Brian harold may, cbe born 19 july 1947 is a british musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the lead guitarist of the rock band queen. Queens brian may releases devilish stereoscopy book. The book features 144 pages, and explains how brian and his father. As a longtime fan of queen music and the unique sound of brian s red special, this guitar will forever be part of me, my home and family. Brian mays red special was published on 1 october 2014, and. David good the communicator on the social media team and, of course, brian may. In this book you will discover everything you ever wished to know about brians unique instrument. Buy brian may red special signature guitar in green with padded gig bag at promenade music. The super is built in japan by luthier kazutaka ijuin, who is. This is the story in words and pictures of the legendary band queen, told by. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. The book was also available as a special collectors edition, limited to 250 copies, which included a signed book, bound in faux leather with gilt edged pages, a gold owl stereoscope, and a certificate. Brian may brian mays red special book ultimate queen. Red special is an ep by guitarist brian may of queen.
Rock legend, brian may, will be hosting a signing event for his new book queen in 3d. It is a unique guitar with unique sound, and brians millions of fans will be overjoyed to see it inside and out in this great book. What an amazing book about brian mays faithful lady companion the red special guitar that has been his faitful sidekick for almost 50 years. This most current version of the bmg red special is the best specd yet. Digitech has built in 7 signature models with 14 distinctive, highlysoughtafter tones. Oct 01, 2014 the red special guitar was built by brian may and his father in 1963. Today, there are many copies of brian mays iconic red special guitar, but back in the mid1980s there were almost none. I decided in around march this year 2008 to build my own version of the now legendary red special guitar owned and played by brian may. I was talking to my son last night about queen, and the subject of the guild brian may guitar came up. The book goes into great detail of how brian and his father made the red special in their garage over almost 2 years when brian was a teenager 1618.
At least im assuming its customi dont know what colors they were offered in. In this book you will discover everything you ever wished to know about brian s unique instrument. This was a much closer copy than the previous instrument, and around 2000 instruments including cheaper modified variants on. Dec 04, 20 they make a replica of the red special in a number of different colours, as well as three other models an acoustic, a mini version of the red special, and a bass guitar. Check out amazing offer 50% off on all brian may s london stereoscopic company titles to keep you entertained during this strange time on earth including the devilish diableries, mission moon 3d and the critically acclaimed queen in 3d and many more. Where do i buy a nice high end brian may red special.
It is based on a series of interviews with brian, assembled by simon bradley, rather than being specifically written together. Brian may s red special brian may with simon bradley, 1 october 2014. Guild brian may red special queen 1984 gold quilt ribbon custom top rare. Brian mays red special by brian may cheap music books at. Weve been privy to the developments of the bm super for a while now and were very happy to finally see the finished article on the market. Wherever it comes from, no one plays, and sounds, quite like brian may. This faithful recreation of brians homemade masterpiece retains all of the idiosyncratic charm of the original, from the body shape to the pickups to the switching options. The first of our red specialists is peter, he is based in the north east uk and has made 2 attempts at producing his own version of the red special.
Brian may, founder, member and lead guitarist of queen what. A celebration of the iconic guitar that brian may built with his father and has treasured and played all over the world for the. Oct 01, 2014 what an amazing book about brian may s faithful lady companion the red special guitar that has been his faitful sidekick for almost 50 years. Brian may red special signature guitar in green brian. But first, he gets into the technical specs of his amplifiers, effects, and his guitar, red special, an instrument of his own design and build that. Donate to us support red special forum by making a donation. The red special is the electric guitar designed and built by queens guitarist brian may and his father, harold, when brian was a teenager in the early 1960s. Discussion in guitars in general started by standard24, oct 7. Thankyou seven models of brian may s signature sounds that rocked the world. It is a unique guitar with unique sound, and brian s millions of fans will be overjoyed to see it inside and out in this great book.
The red special the story of the home made guitar that. Genuine super rare 3d slipcased book from the founder of queen, brian may. Jul 24, 2017 rock legend, brian may, will be hosting a signing event for his new book queen in 3d. If you are planning to build your own version on his famous red special guitar this book is a must buy, and by itself a really fascinating story of how may and his father planned and experimented with various designs while building this guitar together his father was iirc an electrical engineer who worked on the radar. In 1963, brian may and his father harold started to build the red special an electric guitar meant to outperform anything commercially made. All of this is accompanied with original diagrams, sketches and notes dating from the building o.
Brian may red special signature guitar in antique cherry is inspired by brian mays legendary red special, this instrument that has achieved iconic status and a unique place in rock history, and designed in conjunction with queens brian may himself. Brian subsequently used it on every queen and solo album that he recorded and at the vast majority of his live performances. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment, access to the queue is on a first come first serve basis. Again guild tried to produce a redspecial, this time with further more detailed input from brian, and in 1993 the bm01 brian may signaturepro was released. What an amazing book about brian mays faithful lady companion the red. Nicely written and put together by brian may, a serious stereoscopic enthusiast. See more ideas about brian may red special, brian may and queen brian may. On wednesday 1st october, we published a book to celebrate the 50th birthday of this iconic guitar. Over the years, authorised replicas have been built by john birch, greg fryer, andrew guyton, burns, guild and, now, brian may guitars. Nov, 2009 brian may wows audience with set of victorian photos this article is more than 10 years old queen guitarist unveils his new book, collecting stereographic photography from the 19th century. In the video above from 1984, may gives lessons on how to play his famous licks and solos from eighteen queen songs. Jan 17, 2015 love this book, very interesting and also if you flick to page 58, it has some red special switch combinations that brian may uses in different songs. The red special guitar was built by brian may and his father in 1963. Includes many previously unseen photos of himself and the other band members, taken in the studio or whilst on tour.
Brian talks about every aspect of the red special, from its birth to playing on the roof of buckingham palace, from live aid to the closing ceremony of the london 2012 olympics and beyond. O primeiro problema foi achar a madeira potente, a madeira certa. Oct 10, 2014 in 1963, brian may and his father harold, started to handbuild an electric guitar. Dimarzio examined the red special when designing pickups for the first guild replica. Oct 21, 20 queens brian may releases devilish stereoscopy book. Some photos work better than others, but all give a.
Sometimes, the red special is referred to, by may and by others, as the fireplace or the old lady. Guild acoustic guitars, acoustic music, guitar books, the music man, photo. The official home of brian may guitars an exciting range of fretted. A great book to read if you are into brian may and want to know the history of how he and his father built the red special.
Brian may signature greeninspired by brian mays legendary red special, an instrument that has achieved iconic status a unique place in rock history, and designed in conjunction with brian may himself. You can find out more about the history online, and brian mays company is at brian may guitars the official web site for brian may guitars you can buy the guitars there. Brian may wows audience with set of victorian photos books. Canadian pharmacy online canada pharmacy discount prescription drugs.
I told him that id looked into buying one in the 80s, but no stores had them in stock. Brian may wows audience with set of victorian photos. The book is the first history of any rock group created in 3d and written by a band member. Get the full story behind the red special, brian may s handbuilt guitara unique instrument that helped make may s musical dreams come true. Revised from its 2017 edition, queen in 3d remains the first book to be written by a member of the group, offering an alternately intimate and spectacular portrait of the groups evolution. Brian may, founder member, songwriter and guitarist with the rock band queen, and cocreator of the internationally successful rock theatrical, we will rock you, is also a doctor of astrophysics, a leading campaigner for animal rights, and a lifelong 3d photography enthusiast. This faithful recreation of brian s homemade masterpiece retains all of the idiosyncratic charm of the original, from the body shape to the pickups to the switching options.
Brian may wows audience with set of victorian photos this article is more than 10 years old queen guitarist unveils his new book, collecting stereographic photography from the 19th century. In celebration of the instruments 50th anniversary, a book about its construction and history, brian mays red special. Check out amazing offer 50% off on all brian mays london stereoscopic company titles to keep you entertained during this strange time on earth including the devilish diableries, mission moon 3d and the critically acclaimed queen in 3d. Love this book, very interesting and also if you flick to page 58, it has some red special switch combinations that brian may uses in different songs. The dillion is constructed more like a standard guitar. Queen guitarist brian may admits hes still working through depression ahead of new zealand tour. Guild bhm brian may red special guitars queen guitarist guitar 1985 guild brian may signature model with a kahler. It looks like the red special and has the trisonic pickups and brian may wiring, but its specs are different than the bmg red specials. On wednesday 1st october, carlton books celebrated the launch of brian mays new book, published to celebrate the 50th birthday of one of the worlds most iconic guitars, brian mays red special. I heard they are great guitars especially for the price, but i want a really nice high end one, and dont know where to get one.
You can find out more about the history online, and brian may s company is at brian may guitars the official web site for brian may guitars you can buy the guitars there. Brian dreamed of a guitar that would outperform any of the. Queens brian may releases devilish stereoscopy book cbs news. The red special is the electric guitar designed and built by queens guitarist brian may and his. An impressive view of a rare custom color guild red special replica from their 19831985 run. Brian may e sua red special em hannover, alemanha, em um show do queen em 1979. This was a much closer copy than the previous instrument, and around 2000 instruments including cheaper modified variants on the red special theme were released. In 1963, brian may and his father harold, started to handbuild an electric guitar. It contains live tracks recorded at the european part of his another world tour, edits from tracks taken from the another world album and b. Brian mays red special brian may with simon bradley, 1 october 2014. Its got a solid mahogany body, rosewood fretboard, longer scale length than the bmg, and its strung with 10s instead of 9s. Nov 05, 2014 on wednesday 1st october, carlton books celebrated the launch of brian may s new book, published to celebrate the 50th birthday of one of the worlds most iconic guitars, brian may s red special.
The story of the homemade guitar that rocked queen. See more ideas about brian may red special, famous guitars and brian may. This page gives you the opportunity to share your progress with other red specialists. Making the decision was easy, getting it done is proving a little more difficult. Certainly the greg fryer model and the more recent highly accurate andy guyton copies are indeed very expensive, the guyton guitars are several thousand pounds, as they are exact replicas hand made, however, if you are keen on a copy the burns, now brian may copy is about.
Brian may and his father harold started to handbuild an electric guitar in 1963. Again guild tried to produce a red special, this time with further more detailed input from brian, and in 1993 the bm01 brian may signaturepro was released. Brian may s red special was published on 1 october 2014, and was written by brian may with guitar journalist simon bradley. Written by brian may and simon bradley, brian mays red special tells the story of this incredible guitar that has been used on every queen album and played at. They make a replica of the red special in a number of different colours, as well as three other models an acoustic, a mini version of the red special, and a bass guitar. It features over 300 previously unseen 3d photographs, capturing the history of queen from the early 1970s to present day.