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Brian May Guitars , Official Replicas.

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:49 pm
by iCEByTes
GODDAMNIT i want one

http://www.brianmayguitars.co.uk/the-guitars/1


check the quality of replica :
> Mahogany body (with acoustic chamber) with Pinstripe binding , wow mahogany
> New two-piece scratch plate
> Mahogany neck
> 24" scale (Depth: 22mm at 1st fret ... 24mm at 12th fret)
> 24 fret - ebony fingerboard (width 45mm at 0 fret ... 57mm at 24th fret)
> Grover GH305 locking tuners
> Dual truss rod
> Graphite nut
> New bridge & Brass saddles
> BM Custom tremolo arm
> 3 x Burns Tri-Sonic pickups (series wired)
> Master Volume & Tone controls
> Original BM switching system
> Individual pickup IN/OUT phase plus Individual pickup ON/OF



no fuking basswood and crappy mass production stuff over here. :o
it´s quality replica , whit top notch material and wood :shock:


damn i need one

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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:11 pm
by Gavin
It looks like a pizza oven pan thing. Git tae, curly.

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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:27 pm
by Mo Law-ka
i wish they would make one with a proper trem...
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:03 pm
by iCEByTes
Mo Rawka wrote:i wish they would make one with a proper trem...
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that´s the luthier did reform at Orginal Red special can do one.
http://www.fryerguitars.com/

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will cust an liver :lol:


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The restoration details and pictures can be find here :
http://www.freewebs.com/mattw04/infoonredspecial.htm

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:44 pm
by the isaac eaton
Brian may's guitar is pretty cool looking and sounding. But I could never play one unless i was in a queen cover band. It was his creation and his original Idea, I would just feel weird playing one, that being said I feel that way about all signature guitars too. I guess you could say that les paul made the les paul as his original creation, but that guitar has evolved into something much more then a les paul signature model, its gone on to become one the most iconic guitars of all time and has been used by millions of people.

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:01 pm
by dezb1
Sounds good, looks bad

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:55 pm
by cur
Gavin wrote:It looks like a pizza oven pan thing. Git tae, curly.

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If you turn it over you have a cast iron skillet.

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:44 pm
by gaybear
i think they look and sound great, but hear the necks are hard to play

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:05 pm
by luke
The original was made out of random spare parts and he always plays with a coin, I don't think tonewoods were really an issue.

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:19 pm
by iCEByTes
luke wrote:The original was made out of random spare parts and he always plays with a coin, I don't think tonewoods were really an issue.
well

"Tone" of Mahogany oak is kinda impossible be replayed whit any other Wood.
Acoustic effect of mahogany seems still Godlike , get for example an Semi acustic gibson maded of mahogany vs Gretch maded of alder
Sound of gibson is very different.

that´s why gibson still using Mahogany at les pauls and sg´s , it´s part of tone.
checkout an les paul madded of Alder for example don´t sounds exactly same.
it´s more notable on semi hollow body´s. at solid difference is minimal.


the brain may guitar , has madded thinking in get high sound resonance from semi hollows and had punch of first Burn´s
well even for fist guitar attempt it´s actual it´s amazing project. proves bolt on guitars can had sustain and strong sound like gibson joint on
but it´s not short bolt on like stratos it´s mix of Long tenon and bolt on , brilliant for amateur work
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for me brian may like rory did revolution at music , self style , nobody tryed at time of brian mix opera and rock ....
only queen did.

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:37 pm
by jcyphe
I wouldn't want one in his trademark colors.

I don't see anything wrong with playing his guitar because he believes in the guitar and has worked with multiple companies now to try and put it out there for everybody.

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:52 am
by Reece
They should stop remaking this thing.

How many different people and companies have made replicas of this?

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:59 am
by jcyphe
Authorized I believe it's 3 for the production guitars. Guild, Burns, and now May himself.

He also sanctioned some smaller luthiers and there have been a host of budget copies ranging back from decades ago up to the very present. There is a page on the internet with info on some of the different copies.

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Ve ... uitar.html

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:26 am
by iCEByTes
jcyphe wrote:Authorized I believe it's 3 for the production guitars. Guild, Burns, and now May himself.

He also sanctioned some smaller luthiers and there have been a host of budget copies ranging back from decades ago up to the very present. There is a page on the internet with info on some of the different copies.

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Ve ... uitar.html


Small luthiers i Belive Fyer and Guyton doing authorized too i think , and faithful original bridge reproduction
http://www.guytonguitars.com/rsphotos.php


Guyton like Fryer do , 101% exatly replicas , and price should be jaw ripper too

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