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Chris Shiflett on what it's like to share the stage with Macca – and Brian May
By Phil Weller published
After joining the Foo Fighters, Shiflett found himself rubbing shoulders with some of the best in the business

Brian May reveals the off-the-wall Red Special mod from his pre-Queen days that he ended up removing
By Phil Weller published
The wild electronics upgrade didn't last for very long, but it can be heard on some of May's earliest pre-Queen recordings

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

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

Brian May pens personal tribute to Duane Eddy, and reflects on the time Eddy played his Red Special
By Phil Weller published
The Queen guitarist is one of the many who have championed Eddy's influence and “cutting-edge” attitude in the wake of the Rebel Rouser guitarist's death last week

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

Watch Brian May and his father discuss the Red Special in a vintage video clip
By Richard Bienstock published
The Queen legend built the iconic guitar with his dad when he was a teenager
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