Brian May Red Special Guitar Selector Switch Song Guide

[@andrewitzla]

I just decided that I am going to buy a red special the day that this video came out

[@ceejaybonner5048]

Hope you and your Wife are feeling yourselves again 👍. Great video

[@Rocklicks72]

Thanks man 😊😊

[@musicgirl4794]

It's amazing how many different sounds can come out of one instrument!!! Great video one again. Hope you and your family are still getting better. Get some rest. 😀

[@davidanctil4671]

James thank you for the link, great vid... Are you using a Vox amp or will any amp really work?

[@Rocklicks72]

I think I used Amplitube for this video 😊

[@kearonandrewobrien7460]

Hi James,your sounding like your getting through the little bug,the sniffles can be a drag,l wish you well🤗Thanks for all your videos.lm so lazy too learn some riffs,lol,because my mind runs away on me.Getting the right sound is always more about feel and skill. There are so many levels my friends. I love my poly tones,I'm still looking for original music.lol Queen is the Best♥️

[@optimusprimesavannah]

Hope you and your family are feeling better :)

[@abiotico1]

hi, i just bought a briam may guitar ac , and this video help me a lot!! thanks from tenerife, spain

[@sheerqueencat5089]

It's so easy but I can't do it! Hope you and family are feeling better. Thank you for the amazing detailed video! 😊❤️🎸

[@phylliscanning7664]

Very interesting, as always. Can't wait to experiment when I get my baby blue Special in December!

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Blimey, a *blue* ? Who woulda considered that finish up to now? Now, I want one in purple!

[@phylliscanning7664]

@@Shred_The_Weapon they do make a purple one!

[@UllysesJoyce]

Is that Christmas in August? Thank you James Rundle, this is first class greatness.

[@ianbuxton525]

Great video James. Many thanks.

[@joseantoniodelgado109]

Great insight James.

[@danielwilkinson9685]

Thanks. Will try some stuff out good video.

[@stuartclarke3377]

The pick up settings sound right to me m8 great stuff thanks

[@ianlucas5647]

It was a hefty challenge James🤣🤣 cheers pal.

[@macshebly4330]

Only Bridge in phase Show must go on

[@montag4516]

By selecting only one of the pickups it can only be in phase. A single, single coil pickup cannot be out of phase with itself.

[@macshebly4330]

@@montag4516Use the on of switch

[@sebastiangamezgodoy3172]

Hey excellent video really helped me out, but do you know the combination for doing all right solo

[@eoinlundy]

Great video. Good for anyone playing and learning.

[@sonnycrumlish7442]

Hi James, great video! Just wondering, what combinations you would use for 'Doing Alright'? Thanks.

[@JJR3991]

Good video James, presumably you can just look at the presets on amplitube for the red special pedal and see what selectors are used for the songs?

[@Rocklicks72]

Yes I forgot to mention that

[@markmarsh27]

OUCH! ... BIG difference between the regular and "Super" versions. ... but I would hate myself FOREVER if I didn't save up for the Super. ... I've wanted Brian May's Red Special since I was a wee kiddie.

[@adamb2408]

Great vid, James. It is a bit of a shame that we can’t actually see the pickups in a video about them. They’re always off screen. Lol Not a complaint, more an observation :) Keep up the good work man. I enjoy your channel!

[@Rocklicks72]

Yeah, I’d wanted to put diagram on screen but it ended up being too time taking. In the description is link to video explaining all about how to alter settings. Also pdf print off the updated list with diagrams 😊

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

The guitar which I just began using at the beginning of August 2019 is solid body, unlike Red Special which is thinline, but built with the same type of pickups and selectors. In my opinion, the bridge and middle pickups out of phase also remind me of an electric sitar. Didn’t Brian use the “woman tone” through something similar to the Tom Scholz Rocknan for the lead guitar parts on “Friends will be Friends”?

[@phylliscanning7664]

Very helpful! Thanks.

[@alexisfigueroa910]

Nice video James It's my first comment (new subscriber) , I'm very interested to purchase this guitar, does it still being a good option? I'm not such an expert, but I am a quite bit exigent about the sound and the feel on a instrument (specially the sound). I now that recently BMG guitars modify the special model to make it better but I what to know the opinion of an expert.

[@olliedylan1381]

Subscribed

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Are you playing with your fingers and creating a pick formation with your thumb and forefinger, James?

[@Rocklicks72]

ShreadTheWeapon when I’m not using a pick yes that’s right

[@Flyit37075]

what is the signal path from the guitar. Is there pedals, or is this demo straight into amp ? Thanks

[@Rocklicks72]

Just guitar straight into amp. Note the BM1 amp has a built in treble booster

[@corv1981]

Thank you!

[@GeoffBodin]

Just noticed with the AmpliTube app with the BM pack the BM RedSpecial pedal shows you the settings for the songs in the pack...

[@Rocklicks72]

Yes, I’ve amended my list in description to include these. There’s a pdf print off in description 😊 two great minds think alike

[@fgotahiti]

Thks James, great video... just next time try to focus on the selectors so we could see them, it would much easier to follow you on this one :-)

[@Rocklicks72]

Thanks😊 I had wanted to put diagram on screen, but it needed up being to complicated. This is the pdf print off sheet for the list bit.ly/343t4ga

[@jacobfletcher6454]

Hey James, I'm a new guitarist that is a bloody massive queen fan and I was looking at some of my favourite songs on your channel like "sheer heart attack" for example from a while back and was wondering if you would be able to redo them with the tab? If not I completely understand and I love your vids. Keep it up!

[@Rocklicks72]

youtube_is_life 2005 I forgot all about Sheer Heart Attack I’ll have to do a Play Along Video with Tabs on screen 😊

[@baronharkonnen7718]

Hello James, do you know the Foxx Phaser Pedal clone of Nick James and what do you think of that? Greeting Heinz

[@Rocklicks72]

Heinz Gurski I’ve only KZbin video but it sounds really good. I admire people able to build their own pedals. I wouldn’t know where to start

[@tonymadad9555]

Good idea james ! what part of kind of magic is playing with neck middle out of phase ? ( sorry for my english....)

[@Rocklicks72]

It’s more the live version 😊

[@tonymadad9555]

@@Rocklicks72 ah ok, in wembley, the 12, at the last part of the song, i think it's neck and middle out of phase for the rhythmic while deacon play the bass solo . But when brian play the last solo he sound like stratocaster, i think it's just the neck pick up !

[@tihomir7]

Really helpful video. Tnx. How did you adjust the height of each pickup? My RS came with extremely low neck pickup. I don't think that it must be such a big difference between height of neck, and mid and bridge pickups.

[@jacobmods3018]

You get a screwdriver that fits the 2 little screws to each side of the pickup and twist to move it! :-))

[@tihomir7]

@@jacobmods3018 of course I know how to do it in general, but my screws are all the way up and pickup is still very low. Like they are too short

[@jacobmods3018]

@@tihomir7 Do you have longer screws with the same width? Take the old out and replace with longer.

[@tihomir7]

@@jacobmods3018 lot of ugly ones :)

[@johnreid6581]

7:06 15:08

[@readyfreddie6325]

I *need* a red special

[@ulmen_joy]

9:08 14:41

[@nzvoidxz]

what switches go up and down on NECK AND MIDDLE [MIDDLE OUT OF PHASE]?

[@Rocklicks72]

This video explains it 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHybpZ9mhNunm7s

[@nzvoidxz]

Thank you 🙏

[@anderso.madsen2976]

What about friends will be friends?

[@adventuresofdavid]

You said neck pickup for both its bridge and neck not neck and neck... Cool video

[@ac30helix44]

It sounds like you are getting some latency with AmpliTube ! I think play the game is neck and middle in phase. Also, I don’t think it actually matters which you knock out of phase in a two pick up combo. It has the same effect of cancelling the fundamental harmonics and boosting the uppers harmonics. That’s why it screeches 👍🏻

[@Rocklicks72]

Ac30 Helix there’s no latency it’s just my vocal and guitar are on two separate tracks. So when I’ve put video together I’m milliseconds out. You’re right it doesn’t matter which way round you put them out of phase. I explain this in the out/phase video in description.

[@teddyboy9116]

Selec-TA switch???

[@Rocklicks72]

You’re a new Commen-TA to this channel 😂

[@jackerickson2184]

7:00

[@chm9222]

how do i make the out of Phase Sound from the neck and middle pickups creamy

[@Rocklicks72]

Eat Philadelphia cheese

[@merlinthomi]

@@Rocklicks72 🤣🤣

[@chm9222]

@@Rocklicks72 haha

[@LMT1414]

Bro just pointed at the bridge pickup and called it the neck pickup. Twice!

[@Rocklicks72]

I noticed I did that after. It’s my dyslexia 😩

[@noahcourt2735]

Do you use treble boosters with you queen covers?

[@noahcourt2735]

What pickups settings would you use for the song scandal

[@frgproductions6165]

Thank you!