Queen – Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack)
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1980 album Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack).
Music from Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack)
Artists on Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack)
Gear Used On Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack)
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Queen – Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack) (1980). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Brian May
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Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Brian May on Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack)
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In the music video for the Flash Gordon theme, Brian May is seen playing the Oberheim OB-X, as evidenced by the image provided.
Guitars used by Brian May on Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack)
Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
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As evidenced by this photo from a 2017 performance at London's O2 Arena (courtesy Wikipedia), and per this article from Guitariego, dated March 19, 2020.
Though there have been many replicas and reproduction made over the years, original Red Special, the actual guitar he built from scratch with his father when Brian was just a teenager, is still Brian's main guitar.
This is one of the few homemade guitars famous enough to have it's own Wikipedia page.
Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Roger Meddows Taylor on Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack)
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In this photo, Roger Taylor is seen playing an Oberheim OB-X synth.
As quoted in (Musicradar)[https://www.musicradar.com/amp/news/roger-taylor-favourite-queen-drum-songs]:
“The first synth we ever used as Queen was the Oberheim OB-X. It was one of the first polysynths and absolutely loaded with amazing sounds. That thing is all over the Flash Gordon soundtrack. I’m not sure what happened to it, but I’ve been looking around to try and get a replacement and there aren’t many of them about.”