DigiTech Brian May Red Special Overdrive Pedal
Working closely with Brian May and Eddie Kramer, Senior Production Modeling Consultant (and world-class recording engineer), Digitech's Production Modeling team delivers the tone that has inspired a generation of guitarists. The meticulously crafted tones of the Red Special Pedal are modeled 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. There's even a proprietary guitar knob that re-voices your guitar to sound like Brian’s legendary Red Special’s Burns™ Tri-Sonic pickups.
“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!) Through an incredible new modeling technique, this pedal captures 14 of the most memorable tones I’ve achieved for Queen over the years...Plug in and turn it up – and ROCK!
Cheers!” —Brian May - Seven signature models with 14 distinctive, highly-sought-after tones. Models Include: Red Special Guitar, Treble Booster, Deacy Amp, Vox® AC30, Foxx Foot Phaser™, Pickup Configurations, Delay, Reverb, Flanger, Acoustic, Tele® and more…
- Integral hard-wired dynamic analog treble booster
- Guitar knob lets you optimize Red Special Pedal’s voicing to suit your guitar’s pickups
- Flexible Output Mode™ – Mono amp or Mixer and Stereo Mixer and Stereo Amp
- Vintage wood grain finish unique to each pedal inspired by Brian’s own handcrafted one-of-a-kind guitar, the Red Special
- Includes embroidered bag, Brian’s plectrum of choice, a British Sixpence and power supply
Songs and tones modeled by this pedal:
1. Keep Yourself Alive
• Intro with modeled tape flange.
• Solo with tape flange.
2. Bohemian Rhapsody
The timeless rock anthem truly comes to life thanks to DigiTech® Production Modeling™.
• 1st Solo with vocal-like sustain achieved with out-of-phase Red Special guitar neck and middle pickups.
• Heavy Rock Rhythm and Finale Orchestral Fanfare with “Deacy” amp.
3. Tie Your Mother Down
• Intro with Brian’s “main” tone with volume backed off to ¾ using bridge and middle pickups.
• 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”
• Fiery rhythm and lead tones using neck
and middle out-of-phase and in-phase into the treble booster, Foxx™* Foot Phaser and AC30.
5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
• Stunning acoustic intro modeled
from an Ovation®* 6-string.
• Solo — a rare instance where Brian used a Fender™ * Telecaster™* and a mid 60’s guitar amp for a more rockabilly sound.
6. Brighton Rock Solo - Live
• Brian’s main live solo tone with tight chorus and delay. Bridge and middle pickups in phase, treble booster and three Vox® *AC30 amps.
• Alternative main live tone with Orchestral
Harmonizer in 3-part pitch-shifting.
7. Deacy Tone / A Winter’s Tale• Clean Red Special Guitar tone,
treble booster, deacy.
• Same clean tone with delay and reverb
added as a post effect.
DigiTech Brian May Red Special Overdrive Pedal
All Digitech mutiprocessors--RP and GNX units-- the Whammy, and the JamMan, have a one year warranty from the manufacturer. All X-Series pedals and analog distortions(Bad Monkey, etc.)have a one year warranty, but if the new owner registers online at digitech.com, the warranty goes to 5 years on the X-Series and analog distortions only.
