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Digitech Brian May Red Special

The Brian May Red Special features seven signature sounds with fourteen unique variations, spanning over thirty years of tone. From the umistakable solos of "We Will Rock You" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" to the one and only 'Deacy' amp, the Brian May Red Special Pedal lets you walk in the footsteps of one of rock's most influential guitar masters and achieve one of guitarists' most sought-after tones.

"This piece of gear is, in my opinion, a work of genius! I claim no credit! An amazing DigiTech team led by legend Eddie Kramer have created a device capable of making anybody sound like me! (If you should want to, that is!) From the searing harmonically rich solo sound of Bohemian Rhapsody, to the churning saturated thickness of the climax of ‘We Will Rock You’, to the hitherto inimitable ‘Deacy’ amp tone, which I’ve used for years to create ‘orchestras’ of guitars on record, this device will shock you!" BRIAN MAY

Working closely with Brian May and Eddie Kramer, Senior Production Modelling Consultant (and world-class recording engineer), our Production ModellingTM team delivers the tone that has inspired a generation of guitarists. The meticulously crafted tones of the Red Special Pedal are modelled with the same gear used in the original recordings. Design your own unique tones using the Red Special Pedal’s models and modes. Tweak the gain, level, bass, treble and control knobs to create your own tone.

The pedal also includes a proprietary guitar knob that re-voices your guitar to sound like Brian’s legendary Red Special’s BurnsTM Tri-Sonic pickups.

The Red Special Pedal’s cast metal treadle also offers Heel and Toe switches that let you select two distinctive tone variations of each model. The LED lights Green (toe) or Red(heel) to show the selection.

1. Keep Yourself Alive
Toe: Intro with modelled tape flange.
Heel: Solo with tape flange.

2. Bohemian Rhapsody
Toe: 1st Solo with vocal-like sustain achieved with out-of-phase Red Special guitar neck and middle pickups.
Heel: Heavy Rock Rhythm and Finale Orchestral Fanfare with Deacy amp.

3. Tie Your Mother Down
Toe: Intro with Brian’s "main" tone with volume backed off to ¾ using bridge and middle pickups.
Heel: Solo tone using the bridge and middle pickups and the volume full up. Just add a bottle slide for the perfect finishing touch to this great tone.

4. We Will Rock You / Champions
The classic rally anthem for the people. "Take on the world someday…wavin' your banner all over the place"
Toe/Heel: Fiery rhythm and lead tones using neck and middle out-of-phase and in-phase into the treble booster, FoxxTM Foot Phaser and AC30.

5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Toe: Stunning acoustic intro modeled from an Ovation 6-string.
Heel: Solo – a rare instance where Brian used a FenderTM * TelecasterTM and a mid 60s guitar amp for a more rockabilly sound.

6. Brighton Rock Solo – Live
Toe: Brian’s main live solo tone with tight chorus and delay. Bridge and middle pickups in phase, treble booster and three VoxAC30 amps.
Heel: Alternative main live tone with Orchestral Harmonizer in 3-part pitch-shifting.

7. Deacy Tone / A Winter’s Tale
Toe: Clean Red Special Guitar tone, treble booster, deacy.
Heel: Same clean tone with delay and reverb added as a post effect.

The Brian May Red Special features DigiTech’s Flexible Output ModeTM that lets you choose between mono amp or mixer, stereo mixer or stereo amp output options in setup during power-up, whilst simple hands-free control over model and tone selection is possible through compatibility with the optional FS3x footswitch.

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