Brian May's Red Special by Brian May - ISBN: 9781787390782
Hardcover
The story of Brian May’s legendary home-built guitar, revealed.

Brian May's Red Special

The Story of the Home-made Guitar that Rocked Queen and the World

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  • Hardcover

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    5 January 2021

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Summary

In Brian May’s Red Special you will discover everything you ever wished to know about Brian May’s unique, home-made guitar. 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. All of this is accompanied by original diagrams, sketches and notes dating from the building of the guitar, as well as a great selection of photographs including Brian on stage with hi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781787390782
ISBN-10:1787390780
Author:Brian May, Simon Bradley
Publisher:Welbeck Publishing Group
Imprint:Welbeck Publishing Group
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:160
Edition:2nd
Release Date:5 January 2021
Weight:1.10kg
Dimensions:276mm x 226mm x 26mm
About The Author

Brian May

Brian May

In 2007 Brian May, best known as the lead guitarist of the supergroup Queen, completed the PhD in astrophysics that he abandoned when Queen first started to find fame. He has his own personal column where he writes about topics including astrophysics, music, photography and his life experiences. He continues to tour with Queen + Adam Lambert.

Simon Bradley

Simon Bradley has been a guitar journalist since 1996, and he has written hundreds of articles and interviews on all aspects of the instrument for many magazines and web sites including Guitarist, Total Guitar, What Guitar?, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Future Music, and many more.

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