Brian May Guitars Signature Red Special in Antique Cherry Red

Of all the guitars in the world that international rock legend Brian May could have used, he stuck with his old faithful Red Special. Legend has it that the original Red Special was built in his dad's shed!

Such is the interest in the Red Special that Mr May himself started his own guitar building company. Now everybody can own an authentic Brian May Red Special replica guitar.

Here's what Brian May Guitars say about the Signature instrument:

The result of a unique collaboration between Dr. Brian May, his long-standing guitar tech Pete Malandrone, and House Music, the best-selling BMG Special combines the distinctive aesthetics and sound of the legendary Red Special with a wealth of modern appointments and superb quality, production-line craftsmanship.

Acoustic Chambered Mahogany Body

True to the look and spirit of the "Old Lady", the instantly recognisable pinstripe-bound, double cutaway mahogany body features an acoustic chamber modelled on Brian's original design that enhances the Special's natural resonance and decreases weight.

24" Scale Mahogany Neck

Engineered with a decidedly contemporary feel, and considerably less deeply contoured than the somewhat gargantuan proportions of the iconic original, the glued-in mahogany neck sports a generous 45mm nut width, comfortably spacious "D" profile, and wonderfully smooth 24 fret ebony fingerboard. 

Tri-Sonic Style Pickups

Modern replicas of the vintage '60s Burns design units that are so fundamental to the Red Special's powerful sonic character, the three series-wired, single-coil pickups feature the same retro-styling and magnet alignment as the originals.

Original BM Switching System

As per the original BM design, the Special is equipped with six white-capped slider switches controlling individual pickup on/off and phase reversal, providing a vast range of tonal variations.

Wilkinson Knife-Edge Tremolo

Trevor Wilkinson's "Wave" tremolo-bridge provides a strikingly modern look to the BMG Special as well as delivering smooth, comfortable performance and exceptional stability and sustain.

Grover Locking Tuners

Featuring Grover's innovative Rotomatic® internal "Locking Cam", these superb machine heads automatically lock your strings as you tune, allowing for super-fast string changes and ensuring rock-solid tuning stability, even with heavy tremolo use.

Specifications

Body

• Body: Acoustic Chambered Mahogany with Bookmatched Mahogany Top
• Binding: 6-Ply Pinstripe, Front + Back

Neck

• Neck: 1-Piece Mahogany
• Finish: Gloss
• Truss Rod: Dual Action (440mm)
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Frets: 24 Medium Jumbo 18% Nickel Frets + Zero Fret
• Inlays: White Front + Side Dots
• Neck Joint: Set Neck Construction
• Scale length: 24"

Electronics

• Pickups: 3 x BM Brand Custom Tri-Sonic Style Series Wired Single Coil
• Switches: White Slider Switches • 3 x Pickup On/Off • 3 x Pickup Phase In/Out
• Controls: Master Volume + Tone (500k) with BM Replica, Lathe-Turned, Billet Stock, Aluminium Control Knobs

Hardware

• Bridge: Wilkinson WVP Knife Edge Tremolo (36mm Block) with Brass Saddles
• Tremolo Arm: Custom BMG Trem Arm with Plastic Tip
• Machineheads: 3-A-Side Grover 406 Mini Locking Rotomatic® Tuners
• Nut: Graphite/PPS Black (45mm x 6mm)