brian may

  • Ex-Queen Roadie Peter Hince (Ratty) answers your questions…

    Many of you Queen fans will be familiar with the name Peter Hince (or Ratty as he was affectionately referred to). Peter is releasing his new book ‘Queen Unseen’ in early October. As the head of Queen’s road crew and studio equipment supervisor from the early 70s through to ’86, this book is an insiders [...]

  • How thick is your Pick?

    Here is an extract from an article I wrote for my newsletter customers this week focussing on guitar Picks. This section looks at guitar pick thicknesses and their benefits/limitations. If you would like to add anything to this article, please email me or respond to this post. Thickness One of the first things to ascertain [...]

  • News…

    The weeks just seem to be be flying by at the moment. Bank holidays + a nasty bout of food poisoning = email backlog… I’m pretty much on top of things now and about to send out a new newsletter, but before that I thought i’d give you a bit of an update on some [...]

  • How to achieve the Brian May sound (Excerpt from Newsletter 08/2010)

    This article is not only aimed at those looking to achieve the Brian May sound, but hopefully will give non BM fans some inspiration on how to achieve their individual tones by taking aspects of his rig and incorporating it within your own setup.

  • Weekly Update 24/03/11

    A weekly update on what’s been going on with A Strings 24/03/11

  • Deacy Amp update 17-03-11

    17-03-11 Deacy Amp Update

  • The K.A.T. Deacy Amp

    Some eye candy for you Deacy Amp fans out there. The first shipment came in last week and they’re gone already!

  • Dave Petersen – Brian May Vox AC30 Rebuilds

    Dave Petersen outlines the reasons and procedure involved in modifying a number of Brian May’s Vox AC30 Amplifiers in the mid 90s.

  • Dave Petersen

    Last summer I had the pleasure of meeting Dave Petersen. Dave has had a long and distinguished career designing, building and modifying amplifiers and guitar effects. Dave is also on the writing staff of Guitar and Bass Magazine.