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Brian May’s red Special. La historia de la guitarra casera que sacudió a Queen y al mundo

Brian May’s red Special. La historia de la guitarra casera que sacudió a Queen y al mundo

Brian May

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Letrame
Año de edición:
2022
Materia
Biografía: general
ISBN:
9788411144445
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’Mi padre y yo decidimos hacer una guitarra eléctrica. Diseñé un instrumento de cero, con la intención de que tuviera una capacidad más allá de cualquier cosa disponible, más ajustable, con mayor rango de tonos y sonidos, con mejor trémolo, y con la capacidad de retroalimentarse a través del aire de una manera ’musical’. - Brian MayBrian May y su padre, Harold, comenzaron a construir a mano una guitarra eléctrica en 1963. Brian soñaba con una guitarra que superaría a cualquier de las guitarras eléctricas de fabricación comercial existentes; su padre tenía el conocimiento técnico y las habilidades para ayuda a hacer el sueño realidad. Brian Ha tocado esta guitarra en cada álbum de Queen y en todos los shows en vivo de la banda alrededor del mundo. En este libro descubrirás todo sobre este instrumento único de Brian.Brian habla sobre todos los aspectos del Red Special, desde su diseño original hasta la fabricación de sus propias herramientas, y desde el abastecimiento de materiales en su casa hasta las actuaciones legendarias: Live Aid, la ceremonia de clausura de los Juegos Olímpicos de 2012 y ene el techo de El Palacio de Buckingham. Todo esto va acompañado de diagramas, bocetos y notas originales, así como una gran selección de fotografías que incluyen primeros planos, radiografías y actuaciones de Brian.

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