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11-year-old guitarist on Britain's Got Talent leaves Brian May in awe with Queen cover
By Jackson Maxwell published
Wielding an Epiphone Les Paul, Harry Churchill took on a medley of Brian May's guitar parts from the Queen catalog, and put on a heck of a show while doing so

Tony Iommi trades guitars with Brian May and faces the struggle of all left-handers, as he wields the Red Special upside down
By Matt Parker published
The two British guitar heroes and friends spent the afternoon trading licks – and instruments – as part of a forthcoming documentary on riffs

Watch Brian May make a TV presenter's day with an unaccompanied Bohemian Rhapsody solo through his epic Vox AC30 rig
By Jackson Maxwell published
Iain Lee was like a kid in a candy store as the Queen guitarist demonstrated – up-close and personal – the magical, singing tone of one of his most famous solos

NAMM 2023: Vox pledges to make Brian May’s legendary tone “accessible to all” with two signature mini amps
By Matt Owen published
amPlug Brian May promises stadium-sized tones from a headphone amp, while the Nutube-equipped MV50 is so convincing the Queen icon is considering taking it out on tour

Brian May – the ultimate interview: the Queen legend reflects on his career highs and lows, songwriting with Freddie Mercury and 50 years of trailblazing guitar playing
By Chris Bird published
In this career-spanning interview, one of the all-time greatest guitar players talks through every era of Queen's career, and charts the evolution of rock's most singular band

Arielle reveals why she doesn’t use effects pedals: “If I want to push the boundaries of guitar, it’s not going to be by using a pedal”
By Matt Owen published
The Brian May Guitars signature artist has explained her less-is-more approach to gear, and revealed how Jeff Beck and Brian May inspired her to ditch the pedals

Brian May Guitars flips the Red Special aesthetic and decks out Arielle’s signature model in metallic Windermere Blue finish
By Matt Owen published
It joins previously released Antique Cherry and Two Tone models, the latter of which recently featured on Arielle's new single, 73

Brian May on how Led Zeppelin inspired Queen: “I owe a lot to Jimmy Page”
By Matt Owen published
The guitar icon said he and his bandmates looked up to Led Zeppelin from a musical and industry perspective, and labelled Page “the master of the riff”
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