Hello,
I am upset that my Red Special copy (dillion) does not have a tremolo semi-circled plate (nor other Red Special copies) bearing in mind i am just trying to slightly copy Brian in terms of Queen songs, so is this semi-circle plate not really important for me? (btw i have asked this Here Because No one seems to be ansewring on the other Red Special forum o well lol)
The guitar also doesn't have the same scale length, strings, knobs or exact construction. It also doesn't have Brian May playing it.
Stop worrying have some fun and just play the thing.
Johnny boy - just sell the bloody thing and give us all a bit of peace.
Better still - go buy a Hoffman bass then go annoy a bloody Beatles forum instead.
Ahem - Yoko Ono to Queen in 6 moves or less.
Yoko Ono had a song called Walking On Ice which was covered by Fuzzbox, who have used as a guest musician Brian May of Queen.
Alternatively.
Yoko Ono having her fingers amputated one by one without anaesthetic would be more pleasant to listen to than anything JK ever produces musically.
Lester Burnham wrote: What does Yoko Ono have to do with Queen?
she was the reason they split up...her relationship with John made him go off and do wierd stuff with the "immortal ono band"...and after that Brian was forced to sue the band to sort out the financial mess they were in
Johnny Koxville must be having a good laugh at us. He keeps posting these completely inane questions about this guitar. Can anyone really be that clueless?
teleman wrote: Johnny Koxville must be having a good laugh at us. He keeps posting these completely inane questions about this guitar. Can anyone really be that clueless?
Johnny sure can... Go Johnny go, find your "knobs" and rock us every once in a while... Next stop Arrruba... and don´t you dare to be late!!! :-))
JOHNNY KNOXVILLE: I have both a Burns Red Special, a Dillion Red Special as well as my personal favorite, a Washburn Idol Series W-I64 with Voice Contour Control (which allows you to play any sound from a Fender to a Red Special-esque sound to a warm Humbucker). The Burns duplicates Brian's sound with a little effort. I have given up on the Dillion - by itself. The sound can be achieved with some tweaking and the right amplifiers. The tremelo is necessary to get Brian's sound, in most cases and the Dillion does not offer that. I would suggest that if you are trying to replicate the Red Special's sound, skip the Vox amp and buy a Roland amp (the 60 watt is a good one to start off with, at about $270) with digital effects - including tremelo. With this amp (which could be further connected to a Vox, if you so chose) you have all the adjustable tremelo you need, without necessarially having it on the guitar itself.
I find that achieving Brian's sound is easiest on the Washburn. It is by far the most versatile guitar I've played. They are pricey, depending. I paid about $800 for mine, but the price has come down a good bit, depending on what inner workings you want to add. Combined with the digital effects of my amp, I can make it sound however I want.
I have a funny feeling here...
either Richard, or Johnny should archive these threads, because I bet in a few years time, he is going to end up in some rock supergroup, and laugh at these mails at our expense.
I can feel it in my bowels (or is that something else...)
Hello again Johnny. Learn to tune that guitar yet buddy, or are you still bitchin about the damn guitar and not even playing it.
Do you really want to get the Brian May sound. Learn to Play a guitar. Me and my guitarist play two different guitars and it sounds just like the Red Special. Stop with all these special features on it. I own a Squier Telecaster and my guitarist has a Randy Rhoads Sig Guitar and we can play Queen, ACDC, Ozzy, Beatles and more. If you want to play and have the "Brian May" sound. Then learn and study his techniques all guitar pretty much are the same and sometimes those guitarist "Sounds" are just fast pull offs, hammer-ons, and tapping. Hell, Van Halen is just tapping. Stop with this crap. I suggest to ALL QUEENZONERS ignor him, with the time he spent bitching he could have learn WWRY (fast) I guarantee it
The only true Brian May sound you could be talking about is songs like Procession and Killer Queen you have special pedals for those
You should have bought a cheap 149.99 guitar and a VOX amp and a few pedals
Johnny Knoxville wrote: Hello,
I am upset that my Red Special copy (dillion) does not have a tremolo semi-circled plate (nor other Red Special copies) bearing in mind i am just trying to slightly copy Brian in terms of Queen songs, so is this semi-circle plate not really important for me? (btw i have asked this Here Because No one seems to be ansewring on the other Red Special forum o well lol)
Dude you are making a post on a Fucking Plate. No it has NO importance it is decoration
and BTW people in the RED SPECIAL FORUM are probably ignoring your stupid posts