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Brian May admits he stole the riff from Bo Diddley's I'm A Man for his guest spot on WOMAN's I'm A Woman

By Sam Roche

The Queen guitarist – who wields the “World's pinkest pink" guitar – joins forces with the We Will Rock You alumni to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Queen's Brian May recounts the making of the Bohemian Rhapsody film in Brian May's Red Special book

Brian May: how the Bohemian Rhapsody film nailed every detail of the Red Special

By Richard Bienstock

Read an exclusive excerpt from the newly updated Brian May’s Red Special book

Brian May has unveiled a signature Red Special guitar finished in the “World’s Pinkest Pink”

Brian May unveils Red Special guitar finished in the “World’s Pinkest Pink”

By Richard Bienstock

The custom signature model will be auctioned off to raise funds for women’s cancer charities

How to play guitar like Brian May

By Total Guitar editors

Brian May's epic and wholly original lead style broken down into manageable pieces

Brian May joins Nuno Bettencourt, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen and Tosin Abasi for epic Bohemian Rhapsody jam

By Richard Bienstock

The virtual performance was part of the At Home and Social with Nuno Bettencourt & Friends AXS TV special

Nuno Bettencourt to be joined by Brian May, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde and more for At Home and Social special

By Richard Bienstock

The AXS TV show will raise funds for out-of-work touring and venue crews impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown

How to get Brian May's Red Special tones from a Strat or Les Paul

By Simon Bradley

Our insider’s guide to the ingenious workings of Brian’s home-built guitar and how to dial in classic Queen tones

Brian May's 20 greatest guitar moments

By Amit Sharma

From Brighton Rock to Bijou, here are the Queen icon's finest songs, solos and acts of melodic genius

Brian May: "I will never claim to be a great guitarist in the sense of a virtuoso. I just try to play from my heart"

By Chris Bird

The man recently voted greatest rock guitarist in the world reflects on his heroes and friends, finding his tone, and orchestrating guitar genius with Queen

The 100 greatest guitarists of all time

By Total Guitar editors

Featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, the best jazz, rock, indie, blues, metal and acoustic players - and the best guitarists around today...

Steve Vai and Nuno Bettencourt react to Brian May being crowned greatest rock guitarist

By Richard Bienstock

“This is a totally appropriate recognition in my opinion,” Vai says

Brian May nudges out Jimi Hendrix to top Total Guitar greatest rock guitarist of all time poll

By Richard Bienstock

“I’m blown away,” the Queen man says of being crowned king

Brian May of Queen performs at ANZ Stadium on February 15, 2020 in Sydney, Australia.

Brian May suffers heart attack amid excruciating pain - and thinks his guitar strap could be to blame

By Michael Astley-Brown

Queen guitar hero diagnosed with severely compressed sciatic nerve

Brian May tore his buttocks in a freak gardening accident: “The pain is relentless”

By Richard Bienstock

“I managed to rip my gluteus maximus to shreds,” the Queen guitarist reports

Brian May jams with Alex Skolnick, Bumblefoot and Stu Hamm as an all-star line-up takes on the Hammer to Fall Challenge

By Richard Bienstock

Witness Halestorm drummer Arejay Hale play along on the, um, garbage cans

Brian May has been video jamming with fans all over the world in the Hammer to Fall Challenge

By Richard Bienstock

“Sing to me, play to me, drum to me and, um, dance to me if you like,” the Queen guitarist says. “Let’s do it together"

Brian May teaches you how to play the Bohemian Rhapsody solo while in self-isolation

By Richard Bienstock

The Queen guitarist also provides a walkthrough of his current gear setup

He will rock you: Italian guitarist rips Brian May riffs from his Rome balcony during coronavirus lockdown

By Richard Bienstock

Marco G. Di Marco grabs his Red Special to blast the We Will Rock You solo

Brian May’s guitar gear: how to sound like the iconic Queen guitarist

By Jonathan Horsley

From the Red Special to an arsenal of effects, here's how to sound like the operatic rock legend, including the ultimate tone hack...

IK Multimedia AmpliTube Brian May review

By Charlie Griffiths

Sheer tone attack! IK Multimedia open the palace doors to Queen’s throne room with a comprehensive AmpliTube software package