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Brian May

Hampton, London, UK · Guitar · Vocals · Songwriting

Queen guitarist; Red Special + AC30 layered harmony leads define the band’s guitar choir.

Brian May, 2007
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Born 1947. Co-founder of Queen. Homemade Red Special guitar and Vox AC30 stacks produce the wide stereo harmony leads on mid-70s albums. Continues with Roger Taylor on later touring lineups after Mercury. Constant: tone architecture and harmony arranging more than shred speed.

Tenures

  1. Queen

    1970–present

    Guitar

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