Brian May
His harmonized, treble-boosted lead guitar lines brought tasteful refinement and pop melodicism to the genre without diminishing its potency.
HIS BACKLINE OF up to 15 Vox AC30s was referred to as the Wall of Death for its sheer volume. That alone might qualify Brian May for inclusion on any list of hard-rock guitarists, but there is much more to his style. As Queen’s guitarist for 50 years and, along with the late Freddie Mercury, one of its main songwriters, May expanded hard rock’s stylistic palette, combining rock and roll with the theatricality of Led Zeppelin, the glammy camp of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust era and the musical diversity of the Beatles. Along the way, he’s made his ringing, harmonized lead work one of the most distinctive and recognizable guitar tones in all of rock.
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