Brian May Guitars seeks inspiration from the Barbie color chart to give the Special LE a high-Kenergy Hot Pink makeover By Jonathan Horsley published 25 September 23 It’s the Red Special as you’ve never seen it before – meet the Pink Special
Vox MV50-BM Brian May Limited Edition Set review: a tiny 50W Nutube head fit for Queen By Nick Guppy published 3 August 23 A signature version of Vox’s unique Nutube micro head that’s instant Queen at Wembley – and nearly as loud
Vox amPlug Brian May Special Edition Set review By Stuart Williams published 12 June 23 Vox’s mini headphone guitar amp gets a royal ascent, courtesy of the Queen guitar legend
11-year-old guitarist on Britain's Got Talent leaves Brian May in awe with Queen cover By Jackson Maxwell published 25 May 23 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
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 6 April 23 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 5 April 23 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 15 February 23 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
The 10 coolest bassline samples ever By Nick Wells published 3 February 23 How Sugarhill Gang, Eminem and even Vanilla Ice introduced new generations to the basslines of Ron Carter, Nathan East, Lee Sklar, John Deacon and more
Brian May on how Led Zeppelin inspired Queen: “I owe a lot to Jimmy Page” By Matt Owen published 18 January 23 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”
How Brian May broke a golden guitar recording rule during the tracking of Queen's debut album By Sam Roche published 17 January 23 The guitarist talks disrupting conventional approaches to recording in the early '70s in a new interview with Total Guitar
Brian May: “The Face It Alone solo is very much in the moment. It’s me trying to be a voice next to Freddie's” By Chris Bird published 23 December 22 May reveals the story behind Queen’s ‘lost’ classic – and the epic guitar solo he created for it
Brian May on unearthing an unreleased Freddie Mercury track and how The Beatles: Get Back inspired the reissue of Queen's 1989 album The Miracle By Andrew Daly published 21 November 22 May dubs it “Queen's most cohesive album of the '80s” – here, he explains why the rock legends chose to reissue The Miracle some 33 years after its original release with a massive boxset featuring lost tracks, outtakes, live cuts and loads more
Watch Charles Berthoud lead 200 bass players in a magical cover of Queen’s Under Pressure By Nick Wells published 21 November 22 What do you get if you put 200 bassists in a stadium and ask them to play a Queen classic? A kind of magic
Queen share “lost” track featuring Freddie Mercury, Face It Alone, recorded over 30 years ago By Matt Owen published 13 October 22 The rediscovered single was committed to record during the band's 1988 sessions for their 13th studio album, The Miracle, but never made the cut
Queen and Adam Lambert announce Rhapsody Over London – a live stream extravaganza captured during their 10-night stint at the O2 Arena By Matt Parker published 7 July 22 Brian May and co will also answer fan questions in a live Q&A session
IK Multimedia AmpliTube Brian May review By Charlie Griffiths last updated 10 June 22 Sheer tone attack! IK Multimedia open the palace doors to Queen’s throne room with a comprehensive AmpliTube software package
Ann Wilson and Vince Gill duet on a spellbinding rendition of Queen’s Love of My Life By Matt Owen published 21 April 22 The captivating cover will feature on Wilson's upcoming album, Fierce Bliss, due April 29
The 47 greatest live guitar moments: the most iconic, infamous and explosive onstage antics in six-string history By Amit Sharma, Guitar World Staff last updated 21 April 22 From legendary solos to infamous and (literally) incendiary performances, we’ve tracked down the best live moments in the history of guitar
Meet Tim Staffell, John Deacon's bass-playing predecessor in Smile, the band that became Queen By Mike Brooks published 15 February 22 Staffell looks back on the days of forming an unconventional rhythm section with Roger Taylor and allowing Brian May's nascent talents to shine
Brian May tests positive for Covid, keeps playing guitar: “I want to show you that you can actually play after Covid” By Matt Owen published 21 December 21 The Queen icon has been documenting his recovery process on social media, which involves plenty of rest and recuperation with the help of his Red Special
