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Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen (1986)

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Freddie Mercury Tribute (20.04.1992)

Percussion
Roger's Ludwig kit Drums: Ludwig Classic Maple; colour: maple lacquer finish
  • bass drum: 24"x16"
  • snare: 14x6.5: head: Ludwig Rocker Heavy
  • toms: 12x11, 13x12, 14x13; heads: Ludwig Rocker Heavy
  • floor toms: 16x16, 18x16; heads: Ludwig Rocker Heavy
  • pedal: Ludwig Speed King
Roger in '39 Cymbals: Zildjian; all in brilliant finish except the chinas and ride
  • hi-hats: Avedis New Beat 15"
  • crashes: Avedis Rock Crash 18", K Zildjian 17", K Zildjian 19"
  • ride: Avedis Rock Ride 20" or 21" (not sure) in traditional finish
  • chinas: Avedis China High 18", Avedis China Low 20"
The bass drum logo was the white crest on a black background.
During '39 Roger played the classic Ludwig 26" bass-drum and a tambourine (second photo). Josh Macrae played LP congas for some of the songs.

Bass guitars
Fender Precision '68 Fender Precision Elite 1 John used his Fender Precision '68 model for most of the concert except Radio Ga Ga where he played the red Fender Precision Elite 1.

Guitars
Red Special Guild replica Ovation Brian's Godin guitar
In most songs Brian had his Red Special. For Hammer To Fall he used the Guild replica. In '39 he played an Ovation and for Thank You, CLTCL and Las Palabras De Amor he had a Godin Thinline A-12. As for other musicians during the Queen set - Tony Iommi played a Gibson SG while Slash had his typical Gibson Les Paul.

Keyboards
Yamaha DX-7 Roland RD-1000 Roland Jupiter 8 Brian used a Yamaha DX-7 (first left) in Who Wants To Live Forever. Spike's keyboards were a Roland Jupiter 8 (right) and perhaps Korg M1s and/or Roland JD-800s. The piano of the concert was digital, a Roland RD-1000 (second left) - used by Spike for We Are The Champions, by Mike Moran for Somebody To Love, by Brian May for Too Much Love Will Kill You and by Elton John for Bohemian Rhapsody.

Vocals
Shure mics for most of the acts, but the choir in 'Somebody To Love' was mic'd with Sennheiser MD 421-II (a German make). The same kind of mics would be used for Rog's tom-toms.
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