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The Ultimate Brian May Lead Guitar Lesson

By Charlie Griffiths Published

Learn the signature licks and tricks of Queen’s legendary guitarist

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Brian May (left) and Jimmy Page perform onstage
Brian May: "When Queen Heard Led Zeppelin, We Thought, ‘Oh My God, This is Where We’re Trying to Get to, and They’re Already There!’"

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Zeppelin, May explained in a recent interview, inspired Queen to follow their own playbook when it came to making records, even if that meant ignoring conventional wisdom.

Guitarists
Arielle with Brian May Guitars Arielle signature model in Two Tone finish
Watch Arielle’s Freewheeling “’73” Music Video

By Rod Brakes Published

Video The new single arrives ahead of the Brian May Guitars signature artist’s latest album, ‘’73’

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Brian May, 2022
“So Much of It Is in the Fingers, but the Guitar Is Still Your Closest Thing”: Brian May Talks Tone, Building the Red Special, Early Queen and More in This Unmissable Podcast

By Rod Brakes Published

Video If you’re a guitar player and you like Queen then you’ll love ‘The Red Special Guitar Podcast’

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Robyn Hitchcock and Andy Metcalfe of The Soft Boys supporting The Damned at the Rainbow Theatre, London, England, on April 8th 1978
Listen to the Soft Boys’ “Queen of Eyes” – a Track That Helped Launch the Neo-Psychedelic Revolution

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

The group are credited for paving the way for Britain’s shoegaze and dream pop bands

Music
Brian May, Freddie Mercury of Queen, photo session for 'Music Life' magazine, at Hotel Pacific Tokyo on their Night At The Opera Japan tour, Tokyo, Japan, 21 March 1976
“I Said I Would Like to, Effectively, Sing a Verse On The Guitar”: Brian May Reveals the Studio Secrets of His Legendary “Bohemian Rhapsody” Solo

By Guitar Player Staff Published

The Queen guitarist explains how he made the melody fit so perfectly with Mercury’s masterpiece.

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Freddie Mercury and Brian May performing at Madison Square Garden in New York, 1983
Brian May Reveals the Magic Behind His Recording Studio Wizardry

By Jas Obrecht Published

In this insightful interview from the Guitar Player archive Brian May explains how he recorded classic Queen tracks.

Music
Peter Gabriel with guitarist David Rhodes, 1993
Guitar Tech to the Stars Warns Guitarists of Pitfalls

By Rod Brakes Published

The interview every gigging guitar player needs to read.

Guitars
Ann (left) and Nancy Wilson of the rock group Heart perform onstage at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, July 15, 1977
Nancy Wilson: My Career in 5 Songs

By Joe Bosso Published

The Heart guitarist looks back on the group’s essential classic cuts.

Guitarists
Brian May performs live with Queen + Adam Lambert at The O2 Arena on December 12, 2017 in London
Brian May Says His Next Solo Album Might be Instrumental

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The guitarist-by-day/astrophysicist-by-night added, however, that any solo album would only come once Queen + Adam Lambert have fulfilled their current touring obligations.

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