Queen - I want to break free solo sound

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just been listening to i want to break free by queen. now heres the question: what the hell is that effect brian may's using in the solo?!?!
 
:cool: the " Break Freeeel" effect :cool:

requires 4 AAA batteries(not included)
 
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On a serious note, go to http://www.brianmaycentral.com/brianguitar.html , there is a ton of good info on a very complex guitarist with very complex tone.

Here's a clip that I just learned from that website-

Brian's rather unusual choice of guitar pick is a coin - an english sixpence, which is a small circular coin with a serrated edge. He chose to use the sixpence as a pick because he finds plastic plectrums too flexible. He holds the coin very lightly and occasionally uses its serrated edge against the strings to produce a rasp. For quiter sections, Brian will often pick the strings with his fingers and only use the coin for the louder sections where more attack is required. For his first solo tour, Brian actually had some sixpence sized coins specially minted and these were on sale during the tour.

Here is a link to his techs email, I think. It was on the last website.
matthew@brianmaycentral.com
 
I *think* the sound is either brian using a really wacked out wah, or it could even be brian's guitar sampled into a keyboard and soloed from the keyboard.
 
Whatever it is, can we leave it back in the past?

Please.
 
hey i think ive seen that site before with that pic, its a cool site. and thanks for that page.
 
olfunk said:
Hey
just been listening to i want to break free by queen. now heres the question: what the hell is that effect brian may's using in the solo?!?!
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He's not. It's a keyboard solo. But it's apparantly a direct copy of the solo that Brian did originally write for the song.
 
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