In 1963, the author dreamed of a guitar that would outperform any of the existing commercially-made electric guitars; his father had the technical knowledge and skills to help make the dream come true. Brian played his guitar on every Queen album and in all of Queen's live shows around the world. This book deals with this topic.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Carlton Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1780972768
ISBN-13
9781780972763
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209328920

Product Key Features

Format
Hardback
Language
English

Dimensions

Width
222mm
Height
286mm

Additional Product Features

Subjects
The Arts
Place of Publication
London
Genre
Music & Dance
Pagination
144
Content Note
Over 150 Images
Author Biography
Although best known to the world as the lead guitarist of supergroup Queen, Brian May has a PhD in astrophysics and is an expert in 3D photography. He co-wrote Bang! The Complete History of the Universe with Chris Lintott and Patrick Moore, A Village Lost and Found with Elena Vidal and Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell with Denis Pellerin and Paula Fleming. Simon Bradley has been a guitar journalist since 1996 and he has written hundreds of articles and interviews on all aspects of the instrument, for many magazines and websites including Guitarist, Total Guitar, What Guitar?, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Future Music, MusicRadar.com, Brianmay.com, and many more.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Author
Brian May
Date of Publication
01/10/2014

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by sparkoparkes23 May, 2018
An Amazing Book about an Amazing Guitar!
Ever since I first read about Brian May's unique innovations on his own-design, home-made guitar over thirty years ago, I've been a huge admirer of both it and him. Discovering quite late that he had brought out a BOOK all about his wonderful guitar, I couldn't wait to get myself a copy of it! It is a "Must-Have" for any fan of Queen, Brian May, or electric guitars in general - and I would heartily recommend it to any like-minded people!
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by basix4196813 May, 2020
Red special book
Brilliant info on brian mays red special Guitar. A great book on a legend a true hero
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by powerofdolph01 Dec, 2015
All the information you will ever need about this legendary guitar!
Great book. Presentable and Very informative. Lots of detailed history regarding the construction. What was missing before in information online and in magazines regarding the Guitar, has now been fulfilled in this book. Lots of photos for reference, although I would like to have seen more on the restoration and also the Guilds and Grecos
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by gardengirlzoe10 May, 2016
Brian May, his book, and the man I bought it for
The book and its author both rock. The man for whom I bought the book turned out to be stunningly disappointing - not even one star out of five, I have returned him to sender. If he were a rock song he would be something by Axl Rose (on his own).
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