Mini Brian May, Mini Bo Diddley

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Mini Brian May, Mini Bo Diddley

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Other minis (at Thomann.de, under "Short Scale") include these I missed first time round:
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Brian May Signature Mini May, E-Guitar, Signature Model, Body Mahogany, Mahogany Neck, 19'' (49 cm) Scale, 1 Single Pickups, Finish: Vintage Cherry, incl. Gig Bag - Total length: 79,5 cm, Body: 27 cm Head: 16,5 cm £158.03
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Gretsch/Electromatic G5850 Mini Bo Diddley E-Guitar, Bolt on Maple Neck with Rosewood Fretboard, 1 Humbucker, 2xVol+1x Tonepoti, 1 switch, Color blazing red £259.16

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Brand        Brian May   Gretsch
Colour       Red            Red 
Body         Mahogany       Luan 
Top          None           Hardwood 
Neck         Maple          Maple 
Fretboard    Rosewood       Rosewood 
Frets        24             20 
Scale        490 mm         543 mm 
Pickups      S              H 
Tremolo      No             No 
             Incl. Gigbag       
available    May 2006       June 2007 
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  weight     5kg            4kg
Price        £158.03        £259.16
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luv the mini diddley
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"Brian May Signature Mini May "

A short scale of a short scale !!!
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and is amazingly uglier than the original one.
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dig the diddly
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gaybear wrote:dig the diddly
What's the point of the high frets? You have zero access to them.

Shredders have nightmares about that guitar.
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endsjustifymeans wrote:What's the point of the high frets? You have zero access to them.

Shredders have nightmares about that guitar.
Yeah, higher frets are vintage styled. Personally i prefer low wide frets.
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Lurv Diddleyphones.. I can't shred so perfect for me.

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The Brian May one looks like it could be fun to play, I wonder if that is a genuine tri-sonic pickup? No info about it on the website.
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endsjustifymeans wrote:
gaybear wrote:dig the diddly
What's the point of the high frets? You have zero access to them.

Shredders have nightmares about that guitar.

didn't really look at fret height. that wouldn't work for me (high frets) as i tend to squeeze everything outta tune a bit sharp.






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Noirie. wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote:What's the point of the high frets? You have zero access to them.

Shredders have nightmares about that guitar.
Yeah, higher frets are vintage styled. Personally i prefer low wide frets.
gaybear wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote:
gaybear wrote:dig the diddly
What's the point of the high frets? You have zero access to them.

Shredders have nightmares about that guitar.

didn't really look at fret height. that wouldn't work for me (high frets) as i tend to squeeze everything outta tune a bit sharp.






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uhh.

i think he meant that, what with there being no cutaway, you can't get at the frets past the 14th/15th.

you totally can though, i do on my acoustic sometimes.
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oh. i'm drunk.
i thought he meant fret height.

i don't have hobbit hands, so I could access upper frets.
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Reece wrote: uhh.

i think he meant that, what with there being no cutaway, you can't get at the frets past the 14th/15th.

you totally can though, i do on my acoustic sometimes.
:oops: Sorry about that. Thought he meant something else...
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I need this guitar
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Post by cur »

what is the switch for on the BD?

The BM mini looks like a key-chain flashlight of the real thing.
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What pickup is it in the Brian May? Aren't the proper reproductions worth a decent amount?
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BacchusPaul wrote:What pickup is it in the Brian May? Aren't the proper reproductions worth a decent amount?
Brian May Guitars wrote: The MiniMay is a 17� scale fixed tail guitar, loaded with a single Tri-Sonic style pickup.
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So, not a real Burns Of London replica/reissue Tri-Sonic as used on the full-size Brian May guitars.
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