Brian May Guitars
33Also known as: BMG, Brian May Guitars (BMG)
UnclaimedBrian May Guitars (BMG) is a UK-based guitar company producing officially licensed replicas and reinterpretations of the Red Special, the home-built instrument designed by Queen guitarist Sir Brian May and his father Harold in the early 1960s. The brand was established in 2004 when May partnered with Barry Moorhouse and House Music Ltd to create a commercially produced, authorized line of Red S...
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Brian May Guitars (BMG) is a UK-based guitar company producing officially licensed replicas and reinterpretations of the Red Special, the home-built instrument designed by Queen guitarist Sir Brian May and his father Harold in the early 1960s. The brand was established in 2004 when May partnered with Barry Moorhouse and House Music Ltd to create a commercially produced, authorized line of Red Special guitars after decades of unofficial copies circulating in the market.
The company's core catalog centers on variations of the Red Special silhouette, including the BMG Special (the entry-level model in Antique Cherry and other finishes), the BMG Super and Super Mk 2 (higher-spec chambered mahogany versions with custom tremolo, roller bridge, and dedicated BMG pickups), the BMG Arielle (a design May developed with the late Andrew White), and the Mini May short-scale travel guitar. Accessories include the signature sixpence picks that May famously uses in place of standard plectrums.
BMG operates through House Music Ltd and is closely associated with sister retailers The Bass Centre and Acoustic Centre. Its niche is narrow but distinctive: the guitars exist to recreate the specific semi-hollow construction, in-phase/out-of-phase pickup switching, and tremolo feel of the Red Special, an instrument closely tied to Queen's recorded tone.
Brian May Guitars has 9 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars, Solid Body Electric Guitars, and Acoustic-Electric Guitars. Their gear is featured by 26 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Metal. Notable users include Brian May, Blaster Silonga, and Tony Iommi.
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