CIRCLE OF TONE. | 6 years ago

I spill the beans on the mics, guitar, amps and...old English money?

Brian May classic gear:
Red special home made guitar
Early strings: Rotosound (.008, .009, .011, .016, 0.22, and .034)
Strings after 1985: 9 11 16 24 32 42
"The Deacy" amp built by John Deacon
3 x Vox AC30 ran at 240 Volts
Silver Bell "Bulldog" Celestions
AC30 left MXR delay is 800 ms
AC30 right delay is 600ms
6 pence coin for a pick

Microphones:
Neumann U47 FETs being used early on
Killer Queen = U47, U67ai & U87

Effects:
Brian made his own tape echo
Roland space echo and space chorus

I used Ceriaton DC30 "Dizzy" a copy of a Matchless DC30.
Mics were Cobalt C04, ATM 41 and mystery mic on Celestion Blue Alnico
Bass: Fender musicmaster. Cobalt co4 and Audix f6 75w creambacks in Marshall cab driven by JCM800.
MXR digital rack delay on the "double" setting everything on 5.

Great footage of Queen in studio:
https://youtu.be/A6JWKjfJjqU

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