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Queen boxset
Brian May heads up a new stereo mix 'rebuild' of Queen's debut album

By Rob Laing Published

"It is the debut album we always dreamed of bringing to you"

Singles And Albums
Brian May
"Out of the blue, I didn't have any control over this arm": Brian May reveals he's suffered a stroke that left him unable to use his left arm

By Will Groves Published

Queen reveals 'health hiccup' on his website

Guitarists
Brian May of Queen during a sound check, Seville, Spain, 1991.
"When it comes down to chords, we don’t often spend much time talking about Brian May – until now": learn 4 from his Queen classics

By Leigh Fuge Published

A crazy little thing called Dsus4

Guitar Chords
Brian May live onstage with his iconic Red Special
A Murphy Lab Red Special from the Gibson Custom Shop? “It’s not out of the question,” says Brian May

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Queen guitarist reveals he is talking to Gibson and says it would be “wonderful” to have a US-made version of his iconic Red Special

Electric Guitars
Brian May and Pete Townshend composite shot
"Looking back, he basically invented rock guitar!": Brian May lavishes praise on Townshend

By Will Simpson Published

As Townshend enters his 80th year a fellow guitar legend pays tribute

Guitarists
Starmus
Brian May pushed himself to the limit for his Jean-Michel Jarre live collaboration, and it paid off big time

By Rob Laing Published

The guitar hero admitted self-doubt in rehearsals, but he proved again why he's a progressive master in Slokavia

Guitarists
Brian May and Duane Eddy
Brian May pays tribute to the late Duane Eddy, remembering the night his hero played the Red Special

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The King of Twang was one of May's idols as a young player and the pair finally met backstage in 2017. May describes Eddy's playing as “revolutionary”

Guitarists
Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes
“Brian May did an entire section, about a dozen guitar harmonies:” Mark Knopfler’s all-star Guitar Heroes charity single, Going Home, is released – but who played what?

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Featuring over 50 A-list guitarists, the expanded Local Hero theme opens with Jeff Beck's final solo, has Joan Armatrading rocking on electric and May going harmony mad to raise money for teen cancer charities

Guitarists
Brian May playing a Gibson Flying V onstage during the Hot Space Tour 1982
Brian May has officially teamed up with Gibson – but what will their collaboration involve?

By Jonathan Horsley Published

No, the Queen guitarist is surely not going to start playing Les Pauls but a signature acoustic might not be beyond the realms of the imagination, nor would a Gibson-built Red Special

Guitarists
Brian May of Queen performs at Chase Center on November 08, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
"I have no idea what I'm going to play when I get to that solo" – Brian May reveals the classic Queen song he improvises most live… and the track he takes the opposite approach with

By Rob Laing Published

"Every time the solo comes up live, I think, well, actually I can’t do much better than that"

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