In 1969, a young Brian May hid in a venue to speak to Rory Gallagher –and it led to his tonal breakthrough
Certain elements of Brian May’s gear are imprinted in the consciousness of guitar players. The Red Special is, of course, as ...
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Brian May details his disastrous experiment with a Marshall stack — and how Jimi Hendrix then showed him up with it
Likewise, AC/DC’s guitarists wouldn’t look right onstage without a wall of Marshall amps behind them. For Brian May, his ...
Brian May recalls meeting Rory Gallagher in the late ‘60s and how it changed his tone forever
He’s also revealed how he had initially craved a second guitarist in Queen but moved away from the idea after learning how “to make people feel they’d heard an orchestra” ...
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Brian May recalls the time he played live through Hendrix’s Marshall – and it didn’t go well
It is some comfort to learn that the greats are no different – even Brian May has a war story to share. In a recent interview ...