Brian May and his Rangemaster

stoo · Post by **stoo** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:50 pm

Ok I can hear Claptons but Brian May?? Can someone tell me a song where he uses a treble booster. I have his sound on "certain kinda' magic" in my head and that don't sound treble boosted to me!
Thanx
stew

guitarforhire · Post by **guitarforhire** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 3:20 pm

Bohemian Rhapsody and Killer Queen have rangemasters on them. It probally sounds differant from Clapton because May is using a Vox AC-30.

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 3:43 pm

What song doesnt he use it on is the question. If youve ever had an AC30 stoo trust me youd know. The normal channel on an ac30 is more bassy and flabby even then the normal channel on any marshall. Once the rangemaster kicks in it can do Brighton Rock or any other queen song. If you have a rangemaster try plugging it into the normal channel on your marshall, turn the bass up, the treble down and the presence down and itll be something like an AC30 normal channel. You cant get the may sound out of an AC30 without a treble booster. The top boost channel is alright but not the same. The story is that may had his tech remove all the other circuitry in his road AC30s. All the top and trem channel circuitry which makes it a very simple circuit at that point. But you cant equate the Clapton boost sound. Its different. If you ever check out the Brian May star licks video he shows you how he sets the amps controls and how it sounds with and without the TB.

stoo · Post by **stoo** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:20 pm

Thanx guys! I just finished a Rangemaster a week back. I guess I got some 'sperimentin' to do.
stew

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:36 pm

Billy Batz wrote:You cant get the may sound out of an AC30 without a treble booster. .

You can if you went for your lungs and bought the Brain May special AC30!!

[/quote] If you ever check out the Brian May star licks video he shows you how he sets the amps controls and how it sounds with and without the TB]

That's an excellent vid. I learned a lot from that. I met May a couple times, too. Super nice guy. Wanted to know more about what gear I had and was using then what he was doing.

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:49 pm

Chief I was so close to convincing a friend to lemme do a 'May' amp for him. I called it the Brighton. It was the simplest amp. Just the AC30 normal channel but I included the wierd input to the PI from the vib channel which only served as a kind of mid filter for the other channels depending on how the vib volume was set. I wouldve built a TB into that too.

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:52 pm

Billy Batz wrote: It was the simplest amp. .

Yeah, no kidding. I found that out the first time I opened it up...

I didn't know that May had his techs gut his AC30's.

Bluesgeetar · Post by **Bluesgeetar** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:05 pm

If you ever check out the Brian May star licks video he shows you how he sets the amps controls and how it sounds with and without the TB.

I have that Vid too. I love it! He seems so down to earth and honest. I don't get the impression he is screwing with us like Eddie or Page.

FYI- That Vid has been discontinued or something. I had to hunt hard for it to get it! Finally found it online at some podunk tiny music shop in Montana.

I think you can also find it on emule. And the little book on there too in PDF

Riscchip · Post by **Riscchip** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:18 pm

I think pretty much the entire Star Licks vid is up on youtube. It's well worth picking up, though, if you can find it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=D9rd942MF1s

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