There's a Brian May signature bass?

[leschirons]

Isn't that a bit like a "Slash" tenor sax or a Marcus Miller Strat?

[Richard R]

Pics, or a link?

[Happy Jack]

4 minutes ago, Richard R said:

Pics, or a link?

 

Neither, it's definitely a bass. 

 

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Brian-May-Bass-Guitar-Antique-Cherry/1R29?origin=product-ads&gclid=Cj0KCQiAk4aOBhCTARIsAFWFP9GLgizGEaVNX6GQjrLg_T2nDObFnCV166Ci7PmyTElfNO7pcad19uoaAjBGEALw_wcB

[fleabag]

Did his dad build it ?

[dodge_bass]

Bizarre. I can’t see them selling many of them. 

[yorks5stringer]

5 minutes ago, fleabag said:

Did his dad build it ?

He may have....

[EBS_freak]

Looks pants as a bass.

Plus there's no hope in hell of it balancing.

 

Scale length is quite interesting though.

Edited December 21, 2021 by EBS_freak

[Grimalkin]

A fat bottomed bucker in there.

[Paul S]

Simply as a design I like the look of it - has a nod to a Gibson LP Jnr DC.  On the BM website it gives the neck width as 45mm which seems rather wide.

[Guest]

The Brian May signature bass is actually a regular guitar, only difference being that while you're  doing the gardening it sneaks up and stabs youmin the buttocks.

[Richard R]

It looks OK to me too. Would be interesting to play it.

[EssentialTension]

Of itself, it looks interesting, but I'd be put off by the BM connection,

[Nail Soup]

He didn't want to do a signature bass..... but he was badgered into it 😉 .

[Russ]

I've played one. It's quite nice.

 

It is neck-heavy, but plays easily, is quite light, sounds big and tubby (very much that old Gibson vibe) and, if you like that sort of thing, is a rather good instrument. I'd suspect most Queen-loving bass players would rather opt for a Deacy-style Precision or Stingray though.

 

He's actually got a whole range of instruments, including the bass, various versions of the Red Special, an acoustic and a ukulele!

 

https://shop.brianmayguitars.co.uk/brian-may-guitars.html

[leschirons]

Personally..not for me but I probably would go for a Brian May signature telescope.

[Guest]

The Brian May signature toupee was never a big seller.

[Grimalkin]

That bucker has got some booty, it can certainly move some air, check it out. It's banging:

 

 

[fleabag]

Imagine bumbling into a  pub and whipping out Brian May's wallet to  get a  round in.

 

I'm gonna get me some of that.  Bargain

 

 

[fleabag]

Dammit

 

Forgot about Omnicron.  Better  score myself  a BM  mask.   Another bargain..

 

 

 

 

[Grimalkin]

Apparently the BMG Classic Hoodie is supposed to have good coverage against the elements, any way the wind blows.

[BreadBin]

7 hours ago, Grimalkin said:

Apparently the BMG Classic Hoodie is supposed to have good coverage against the elements, any way the wind blows.

Doesn't really matter, to me...

[visog]

I quite like the look. Sensing a Gibson tone from it.

[NancyJohnson]

9 hours ago, Russ said:

He's actually got a whole range of instruments, including the bass, various versions of the Red Special, an acoustic and a ukulele!

 

https://shop.brianmayguitars.co.uk/brian-may-guitars.html

 

As the Bass Centre operate as the UK/European distributor for Brian May guitars, when I was picking up my EUB, I asked Barry how often he has contact with Brian May and he replied, 'Oh, just this morning.  There were a few signed guitars in open cases going out to collectors.  (BM lives in Windlesham, barely five minutes drive from the Bass Centre location.)

 

Red Special guitars aside, they also distribute the Arielle; these are the brightly coloured Firebird-ish models with the same guts as the BM model.

[Downunderwonder]

Couldn't be any worse handling than a Gibson LP 'bass'?

[police squad]

My main gigging guitar (for my 80s thing) is a BM red special. It really is a great guitar with great sounds available from the pickups and the switching system.