{"product_id":"brian-mays-red-special-the-story-of-the-home-made-guitar-that-rocked-queen-and-the-world-9781787390782","title":"Brian May's Red Special: The Story of the Home-Made Guitar That Rocked Queen and the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eGet the full story behind the Red Special, Brian May's hand-built guitar--a unique instrument that helped make May's musical dreams come true.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1963, Brian May and his father Harold started to build the Red Special--an electric guitar meant to outperform anything commercially made. Here, Brian talks about of his one-of-a-kind instrument, from its creation on. He played it on every single Queen album and during the band's amazing shows: the roof of Buckingham Palace, Live Aid, the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics . . . and beyond. Along with original diagrams, sketches, and notes, May has included a great selection of photographs of himself with the guitar--which was fully dismantled so it could be shot-- as well as close-ups and X-rays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough best known as the lead guitarist of Queen, Brian May has a PhD in astrophysics and is an expert in 3D photography. He co-wrote \u003ci\u003eBang! The Complete History of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e with Chris Lintott and Patrick Moore (Carlton), \u003ci\u003eA Village Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e with Elena Vidal, and \u003ci\u003eDiableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell\u003c\/i\u003e with Denis Pellerin and Paula Fleming (both by London Stereoscopic Company). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Simon Bradley has been a professional guitar journalist since 1996 and is currently Multimedia Editor at \u003ci\u003eGuitarist\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He has also written for \u003ci\u003eTotal Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat Guitar?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuitar Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other specialist publications, and websites, including Brian's own brianmay.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Carlton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676680720658,"sku":"9781787390782","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a9390af2-0345-42be-9b27-7105d0e1a0f2.jpg?v=1733886485","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/brian-mays-red-special-the-story-of-the-home-made-guitar-that-rocked-queen-and-the-world-9781787390782","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}