Brian May Red Special?

[DrNomis_44]

Just wondering if a kit based on the Brian May Red Special has ever been considered?

[WeirdBits]

It's been brought up a few times, I thnk this is the most recent discussion.

[JCDon12]

I still wish they would do this... Infact, i was the last person on here to mention it. Even if it wasn't a kit of THE Red Special but a Brian May Special (BMG) I would still buy several kits.

[DrNomis_44]

It'd be cool to build a Brian May Special, or two, cause I know a friend who would love to own one, he's into the band Queen.

[kimball492]

If anybody's in doubt about Brian Mays talent as a guitarist and Queen as a band I was at this concert . In honesty I went to watch other bands perform, not a fan of queen but came away thinking jeez just one guitarist can achieve that sound . Blew me away. Became a fan
Here you go
http://youtu.be/EPHJFnob8p8

[DrNomis_44]

What's really amazing is that Brian May and his dad designed the very first Red Special from scratch, I read somewhere that he carved the neck out of a solid piece of wood, with nothing else except a penknife, he and his dad designed the trem system, the arm was a piece of metal rod from a bicycle attachment, he and his dad were certainly smart cookies.


Apparently Brian uses an English Sixpence for a plectrum.


The body of the first Red Special was made from a piece of Mahogany cut from a piece of wood from a fireplace.

[kimball492]

Yeah certainly does use silver sixpences fans used to send them in for him to use.

[Gavin1393]

Yeah certainly does use silver sixpences fans used to send them in for him to use.

Funny coincidence, I use and Aussie $2 as a plectrum - but I need more fans!

[JCDon12]

Yeah certainly does use silver sixpences fans used to send them in for him to use.

I actually also use sixpences and also (when I cant find a sixpence) I use 5-cent coins.

[DrNomis_44]

I've made pics out of expired credit cards, seems to work surprisingly well, all you need is a pic to use as a template, a sharpie waterproof marker to trace round the pic with, and a sharp pair of scissors to cut out the new pic, note: make sure the card is well and truly expired before you cut it up to make a pic first, you don't want to have to wait up to a fortnight to gain access to your money while you wait for a new card to come in the mail.