For Sale Brian May Red Special

I gotta red special going for sale. I won't detail anything at present as I would just like to know if anyone would have any interest. You probably gotta want this particular guitar to be interested so PM me if it's for you. Looking for $AUD750 which is about $US577. Getting it from Melbourne (Australia) to you is probably the biggest problem. Anyway, anyone interested let me know.

Cheers

 

I'll get photo's soon. I didn't really expect a great deal of interest so I haven't prepared anything, but this is the description I put on gumtree.com.au (It's $AUD850 in the add but $AUD750 is cool for Strat-Talkers)

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BRYAN MAY RED SPECIAL

Colour = Antique Cherry
Body = Mahogany. Accoustic Chambered
Binding = 6-Ply Pinstripe, Front + Back
Neck
Material = Mahogany
Shape = Refer description below
Joint = Set Neck Construction
Binding = None
Truss Rod = Dual Truss Rod
Scale Length = 24"
Fingerboard
Material = Ebony
Radius = 9 inch
Frets = 24 Medium Jumbo 18% Nickel Frets + Zero Fret
Nut = Graphite/PPS Black (45mm x 6mm)
Pickups = 3*BM Brand Tri-Sonic Style, series wired, single coil pickups
Controls = White Slider Switches • 3 x Pickup On/Off • 3 x Pickup Phase In/Out
Hardware = Silver
Bridge = Wilkinson WVP knife edge tremelo bridge
Machine Heads = Grover locking Rotomatic

You can hear this guitar if you goto:-
www.languageONE.com.au
select Music and listen to “AnotherRedSpecial”

No obvious marks or damage
Price is $850

Neck Shape..
Originally a 1960's SlimTaper D Profile this neck really felt like you were holding a baseball bat at the wrong end. I had it reprofiled and modelled on a PRS Paul Allender (I think they also call it slim taper but it’s more of a “C” profile)

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I believe these are made for Brian May at the World Musical Instrument Co. Ltd, Korea and are 695 pounds in England.

Hang in there and I can get some pictures.
Cheers

 

BM2 by roger@pennyflic posted Apr 16, 2018 at 11:26 PM

MB1 by roger@pennyflic posted Apr 16, 2018 at 11:21 PM

 

You can see what I have had done to the neck. I could tell you the tech was great and worked on Tommy Emmanuel's guitars but that probably wouldn't mean much to anyone outside of OZ.

I really didn't like the "baseball bat" profile (thicker than a gibbie) so I took in a PRS which I liked and he measured it and did the work while I was there. It was a sort of - how's that ?, er maybe a bit more, well hows that then ? type of deal. It's far more of a Fender feel now but perhaps the neck is a touch wider. The ebony fretboard is nice.

I have 3 (including this one) asian made guitars. It is a better guitar in the way that it is made than the Fender Player Telecaster ($AUD850) and the new Epiphone SG ($AUD499)
I brought it second hand sight unseen from Queensland and would not really sell it except I have promised my wife that if I buy a new guitar I must sell an old one. So far I haven't lost a great deal of money so I am hoping to build up a bit of good will with her.

To be totally honest I have never really got that sound that Brian gets but there are many tonal options and to be fair when I saw queen live over here, Brian never got the same sound as those classic Bohemian Rhapsody solos.

I wont drop below $AUD750 (plus you are going to have to pay postage) because, well......"I wanted to sell it dear but no-one was interested, I'll just have to keep it"

 

Yeah, I know mate. So many guitars so little time.
But "she who must be obeyed" needs placating:- "Why do you need so many f%^$ing guitars"

By the way. I accept your offer. What will it be VISA,American Express,Paypal