leschirons Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Isn't that a bit like a "Slash" tenor sax or a Marcus Miller Strat? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Pics, or a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, Richard R said: Pics, or a link? Neither, it's definitely a bass. https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Brian-May-Bass-Guitar-Antique-Cherry/1R29?origin=product-ads&gclid=Cj0KCQiAk4aOBhCTARIsAFWFP9GLgizGEaVNX6GQjrLg_T2nDObFnCV166Ci7PmyTElfNO7pcad19uoaAjBGEALw_wcB 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Did his dad build it ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge_bass Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Bizarre. I can’t see them selling many of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, fleabag said: Did his dad build it ? He may have.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) Looks pants as a bass. Plus there's no hope in hell of it balancing. Scale length is quite interesting though. Edited December 21, 2021 by EBS_freak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 A fat bottomed bucker in there. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Simply as a design I like the look of it - has a nod to a Gibson LP Jnr DC. On the BM website it gives the neck width as 45mm which seems rather wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 The Brian May signature bass is actually a regular guitar, only difference being that while you're doing the gardening it sneaks up and stabs youmin the buttocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 It looks OK to me too. Would be interesting to play it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Of itself, it looks interesting, but I'd be put off by the BM connection, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 He didn't want to do a signature bass..... but he was badgered into it 😉 . 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I've played one. It's quite nice. It is neck-heavy, but plays easily, is quite light, sounds big and tubby (very much that old Gibson vibe) and, if you like that sort of thing, is a rather good instrument. I'd suspect most Queen-loving bass players would rather opt for a Deacy-style Precision or Stingray though. He's actually got a whole range of instruments, including the bass, various versions of the Red Special, an acoustic and a ukulele! https://shop.brianmayguitars.co.uk/brian-may-guitars.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Personally..not for me but I probably would go for a Brian May signature telescope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 The Brian May signature toupee was never a big seller. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 That bucker has got some booty, it can certainly move some air, check it out. It's banging: 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Imagine bumbling into a pub and whipping out Brian May's wallet to get a round in. I'm gonna get me some of that. Bargain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Dammit Forgot about Omnicron. Better score myself a BM mask. Another bargain.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Apparently the BMG Classic Hoodie is supposed to have good coverage against the elements, any way the wind blows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 7 hours ago, Grimalkin said: Apparently the BMG Classic Hoodie is supposed to have good coverage against the elements, any way the wind blows. Doesn't really matter, to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I quite like the look. Sensing a Gibson tone from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 9 hours ago, Russ said: He's actually got a whole range of instruments, including the bass, various versions of the Red Special, an acoustic and a ukulele! https://shop.brianmayguitars.co.uk/brian-may-guitars.html As the Bass Centre operate as the UK/European distributor for Brian May guitars, when I was picking up my EUB, I asked Barry how often he has contact with Brian May and he replied, 'Oh, just this morning. There were a few signed guitars in open cases going out to collectors. (BM lives in Windlesham, barely five minutes drive from the Bass Centre location.) Red Special guitars aside, they also distribute the Arielle; these are the brightly coloured Firebird-ish models with the same guts as the BM model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Couldn't be any worse handling than a Gibson LP 'bass'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 My main gigging guitar (for my 80s thing) is a BM red special. It really is a great guitar with great sounds available from the pickups and the switching system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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