Additional information and specs for the CQ Red Special https://redspecialforum.com/review-cq-brian-may-red-special-t1195.html
Kindly leant to me by Mark Little it’s been quite exciting trying out the replica guitar of Queen guitarist Brian May
CQ RS EXTREME
Body – Blockboard with oak inserts and tonal chambers, veneered with mahogany
Neck – Honduran mahogany with original style handmade truss rod
Fretboard – Oak, black painted and lacquered, 24 frets (Dunlop 6130) + zero fret(Dunlop 6105), 7,25″ radius, 24″ scale
Pickups – Adeson Burn’s Tri-Sonics Super set
Bridge – Original style roller bridge made from aluminum and stainless steel
Tremolo – Custom made original style
Tuners – Schaller locking M6 with pearloid buttons
Nut – Original ’60 Bakelite
Switches – 3xOn/Off , 3xPhase white switccraft modified to reproduce the size of the original switches
Controls – Volume and tone Omeg 220K log, Sprague VitaminQ .022 uF
Pickguard – 3 mm black perspex beveled and hand polished
Neck width – 45 mm at nut, 50 mm at bridge
Neck depth – 26 mm at nut, 30.1 mm at 16° fret
Case – Hard case
I play a number of Queen guitar bits including Hammer To Fall Friends Will Be Friends and Bohemian Rhapsody
Video by James Rundle
