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The Red Special is the electric guitar designed and built by Queen 's guitarist Brian May and his father, Harold, when Brian was a teenager in the early 1960s. [1] [2] The Red Special is sometimes referred to as the Fireplace or the Old Lady by May and by others. [3]
The Official Home Of Brian May Guitars - An exciting range of fretted instruments and accessories designed in collaboration with British guitar legend Sir Brian May and inspired by his iconic Red Special.
Sep 27, 2014 · After Freddie Mercury, the other real star of Queen was Brian May’s famously hand-built ‘Red Special’… the guitar he played to screaming effect on all their hits – and on top of Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Jubilee. Now his new book tells its remarkable – and touching – story.
It's called 'The Red Special.' Or sometimes 'The Fireplace.' That's the guitar that Brian May (guitarist of Queen and physics researcher) began building with his father circa 1963, when Brian was about 16 years old. Open Culture, openculture.com
Nov 17, 2022 · Brian May plays the guitar called “Red Special”. He built this guitar around 1966 from the materials he had laying around the house, with the help of his father who was an electrical engineer. He used that guitar on all of the Queen’s albums and still uses it to this day.
Brian May's gear and equipment including the Brian May Guitars Red Special and Red Special. Get the gear to sound like Brian May and get their tone.
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May 7, 2023 · Brian May is most known for playing his homemade Red Special guitar, also known as “Old Lady”. Brian and his father made this guitar together in the early 1960s and it has been his main guitar ever since. The guitar has been replicated several times over the years by various builders.
