Crazy Tour (22.11.1979 - 26.12.1979)
Dreamer's Ball was dropped from the set, hence Roger used just one drum-kit.
Now Freddie also played guitar in one song - Crazy Little Thing Called
Love - and Brian played piano in Save Me.
Percussion
Ludwig drum kit: 26" x 18" Bass Drum, 14" x 10", 15" x 14",
16" x 15" Rack Toms, 18" x 16", 20" x 17" Floor Toms, 14" x 6" Snare Drum,
15" & 16" Roto Toms, and 60" Paiste Gong. Syndrum electronic pads. Same
cymbals as before. Roger and Freddie played tambourine (Ludwig and
New Era) and Roger did a Ludwig Timpani solo. Freddie probably
still had red maracas for the intro of '39. The bass drum
logo was the face. For '39 Roger used another 26" bass drum.
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Bass guitars
Three Fender Precisions: '68 model as the main one,
'67 as back-up and fretless type for '39.
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Guitars
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Freddie and Brian used Ovation 12 string acoustic. In CLTCL
Brian also played a Fender Telecaster and in most parts of the
concert he played his Red Special, with the Birch replica
as back-up.
Freddie used Ovation instead of Martin (as in the recordings) because that
one sounded better amplified with mics instead of being plugged in, so it
generated problems of feedback, and allowed less movement (and knowing
Freddie that's a serious trouble). For the solo of CLTCL Brian played the
Telecaster which was also different from the one he used in the
recordings. In the studio he used one that belonged to Roger, live he
brought his own.
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Piano
Steinway. Brian played it in Save Me and Freddie in
Somebody To Love, Spread Your Wings, We Are the Champions, Bohemian
Rhapsody, Save Me, Death On Two Legs, Mustapha, Killer Queen, I'm In Love
With My Car, Get Down Make Love, You're My Best Friend and If You Can't
Beat Them.
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Vocals
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7 Shure mics: one at the piano (both Freddie and Brian sang on it
while playing), one for John, one for Brian, two for Freddie (one used
while playing guitar, and the other for the front-man position), two for
Roger (one for '39 at the front of the stage, another one for the
rest of the concert).
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