Did You Know?
Did you know that Brian May is an accomplished scholar? He studied astronomy and physics at the Imperial College in London. And another thing about Brian May: his guitar was called the Red Special and his father, who was an engineer, helped make it while Brian was still in high school.
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The body of the guitar was made from an old mantelpiece that a friend of their family threw out while renovating his house. The whammy bar was made from parts of an old bicycle kickstand. Yes, it’s an interesting mix of materials that gave his guitar its tone and made it impossible to duplicate. His guitar’s sound became his signature, and it allowed him to create sound effects found on many of Queen’s songs, such as “Get Down, Make Love.”