chady Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I wounder what it's worth now! And when he's dead I bet it will double in value! You'd think by now that he would have made enough money to buy himself a proper guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 You'd think by now that he would have made enough money to buy himself a proper guitar. ...and some lessons. Certainly got a recognisable tone, but take away the delay and echo and he's pretty average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandunder2012 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I wounder what it's worth now! And when he's dead I bet it will double in value! its priceless really as its a one off im guessing if it was sold it would probably make more than any other guitar sold so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 ...and some lessons. Certainly got a recognisable tone, but take away the delay and echo and he's pretty average. you can never call may an average guitarist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 as a collector of rock music he is at the top of his tree,and Freddie was the voice of queen,i don't go along with his views but we are all entitled to think what we want,it doesn,t detract from him being good at what he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 you can never call may an average guitarist Ok, slightly below average then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 ...and some lessons. Certainly got a recognisable tone, but take away the delay and echo and he's pretty average. Average enough to be in one of the most famous groups in the world for years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Prove. You beat me to it poontang It's always a dangerous stance when you start to criticise someone else's grammar and punctuation. It means yours has to be beyond reproach. To the subject in question, although May's skills as a guitarist are highly thought of in general, I've always thought his 'sound' came across as slightly... constipated, for want of a better word. I would like to see him go head to head with Steve Stevens. Edited January 22, 2015 by Doc Holliday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 its priceless really as its a one off im guessing if it was sold it would probably make more than any other guitar sold so far Not so sure. $2.7 million most paid for a guitar. Can't see his homemade effort fetching that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I saw him play at Cromer Links Pavilion just after Queen released "Seven Seas of Rhye". This was around 1974 I think. Freddie was amazing, probably the best front man i've ever seen. May was average at best and didn't improve much thereafter IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 ...and some lessons. Certainly got a recognisable tone, but take away the delay and echo and he's pretty average. But the delay and echo or whatever effects he puts in is part of the make up of his sound. With electric guitar especially the effects and amp are as much a part of the instrument as anything else and how the guitarist uses all of those is part of his craft. The Edge is like that too, he plays fairly simply really, but the way he uses his effects is part of his sound and makes him sound much bigger than his playing actually is. As a side note I really don't get the fascination that so many have with trying to measure up one guitarist against another. There is so much to a guitarists sound and tone that they can't be measured against anybody else. I think that so many people get obsessed with speed and the ability to shred, but consider Dave Gilmour he never shreds, but he plays everything with the most subtle vibrato, the way he plays has huge feeling and soul, he is very melodic. How could you compare that to someone like Dimebag Darrell with his raw pentatonic shredding? Both iconic players and guitar legends, but so different. Brian May is just Brian May and is a huge part the sound of Queen. A bit like Ringo was never classed a great drummer, but he was a great Beatle and the very best drummer for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 As with many subjects on here, it's all about personal views but if you Google Mr May, most guitar publications/websites rate him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandunder2012 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Not so sure. $2.7 million most paid for a guitar. Can't see his homemade effort fetching that much. that home made effort is capable of things fenders and gibsons could never do. like reverse phaze pick ups ect think you can get 16 settings instead of the usual 3, custom designed whammy bar plus the guitars a unique shape and a total one off with huge history behind it. its genius in its design Edited January 22, 2015 by overandunder2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 that home made effort is capable of things fenders and gibsons could never do. like reverse phaze pick ups ect think you can get 16 settings instead of the usual 3, custom designed whammy bar plus the guitars a unique shape and a total one off with huge history behind it. its genius in its design It might be all you say and more but $2.7 million, not a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Was it not mostly built by his dad? Either way I would not fancy making a fret board from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 has a sound that is instantly recognisable. Hugely influential great British rock guitarist in my view. Really? Hes as bad as all the other average pop stars (boneon , geldof, madogga etc) that use there 'fame' to shove there opinions down our throats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chady Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I have no clue on what it's worth. But it's not only Brian Mays guitar it's queens lead guitar. What ever I suspect it's in the millions. It might be all you say and more but $2.7 million, not a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxie Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 that home made effort is capable of things fenders and gibsons could never do. like reverse phaze pick ups ect think you can get 16 settings instead of the usual 3, custom designed whammy bar plus the guitars a unique shape and a total one off with huge history behind it. its genius in its design It also has a volume control knob that can go up to eleven,beat that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandunder2012 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 It might be all you say and more but $2.7 million, not a chance. time will tell It also has a volume control knob that can go up to eleven,beat that. so does his amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose man Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Don't like him , first or last ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fielddweller Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Roger Taylor is a shooter and I believe has his own shoot,should make interesting talk on tour buses Atb Fielddweller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/11/21/queen-star-roger-taylor-has-game-in-his-sights-at-shoot-near-shropshire-border/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Roger Taylor is a shooter and I believe has his own shoot,should make interesting talk on tour buses Atb Fielddweller Really, didn't know that, so how can the May **** spout all his anti **** and still tour with Mr Taylor, maybe his convictions do not stretch as far as his need to make money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hats off to Roger, that cheers me up no end. Especially the thought of May's disapproving sour face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Just because they have opposing views doesn't mean they don't get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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