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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
Roger's Ludwig kit Roger's tambourine 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.

Bass guitars
Fender Precision '68 Fender Precision '67 Three Fender Precisions: '68 model as the main one, '67 as back-up and fretless type for '39.

Guitars
Freddie's Ovation Brian's Ovation Fender Telecasters Brian's Red Special Birch replica (in the back)
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.

Piano
Freddie's Steinway Brian on the 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.

Vocals
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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