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Brian May Limited Edition Special LE Electric Guitar in Natural
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If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
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SKU: BMGLENAT
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Product Description
Here's what Brian May Guitars have to say about the Special LE in Natural:
The result of a unique collaboration between Dr. Brian May, his long-standing guitar tech Pete Malandrone, and House Music, the best-selling BMG Special combines the distinctive aesthetics and sound of the legendary Red Special with a wealth of modern appointments and superb quality, production-line craftsmanship.
All the foundations of the trademark BM sound are present and correct, with construction, pickups and electronics faithfully reproducing the original's unique character and tonal versatility. But this is so much more than just a replica... with a price-tag and a range of new colours driven by Brian's concept of a guitar "for the people", the Special is designed to provide modern players of all musical persuasions with an affordable pro-grade instrument that is the perfect "go-to" guitar for any performance environment.
Acoustic Chambered Mahogany Body
True to the look and spirit of the "Old Lady", the instantly recognisable pinstripe-bound, double cutaway mahogany body features an acoustic chamber modelled on Brian's original design that enhances the Special's natural resonance and decreases weight.
24" Scale Mahogany Neck
Engineered with a decidedly contemporary feel, and considerably less deeply contoured than the somewhat gargantuan proportions of the iconic original, the glued-in mahogany neck sports a generous 45mm nut width, comfortably spacious "D" profile, and wonderfully smooth 24 fret ebony fingerboard.
Tri-Sonic Style Pickups
Modern replicas of the vintage '60s Burns design units that are so fundamental to the Red Special's powerful sonic character, the three series-wired, single-coil pickups feature the same retro-styling and magnet alignment as the originals.
Original BM Switching System
As per the original BM design, the Special is equipped with six white-capped slider switches controlling individual pickup on/off and phase reversal, providing a vast range of tonal variations.
Wilkinson Knife-Edge Tremolo
Trevor Wilkinson's "Wave" tremolo-bridge provides a strikingly modern look to the BMG Special as well as delivering smooth, comfortable performance with exceptional stability and sustain.
Grover Locking Tuners
Featuring Grover's innovative Rotomatic® internal "Locking Cam", these superb machine heads automatically lock your strings as you tune, allowing for super-fast string changes and ensuring rock-solid tuning stability, even with heavy tremolo use.
Specifications:
- Body: Acoustic Chambered Mahogany with Bookmatched Mahogany Top
- Binding: 6-Ply Pinstripe, Front + Back
- Neck: 1-Piece Mahogany
- Finish: Gloss
- Truss Rod: Dual Action (440mm)
- Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony
- Frets: 24 x Medium Jumbo 18% Nickel/Silver Vintage size Frets + Zero Fret
- Fret Wire Crown Height: 0.914mm (0.036") • Crown Width : 2.7mm (0.106") • Radius : 230mm (9.0")
- Inlays: White Front + Side Dots (Φ 6mm / Φ 1.5mm)
- Neck Join: Set Neck Construction
- Pickups: 3 x BM Brand Custom Tri-Sonic Style Series Wired Single Coil
- Switches: White Slider Switches • 3 x Pickup On/Off • 3 x Pickup Phase In/Out
- Controls: Master Volume + Tone (500k) with BM Replica, Lathe-Turned, Billet Stock, Aluminium Control Knobs
- Bridge: Wilkinson WVP "Wave" 2-Point Knife Edge Tremolo (36mm Block) with Brass Saddles
- Tremolo Arm: Custom BMG Trem Arm with Plastic Tip
- Machineheads: 3-A-Side Grover 406 Mini Locking Rotomatic® Tuners
- Nut: PPS (45mm x 6mm)
- Scratchplates: Plastic Main Control Plate • Half-Moon Tail Plate • Matching Truss Rod Cover • Tremolo Cavity Cover
- Overall Length: 98.8cm (38.9")
- Body Length: 40.63cm (16")
- Body Width: 35.67cm (14")
- Body Depth:40mm (1.57")
- Fingerboard Radius: 250mm (9.8")
- Scale: 610mm (24")
- Neck Width @ Nut: 45mm (1.77")
- Neck Width @ 12th Fret: 53mm (2.09")
- Neck Width @ 24th Fret: 57mm (2.24")
- Neck Depth @ 1st Fret: 22mm (0.87")
- Neck Depth @ 12th Fret: 24mm (0.94")
- String Spacing @ Nut: 36mm (1.42")
- String Spacing @ 12th Fret: 45mm (1.77")
- String Spacing @ Bridge: 54mm (2.13")
- Weight (Approximate): 3.2kg (7lb)
- Strings: D'Addario EXL120 Nickel Wound Super Light • Plain Steel .009 - .011 - .016 • Wound .024 - .032 - .042
- Includes Premium Quality Gig Bag