<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Gary-moore ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/gary-moore Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:14:37 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Got my dream amp!” Gary Moore's go-to Marshall head has been bought by another ’80s rock hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/john-norum-buys-his-guitar-heros-amp 59bjaJPraprJtJLmyir4jM Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:14:37 +0000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:18:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every modern guitarist from Joe Bonamassa to Jared James Nichols gets the same haters who say, ‘Everything you play is pentatonic’”: Meet Eric Steckel, the high-gain firebrand painting a new shade of blues guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-steckel-knaggs-toting-blues-rock-star mpXQj3WtUiWMJWbYiLMXjc Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:38:49 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Though Gary was capable of great delicacy and accuracy on the instrument, this solo was inspired by his more fiery moments”: How to let it rip like the late, great Gary Moore ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/gary-moore-soloing-lesson Vosbawoj8zaH4F39KXPgUE Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:27:15 +0000 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:15:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve gone after three Soldanos. Eric Clapton’s, Mark Knopfler’s... and finally Gary’s came up”: Joe Bonamassa test drives Gary Moore’s iconic Soldano amp – which has been unplayed for 20 years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-plays-gary-moores-soldano-slo-100-for-the-first-time oEUggFzhL2gQBWX4uuBQ4M Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was amazed it even worked… the scratchplate looked like somebody had used a hacksaw”: Unorthodox, powered by EMGs, Gary Moore's 1982 Charvel San Dimas was the battle-ready hot-rod he needed in the ’80s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gary-moore-modded-1982-charvel-san-dimas nqYwjsUwoR9fBiabhFZEi7 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They stole our name, which means Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were listening to our records. But the main reason people know us is Gary Moore, and that doesn’t bother me at all”: The tale of the original Irish Skid Row ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/the-original-irish-skid-row EzaJiVt3UKccg26e84Q5uR Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wasn’t credited with any songwriting. That was a pity. But I didn’t make a fuss. I figured Peter was still pretty fragile”: Snowy White on his uncredited role on Peter Green’s comeback LP and how David Gilmour introduced him to the Whammy pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/snowy-white-on-peter-green-david-gilmour adGFT5C7LpNPR6dLq7kC3h Sun, 28 Dec 2025 08:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Clean, almost all original, lightweight, with PAFs to die for – Gary Moore’s 1962 Gibson Les Paul/SG is a true grail ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gary-moore-1962-gibson-les-paul awTCi9kRfLGFPaCcwwbkBG Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:27:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gary was great on a 335 – he really, really pulled the expression out of that guitar”: Greeny and his Strats were his superstar electrics, but these ‘60s Gibson semi-hollows were Gary Moore’s workhorses – and they’ve still got the blues mojo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gary-moore-1960-gibson-es-355td-1963-es335 4qZxyqMWYnGkQhhec4UNhk Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:59:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can get some very mournful sounds out of it as well as in‑your-face. It’s a real old battle-axe”: Gary Moore’s 1963 Telecaster is modded and thrashed to death – and it’s got a tone pot that behaves like a wah ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gary-moore-1963-fender-telecaster WEzzKxfgGzwrkLK4yHqJV6 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:19:46 +0000 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:33:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The origins of its nickname remain obscure, but, thankfully, the rest of its particulars were easier to pin down”: You know Greeny, now it’s time to meet Stripe – Gary Moore’s other go-to ’59 Les Paul, and a guitar of incalculable vibe ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gary-moore-stripe-up-close PU8pFeA6zMAoT6qQUmTnr Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:21:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve never been a fan of slogging it out at auction. There are exceptions, though...” Joe Bonamassa says Gary Moore’s playing changed his life – now he’s just bought a piece of his guitar hero’s gear at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-buys-gary-moores-soldano-slo100-amp pD7VovWNLSxcBkGYahAP7N Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d heard these rumours that ‘it’s even been a sunburst’… I’ve read that one, too. But I could find no evidence of this”: Up close and personal with Gary Moore’s mythical 1960 Fender Stratocaster – the $330,000 Strat that lit up his Red House performance ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gary-moore-1960-fender-stratocaster-red-bonham xjwB7mLPp5appPVZKw8Mnc Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:14:18 +0000 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:11:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve picked up others… they were like a piece of plywood. But not this one”: Gary Moore’s iconic red Stratocaster sells at auction for more than $330,000 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gary-moore-red-fender-stratocaster-sells-at-auction kn764SWuUcMMbq5aE8GkKX Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:21:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We wanted to allow every fan to say, ‘I helped put this statue here’”: The first images of a Gary Moore tribute statue have been released – but the campaign needs support to finish the project ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gary-moore-tribute-statue-images bLLj7SAfj8EoZ7qFeTP6wK Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:25:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Initially, Gary was very frosty. I said, ‘On this track, you used the “Greeny” Les Paul, didn’t you?’ And his eyes lit up”: Inside the final Gary Moore gear auction – from the amps behind his sound to the red Strat that unleashed his blues power ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gary-moore-the-final-encore-auction HeXLVHtoMmDwobrUJ6HByX Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:32:51 +0000 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:51:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I never had the inclination to completely go up against my dad – writing blues never came naturally up until this point”: How Jack Moore is expressing his own sonic identity with Marshall amps, wah pedal extremity – and his father's signature Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jack-moore-electric-neverland jTzNQogdsgRtXe8cTdXQzD Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:49:42 +0000 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:08:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘If you don't want it, I'll have it,’ very calmly, trying to control myself. It's the best Strat I've ever had”: Gary Moore's iconic 1961 Strat is up for sale – alongside his ‘Still Got the Blues’ ’59 Gibson Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gary-moore-1961-strat-and-still-got-the-blues-les-paul-head-to-auction jgDwcYFaxabLAgbzS2aXDh Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:32:29 +0000 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:03:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t want people to be upset with me because I don’t mention Ritchie”: Glenn Hughes has worked with some of guitar’s all-time greats – now he’s named the best he’s ever played with ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/glenn-hughes-names-the-best-guitarist-hes-worked-with vRPdzTiY2p8xnvSqjzP8qH Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:42:55 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:48:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They stole our name, which means Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were listening to our records. But the main reason people know us is Gary Moore, and that doesn’t bother me at all”: The tale of the original Irish Skid Row ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/the-tale-of-the-original-irish-skid-row VULaGKmmpks4LDeYzEogPc Fri, 18 Jul 2025 10:27:12 +0000 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:37:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You gotta quit at the right moment, and Gary did the worst thing any band member can do. I was angry, man”: Scott Gorham on how his guitar partnership with Gary Moore came to a dramatic end – and building bridges with the late guitar hero decades later ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/thin-lizzy-scott-gorham-on-gary-moore JuJmGAVArj82m6TVTeQFrS Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:08:35 +0000 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:58:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were all ready to become millionaires after a couple of years... He was great at that age. I couldn’t believe it”: How Gary Moore came to join Skid Row at just 15 years old – and why the guitar legend left ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-gary-moore-left-skid-row-and-decided-to-go-solo HxLJ5DuafUuq8tycGqxWjK Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:40:40 +0000 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:16:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I only asked them to play on my album because the record company thought a few well-known names would be a good selling point”: Snowy White tells the story of his 1994 collaboration with Gary Moore and David Gilmour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/snowy-white-on-highway-to-the-sun QEX4zW5dBHwTda6pa6LDeQ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:27:04 +0000 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:12:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m waiting for the right calibre of player. I can’t just pick somebody off the line”: Scott Gorham doesn’t rule out a future for Thin Lizzy – but he’s biding his time to find the perfect guitar foil ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/scott-gorham-doesnt-rule-out-a-future-for-thin-lizzy-but-hes-biding-his-time-to-find-the-perfect-guitar-foil 8xGNEXV8PLPHB96r2Xi2JT Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:08:28 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:39:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had 30 days left on my visa or they’re gonna throw me out of the country. I didn’t know they’d already auditioned 24 guitarists”: Scott Gorham recalls his nerve-racking Thin Lizzy audition – and his first impressions of Brian Robertson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/scott-gorham-recalls-his-nerve-racking-thin-lizzy-audition-and-his-first-impressions-of-brian-robertson jJnVLTTwN9oSfBbVG7yfhY Fri, 30 May 2025 09:02:06 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:33:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was playing in the living room, he walked past and shot me this look of ‘Do that again.’ So I bent the string up and he gave me this nod of approval”: Jack Moore on lessons learned from his father, Gary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jack-moore-on-learning-guitar-from-his-dad-gary-moore 2DFYZxThUeapBTQRoXqLtT Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:39:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was never any half-measures with Gary. If he didn’t like something he’d soon tell you to f**k off”: In July 1979, Gary Moore stormed off stage and officially left Thin Lizzy – now, guitarist Eric Bell reveals the real reason why ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-bell-reveals-the-reason-why-gary-moore-left-thin-lizzy DwXWc6AFy4JKEnMni5Sc3G Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:35:50 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:59:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gary’s approach to soloing was like placing a brick on a car’s gas pedal. Like SRV and Jimi Hendrix, he had infinite passion and musical ideas”: Joe Bonamassa explains the expressive soloing secrets of his hero Gary Moore ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/joe-bonamassa-on-gary-moore-guitar-solo-style e4Dc5ApBSyrYnNvESDJPrA Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:22:01 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:17:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Boys Are Back in Town is at least as memorable for its guitar breaks as for its chorus”: Thin Lizzy inspired Metallica, Iron Maiden, and the Cure, practically invented twin lead guitar, and have had 15 guitarists. Here’s your guide to all of them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/a-guide-to-the-guitarists-of-thin-lizzy h4rT8ezkp9dep5vG4SKrve Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:31:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gary was one of the greatest ever guitarists and deserves to be honored in his home city”: Plans are in place for a Gary Moore statue to be erected in Belfast ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/plans-are-in-place-for-a-gary-moore-statue-to-be-erected-in-belfast N2ZgEWQJsxRPzHWqHDTa2Q Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:09:34 +0000 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:42:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think my father would have loved this song”: Gary Moore's son pays homage Thin Lizzy's dual guitar sound on his debut solo single ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jack-moore-debut-solo-single Lbw38JhYMJCcFwRyvDYpCo Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:04:06 +0000 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:23:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People warned me, ‘If you work with Ritchie Blackmore, you could last 5 minutes. He could chew you up, spit you out. You could end up with nothing.’ So I did have to think about it”: Bob Daisley on Rainbow, Ozzy – and pairing up with Randy Rhoads ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/bob-daisley-rhandy-rhoads-ritchie-blackmore-ozzy FSj35KKtjLsRmm6z7LsAhW Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:53:55 +0000 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:42:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The first night I was in London, I met Gary Moore. Scott Gorham said, ‘We’re going down to this pub. It’s a jam night.’ When I saw him play I was knocked out”: Pat Travers on Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore –and what guitarists got wrong about Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/pat-travers-on-70s-gary-moore-evh-and-thin-lizzy nqUocCdvXrqSjRe6kBTkdM Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:49:30 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:18:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played it to him on an acoustic guitar and he went, ‘That sounds kinda French… let me write some lyrics’”: Gary Moore on how Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott helped shaped one of his most iconic guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-moore-on-writing-parisienne-walkways-with-phil-lynott WsdvyryemsiRMXBydANT84 Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:24:34 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:05:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ He was one player with a Les Paul, another altogether with a Strat – from heartbreaking vibrato to fire-breathing leads, Gary Moore was one of the blues’ most versatile guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/two-sides-of-gary-moore mFfa2SFFMxknaYfu2V8r79 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:24:05 +0000 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:28:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was used on the sessions for Blues For Greeny. It just sounds incredible”: The ultra-rare TV Yellow 1961 Gibson SG Junior that Gary Moore used to record Showbiz Blues is going up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-moore-1961-tv-yellow-sj-junior-auction TvWtUbj7atG6VS8UpZg8Vm Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:11:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gary Moore was a formidable character and seemed a bit moody, but I respected him as a guitarist”: Neil Carter discusses his near 30-year relationship with the British blues rock great – and why, when it comes to UFO, he’s learned to never say never ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/neil-carter-ufo-gary-moore Z5sbgGtXA9GWFkKSQtmtd4 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:31:41 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:22:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The idea is to be felt and not seen. A lot of that came from when I was in Jethro Tull”: Jonathan Noyce on how playing with Martin Barre and Gary Moore honed his “stealth bass” approach – and his final days with the late Irish guitar legend ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jonathan-noyce-gary-moore-martin-barre n9jkhzEBuDpwd7wVPR3fHm Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:15:25 +0000 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:59:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People always want to go to extremes. And if you go to the edge, you must be prepared to fall off”: Phil Lynott’s 5 best basslines with Thin Lizzy and beyond ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/phil-lynotts-best-basslines PQbBUCbxqzGZDvzCie32dY Mon, 27 May 2024 15:14:52 +0000 Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:14:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ian was always ready to play a stylistically perfect solo for every track he was involved with”: The Les Paul behind the iconic guitar solo on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights is now up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kate-bush-wuthering-heights-ian-bairnson-les-paul-guitar-auction aRzHMxTfsMEVaRQ2MXtA5n Mon, 20 May 2024 14:11:37 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2024 14:13:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think Metallica thought that I knew who they were. I didn’t. They thought I was in awe of them – not true… it wasn’t enjoyable”: Whiskey in the Jar was the hardest song Thin Lizzy’s Eric Bell ever tackled, and he didn't enjoy playing it with Metallica ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/eric-bell-thin-lizzy-metallica aPwQwFL37BLgtZABgV797Y Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:28:01 +0000 Fri, 31 May 2024 15:20:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best Epiphone guitars: classic Les Pauls, Flying Vs and more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/best-epiphone-guitars T5xTgWMPvBwrSY2gxemmX3 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:32:55 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:09:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I hate admitting this but I started bawling like a baby”: Kirk Hammett says his iconic ‘Greeny’ Les Paul recently had another gut-wrenching injury ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kirk-hammett-gibson-greeny-repair-2023 92FJhyLUFcPTSKK3w4WaZG Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:40:05 +0000 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:55:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ "You are hot tonight, young man": when Gary Moore (and Greeny) played The Thrill Is Gone with B.B. King ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bb-king-Gary-Moore-thrill-is-gone fD6gBCQP2nVULaZJNAuuHV Mon, 10 Jul 2023 21:50:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson’s long-awaited USA Standard Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul launches at $3,199 – nearly $17k less than its Custom Shop sibling ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-usa-standard-kirk-hammett-greeny-les-paul Q64KFWkGZJMrDVkLWKbfoJ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:57:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Funk up your blues with these Joe Walsh-style solo ideas ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/joe-walsh-funk-blues-solo YiJsRXeTwdwF3sD9asAH7U Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:37:05 +0000 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:44:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to play like Gary Moore – the rock and fusion years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-like-gary-moore-the-rock-and-fusion-years gNyhxwEquiBPji5Ww3THDF Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:17:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Moore once left partway through a Van Halen gig to teach himself EVH’s trademark tapping technique ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-moore-left-a-van-halen-gig-to-learn-tapping R4DUJ5VgzY7JPvaJqA6tqM Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:23:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Gary Moore's propulsive playing and fiery tone changed the course of blues guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gary-moore-blues-rock-guitar 4SYrhTKQ8Aea7djenA33pV Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:39:34 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:54:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Master the signature elements of Gary Moore's instantly identifiable guitar style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/lessons-rock-gary-moore-signature-style oMT4LHCXP3zgaUFeZwBvCV Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:24:23 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:13 +0000