Brian May

Besides the fact that he made his sick-ass guitar, I heard part of the awesome sound he got from the guitar was also partially because he used a dime as a pick. Does anyone know if this is true?

It's true.

I can relate to Brian May because I read once that he has a chronic gnawing fear of forgetting where he's at in the middle of a guitar solo while in a concert.

How big must your ego be to want to marry yourself?

I bet that he met her in a barber's saloon... erm I mean in a hair dressing saloon.

Come on, respect the guy just a little at least. He's a great guitarist no doubt.

He's got a tremendous perm, I'll give you that.

hahaha. hey, he's got a girl. He's a couple points in front of Freddie already jk

cool-I think it's cool he used a dime. Did he do it a lot? only in studio? in concert? Or do you not know?

Man, he's had that same hair-helmet for 35 years. You'd think he'd get another.

Since Brian May is British he uses a sixpence coin, not a dime. And it's usually the exception to the rule when he isn't using it. That's partly what gives that amazingly sharp, knife-edge, metallic attack in his guitar solos.

he also does a lot of tapping on the strings with his finger, to get that warm ring such as in the very ending of Bohemian Rhapsody.

he also recently just had an English sixpence inbedded in the headstock of his Red Special.

it amazes me how much this board knows. You guys know so much about everything...

yeah you can pretty much everything is covered in one thread or another