--- product_id: 66755310 title: "Brian May Red Special Guitar" brand: "brian may" price: "€ 1.83" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/66755310-brian-may-red-special-guitar store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Mahogany body 3 x Tri-Sonic pickups 24" scale Brian May Red Special Guitar **Brand:** brian may **Price:** € 1.83 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🎤 Rock Your World with the Red Special! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Brian May Red Special Guitar by brian may - **How much does it cost?** € 1.83 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/66755310-brian-may-red-special-guitar) ## Best For - brian may enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted brian may brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Ebony Elegance:** The smooth ebony fingerboard not only looks stunning but also provides a fast, responsive playing experience. - • **Built for Performance:** Designed with a tremolo bridge system, this guitar allows for expressive playing, making every note a showstopper. - • **Versatile Soundscapes:** With 3 Burns Tri-Sonic pickups, explore a wide range of tones from crisp highs to deep lows, perfect for any genre. - • **Unleash Your Inner Rock Star:** Crafted from premium mahogany, this guitar delivers rich, resonant tones that will make you the envy of every jam session. - • **Precision Tuning at Your Fingertips:** Equipped with Grover GH305 locking tuners for unparalleled tuning stability, ensuring you stay in tune no matter how wild the performance gets. ## Overview The Brian May Red Special Guitar is a meticulously crafted instrument featuring a mahogany body and neck, an ebony fingerboard, and a unique pickup configuration that delivers exceptional sound quality. With its 24" scale and locking tuners, this guitar is designed for both performance and playability, making it a must-have for aspiring rock legends. ## Description Features: Mahogany body (with acoustic chamber) with Pinstripe binding New two-piece scratch plate Mahogany neck 24" scale (Depth: 22mm at 1st fret ... 24mm at 12th fret) 24 fret - ebony fingerboard (width 45mm at 0 fret ... 57mm at 24th fret) Grover GH305 locking tuners Dual truss rod Graphite nut New bridge & Brass saddles BM Custom tremolo arm 3 x Burns Tri-Sonic pickups (series wired) Master Volume & Tone controls Original BM switching system Individual pickup IN/OUT phase plus Individual pickup ON/OFF Review: Five Stars - Love it so much perfect condition and a case too Review: Great versatile guitar - It's a wonderful guitar that offers great value, and unless you have the insane money for a handmade replica or one of the limited editions it's as close as you're going to get to the real thing. If your goal is to recreate that Brian May tone this guitar will get you three quarters of the way there. For the rest you need a treble booster and a Vox AC30 played in the clean channel fully cranked, a chorus pedal to double track also wouldn't go amiss. Using a multi FX unit with amp modelling will help you get a fair imitation for the rhythm parts though. Assuming that you're not planning on forming a tribute band, this guitar is still a viable option. The pickup switching options will get humbucker or strat like tones, and with a little experimentation you will find this to be a very versatile addition. The scale length of the guitar is shorter than a Les Paul, which makes bending notes and wide vibrato a lot easier, and the wide neck helps with this as well. You've also got easy access to the high frets. Only drawback I've found is that it's not very stable for alternative tunings because of the floating bridge, if you plan on even dropping a D during a gig expect a full retune. In standard the trem works very well, responsive and maintaining reasonable pitch. ## Features - Mahogany body (with acoustic chamber) - 24" scale - 24 fret - ebony fingerboard - Grover GH305 locking tuners - 3 x Burns Tri-Sonic pickups ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B000QLUKYE | | Back Material Type | Mahogany Wood | | Body Material Type | Mahogany | | Brand Name | Brian May | | Colour | Red | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (5) | | Fretboard Material Type | Ebony Wood | | Guitar Bridge System | Tremolo | | Guitar Pickup Configuration | H | | Hand Orientation | Right | | Included Components | BM Custom tremolo arm, Master Volume & Tone controls | | Instrument | Guitar | | Manufacturer | Brian May | | Manufacturer Part Number | BMG RED | | Material Type | Mahogany Wood | | Model Name | Red Special | | Model Number | Red Special | | Neck Material Type | Mahogany | | Number of Strings | 6 | | String Material Type | Brass | | Top Material Type | Mahogany Wood | | Unit Count | 1 Count | ## Product Details - **Back material type:** Mahogany Wood - **Body material:** Mahogany - **Brand:** Brian May - **Colour:** Red - **Fretboard material type:** Ebony Wood - **Guitar pick-up configuration:** H - **Hand orientation:** Right - **Neck material type:** Mahogany - **String material type:** Brass - **Top material type:** Mahogany Wood ## Images ![Brian May Red Special Guitar - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41wUZjyiThL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Does the guitar come with a gig bag to protect and store it?** A: Yes it does come with a vag **Q: could you describe the pups for me please,sonic,resomatic or other thanks** A: They are the "fat" original trisonics, I'm not sure if they are rewound or have the polarity switched like the Red Special. Warm rich mid-tone sound, a lot will depend on the phase options and combinations you use. They sound like fatter resomatics, kind of half way between a single coil and a humbucker. You can get the neck and middle to humbuck with the right switching options. Hope this helps. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by M***N on 3 February 2016* Love it so much perfect condition and a case too ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great versatile guitar *by J***N on 9 May 2013* It's a wonderful guitar that offers great value, and unless you have the insane money for a handmade replica or one of the limited editions it's as close as you're going to get to the real thing. If your goal is to recreate that Brian May tone this guitar will get you three quarters of the way there. For the rest you need a treble booster and a Vox AC30 played in the clean channel fully cranked, a chorus pedal to double track also wouldn't go amiss. Using a multi FX unit with amp modelling will help you get a fair imitation for the rhythm parts though. Assuming that you're not planning on forming a tribute band, this guitar is still a viable option. The pickup switching options will get humbucker or strat like tones, and with a little experimentation you will find this to be a very versatile addition. The scale length of the guitar is shorter than a Les Paul, which makes bending notes and wide vibrato a lot easier, and the wide neck helps with this as well. You've also got easy access to the high frets. Only drawback I've found is that it's not very stable for alternative tunings because of the floating bridge, if you plan on even dropping a D during a gig expect a full retune. In standard the trem works very well, responsive and maintaining reasonable pitch. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great guitar, many sound possibilities, beautiful look *by C***A on 23 April 2010* I have nothing much to add, simply that I got my BM guitar yesterday and that it looks and feels even better than I expected. It is amazing the number of sonic possibilities you have with this beauty. To be quite frank, I think it is a much better deal than, for example, buying a Stratocaster. This guitar looks nothing like an ordinary axe and has all advantages of a top quality instrument. And - last but not least - you can always tell the legendary story of Brian May's red special. I also own a Washburn Dime with EMGs 81TW and 89 (both w/ dual - single coil/humbucker - operation), so I'm really all in for sound flexibility and not very ordinary looks. The red special complements it perfectly for cleaner and brighter tones, plus for playing w/ lighter strings. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/66755310-brian-may-red-special-guitar](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/66755310-brian-may-red-special-guitar) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-28*