Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago

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An analysis of Brian May's guitar tone on Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Key points:

0:00 Intro
0:08 JAM!
0:36 The REAL reason nobody sounds like Brian May?
1:33 The Red Special
2:58 The guitar's wiring
4:13 Brian's string gauge
5:03 Sixpence
6:27 Treble Booster
7:41 AC30s
8:55 The Deacy Amp
10:39 Recreating the tone
12:01 My recreation
12:28 Comparison between mine and the original
13:02 Conclusion

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