Brian May Guitars Red Special – Great Guitar? Or are you just paying for the name?
Review and demo of the BMG (Brian May Guitars) replica of @BrianMay’s iconic “Red Special”.
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Originally posted by UCwHDJw7YidDWPf3oP7u0O6w at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik9JpxAnedk
I think it looks like a cheap knock off copy of the original. Which is kind of the point. The neck is way thinner. Wrong pickups (and not correctly spaced). Set neck, not bolt on. Fretboard is wrong shape. I get that he sells a more expensive model, but even that is still a set neck design.
are you using a chorus pedal?
the switch on my guitar is down top switch on bottom switch down in phase up out of phase
Looks cool and sounds great!
I have 2 of them. The black LE and also the Super. I think I waited a year for the Super. I play the Super very sparingly but I play the LE all the time. I own all the major guars. LP's, Strats, varius PRS and I do have to say that all of the Brian May guitars are capable of substantially more tonal options than anything else I've played. I can do a handful of things pedal wise to dial in the Brian sounds that it seems like everyone uses it for. It isn't very hard to get there of course because he designed it to sound as it does. If you don't do those things though, and just play it like a guitar you aren't going to sound like Queen, and I think it's capable of substantially more than any other guitar that I know. You can use it as a rocker or anything else, and not even sound similar to him but you have all the options in the world. The one thing I don't love about the LE is string changes. The saddles (LE, not Super) come out and there's a counter balance thing happening that makes it hard to change them all at once. I typically like to oil the fretboard and give frets a lite polish when I change strings. So that setup is a bit of a pain, but the guitar sounds awesome and I think it's well made. It's just that particular trem setup I don't love. Thank you for the post.
I love my guitar. Play through the live aid set sometimes witjbit
Great review. Great BM tone. 2 questions please. What kind of strings do you recommend on a BM guitar? 8, 9 or 10?
What‘s your gear setup? Amp and pedal?
With a lot of all this sort of stuff, what it is is this. Many of these type of thing, you get some of all this differently is the uniqueness of many of the things. This way you go like, ooooh and believe, incorrectly as it turns out, that you or we or anyone really, has any value whatsoever – oh dear…
I have one. Since 2004. A custom made for me. Dont ask, I will not answer. ???? I am a Queen fan. But regardless its the best guitar ever. I played around 1.000 gigs with it. And I play it every day. So …
Great review. As a newbie considering a new guitar, how would this guitar suit to play classic rock??
Great demo. Thanks for sharing looks like a fun guitar.???? is the neck slim or in between wide and slim? I’m guessing sort of like a player strat?
I have one, and love it I had every guitar possible, Gibson, Fender, Ibanex, and PRS. My BMG can imitate any of those guitars.. But I also love my Strat..
great review and awesome playing!
In about 2:52 did you mean "MIDDLE and Bridge" pickup?
Nice guitar but i am sure very different to what Mr May uses
I would never go on stage with that guitar because it's Brian May's guitar. It would be like walking around in Louis XIV's wig. It also just looks cool on him. But I admit, it sounds hell.
its a great guitat, nice feeling neck, not too heavy. need a treble booster to pull of Sir May's sound, and tbh, just like my strat, any plug in can alter the sound enormously . ive trid a wah peddle with great results and fun
Well played that man!
You own a budget version made by some slaves in Korea . . .
I started watching and thought, how long before the riffs start!
The original was built by Brian May and his Dad …. It's known as "the fireplace" because of it's red brick color.
Thanks. It is a great review. Would have been good to se it’s use outside of the Queen context. Really it seems like it could be like a nice Strat in terms of versatility
I don’t know if it is the guitar or Brian’s playing, but it sounds more like human emotions expressed than any other I have heard.
Sorry for my english spoken and writing….in my used guitar "BMG red special" the tremolo bar is not fixed in the hole of wilkinson bridge and it can fall down (from guitar to ground). the inox tremolo arm …it have the right shape (as in your video) but it have not the tapping screw ad i can not see any screw to fix in the tremolo on bridge. Can you help me?
The colour "problem" isn't a problem. There are several other colour options in this range, I bought a Honeyburst model and used it for all kinds of styles of music in a covers band. Great instrument, but I eventually got fed up with the short scale length so I sold it and made myself a "May'ocaster" with Warmoth parts. Same electrics on a mahogany body and neck, ebony fretboard Strat, perfect solution for me.
What amp and pedal are you using? Nowadays, with the pedals you can get any sound from any guitar or amp.
Great review! Nailed them tones as well!????
I understand what you're saying about the BMG looking distinctive but it certainly needn't 'pigeon hole' the music you're playing. If you want to distance yourself from the obvious Queen visuals buy your BMG in a different colour. I own a Baby Blue Classic and Black & Gold BMG Special. Both are great guitars! ????
I must add that the tromolo, while very different in construction to the original is very smooth and you can certainly achieve those floating chords. The trem is one of the highlights of the guitar.