Amplitube brian may 2 amp 3 cab 5 stomp for amplitube created to mirror the rig used by brian may. The beautiful, searing and singing tone with which brian may has carved out a career as guitarist for queen and a great songwriter in his own right. Upgrades to the design of the original have made it much more comfortable to play and it boasts some very impressive electronics and hardware for a. Brian may guitars brian may signature electric guitar antique cherry. Ik multimedia unveils amplitube brian may premier guitar. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. The brian may guitar is faithful to the spirit of brian s original red special, an instrument that has achieved iconic status and a unique place in rock history, and designed by brian may himself. A preset to match brian may s unique lead guitar tone in queens bohemian rhapsody. Shop by category electronics, cars, fashion, collectibles. Guitar legend brian may demonstrates the power of the brian may guitars special in this exclusive track. Thoroughly pleased with my first brian may guitar, highly recommended. The sound of a red special guitar plugged into several effect units and then sent to a triad of vintage ac30s and, of course, brian may playing the guitar. The brian may signature electric guitar features an acoustically chambered mahogany body, a dual truss rod mahogany neck, and ebony. Ik multimedia amplitube brian may collection software suite.
Brian may star licks guitar tutorial 1983 full version duration. Excellent build quality for the price, light, plays great and so many tones. The bmg super faces up to the red special on the 2008 queen tour with paul rodgers in budapest. Unfollow brian may guitar to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The brian may guitar is faithful to the spirit of brians original red special, an instrument that has achieved iconic status and a unique place in rock history, and designed by brian may himself. Brian at house of guitars, home to the bass centre, the acoustic centre and brian may guitars, 2007. Fanmerch queen brian may red special mini guitar replica collectible. Brian may doctor brian may of queen has engineered some of the most influential electric guitar tones of all time. Brian may signature guitar minimay brian may signature hard cases for stockists contact. This is a 2009 made in korea brian may guitar special. It as 24 frets with a zero fret, 24 scale neck, ebony fingerboard. The secrets behind brian mays guitar sound on queens. Brian may, pete malandrone and house music md barry moorhouse, has has been informed by invaluable input from an allstar, globespanning team of red specialists.
Brian taking the bmg super prototype for a spin on the 2008 tour at datch forum di assago, milan, italy. Brian may has one of the most distinct guitar tones in all of rocks history. Not only is he the legendary guitarist of the worldrenowned rock band queen, hes also a doctor of astrophysics, and he owns a company that specializes in 3d stereoscopic imaging, a lifelong fascination of his. Get brian mays legendary guitar tones with amplitube for. Ik really went to town on this package as they developed a unique stompbox that simulates the tonal characteristics of his red special guitar along with its unique onoff phase switches.
Ik multimedia amplitube brian may collection software. Note the disk magnets of the original handmade pickups it was the early 1960s and a young teenaged brian may wanted an electric guitar. His intricatelylayered harmonized leads, muscular rhythm guitar, and sweet clean tones blazed a path for rock guitarists, proving that rock music can have both brains and brawn. Within this preset there is an ir of vox ac30 blue alnico speaker cabinet miked with. Feb 15, 2019 brian may star licks guitar tutorial 1983 full version duration.
It contains three snapshots to activate some effects used by brian like the chorus, phase 90 and the stereo delay setted for the brigthon rock guitar solo. The red special brians guitar, the red special is unique. The red special is also sometimes referred to, by may and by others, as the fireplace or the old lady. Brian mays killer queen guitar tone dissected roland. I think brian may has one of the great guitar tones on the planet, and i really, really love his guitar work. May admits that seeing rory gallagher perform in the late sixties inspired him to adopt a vox ac30 amp and dallasarbiter rangemaster treble booster for his own rig, but the connection between may and. You cannot exist without these 3 scales lesson duration. Also notable is that to get a cleaner sound, may would simply roll down the volume on the guitar. The super is built in japan by luthier kazutaka ijuin, who is. Brian may guitars to build a signature two tone electric.
Stream tracks and playlists from brian may guitars on your desktop or mobile device. Brian mays entire career has been almost exclusively spent with the guitar that he and his father built in 1964. If youre still in two minds about brian may and are thinking about choosing a similar product, aliexpress is a great place to compare prices and sellers. Digitech artist series brian may red special pedal musician. Incredibly, over 40 years later, this is still brians number one guitar and he regularly. Although the hairstyle probably has little to do with brians guitar tone, brians redspecial guitar and the vox ac30, combined with his treblebooster pedal have always been his equipment choice in creating the distinctive brianmay sound as heard on all of mays recordings and live performances. 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. Arguably the most famous nonqueen sound the super is adept at producing is the unusual peter greengary moore les paul outofphase tone, but with a. Dec 04, 20 a gig bag, with the brian may signature logo a guitar cable one straight and one right angle plug, looks like 2. Handmade red special guitar high quality instrument made to the exact specifications of brians original red special and endorsed by brian may contact andrew guyton at guyton guitars. I have studied electronics for more than 20 years, and have always played guitar, but i was particularly interested in the.
Brian may s red special has a very distinctive tone. Brian may if you know much about brian may, you know that he may just be the most interesting man in the world. The ultimate guitar and bass tone studio for macpc with over 300 pieces of gear. Digitech artist series brian may red special pedal. Top ten classic brian may guitar solos udiscover music. These burns trisonic pickups sound fatter than regular single coils, but not quite as fat as p90s. Well help you to work out whether its worth paying extra for a highend version or whether youre getting just as good a deal by getting the cheaper item. Red special is a threepickup, doublecutaway guitar with burns pickups and a very unique at the time switching system that allows may to cover a huge range of tones. The brian may special is a stunning guitar, blessed with superb build quality, awesome playability and an astonishingly rich diversity of killer tones.
If you want to get closer to his tone, naturally you should go for his classic amp. Although having what appears to be 3 single coils in that guitar, there are several switches on the guitar that allowed him to select more complex wiring combinations than on a normal 5way strat switch combination. The official home of brian may guitars, a range of affordable instruments designed in collaboration with brian may and inspired by. The brian may sound a critique on the influence, and importance of the vox ac30, treble booster, and redspecial guitar for finding the tone by mark barnett, aka yogi, uk the guitartone of brian may, is one of the most distinctive sounds in rockmusic. Rgm8818 brian may queen miniature guitar collection includes mounted replica brian may miniature guitar in a shadowbox frame.
Brian may guitars brian may signature electric guitar antique. Brian may wrote this rowdy blues rocker in 1968, but for some reason, he waited until queen were recording their sixth album 1976s a day at the races before he presented the song to the band. Ik really went to town on this package as they developed a unique stompbox that simulates the tonal characteristics of his red. That said, im using a stratocaster for this tutorial, and that will get me in the ballpark of the tone coming. Its almost like a mystical chain of events resulted in the equipment that came together to produce his sound. Options, pricing and availability amplitube brian may for macpc runs inside amplitube custom shop, a free download available to all. As well as being a great guitarist, brian may is also noted for his superb guitar tones. Although that sound has evolved and changed slightly over the years, it has always stayed faithful to brian s initial vision of how he imagined his tone. The brian may red special guitar pickups part of brians signature sound comes in part from his homemade red special guitar. Actually, his tone on that particular song sounds a lot more generic than im used to hearing from brian may.
Much more than merely a guitar for queen fans brian may guitars super. Amplitube brian may for macpc, iphone, ipad now available. The brian may signature electric guitar features an acoustically chambered mahogany body, a dual truss rod mahogany neck, and ebony fingerboard. Brian may s guitar tone has powered some of the biggest rock anthems the world has ever heard. Welcome to a brian may official youtube channel queen guitarist, animal welfare, astrophysicis, 3d photography. Achieved by using his custom, handcrafted red special instrument which was made from an old victorian oak fireplace augmented with rosewood for the fret board and mahogany. The preset was designed for a bridge position humbucker pickup. This pedal is already included for free in amplitube custom shop for macpc. Brian may guitar at a glance the brian may special is a lovingly made replica of the iconic original that helped brian may achieve some of the most unique and timeless guitar tones in rock history. A young brian may playing the brand new red special.
I spoke to stefan moeller about his fascination with the brian may guitar sound and he explained the background to the project. A meticulously constructed, devastatingly accurate, handcrafted replica one of rock n rolls most storied instruments, the development of the bmg super, a collaboration between dr. There is no easier, more affordable or more convenient option for the queen fan to nail brian may s tones. Brian may s tone is without a doubt one of the unique voices in rock guitar. May s first fulllength solo album was preceded by the single driven by you, which reached the top ten in england and was featured in a ford car commercial winning an ivor novello award for best theme from a tvradio commercial. His rig is rather unusual and is substantially custom built. Brian may guitars superb quality, affordable instruments, designed in conjunction with brian may and informed by the spirit of his original, iconic red special guitar london.
Justin hawkins, lead guitarist of the darkness, cites may as his earliest influence, saying i really loved his tone and vibrato and everything. I have studied electronics for more than 20 years, and have always played guitar, but i was particularly interested in the playing and guitar sound of queens brian may. His unique tone starts with his selfmade, homebuilt electric guitar, the red special, which had 3 single coil pickups, but wired to be combined in a wide variety of configurations. Handmade red special guitar high quality instrument made to the exact specifications of brian s original red special and endorsed by brian may contact andrew guyton at guyton guitars. The brian may special is a stunning guitar, blessed with superb build quality, awesome playability and an astonishingly rich diversity of killer. Brian dreamed of a guitar that would outperform any of the existing commercially made electric guitars. Inspired by brian mays legendary red special, we have seen the copies of this iconic guitar being made by greco, kz works, dillion, guild, burns of london and latterly by brian may guitars himself. Optima 24 k gold plated brian may electric guitar strings. For the money, this is by far the best bm tone solution i have seen.
Amplitube captures brian may in app form i heart guitar. The official brian may channel is designed to carry anything on film or video that relates to me brian may outside queen to replace all the bits and piec. Brian may guitars brian may signature electric guitar black. It features 10 brand new models for amplitube including two amps, three cabinets and five stomp boxes created to recreate both the guitar and gear brian used live and in the studio. If only one piece of gear represented the brian may sound, it would certainly be this guitar. For us lay folk however, the red special is out of reach. This will sound like blasphemybut for this particular song, i would think you could use any decentsounding modeler and get something that sounds pretty close to that tone. A special guitar, oneofakind gear, unmistakable sound. Music tribe tc electronic tc electronic toneprint artist page. This is then fed into a treble booster usually a modern one made by.
Jun, 2017 a young brian may playing the brand new red special. He built the guitar himself, with some help from his father, when he was still at school. Brian mays guitar tone has powered some of the biggest rock anthems the world has ever heard. The original two tone is a chimera made up of components from many other guitars. With his homespun red special guitar, mothership of fx pedals, and tripleac30 amp setup, queen and may placed their stamp on the rock market as big as the moon itself. The name red special came from the reddishbrown colour the guitar attained after.
The pickups and circuitry come from the wellknown brian may electric guitar, the tremolo from a fender jagmaster, the blue neck with ebony fingerboard from a manhattan midnight les paul, while the scale length is that of a bc rich warlock. Brian may guitars brian may signature electric guitar. Note the disk magnets of the original handmade pickups it was the early 1960s and a young teenaged brian may wanted an. Amplitube brian may functions within amplitube custom shop a free software package for mac or pc that includes a complete basic guitar dual signal chain. The instrument itself has achieved iconic status a unique place in rock history, and designed by brian may himself. Get the guaranteed best price on floor guitar effects like the digitech artist series brian may red special pedal at musicians friend. Brian may signature guitar mini may brian may signature hard cases for stockists contact. Jul 23, 2014 brian mays entire career has been almost exclusively spent with the guitar that he and his father built in 1964. Find the best selection of brian may guitars at guitar center at the guaranteed lowest prices and free shipping.
Brian may layered dozens of guitar parts onto individual tracks. My presets are more a simulation of brians raw sound rather than his tone in studio recordings after processing on a soundboard. Brian played his guitar on every queen album and in all of queens live. Inspired by brian mays legendary red special, an instrument that has achieved iconic status and its own unique place in rock history, the bmg special is a stunning guitar, blessed with superb build quality, awesome playability and an astonishingly rich diversity of killer tones. You may need to remove some treble in the preamp section if using single coils. 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. Oct 01, 2014 brian may and his father harold started to handbuild an electric guitar in 1963. For me, the guitar is a lead instrument and can be a voice, but it has to be always playing underneath the vocal, brian may explained to guitar player in 2012. Sideburns by brian may by brian may guitars free listening. Brian mays red special has a very distinctive tone.