Queen's Brian May on Red Special

The guitar legend for Queen details the guitar he built with his father as a teen in the early 1960s.

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[aniquinstark]

Rock god, luthier, doctor of astrophysics. The man is incredibly inspiring.

[davidtaylor]

The most astonishing thing is that this must be the most played guitar in history and he designed and knocked it up with his dad and it’s still going.

[Tzzzmadiik]

“And in some ways we succeeded, partly by luck, partly by good design…”

One can learn so much from Brian. Playing guitar, yes. Making guitar, definitely. But most of all, the most important lesson in life, humility.

[leokimvideo]

This guitar Red Special and Paul McCartney's Hofner Bass with the Beatles playlist on the side are my top two picks for priceless guitars

[MellowWater]

This is a musician that made his instrument. Then went on to literally make the greatest song of all time and play in one of the greatest band of all time. If something happens to that guitar I'll legit cry. The Red Special on it's own is a celebrity.

[drajan]

This HAS to be one the most valuable guitars around, right?

[timothycormier]

I’m shocked that he’s never had to refret the guitar. All those gigs after all these years and those frets look great. Not to mention that he built it with his dad. I have a guitar that belonged to my dad and I cherish it. I can only imagine the love for an instrument that I built with my pops. Very cool 😎

[TheLukejitsu]

What strikes me when I watch this is the parenting that happened in May's life and as a result of that you see a very balanced happy individual, someone who got through years of hedonistic rock tours and success without self destructive alcoholism, drug addiction etc. He had a father in his life who could see his son's passion and spent a year with him building that guitar. Really makes you think with where we are today, you have families sitting around a table all looking at a smartphone and hardly interacting.

[skelter]

The fact that he and his Father
built that guitar, and then he took that
guitar and became an incredible success with it....
is almost like a fairytale.
An AMAZING true story.

[thefool]

Such a nice man for a genius. It’s one thing to make a guitar. But it’s another to create a signature sound. A natural engineer who is musically gifted. God bless Brian May.

[SergeantWolfy]

That guitar is literally a piece of history. Priceless

[EmpressMissH]

This must be the world's most brilliant guitarist as far as I know. My number 1.

[KenMac-uivb]

I saw him play that beautiful guitar at Cobo Hall in 77. Couldn't BELIEVE how much beautiful music came out of one guitar. That stayed with me all these years.

[StatusQuonald]

It's a miracle that it still holds tune and the wood's holding up so well.

[micromused]

The sound of a generation all home made & played with passion. Brian May a true legend. Red has to be the best guitar ever made.

[rockabillychuck]

I love how immaculate that guitar is and the sense of pride he has.

[ModularLanding]

Gotta be the most legendary guitar in rock history. It’s a one off. Priceless.

[kingstumble]

I thoroughly recommend the book "Red Special" which Brian wrote with Simon Bradley. Detailed information on how it was built and lots of photographs. Fascinating.

[bristolfashion]

What a bond between this individual & his dad - one of rock music's more positive tales. Well done, guys !!

[peterdavenport]

GENIUS ! Way ahead of his time! So much innovation way back in 64.