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Eddie Van Halen (left) and Brian May hold their guitars in the studio in 1983
Brian May and Eddie Van Halen's Star Fleet Project mini-album is finally coming to streaming – with unreleased EVH solos

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Among other never-before-heard gems, the reissued set will feature a dozen takes of Star Fleet, which together chart the course of a solo that May cites as "one of the greatest things" Eddie Van Halen ever did

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Brian May (left) and Harry Churchill perform onstage
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

Guitarists
Brian May (left) and Tony Iommi swap guitars
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

Guitarists
Brian May (right) plays the Bohemian Rhapsody solo for Iain Lee (left)
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

Guitarists
Vox Brian May signature guitar amps
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

Events & Trade Shows
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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

Guitarists
Arielle
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

Effects & Pedals
Brian May Guitars' Arielle model in Windermere Blue
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

Electric Guitars
Brian May and Jimmy Page
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”

Bands
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How Brian May broke a golden guitar recording rule during the tracking of Queen's debut album

By Sam Roche Published

The guitarist talks disrupting conventional approaches to recording in the early '70s in a new interview with Total Guitar

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