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Queen’s second guitarist, Jamie Moses, on how Brian May convinced him to switch from a Strat to a Red Special
By Janelle Borg published
Jamie Moses toured with Queen for 11 years, and switched up his rig to perform alongside May – and even inspired a new modification for the iconic guitar

Brian May recovering after suffering “minor stroke”
By Matt Owen published
The Queen legend's ability to play guitar was in “some doubt” following the health scare

Brian May on his symbiotic songwriting relationship with Freddie Mercury – and the guitar innovations he never got credit for
By Andrew Daly published
The Queen guitar legend shares memories and spills secrets in this epic interview, dishing on what form his Gibson-made guitar might take – and the unlikely tale behind his new collaboration with Steve Cropper and Billy Gibbons

Brian May confirms Gibson-built Red Specials are on the cards
By Matt Owen published
The Queen guitar icon was announced as a new member of the Gibson family earlier this year, and it sounds like the new partnership will lead to a meticulous Murphy Lab Red Special recreation

Queen’s Stone Cold Crazy comes full circle with a live punk rendition by The Offspring and Brian May
By Janelle Borg published
Brian May also joined The Offspring on stage and put his own spin on their 1997 hit Gone Away

Brian May questioned his guitar abilities ahead of a “challenging” virtuosic collaboration with Jean-Michel Jarre
By Janelle Borg published
The Queen guitarist publicly expressed how anxious he was before performing a brand new Jean-Michel Jarre set in front of a 100,000-strong audience

Listen to John Deacon’s isolated bassline on Killer Queen
By Chris Jisi published
John Deacon’s bass playing on Killer Queen is guaranteed to blow your mind

“It’s like Brian May walked over to his tone booth and just turned it up to 11!” Kirk Hammett names his favorite Queen song – and it’s a seriously deep cut
By Jonathan Horsley published
Metallica may have covered Stone Cold Crazy, but that’s not Hammett’s no. 1…

“Freddie was a good riffmeister! He was a devotee of Jimi Hendrix. People think he was just concerned with the lighter stuff but it’s not true. He did enjoy the heavy stuff”: Brian May reveals the inside stories behind 13 classic Queen tracks
By Chris Bird published
In a world-exclusive interview, Brian May takes you behind the scenes of the making of 13 iconic Queen cuts, and reveals what inspired his magical guitar playing in Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now and many more

“We are so proud to have him in our Gibson family. From a little band called Queen…” Brian May is now working with Gibson – but what does it mean for the Red Special?
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Queen legend accompanied his old friend Tony Iommi and Jimmy Page at the opening of the Gibson Garage London – and we have our theories as to why
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