Serry... you crack me up!!! You're the best Dude!
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Lil*Queenie wrote: [/QUOTENAME]i agree he shud b buried wiv it!!!
i doubt he will ever sell it, its his got 2 many memories 4 him!
he cud pass it down in his family coz he made it wiv his dad
i think they shouldv givin it a proper name though not red special
lol
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Speaking of guitar names, I think Willie Nelson calls his "Trigger."
i doubt he will ever sell it, its his got 2 many memories 4 him!
he cud pass it down in his family coz he made it wiv his dad
i think they shouldv givin it a proper name though not red special
lol
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Speaking of guitar names, I think Willie Nelson calls his "Trigger."
I'm sure he could hauk it for a few million pounds.
Erin is right, he'll probably be buried with it as that is what Brian did say. Maybe he was kidding. I'd like to see him leave it to Jimmy.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Lisser wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Erin is right, he'll probably be buried with it as that is what Brian did say. Maybe he was kidding. I'd like to see him leave it to Jimmy.[/QUOTE]
Why would he be kidding? He's been a musician the majority of his life, he probably treasures the bonding he probably experienced when making it. It would make sense. And the answer is simple and has been given: Priceless
Hypothetically if it were on ebay, somewhere in the millions especially with all the celebrity and wealthy Queen fans all over the world. Hell, it wouldn't even matter if it was signed by Brian or not, that wouldn't make a big difference on the price. The celebrity whoring out of items seem to be going around with Freddie's car and Sly Stone's motor bike he's selling.
Why would he be kidding? He's been a musician the majority of his life, he probably treasures the bonding he probably experienced when making it. It would make sense. And the answer is simple and has been given: Priceless
Hypothetically if it were on ebay, somewhere in the millions especially with all the celebrity and wealthy Queen fans all over the world. Hell, it wouldn't even matter if it was signed by Brian or not, that wouldn't make a big difference on the price. The celebrity whoring out of items seem to be going around with Freddie's car and Sly Stone's motor bike he's selling.
"Hell, it wouldn't even matter if it was signed by Brian or not, that wouldn't make a big difference on the price."
- If I was buying the Red Special, I definatley would NOT want Brian signing it. Maybe a letter of authenticity ect.... but I wouldnt want him or anybody marking the original guitar.
- If I was buying the Red Special, I definatley would NOT want Brian signing it. Maybe a letter of authenticity ect.... but I wouldnt want him or anybody marking the original guitar.
Let's bear in mind that at a high end Chritie's auction, where you had to be worth at least 10 million to attend....Eric Clapton's beloved strat "Blackie" which he played exclusevely for 22 years sold for around $470,000 US dollar.
We could not expect Brian May's homemade guitar to sell for more than Clapton's classic strat.
Brian May is more special to most of us.....but without a doubt, Clapton is more world reknown.
We could not expect Brian May's homemade guitar to sell for more than Clapton's classic strat.
Brian May is more special to most of us.....but without a doubt, Clapton is more world reknown.
In some Queen book I read that on a flight airplane storage in first class couldn't accommodate his guitar for some reason so Brian bought a first class ticket for it so the Red Special got its own seat! If I find that excerpt, I'll type it in, or does anyone else have it?
Yeah, I've read it too...
<< In some Queen book I read that on a flight airplane storage in first class couldn't accommodate his guitar for some reason so Brian bought a first class ticket for it so the Red Special got its own seat! If I find that excerpt, I'll type it in, or does anyone else have it? >>
Brian's not the only guitarist who is that fussy about his favorite guitar. Steve Howe's pretty well known for insisting his favorite Gibson ES-175 fly with him (he actually once had one guitar that was damaged by an airline), and the late Roy Buchannon used to always buy two tickets when he flew: one for himself, and for his Telecaster. And I believe Albert Lee used to carry his guitar in a suit bag.
Airlines are famous for losing and damaging guitars. I've heard more than one story of a guitarist opening the case when he gets to his destiation, and either finding cracks in the body of an instrument (as happened with one of Steve Howe's acoustic guitars), or the neck is snapped (the late John Cippolina said he once got off a plane just in time to see a baggage handler THROW his guitar out of the baggage hold onto the tarmac) or something else else is wrong with the instrument.
Brian's not the only guitarist who is that fussy about his favorite guitar. Steve Howe's pretty well known for insisting his favorite Gibson ES-175 fly with him (he actually once had one guitar that was damaged by an airline), and the late Roy Buchannon used to always buy two tickets when he flew: one for himself, and for his Telecaster. And I believe Albert Lee used to carry his guitar in a suit bag.
Airlines are famous for losing and damaging guitars. I've heard more than one story of a guitarist opening the case when he gets to his destiation, and either finding cracks in the body of an instrument (as happened with one of Steve Howe's acoustic guitars), or the neck is snapped (the late John Cippolina said he once got off a plane just in time to see a baggage handler THROW his guitar out of the baggage hold onto the tarmac) or something else else is wrong with the instrument.