Queen – The Game
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1980 album The Game.
Music from The Game
Artists on The Game
Gear Used On The Game
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Queen – The Game (1980). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Drum Sets used by Roger Meddows Taylor on The Game
Ludwig Classic Maple Fab Silver Sparkle
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Roger Taylor used this drum kit during Queen "The Game" tour in 1980 and 1981.
Bass-drum logo: Roger Taylor´s face
Drum Hardware used by Roger Meddows Taylor on The Game
Roger taylor used this bass drum Logo in the Crazy Tour and The Game 1979 / 1980 it was also used in Hot Space 1982
Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Roger Meddows Taylor on The Game
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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.”
Brian May
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Guitars used by Brian May on The Game
Brian May played this guitar in Queen music video "Play The Game" in 1981. You can see it in 1:02.
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.