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Solo Tone
Brighton Rock
Queen
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarBrian May Red Special (homemade, 1960s-70s original)
AmpVox AC30 (Top Boost, 1970s, multiple amps in parallel)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1974. Guitar is the original Red Special. Amps are cranked Vox AC30s, no amp reverb. Treble booster and dual tape delays (Maestro Echoplex EP-3) used. Effects chain is unique to this solo. No chorus or flanger on studio version.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainharmonized lead linesorchestral, three-dimensional soundstacked three-part harmoniestape echo repeatstouch-sensitive overdriveBritish class A amp saturationviolin-like lead tonerich, layered delay trailsclear note separation even under gain
Difficulty
This solo is considered expert-level due to its fast tempo, intricate harmonized passages requiring precise delay interaction, and the need for advanced picking and phrasing control.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarBrian May Red Special (homemade, 1960s-70s original)
AmpVox AC30 (Top Boost, 1970s, multiple amps in parallel)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1974. Guitar is the original Red Special. Amps are cranked Vox AC30s, no amp reverb. Treble booster and dual tape delays (Maestro Echoplex EP-3) used. Effects chain is unique to this solo. No chorus or flanger on studio version.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainharmonized lead linesorchestral, three-dimensional soundstacked three-part harmoniestape echo repeatstouch-sensitive overdriveBritish class A amp saturationviolin-like lead tonerich, layered delay trailsclear note separation even under gain
Difficulty
This solo is considered expert-level due to its fast tempo, intricate harmonized passages requiring precise delay interaction, and the need for advanced picking and phrasing control.