Freddie seems to have bought two pianos in those months: one in New York (1st or 2nd December 1977), which he had shipped to his London flat and possibly never used on any Queen recording or concert, and a huge 8 ft 11.75 in Steinway that he acquired before or during the European leg (first documented instance of he playing it is at Bingley Hall in May 1978). As Leroy Brown was dropped from the set, there was no more ukelele-banjo. Roger trashed the drum kit on the last concert of the tour, as usual.

Percussion

Roger's Ludwig kit
Roger's tambourine
Roger's tambourine
Drum kit
  • Ludwig 26" x 14" bass-drum.
  • Ludwig 14" x 7.5" snare drum.
  • Ludwig 16" x 16", 18" x 18" and 20" x 20" floor toms.
  • Ludwig 15" x 15", 14" x 14", 13" x 13" and 12" x 12" rack toms.
  • Ludwig 10" x 10", 8" x 8" and 6" x 6" small toms.
  • Remo 16" and 14" rototoms [Get Down Make Love].
  • Paiste 8" splash cymbal.
  • Paiste 18" crash cymbal.
  • Paiste 22" china cymbal.
  • Zildjian 15" hi-hats.
  • Zildjian 20" and 2 x 18" crash cymbals.
  • Zildjian 22" ride cymbal.
  • 3 x Cowbells.
  • Ludwig Speed-King pedal.
  • Ludwig stands.
  • Premier sticks.
  • Bass-drum logo: white crest / black background [USA/Canada]
  • Bass-drum logo: NOTW robot [Europe]
Gong [hit once at the end of Bohemian Rhapsody and during White Man and Ogre Battle]
  • Paiste 60" symphonic.
  • Bespoke beaters.
  • Paiste stands.
Tambourine
  • Unknown
Triangle [Killer Queen]
  • Unknown.

Bass guitars

John's Fender Precision
John's fretless bass
Electric bass guitars
  • Fender Precision 1968 [main]
  • Fender Precision 1965 [spare]
  • Fender Precision fretless [´39, Melancholy Blues]
  • Music Man Stingray [spare - rehearsals]
Bass rig
  • 5 x Acoustic 371 amplifiers.
  • 3 x Acoustic cabinets.
  • 2 x Gauss 4" x 12" cabinets.
  • 1 x Cornish (?) bespoke control.

Guitars

Brian's Red Special
Brian's Red Special replica
Electric six-string guitars
  • BHM bespoke [main]
  • Birch bespoke [spare, e.g. Liar in Houston]
  • Gibson Les Paul Deluxe [second spare]
Guitar rig
  • Cornish bespoke effect [trebe-booster]
  • EBow
  • Eventide harmoniser
  • fOXX foot pedal [phaser]
  • 2 x Maestro tape-delay
  • 9 x Vox AC30 amplifiers
  • Vox foot pedal [wah-wah]
Acoustic guitar ['39, Love of My Life]
  • Ovation Pacemaker 1615 twelve-string

Piano

Freddie's Steinway piano
Piano
  • Depending on the venue - e.g. Bösendorfer [Houston] or Steinway 1972 D concert [Europe]