Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Red Special meetup, Saturday, 5th October 2019, Theale Village Hall Reading, Berkshire, U.K. Part 2 of 2 of a comparison of two phaser and twin treble booster pedalboard configurations built by Mark Reynolds and Martin Pitcher. Mark's setup comprised a genuine first issue Foxx phaser and replica BC149 boosters (single treble booster and treble booster Duplex), Martin's a bespoke, simplified Foxx style phaser unit built by Nigel Knight (KAT) which was designed to replicate Brian's own unit as closely as possible also with replica BC149 treble boosters (single treble booster and treble booster Duplex). A third modern re-issue Foxx phaser (which was based on the original late 1970's 2nd issue Foxx phaser design) and finally a budget, enthusiast-built Foxx style phaser mini pedal owned by Dan Thomas was also demonstrated. Mark and Martin A/B tested their two phasers and illustrated Brian May's use of two treble boosters (the second booster level set at approx. 9 o'clock) to shape the tonal dynamics of the signal chain to ensure the guitar output cuts through a live performance mix.
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Please check out my other YouTube videos and visit my website, dsgb.net for a wealth of information on Brian May's guitars and musical equipment, event reviews and other guitar related projects.
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Red Special meetup, Saturday, 5th October 2019, Theale Village Hall Reading, Berkshire, U.K. Part 2 of 2 of a comparison of two phaser and twin treble booster pedalboard configurations built by Mark Reynolds and Martin Pitcher. Mark's setup comprised a genuine first issue Foxx phaser and replica BC149 boosters (single treble booster and treble booster Duplex), Martin's a bespoke, simplified Foxx style phaser unit built by Nigel Knight (KAT) which was designed to replicate Brian's own unit as closely as possible also with replica BC149 treble boosters (single treble booster and treble booster Duplex). A third modern re-issue Foxx phaser (which was based on the original late 1970's 2nd issue Foxx phaser design) and finally a budget, enthusiast-built Foxx style phaser mini pedal owned by Dan Thomas was also demonstrated. Mark and Martin A/B tested their two phasers and illustrated Brian May's use of two treble boosters (the second booster level set at approx. 9 o'clock) to shape the tonal dynamics of the signal chain to ensure the guitar output cuts through a live performance mix.
dsgb.net/events/tvh19
Please check out my other YouTube videos and visit my website, dsgb.net for a wealth of information on Brian May's guitars and musical equipment, event reviews and other guitar related projects.
#BrianMay #RedSpecial #dsgb #DougShortGuitarBlog
