BRIAN MAY WIRING DIAGRAM
Brian May pickups and wiring question(s)
Jul 05, 2019Figure 3: The Standard Wiring Diagram for the Brian May Guitar. Note that the pickups are connected in series, and that each pickup has a phase switch to reverse it's polarity. Note: although the phase switches on the Burns Brian May guitars are wired in a slightly different manner, they are equivalent electronically.
My Brian May wiring with just 3 switches | The Gear Page
Aug 02, 2014So i drew this diagram last year to use on my dad's old steve stevens hamer, because the factory switching is pretty limited and weird.. Plus, my dad has been a brian may fan since the beginning of queen, and i have as long as i can remember.
Greg Fryer Red Special wiring modification - Brian May
Many of you, who own a Brian May type guitar, possibly know that you can sometimes cut out your guitars sound when switching between pick-ups. This occurs when one of the on/off switches is midway. Greg Fryer has very kindly supplied me with a wiring modification to eliminate this problem.
Wiring | Red Special Library
The wiring diagram for this section is below: This is a simple Diagram of the Pots and Jack plug. The two wires at the top of the Diagram, the one on the left is the Earth wire, The Orange on in the Picture above, and the one on the Right is the Red and Brown Wire, which comes from the Phase switches.
Red Special Wiring Schematic with 3 On-On-On Toggle
Jun 11, 2016Red Special Wiring Plan – The Best and Easiest Wirework. The Red Special Wiring is a popular pattern. It has been popularized by Brian May on his famous Red Special handmade guitar. I don’t think he invented it, out of phase pickups were famous in the 50s, but he is the first one to have used it massively in rock.