Black Sabbath guitarist, Tony Iommi, recently shared the post below, thanking Queen guitarist, Brian May, for gifting him a left-handed Red Special replica guitar.
Says Iommi: “Huge thanks to my best friend Brian May and master builder Andrew Guyton for this incredible left-handed Red Special replica. Andrew personally delivered it last week — a true gift from Brian, two years in the making. Christmas came early!” 🎸🎄 – Tony
Andrew Guyton added: “It’s built with the exact vintage construction of Brian May’s original Red Special, but shaped to match Tony’s iconic Jaydee Old Boy neck. Features a built-in treble booster and authentic vintage-style pots and pickups to replicate the classic tone.”
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Black Sabbath – The Ballet returned to Sadler’s Wells in London, England on October 22. Much to the surprise of attendees, Tony Iommi joined the cast for the closing song, “Paranoid”, performing the guitar solo. Fan-filmed video can be viewed below.
One of those “fans”, Queen guitarist Brian May, shared video, writing, “Wow! The true Father of Heavy Metal making that beautiful axe sing like a bird tonight at Sadlers Wells. Tony Iommi plus a 40 piece orchestra and a cast of 50 dancers – putting the icing on the cake of a great production of Black Sabbath the Ballet. Proud to call this infinitely modest and generous genius my friend.”
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