Brian May Guitars SpecificationsSpecial – Super – Vision — Mini May – Bass – Rhapsody – Uke – Arielle The BMG Special ANTIQUE CHERRY
Black PICKGUARDS / Chrome Hardware  HONEY SUNBURST
White Pearloid PICKGUARDS / Gold Hardware  WINDERMERE BLUE
Mint Green PICKGUARDS / Chrome Hardware  NATURAL
BLACK PICKGUARDS / CHROME Hardware  ANTIQUE CHERRY — LEFT HANDED
BLACK PICKGUARDS / Chrome Hardware  BLACK 'N' GOLD
GOLD PICKGUARDS / Gold Hardware  EMERALD GREEN
BLACK PICKGUARDS / Chrome Hardware  BABY BLUE
White Pearloid PICKGUARDS / Gold Hardware  3 TONE SUNBURST
Mint Green PICKGUARDS / Chrome Hardware  HOT PINK — NEW FOR 2023
Black PICKGUARDS / Chrome Hardware  BLACK CLASSIC — NEW FOR 2023
Tortoise Shell PICKGUARDS / CHROME Hardware  WHITE
Tortoise Shell PICKGUARDS / CHROME Hardware  TANGERINE DREAM
Tortoise Shell PICKGUARDS / Chrome Hardware  METAL MAY
Black PICKGUARDS / Black Hardware  JUBILEE GOLD
Cream PICKGUARDS / Chrome Hardware  SILVER SPARKLE
Black PICKGUARDS / Chrome Hardware  BABY BLUE CLASSIC
Mint Green PICKGUARDS / Chrome Hardware  ART SERIES NEWS OF THE WORLD SPECIAL
Full Frontal Custom ARTWORK / Chrome Hardware  ART SERIES FRANK SPECIAL
Black PICKGUARDS / Black Hardware | Body | Acoustic chambered mahogany with mahogany top | | FINISH | Gloss polyurethane | | Binding | 6-ply pinstripe, front and back | | Neck | 1-piece mahogany | | NECK JOIN | Set neck construction | | Truss Rod | Dual action / 440mm | | Fingerboard | Coromandel ebony | | Frets | 24 x medium jumbo 18% nickel/silver vintage size frets + zero fret | | Fret Wire | Crown Height: 0.914mm (0.036") / Crown Width: 2.7mm (0.106") / Radius: 230mm (9.0") | | Inlays | BM pattern white front + side dots (Φ 6mm / Φ 1.5mm) | | StriNG GUIDE | PPS (45mm x 6mm) | | Pickups | 3 x BM brand custom Tri-Sonic style series wired single coil pickups | | Switches | White slider switches – 3 x pickup on/off / 3 x pickup phase in/out | | Controls | Master volume / Master Tone (A500K / B500K) with BM replica aluminium control knobs | | Bridge | Wilkinson WVP 2-point, knife edge tremolo (36mm block) with brass saddles | | Tremolo Arm | Custom BMG arm with plastic tip | | Machineheads | 3-a-side chrome thumbwheel locking tuners with 18:1 gear ratio | | Pickguards | Plastic main control plate and half-moon tail plate with matching truss rod cover, black tremolo cavity cover | | Overall Length | 98.8cm (38.9") | | Body Length | 40.63cm (16") | | Body Width | 35.67cm (14") | | Body Depth | 40mm (1.57") | | WEIGHT | Approx. 3.2kg (7lb) | | Scale | 610mm (24") | | FINGERBOARD RADIUS | 250mm (9.8") | | Neck Width at Nut | 45mm (1.77") | | Neck Width at 12th Fret | 53mm (2.09") | | Neck Width at 24th Fret | 57mm (2.24") | | Neck Depth at 1st Fret | 22mm (0.87") | | Neck Depth at 12th Fret | 24mm (0.94") | | String Spacing at Nut | 36mm (1.42") | | String Spacing at 12th Fret | 45mm (1.77") | | String Spacing at Bridge | 54mm (2.13") | | Strings | D'Addario EXL120 Nickel Wound Super Light – Plain Steel .009 - .011 - .016 / Wound .024 - .032 - .042 | | INCLUDED GIG BAG | Premium quality BMG gig bag with twin shoulder straps, side/front grab handles, dual zipped front pockets and stitched logo | | INCLUDED EXTRAS | FREE 2024 Sir Brian May "Official Queen Pick" / sixpence coin in perspex collector's case | | Country Of Origin | World Musical Instruments Co. Ltd., South Korea | The BMG Super
| Body | 2-piece quartersawn sapele mahogany (Entandrophragma cylindricum) with acoustic chambers | | Top | Book-matched, quartersawn sapele mahogany (Entandrophragma cylindricum) | | FINISH | Antique Cherry gloss polyurethane | | Binding | White, front and back | | HEADSTOCK | Original RS shape with mother-of-pearl "MayStar" and Super signature inlays | | Neck | 1-piece quartersawn sapele mahogany (Entandrophragma cylindricum) | | Neck JOIN | Glued in construction | | Fingerboard | Ceylon ebony (Diospyros Ebenum) | | Frets | 24 x Jim Dunlop 6130 8% nickel/silver vintage frets + Zero fret | | Fret Wire | Crown height: 0.914mm (0.036") / Crown width: 2.7mm (0.106") | | Inlays | BM pattern mother-of-pearl face and side dots | | STRING GUIDE | Graph Tech black TUSQ-XL | | Pickups | 3 x BMG Super® series wired, single coil Tri-Sonic style pickups, hand-wound in the UK by Aaron Armstrong | | Switches | White Switchcraft slider switches — 3 x pickup on/off / 3 x pickup phase in/out | | Controls | Master volume / Master tone | | Control Knobs | Ron Smith/Cyber Shop replica aluminium control knobs with red painted locator dimple | | Bridge | Ron Smith/Cyber Shop replica 'enhanced' BM design roller bridge with snap-in, 2 piece rollers | | Tremolo | Custom BM design knife-edge tremolo with screw-in arm | | Machineheads | 3-a-side Gotoh SG381 Magnum Lock® tuners with white pearloid buttons | | Pickguards | Replica main control plate and half-moon tremolo tail plate with matching truss rod cover | | Strap Buttons | Ron Smith/Cyber Shop traditional nickel-plated brass with red fibre washers and "bottle-top" style rubber strap locks | | Body Depth | 40mm (1.57") | | WEIGHT | Approx. 3.62kg (8lb) | | Scale | 610mm (24") | | Fingerboard Radius | 184.2mm (7.25") | | Neck Width AT Zero FRET | 49mm (1.93") | | Neck Width AT 12th Fret | 53.4mm (2.10") | | NECK WIDTH AT 24TH FRET | 56.3mm (2.22") | | Neck Depth AT 2nd Fret | 26.5mm (1.04") | | Neck Depth AT 14th Fret | 29.8mm (1.17") | | String Spacing At Nut | 40mm (1.57") | | String Spacing AT Bridge | 50.8mm (2.00") | | Strings | Optima 24K Gold Brian May Signature Strings – Plain .009 - .011 - .016 / Wound .024 - .032 - .042 | | Included EXTRAS | Moulded, impact resistant, fully-fitted, plush lined BMG custom Hiscox Liteflite hard case | | INCLUDED Authentication | Official certificate of authenticity, numbered and personally signed by Dr. Brian May | | Country Of Origin | Handcrafted by NBE Corp. s.r.o., Horovice, Czech Republic | The BMG Vision | Body | Acoustic chambered mahogany with bookmatched mahogany top | | FINISH | Antique Cherry or Natural gloss polyurethane | | Binding | 6-ply pinstripe, front + back | | Neck | 1-piece mahogany | | NECK JOIN | Set neck construction | | Truss Rod | Dual action / 440mm | | Fingerboard | Coromandel ebony | | Frets | 24 x medium jumbo 18% nickel/silver vintage size frets + zero fret | | Fret Wire | Crown Height: 0.914mm (0.036") / Crown Width: 2.7mm (0.106") / Radius: 230mm (9.0") | | Inlays | BM pattern white front + side dots (Φ 6mm / Φ 1.5mm) | | StriNG GUIDE | PPS (45mm x 6mm) | | Pickups | 2 x vintage voiced humbuckers with chrome covers | | MAGNETS | Ferrite & Alnico V | | RESISTANCE | Neck: 7.936kΩ / Bridge: 8.48kΩ | | INDUCTANCE | Neck: 8.81H / Bridge: 3.98H | | Switches | 3 position pickup selector | | Controls | Master volume / Master tone (A500K / B500K) in standard orientation | | CONTROL KNOBS | BM replica, lathe-turned, billet stock, aluminium control knobs | | Bridge | Chrome wraparound bridge | | Machineheads | 3-a-side chrome thumbwheel locking tuners with 18:1 gear ratio | | Pickguards | Plastic half-moon tail plate with matching truss rod cover and control cavity cover | | Overall Length | 98.8cm (38.9") | | Body Length | 40.63cm (16") | | Body Width | 35.67cm (14") | | Body Depth | 40mm (1.57") | | WEIGHT | Approx. 3.2kg (7lb) | | Scale | 610mm (24") | | FINGERBOARD RADIUS | 250mm (9.8") | | Neck Width at Nut | 45mm (1.77") | | Neck Width at 12th Fret | 53mm (2.09") | | Neck Width at 24th Fret | 57mm (2.24") | | Neck Depth at 1st Fret | 22mm (0.87") | | Neck Depth at 12th Fret | 24mm (0.94") | | String Spacing at Nut | 36mm (1.42") | | String Spacing at 12th Fret | 45mm (1.77") | | String Spacing at Bridge | 54mm (2.13") | | Strings | D'Addario EXL120 Nickel Wound Super Light – Plain Steel .009 - .011 - .016 / Wound .024 - .032 - .042 | | Included EXTRAS | Premium quality BMG gig bag with twin shoulder straps, side/front grab handles, dual zipped front pockets and stitched logo | | Country Of Origin | World Musical Instruments Co. Ltd., South Korea | The BMG Mini May
| Body | Meranti | | FINISH | Metallic Antique Cherry or Natural gloss polyurethane | | Binding | Cream ABS pinstripe front binding | | Neck | Satin finish, hard maple, bolt-on, U-shape | | Truss Rod | Dual action | | Fingerboard | Merbau | | Frets | 18 x medium frets | | NUT | Graphite | | PICKUP | 1 x BM Brand Tri-Sonic style pickup | | Electronics | Master Volume / Master Tone | | Controls | Chrome UFO style knobs | | Bridge | Though-body strung, chrome fixed bridge with individually adjustable saddles | | Machineheads | 3-a-side chrome enclosed gear tuners | | OVERALL LENGTH | 795mm (31.3") | | Weight | Approx. 2.3kg (5lb) | | Scale Length | 581mm (22.9") | | FINGERBOARD RADIUS | 350mm (13.8") | | Neck Width at Nut | 41mm (1.6") | | Neck Width at 12th Fret | 52mm (2.0") | | Neck Depth at 1st Fret | 21mm (0.83") | | Neck Depth at 12th Fret | 23mm (0.91") | | Strings | D'Addario – Plain Steel .009 - .011 - .016 / Wound .024 - .032 - .042 | | Included Extras | Premium quality BMG padded gig bag with shoulder strap, carry handle, zipped front pocket and stitched logo | | Country Of Origin | World Musical Instruments Co. Ltd., Jakarta, Indonesia | The BMG Rhapsody
| Body | Sapele back and sides | | Top | Solid spruce | | FINISH | Natural gloss polyurethane | | BINDING | Ivory ABS pinstripe binding | | Neck | Luan | | Fingerboard | Techwood with white pearloid dot inlays | | Frets | 24 x medium frets + zero fret | | STRING GUIDE | PPS | | Pickup | Fishman Sonicore under-saddle transducer | | Microphone | Fishman soundhole mounted electret-condenser cardioid microphone | | Electronics | Fishman Flex Blend preamp – Volume / LED Tuner with mute / Tone / Phase switch / Pickup blend | | Bridge | Techwood with PPS saddle and ebony bridge pins | | Tuners | 3-a-side M-1060CR chrome enclosed gear machineheads with ebony tuning buttons | | Total Length | 1016mm (40") | | Body Width (Upper Bout) | 24cm (9.5") | | Body Width (Lower Bout) | 35cm (13.8") | | Body Depth (Upper Bout) | 75mm (2.95") | | Body Depth (Lower Bout) | 85mm (3.35") | | Scale Length | 614mm (24.17") | | Fingerboard Radius | 500mm (20") | | NECK Width at Nut | 45mm (1.77") | | NECK Width at 12th Fret | 57mm (2.24") | | NEck Width at 20th Fret | 60mm (2.36") | | Strings | D'Addario EXP16 Phosphor Bronze Regular Light – Plain Steel .012 - .016 - .024 / Wound .032 - .042 - .053 | | Included EXTRAS | Premium quality BMG padded soft case with embroidered BMG logo | | Country of Origin | People's Republic of China | The BMG Uke
| Body | RS style double cutaway with laminated sapele back and sides and white ABS binding | | Top | Laminated sapele | | FINISH | Matt antique cherry finish | | FINGERBOARD | Techwood | | Pickup | Fishman Sonicore braided under-saddle pickup | | Electronics | Fishman KULA onboard preamp with volume control, 3 band EQ, chromatic tuner + LED battery indicator | | Output | 1/4" jack with integrated battery box | | Bridge | Techwood, with PPS saddle | | Overall Length | 615mm (24.2") | | Body Length | 208mm (11.0") | | Body Width | 205mm (8.0") | | Body Depth (UPPER BOUT) | 60mm (2.40") | | Body Depth (LOWER BOUT) | 70mm (2.75") | | Scale Length | 380mm (15.0") | | Neck Width AT Nut | 35mm (1.4") | | Strings | Aquila Nygut | | INCLUDED | Premium quality BMG gig bag with stitched logo | | Country Of Origin | People's Republic of China | The BMG Bass
| Body | Indonesian mahogany, cream edge-bound | | Finish | Antique Cherry gloss polyurethane | | Neck | Indonesian Mahogany | | NECK JOIN | Set neck construction | | Fingerboard | Coromandel ebony with BM-pattern pearloid dot markers | | Frets | 20 x medium gauge nickel frets | | Pickups | Chrome covered, passive BMB humbucker (neck) + BMB single coil (bridge) | | Controls | Volume / Volume / Master tone | | CONTROL KNOBS | Lathe-turned, billet stock, aluminium "Top Hat" control knobs | | Machineheads | Chrome Hipshot Ultralite© open-gear tuners with Y keys | | Bridge | Chrome hi-mass roller bridge | | PICKGUARD | Black | | WEIGHT | Approx. 3.57kg (7.85lb) | | Scale Length | 800mm (31.5") | | Neck Width at Nut | 45mm (1.34") | | Neck Width at 12th Fret | 52mm (2.0") | | Neck Depth at 1st Fret | 22mm (0.87") | | Neck Depth at 12th Fret | 25mm (0.98") | | String Spacing at Nut | 11.5mm (0.45") | | String Spacing at Bridge | 18mm (0.70") | | Strings | D'Addario Medium Scale | | Included EXTRAS | Premium quality BMG gig bag with twin, rucksack-style shoulder straps, side/front grab handles, dual zipped front pockets and stitched logo | | Country Of Origin | World Musical Instruments Co. Ltd., South Korea | The BMG Arielle
| Body | Indonesian mahogany | | FINISH | Gloss polyurethane | | Binding | Cream binding, front | | Neck | 1-piece Indonesian mahogany | | NECK JOIN | Set neck construction | | Truss Rod | Dual action / 440mm | | Fingerboard | Coromandel ebony | | Frets | 24 x medium jumbo frets | | Fret Wire | Crown Height: 2.7mm (0.106") / Radius: 250mm (9.8") | | Inlays | Abalone 'Diamond Snowflake' facing inlays with white side dots | | NUT | PPS / 45mm x 6mm | | Pickups | 3 x BM brand Tri-Sonic style series wired single coil pickups with chrome covers | | Switch System | Switchcraft DPDT black switches / 3 x pickup on/off / 3 x pickup phase in/out | | Controls | Volume: Alpha B250k / Tone: A250k with Sprague 'Orange Drop' 0.033μF capacitor | | Control Knobs | Chrome UFO style | | Bridge | Chrome Wilkinson WVP 2-point, knife edge tremolo with 41.2mm block | | Tremolo Arm | 6" arm with parchment tip | | Machineheads | 3-a-side locking tuners | | PICKGUARDS | 2 piece, 3-ply parchment pickguard and 3-ply black switch plate | | Overall Length | 1054mm (41.5") | | Body Length | 432mm (17") | | Body Width | 304.8mm (12") | | Body Depth | 45mm (1.78") with 5mm (0.2") raised centre strip | | WEIGHT | Approx. 3.4kg (7.5lb) | | SCALE | 610mm (24") | | Fingerboard Radius | 304.8mm (12") | | Headstock Angle | 6° | | Neck Width AT Nut | 45mm (1.77") | | Neck Width AT 12th Fret | 52mm (2.05") | | Neck Width At 24th Fret | 57mm (2.25") | | Neck Depth AT 1st Fret | 20.84mm (0.820") | | Neck Depth AT 12th Fret | 22.48mm (0.885") | | Neck Depth At 12th Fret | 22.37mm (0.920") | | String Spacing at Nut | 36mm (1.42") | | String Spacing at Bridge | 53mm (2.09") | | Strings | D'Addario EXL120 Nickel Wound Super Light – Plain Steel .009 - .011 - .016 / Wound .024 - .032 - .042 | | Included EXTRAS | Premium quality BMG gig bag with twin shoulder straps, side/front grab handles, dual zipped front pockets and stitched logo | | Country Of Origin | World Musical Instruments Co. Ltd., South Korea | |
