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Red Special

The Red Special is the electric guitar designed and built by Queen's guitarist Brian May and his father, Harold, when Brian was a teenager in the early 1960s. The Red Special is sometimes referred to as the Fireplace or the Old Lady by May and by others. The name Red Special came from the reddish-brown colour the guitar attained after being stained and…

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Body
Oak, blockboard with mahogany marquetry veneer
Body type
Semi-hollow
Bridge
Custom made aluminium with roller saddles.
Fretboard
Oak painted black
Manufacturer
Brian May, Harold May
Neck
Mahogany

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Red Special

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Edges77
Triples154
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
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Red Special

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related to Unofficial replicas · 34
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related to Appearances · 25
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related to Official replicas · 25
Red Special → After, American, Andrew Guyton, August, Best Electric Guitar, Brian May Guitars, British, Burns, Burns Guitars, Currently, Guild Guitar Company, Guitarist Magazine, John Birch, John Page, Korea, May, Other, Special, Spread Your Wings, Super Mk
related to Neck · 16
Red Special → Bolt, Burns/Brian May Guitars, Depth, Fender's, Gibson, Greco, Guild, Headstock, John Birch, Mahogany, May's, Neck, The Greg Fryer, Though, Victorian, Width
related to Further reading · 12
Red Special → Bradley, Brian, Brian May's Red Special, Hal Leonard Corporation, Home-Made Guitar, ISBN, May, October, Rocked Queen, Simon, The Story, World
related to Construction · 10
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related to Restoration · 8
Red Special → After, Damaged, Fryer, Guitarist, May, May's, Rustin's Plastic Coating, The
related to Variations · 8
Red Special → An, Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May Guitars, In, Mini May, Queen, Rhapsody, This
related to External links · 4
Red Special → Brian May Guitars, May, October, The Red Special
is a · 2
Red Special → electric guitar designed and built by Queen's guitarist Brian May and his father, short 24 inches

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special red may guitar guitars neck burns replicas brian original used bridge made fret body two model also queen john

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Red SpecialBodyOak, blockboard with mahogany marquetry veneer1.00infobox
Red SpecialBody typeSemi-hollow1.00infobox
Red SpecialBridgeCustom made aluminium with roller saddles.1.00infobox
Red SpecialFretboardOak painted black1.00infobox
Red SpecialManufacturerBrian May, Harold May1.00infobox
Red SpecialNeckMahogany1.00infobox
Red SpecialNeck jointStraight through/bolt-on1.00infobox
Red SpecialPeriod1963–19651.00infobox
Red SpecialPickup3 × 1967 Burns Tri-Sonics modified (originally homemade pick-ups)1.00infobox
Red SpecialScale24-inch (610 mm)1.00infobox
Red Specialis aelectric guitar designed and built by Queen's guitarist Brian May and his father0.90text
Red Specialis ashort 24 inches0.90text

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