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“As far as guitar playing goes, go to the old school": The wisdom of Dimebag in Total Guitar's final issue
By Paul Elliott published
The famous guitar mag closes after 30 noisy years

Brian May heads up a new stereo mix 'rebuild' of Queen's debut album
By Rob Laing published
"It is the debut album we always dreamed of bringing to you"

"Out of the blue, I didn't have any control over this arm": Brian May reveals he's suffered a stroke that left him unable to use his left arm
By Will Groves published
Queen reveals 'health hiccup' on his website

"When it comes down to chords, we don’t often spend much time talking about Brian May – until now": learn 4 from his Queen classics
By Leigh Fuge published
A crazy little thing called Dsus4

A Murphy Lab Red Special from the Gibson Custom Shop? “It’s not out of the question,” says Brian May
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Queen guitarist reveals he is talking to Gibson and says it would be “wonderful” to have a US-made version of his iconic Red Special

"Looking back, he basically invented rock guitar!": Brian May lavishes praise on Townshend
By Will Simpson published
As Townshend enters his 80th year a fellow guitar legend pays tribute

Brian May pushed himself to the limit for his Jean-Michel Jarre live collaboration, and it paid off big time
By Rob Laing published
The guitar hero admitted self-doubt in rehearsals, but he proved again why he's a progressive master in Slokavia

Brian May pays tribute to the late Duane Eddy, remembering the night his hero played the Red Special
By Jonathan Horsley published
The King of Twang was one of May's idols as a young player and the pair finally met backstage in 2017. May describes Eddy's playing as “revolutionary”

“Brian May did an entire section, about a dozen guitar harmonies:” Mark Knopfler’s all-star Guitar Heroes charity single, Going Home, is released – but who played what?
By Jonathan Horsley published
Featuring over 50 A-list guitarists, the expanded Local Hero theme opens with Jeff Beck's final solo, has Joan Armatrading rocking on electric and May going harmony mad to raise money for teen cancer charities

Brian May has officially teamed up with Gibson – but what will their collaboration involve?
By Jonathan Horsley published
No, the Queen guitarist is surely not going to start playing Les Pauls but a signature acoustic might not be beyond the realms of the imagination, nor would a Gibson-built Red Special
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