Brian May BMG Special Antique Cherry

The BMG Brian May Special electric guitar is the unique signature model of the famed Queen guitarist, here presented in the original Antique Cherry finish. The individual nature of this electric guitar allows guitarists to access Brian May’s guitar tones with ease as well as giving them the tools to create their own. The mahogany body has been chambered and fitted with a mahogany neck. The three single coil pickups can be switched off and on individually as well as being switched in and out of phase.

Other excellent features include the ebony fingerboard and a Wilkinson bridge with brass saddles that works incredibly well and gives very smooth tremolo effects. This latest version of the Brian May Special also includes locking Grover machine heads and comes supplied with a well padded deluxe gig bag.

The Brian May BMG Special in Antique Cherry is now available from Merchant City Music, Glasgow’s longest-established guitar specialist. Every guitar we sell is rigorously checked over and professionally set up, ensuring your new guitar is playing – if anything – better than when it left the factory. We ship fast the UK, Europe and Worldwide.

The Outstanding BMG Brian May Special in Stunning Antique Cherry Finish

The flagship model of the BMG fleet and the result of a unique collaboration between Brian May, his long-standing guitar tech Pete Malandrone and House Music, The BMG SPECIAL combines the distinctive aesthetics and sound of the legendary Red Special with a wealth of modern appointments and superb quality, production-line craftsmanship.

All the foundations of the trademark Brian May Special BM sound are present and correct, with construction, pickups and electronics faithfully reproducing the original’s unique character and tonal versatility. But this is so much more than just a replica… with a price-tag and a range of new colours driven by Brian’s concept of a guitar “for the people”, The Special is designed to provide modern players of all musical persuasions with an affordable pro-grade instrument that is the perfect “go-to” guitar for any performance environment.

Chambered Body

True to the look and spirit of the “Old Lady”, the instantly recognisable pinstripe-bound, double cutaway mahogany body features an acoustic chamber modelled on Brian’s original design that enhances the Special’s natural resonance and decreases weight.

Shorter Scale Length

The BMG Special guitar has been engineered with a decidedly contemporary feel, and considerably less deeply contoured than the somewhat gargantuan proportions of the “Old Lady”, the glued-in Mahogany neck sports a generous 45mm nut width, comfortably spacious “D” profile and wonderfully smooth 24 fret ebony fingerboard.

Brian May Switching

As per the original BMG design, The Special is equipped with 6 white-capped slider switches controlling individual pickup on/off and phase reversal and providing a vast range of tonal variations.

Wilkinson Trem

Trevor Wilkinson’s “Wave” tremolo-bridge provides a strikingly modern look to the Brian May Special as well as delivering smooth, comfortable performance and exceptional stability and sustain.

Grover Locking Tuners

Featuring Grover’s innovative Rotomatic® internal “Locking Cam”, these superb machine heads automatically lock your strings as you tune, allowing for super-fast string changes and ensuring rock-solid tuning stability, even with heavy tremolo use.