Red Special

[TannerB]

Does anyone besides me own a replica (or built a replica) of this guitar? I bought one from MusiciansFriend a couple months ago and instantly fell in love with it. I played an Epiphone Les Paul before this, and I have to say that the thin body and thick neck really seemed more comfortable to me. The sound is near-exact to the original, but of course a few differences. The tremolo system is the most obvious. The original has a hand-made knife-edge in whilst the BMG Replica has a wilkinson floating tremolo.

Discussion of the guitar goes here.

 

[super rad stuff]

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didn't the original also have motorcycle engine valve springs for the tremolo's springs? btw what kind of replica do you have?

 

[TannerB]

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didn't the original also have motorcycle engine valve springs for the tremolo's springs? btw what kind of replica do you have?

Yeah, and the arm was a knitting needle

I have the 2009 Revision of the Brian May Guitars RS. In Antique Cherry finish. Here's a picture if you're wondering

 

[viewaskew2k5]

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My Pants My Pants!!

 

[stevie_bees]

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I love those....I'll have one, one day!!!

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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I've always wanteed a Red Special just because they are so different than any other guitar ever built...truly original. However after playing a few different ones from the Burns to a killer Guild they are just not something thats ever gonna become my go to piece so I've just put it off for years...

 

[TannerB]

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I've always wanteed a Red Special just because they are so different than any other guitar ever built...truly original. However after playing a few different ones from the Burns to a killer Guild they are just not something thats ever gonna become my go to piece so I've just put it off for years...

I've always wanted to lay my hands on a '93 Guild (Or any replica with an original knife-edge trem)

 

[kaligula11]

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Wonder if every replica is made of table wood

 

[guitarded]

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I have one Pay no mind to that POD in the background

 

[bryan the rocker]

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What do the individual phase switches do to the sound ?

any sounds clips or videos on the effect of the phase switch.

 

[super rad stuff]

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What do the individual phase switches do to the sound ?

any sounds clips or videos on the effect of the phase switch.

phase switches give this sort of vowelly, vocal "aahahahhhhhh" singing tone.

 

[TannerB]

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I have one Pay no mind to that POD in the background

That seems like one of the later Burns models

 

[tone4days]

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As i tend to mention in every Brian May thread. I had the SD custom shop wind me a set of pickups, the bridge pickup being wound to get me that 'Brian May sound'.

which guitar do you have that set in matt?