Best amp for Brian May tone?

[bigdaddyd]

You could also try pickups that replicate his tones. There are various kinds that do. I have an old Dimarzio Brian May set for sale. I hear the ones in his new sig model guitar are pretty good also.

 

[jkdsteve]

You could also try pickups that replicate his tones. There are various kinds that do. I have an old Dimarzio Brian May set for sale. I hear the ones in his new sig model guitar are pretty good also.

Burns Trisonics

 

[EWSEthan]

Vox AC30 cranked. And dont forget to use a coin as a pick. Brian has always done that and its got to be part of his sound.

 

[petejt]

You need to plug into the Normal channel of an AC30 and turn it to 10. Then hit the front end with a Fryer Treble Booster. Also having a guitar like Brian May will get you as close as you're going to get. Brian also runs 3 AC30's with the center amp dry. There is a lot of info on the net about his tone.

There's actually a video called "Star Licks", that Brian did back in 1984. He explains quite well about how he gets his sound.

And yep he does run a kind of wet/dry/wet setup. He splits his signal with a chorus pedal (Boss CE-1). Sounds really good without that seasick or overboard chorusy sound, quite innovative in fact.

Here's the video.

 

[HerbieBoogie]

Is this a trick question?

HAHA that's what my first thought was exactly