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Gear Box
Burns Brian May Signature Model
AXE FIT FORA QUEEN
By Douglas Baldwin
rian May's Red Specinl is one legendary guitar, with an emphasison one In addition to being the source of his crearny, violinlike melodies and ragingpop-metal riffs with Queen, there is literally only one Red Special asitwas hand-builtby Brian and his dad from motorcycle sad- die springs, knitting needles, pearl Bkiam production shirtbuttons andanoldwormhole- dhis ridden oak mantelpiece. kandonade
Several companies have at-
FEATURES May-apprnyed fondet bepeodary original
24" scale
tempted production-line recre- neck, ebony fnetan ations of the Red Special, the most Bendable in Vintage successful of which until now has Cherry Red and Thuse tane been Guild. Its BHM model com- 51.395 (cultar mands some big bucks, though, sgatore 5189 because it's nolongeravailable May CONTACT has always wanted to produce an Cadiel Enithrprises, affordable copy of his unique axe, Buros ferth but it was not until he hooked up 1D; Box Battle Cone: with the resurrected Burns London 865-571-0056 guitar company that he found a fax: 203-426-8495 team both sympathetic and skillled enough to realize his wishes. Two years ofintensive research and development produced 22 separate prototypes before Brian and Burnsfounda Koreanmanufacturercapa- ble ofdeliveringan instrument that stood up to specat the proper price.
Better Than the Original
Certain details of Brian May's original Red Specialhavebeenscrupulouslycopied,suchas the trio ofTri-Sonic pickups, which are built to spec, wired in series, and activated and phase-reversed with individual slider switches. The body shape is also exactly the same as the original (a detail missing from
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Guild's BHM model), and Burns actually X- ray-scanned May's guitar (courtesy of British Airways!) to recreate the acousticchamberhe carved into the area above and behind the bridge. The neck, like the Red Special's. iscarved fromasinglepiece ofsolid
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mahogany, sporting the accurate and unusually
shortscale length of24" and a wider-than-usual 187 nut.The zerofret, string guide (hand-cutin the U.K.). and dot inlays cleave to the original, and if anyone had anydoubtasto itsorigins,Mr. May's signature scrawladorns the characteristic headstock.
The points that deviate
from the original Red Special actually combine to produce an instrument that is both superior for the average play- erandtastefullyaimedatkeep- ing the instrument affordable. The oak/mahogany construc-
tion of the original guitar would have been expensive to reproduce, so May has opted instead foramahogany- only body, The Vintage Cherry Red finish is a bit more upscale than May's original fence paint, and the Three-tone Sunburst offers a handsome alternative to mere visualcloning. And though the Signature Model's neck conforms to the original in width, it is far
thinner in depth and far more playable than May's massive original.
Instead of the original Byzantine vibrato assembly, Burns has gone fora free-floating unit with pivot screws mounted below the face of the instrument. The resulting feel is far friendlier to the hand than either a Tune-o-matic or vintage Stratocaster design. The vibrato arm also differs slightly. In tandem with the medium frets, gloss-finished ebony fretboard, and Grover locking tuners, the Signature Model plays like butter and stays reliably in tune.
Sounds Like May- and Then Some!
If you must dial up May's velvety sustain, slide all three pickups to the "on" position, roll back the tone control a bit, plug into a wall of overdriven Vox AC30 amps, and play the example below you will not be disappointed. But there's so much going on with this guitar that to focus on just how "Queen" you can sound would doit agreat disservice The Tri-Sonic pickups have a clear, almost glassy countrified tone when used nlone, In pairs, the series wiringadds muscle while the pickup spacingaddsabit of'cluck. Theout-of- phase option transforms any combination of pickups into asnarly, funky tone filterworthyof a Sly Stone remix. And the tone control is amazingly well-tuned, capable ofeliciting vowel-like "wah" effects if you wish.
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Unless you have a custom-wired instrument, there is virtuallynothingon the market that can conjure up the tones that this axe has. Certainlyfans of Queen will enjoy this honorable tribute instrument, but guitarists of every possible style could make the Brian May Signature Model their firstchoice tool of the trade.
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