guitar. His Gibson SJ-200 12-string is the ...
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Queen’s Brian May launches new 12-string acoustic guitar with Gibson: “I wish my dad was here to see this”
Brian May of Queen, The Works Tour Wembley Arena 9/5/84 (Photo by Steve Rapport/Getty Images) May and his father built the musician’s legendary and signature Red Special guitar when he was a ...
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Bristol student pays ultimate homage to his guitar hero
He may be too young to be a Queen fan, but a student from Bristol has paid the ultimate tribute to his music idol, Brian May, by handcrafting a guitar inspired by May’s iconic Red Special. Meet Sam ...