Brian May's Red Special: The Story of the Home-Made Guitar That Rocked Queen and the World

by Simon Bradley and Brian May

Get the full story behind the Red Special, Brian May's hand-built guitar--a unique instrument that helped make May's musical dreams come true.

In 1963, Brian May and his father Harold started to build the Red Special--an electric guitar meant to outperform anything commercially made. Here, Brian talks about of his one-of-a-kind instrument, from its creation on. He played it on every single Queen album and during the band's amazing shows: the roof of Buckingham Palace, Live Aid, the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics . . . and beyond. Along with original diagrams, sketches, and notes, May has included a great selection of photographs of himself with the guitar--which was fully dismantled so it could be shot-- as well as close-ups and X-rays.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787390780
• ISBN13: 9781787390782
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Carlton Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.1"