Welcome to the my website and I hope that you find it interesting and informative.
The website features information and photos about the Fryer guitar effect pedals that I am currently making, as well as the guitars, amps and pedals that I have custom handmade over the years since 1980.
This includes the Red Special replica guitars effect pedals and Vox AC30 amplifiers which I handmade for Brian May from 1996-2007, the Brian May/Fryer effect pedals which I handmade for general sale from 1999-2008, the ‘UK production model’ Brian May/Fryer guitar effect pedals made from 2008-2018; the Brian May Deacy Amp developed from 1998-2011; the Brian May ‘Super’ Red Special guitar developed in 2008 with Kazutaka Ijuin from Japan; and the custom handmade guitars that I built for Australian guitarist Ian Moss from 1989-1996.
Also included is info about the new 2024 ‘Astronaut’ guitar which Kazutaka Ijuin is producing in Japan. The ‘Astronaut’ guitar is my redesigned and re-imagined version of Brian May’s Red Special, designed to Fender 25 1/2″ scale. The layout and switching etc has been drawn with Fender players in mind, so that they may feel at home on this instrument exploring the wonderful sound and technical innovations developed by Brian and Harold May back in the mid 1960s. In 2005 I began drawing the Astronaut ideas, and kept on chipping away and refining the concept over many years. This instrument has been a long time coming. Kazutaka Ijuin has also kindly contributed ideas to this guitar project, and we hope to have the first prototypes available in May 2024.
(Please note that I am no longer making guitars myself or building AC30 amps)
For photos and videos featuring the 3 Fryer Red Special guitars John, Paul and George Burns made in 1998 for Brian May please see this page below, and also other pages on this website:
Greg Fryer Red Special guitars
The Fryer guitar effect pedals can be ordered from my webshop:
Treble Booster Touring:
https://fryerguitars.bigcartel.com/product/treble-booster-touring
Treble Booster Super:
https://fryerguitars.bigcartel.com/product/treble-booster-super
Treble Booster Deluxe:
https://fryerguitars.bigcartel.com/product/treble-booster-deluxe
Treble Booster Special:
https://fryerguitars.bigcartel.com/product/treble-booster-special
Or visit the Fryer Guitars webshop: https://fryerguitars.bigcartel.com/
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20th February 2024:
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Brett Kingman and chatting with him and Shaun Klinger about treble booster pedals, Red Special guitars, Deacy Amps, and many other things. Thanks Brett and Shaun for a very enjoyable visit!
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The Fryer Guitars YouTube channel features some videos of me demonstrating equipment such as Deacy Amps replicas, Fryer pedals and the Kz RS Jnr Hybrid guitar:
https://www.youtube.com/@gregfryer/videos
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The Fryer Guitars vinyl stickers are now available and are included with every guitar effect pedal
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For all News, product development info, latest updates etc, please see the News page at: https://fryerguitars.wordpress.com/news/
The News page also includes photos and videos of the 15th February 2020 ‘Queen + Adam Lambert’ Sydney concert and their headlining of the Fire Fight Australia bushfire benefit concert held on Sunday 16th Feb 2020.
Please also take a look at the ‘Romney Godden’ page which is a tribute to the legendary guitar maker and repairer who was the grand master in Sydney in the 1970s and 1980s. Romney first gave me a job in early 1980 as ‘junior guitar repairer/anything goes’, and I owe a great deal to this generous talented and extraordinarily funny man, a truly beautiful and humble person.
Romney was skilled in electrical work, electronics and guitar making/repairing, could literally build or repair anything and in the late 1970s invented most of the guitar making methods that I have carried on since then.
During 2013 sadly Romney became seriously ill and on 23rd Nov 2013 threw a ‘farewell party and gig’ to celebrate his life and to say goodbye to the many people from the many areas that he was passionately involved in.
A webpage marking Romney Godden’s prominence in the Australian guitar scene is long overdue and hopefully this will give people insight into the remarkable man that Romney was.
Making music and having a passionate interest in musical equipment are the reasons that inspired my journey of tinkering with guitar, amp and pedal making which began in the late 1970s. I hope that people who love guitars and guitar equipment will enjoy this website.
All the best,
Greg Fryer
Fryer Guitars Australia
Pictured above is Brian May at the WWRY Sydney Premiere After Show Party 9th October 2004. In this pic Brian is playing the Greg Fryer Red Special guitar ‘Paul’.
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Below is a list of companies to contact if you wish to buy Red Special guitars, Deacy Amps or Trisonic pickups:
Red Special guitars:
Kz Guitar Works; Kazutaka Ijuin Japan: https://kzguitarworks.com/en/
Dansan Guitars; Mickael Dansan France: https://dansanguitars.com/
Brian May Guitars London: https://shop.brianmayguitars.co.uk/
Pickups:
Matt Netherwood Yonderbosk pickups:
https://yonderbosk.wordpress.com/sovereign-standard-specification/
Burns London Trisonic pickups:
http://www.burnsguitars.com/accessories.php
Deacy Amp replicas:
Manuel Angelini Supersonic ‘Deacy Amp’ replica:
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1st November 2018: Please note: Greg Fryer/Fryer Guitars and this website are not affiliated in any way with Brian May, Duck Productions, Queen Productions, Knight Audio Technologies, or Brian May Guitars (BMG/House Music).
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Copyright:
© All Rights Reserved 2014-2024 Greg Fryer
Please don’t use stuff from this website without permission. I may be very happy to give permission but please show a respectful attitude and ask first. And if you decide to ignore this and take stuff anyway, at least give a credit and link to: http://fryerguitars.com thank you.
Page last updated: 12th April 2024
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