Brian May Stage Rig wth tech Pete Malandrone

If you've ever wondered what gear Brian May uses, heres the answer. Brian May's gear is not just his homemade guitar now named the Red Special, a coin as a pick and a Vox amp. Theres alot more.

Pete Malandrone is Brian May's tech, he goes through his live rig in 2008. This is clip is taken from Guitarist magazine from the UK.

Guitars
Brian May is famous for his unique guitar which he made by himself as a kid, and that guitar has made many envious about its unique tone. Brian may would be mad to gig with just one guitar, so he has a few spares of his Red Special, made by Greg Fryer, these include standard tuning spare, drop D tunings, and E flat tunings. Greg Fryer makes the closest reproductions of Brian's orginal guitar and earnt so much respect in it even Brian May uses them as backup.

From the guitar the lead goes straight into a treble booster with the shortest connection, attached to his guitar strap.

Brian May's effects are all racks, no pedals, he uses the highest quality effects, and his tech has an easy job, no need to daisy chain effects.