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green Guyton replica when I
toured with Brian May and
Kerry Ellis, so I have a pretty
good idea of how all of them
feel and play, which I’ve borne
closely in mind while playing
this latest Super.
To start with, visually the
BMG Super is very authentic
looking, with a more accurate
red colour than the BMG
Special boasts. For the real
devotee, this shade is based on
the red wood dye and layers
of Rustin’s Plastic Coating
that Brian and his father had
applied to the original. The
scratch plate and tremolo are
also pretty much the same as
on the original. As with the
BMG Special, there are few
differences that make that
make the guitar more cost
effective, as you might expect.
BM Guitars say the Super
is meant to bridge the gap
between the very affordable
BM Special, and the exquisite
and ‘reassuringly expensive’
Guyton.
Starting with the body, the
Super is constructed from twopiece
quarter sawn mahogany,
with a two-piece quarter sawn,
book matched mahogany top.
The dimensions of the body
are faithful to the original RS,
with some slight modifications
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