Brian May's Red Special

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

Brian May author Simon Bradley author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Headline Publishing Group

Published:1st Oct '20

Should be back in stock very soon

Brian May's Red Special cover

This book offers a full exploration of every aspect of this extraordinary, hand-built musical instrument played by Brian May in Queen. It includes rare photographs of the Red Special, Brian and his father, Queen and from the set of the film Bohemian Rhapsody.

This book offers a full exploration of every aspect of this extraordinary, hand-built musical instrument played by Brian May in Queen.

In Brian May's Red Special you will discover everything about Brian May's unique, home-made guitar. Brian reveals all, from the guitar's origins to playing on the roof of Buckingham Palace, from Live Aid to the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, from the set of Bohemian Rhapsody to opening the Academy Awards in 2019 where the film scooped four Oscars. All of this is accompanied by original diagrams, sketches and notes from the building of the guitar, as well as a selection of classic photographs including Brian on stage with his guitar, close-ups and even an X-ray. Rare images are included throughout, as the entire guitar was dismantled and photographed for the book.

ISBN: 9781787390782

Dimensions: 276mm x 226mm x 26mm

Weight: 1100g

160 pages