<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Rory-gallagher ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/rory-gallagher Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Fender execs were miffed that the brand was being represented by such a worn-out Strat. They gave Rory a new one to replace the ’61. It saw little use”: The story of Rory Gallagher’s ’61 Stratocaster, one of the most iconic guitars of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/rory-gallaghers-guitars-excerpt-sunburst-strat TVMbxr2c4s3pyku3dPZwp7 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We got on the stage and I just remember watching people walk away before we even started playing”: Brad Whitford and Joe Perry on the time Aerosmith were upstaged by their support act ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-aerosmith-were-upstaged-by-their-support-act u9xtxijFypnofaGkGtaF9a Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People always say Rory Gallagher and Stevie Ray Vaughan had acidic sweat – but this is what I think”: Why some of the most famous Fenders are so heavily worn, according to a Custom Shop Masterbuilder ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/why-famous-fenders-are-so-heavily-worn RqUZ59CnnMBpBAADhZyjWe Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:43:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We got on the stage and I just remember watching people walk away before we even started playing”: Brad Whitford and Joe Perry on the time Aerosmith were upstaged by their support act ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/aerosmith-on-playing-with-rory-gallagher EdCk5d8iebHtqNQJWWvYVh Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:25:38 +0000 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:04:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He gave the guitar back to me after the set and said, ‘Oh man, it’s such a good one’”: Marcus King takes Rory Gallagher’s legendary Isle of Wight Fender Telecaster for a spin on stage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/marcus-king-plays-rory-gallaghers-telecaster QyaJLedMAzDrruFzXm8Mem Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:23:40 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:10:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Still processing it all. It might take a while”: Joe Bonamassa wraps his Rory Gallagher tribute shows and delivers a stunning cover of As The Crow Flies on Gallagher’s original 1932 National resonator ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-as-the-crow-flies-rory-gallagher-national-resonator XNmtpMxZA8DsmgWBTnahyW Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:50:46 +0000 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:49:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve always wanted to buy a sunburst Stratocaster from Crowley’s”: Joe Bonamassa visits the store that sold Rory Gallagher his iconic ’61 Strat – and buys his own to mark the occasion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-buys-sunburst-stratocaster-from-crowleys-cork 7ByhikARaRNhrDzJuqfy7M Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:49:39 +0000 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:06:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When the Strat wasn't working right during a show, Rory would pick this up”: Rory Gallagher’s back-up ‘Frankenstein’ Strat – gifted to its current owner by U2 – sells at auction for over $50K ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/rory-gallagher-dave-edwards-strat-auction MfJ2RjjwPJib7AfErQiM6m Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:26:49 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:43:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Within the world of slide guitar, he is one of the greatest ever”: Joe Bonamassa explains the slide guitar genius of his hero and icon, Rory Gallagher ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/joe-bonamassa-on-rory-gallagher-slide-guitar-playing GCtRRczMR6Mtv4oxLfvYCL Tue, 20 May 2025 16:02:01 +0000 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:09:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The intensity of Rory’s guitar playing – the emotion, the sound and his incredible attack – was mindblowing for me”: Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to the late, great Irish blues-rock icon Rory Gallagher ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/joe-bonamassa-pays-tribute-to-rory-gallagher JpKdu7Egh7fbi8tZiu8Etb Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:28:23 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:07:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was very much a management thing – ‘Find somebody to replace Clapton.’ Rory wouldn't have any of it”: When Rory Gallagher was asked to fill Eric Clapton's shoes in rock's pioneering power trio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rory-gallagher-was-asked-to-replace-eric-clapton-in-cream qG9FAo2iRFugbJf6jVUQSk Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:45:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I am beyond blown away that this is now in my possession”: Joe Bonamassa now owns Rory Gallagher’s Number 1 Rangemaster – the same treble booster that gave Brian May his tonal breakthrough ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/joe-bonamassa-gifted-rory-gallaghers-rangemaster-treble-booster 2jta7RDF4PpsE8Lb5VPFKP Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:37:19 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:28:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I managed to stay behind at The Marquee when everyone had gone home. I asked him, ‘How do you get that sound?’ He said, ‘Well, it’s easy...’” In 1969, a young Brian May hid in a venue to speak to Rory Gallagher –and it led to his tonal breakthrough ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/i-managed-to-stay-behind-at-the-marquee-when-everyone-had-gone-home-i-asked-him-how-do-you-get-that-sound-he-said-well-its-easy-in-1969-a-young-brian-may-hid-in-a-venue-to-speak-to-rory-gallagher-and-it-led-to-his-tonal-breakthrough uYRQ8Ghf5wV8A5Biwno5kQ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:26:15 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:30:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “No Strat? Not too clever”: A Rory Gallagher statue has finally been unveiled in Belfast – but some fans aren’t too happy with it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rory-gallagher-statue-2025 zC6rFzi5hpMh8zZv5DT7rT Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:24:36 +0000 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:07:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There is a difference in the tone compared with just the simple wrapover bridge, which resonates more in your body”: Why Rory Gallagher’s “Kid Gloves and Walkin’ Wounded” Gibson Les Paul Juniors were two of his best-sounding guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rory-gallagher-gibson-les-paul-juniors 4UPJ93UhoumPFvwM7okhvK Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:13:23 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:11:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The best news I have heard all year. Bless them for keeping this guitar in Ireland”: Rory Gallagher’s prized 1961 Strat to be donated to the National Museum of Ireland ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/rory-gallagher-1961-strat-to-be-donated-to-the-national-museum-of-ireland yBgCoRPPXyT7bVk2HAmWEM Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:08:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the world’s most recognizable guitars”: Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Fender Stratocaster sells at auction for a whopping $1.16 million ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rory-gallagher-gear-auction zbGzTP6w68h7HPVTJQLzrK Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:03:49 +0000 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:27:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was backstage in the Marquee cleaning off his guitar and said, ‘Look!’ The paint was starting to come away in chips – he was almost crying”: How Rory Gallagher's 1961 Strat got its now-iconic relic’d finish ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/how-rory-gallagher-1961-strat-got-its-relic-finish uHZpUscYCM3SBq7ZaQZHS7 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:13:08 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:13:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He seemed to get so much out of so little, didn't he?” Former Primal Scream guitarist Barrie Cadogan reacts to playing Rory Gallagher’s golden-era Gibsons ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/barrie-cadogan-plays-rory-gallagher-gibson-melody-makers-and-les-paul-juniors 2uh4HrytQuhhQuT7cZLSpe Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:07:11 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:09:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The band had come on, but no Rory: most unusual. He was in astate of shock and couldn’t bring himself to step on stage”: The night Rory Gallagher was spooked by his childhood hero – as the Royal Albert Hall waited in anticipation ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-1961-fender-stratocaster-stage-fright-royal-albert-hall unTxJqfTRj4HqiVQUBqC3a Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:53:59 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:18:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It feels a bit wrong to play it. But I don't think anyone who has a guitar that they love would want it to never be played after their death”: Fontaines D.C. guitarist Carlos O'Connell reacts to playing Rory Gallagher's prized guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fontaines-dc-guitarist-carlos-oconnell-plays-rory-gallagher-guitars 4YUUja2XSgfjzizJqMPcaM Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:05:24 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think it’s a national treasure that should stay here. I threw in a couple grand into the GoFundMe anonymously”: Joe Bonamassa throws his support behind the movement to keep Rory Gallagher's famous Strat in Ireland ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-bonamassa-supports-campaign-to-keep-rory-gallagher-strat-in-ireland 8e24naojMTYR9fBWDDV7Bn Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:50:01 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:16:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That beautiful thick Irish accent could melt anyone’s heart. And the lady ended up selling the guitar to Rory for $50!” How Rory Gallagher’s sweet talk secured him his bargain ’61 Kay Value Leader – with a little help from Eric Clapton ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-1961-kay-value-leader WLx9BVYa3h5ZfuTwc4igbG Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:08:56 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:11:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I went backstage and said to Rory, ‘There’s a guy out there called Slash who’s come to see you…’ Rory’s eyes lit up”: The night Rory Gallagher gave the Guns N’ Roses guitarist a taste of affordable Gibson via his 1960 Melody Maker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-1960-melody-maker-slash-jam ih2UwGkiojGkrYqc59NRTb Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:49:11 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:20:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I walked through the ‘Nothing To Declare’ lane, though it was in an embarrassment of a guitar case atthat point”: The remarkable story behind Rory Gallagher’s 1968 Coral 3S19 Electric Sitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-1968-coral-3s19-electric-sitar vLaCiG2pRDPJoFaZMd45EB Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:32:41 +0000 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:36:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He looked at it, closed the case and said, ‘Let’s get out of here before they realize what they’ve sold you’”: How Rory Gallagher grabbed his iconic 1963 Gretsch Corvette for the princely sum of $150 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-1963-gretsch-corvette M7U8rN62miAFDo2Z7eMnNZ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:46:52 +0000 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:37:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even for a beginner to pick it up and play it, it almost plays you. I can tell you, it brings power to your hands”: The story of Rory Gallagher’s 1932 National Triolian – the resonator that had all the mojo but not the volume for his raucous live show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-1932-national-triolian-resonator-auction HprMKLGmpYZSX499kCGege Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:39:57 +0000 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:18:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Rory was a peaceful man, but I thought he’d thump poor Chris on the spot”: The story of Rory Gallagher’s 1959 Fender Esquire, the guitar crushed on a runway with a refinish job worth fighting over ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-1959-fender-esquire YWYwcvpyAvDrhASde8fs5C Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:44:38 +0000 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:21:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s so difficult. The guitar has got a life of its own and it’s got to move on”: Why Rory Gallagher’s iconic Strat is up for auction now – and the political pressure to keep it in Ireland ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-auction-bonhams Fj2FRq94dVL9s3GdsRJ8fW Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:05:04 +0000 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:59:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There were six guys dressed as emergency gas men with bolt-cutters. It was horrifying how quickly they got into our unit”: Rory Gallagher’s family on why safety and security concerns for his guitar collection encouraged them to sell it at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/donal-gallagher-reasons-for-selling-rory-gallaghers-strat vpZFcPLo6nsafe9FekEaM9 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:27:35 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 08:33:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The worst-case scenario is if you just hang the guitar on the wall and brag to your rich buddies that you bought it. These things are tools to make music”: Joe Bonamassa plays Rory Gallagher's 1959 Esquire, calling him “one of my guitar heroes” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-bonamassa-plays-rory-gallagher-1959-fender-esquire Ufnewhipy2RWfaRSXp9SgC Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:31:16 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:04:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Rory was in a state of shock and couldn’t bring himself to step on stage. Afterwards he said, ‘It was lovely, but never do this to me again’”: That time Rory Gallagher got crippling stage fright because he was performing in front of his guitar hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rory-gallagher-1975-royal-albert-hall-stage-fright bhFa8NGAoxuLKLjHXEkq5E Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:14:33 +0000 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:55:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I saw it on the wall in a store in Chicago and thought it looked interesting, as it was so distressed to look like his old guitar”: Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell on why he opted for a guitar legend’s signature model as his “workhorse” instrument ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fontaines-dc-carlos-oconnell-on-using-fender-rory-gallagher-strat kpjDWPheeRS3gX8BUrdCnc Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:53:53 +0000 Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:54:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would love to keep it in Ireland if we could”: The Irish government wants to ensure Rory Gallagher’s iconic Fender Strat remains in the country ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/irish-government-hopes-to-keep-rory-gallagher-guitar-in-ireland ppNv6G7XiecFXZpJpP9EvU Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:45:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We need to become the custodians of that magical guitar”: €1,000,000 campaign launched to buy Rory Gallagher’s iconic 1961 Fender Stratocaster and keep it in Ireland ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rory-gallagher-stratocaster-auction-fundraiser AgaCHyvG9qF78xaRTEKGER Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:01:13 +0000 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:51:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “On this guitar, he carved out his legacy of being one of the greatest guitarists of all time”: Rory Gallagher’s iconic ’61 Fender Stratocaster is heading to auction for the first time ever ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rory-gallagher-fender-stratocaster-auction aEZVmZzVTTbvKEuZpUATXS Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:14:48 +0000 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:12:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was a lover of the blues, but it was the Irish side that helped him stand out against Eric Clapton or Peter Green”: What made Rory Gallagher a true guitar one-off – and how he ended up with his first Fender Strat by accident ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-stratocaster-history-jim-kirkpatrick YecP6eoQY3BSSRxGewveBU Mon, 20 May 2024 16:04:56 +0000 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:58:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 22 most expensive guitars of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/most-expensive-guitars-sold-at-auction 4j84FBZ2yK5EbWbVkUyKHJ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:12:25 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:29:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Everyone else had walls of Marshalls, but Rory just turned up, put a Vox AC30 on two folded-out chairs and let rip”: Rory Gallagher – the gear behind the legend ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-gear-behind-the-legend 5LJ6PS74jhVsw8Hp5dHkvA Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:56:41 +0000 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:54:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Rory Gallagher's iconic live rigs in action in this in-depth exploration of the guitar legend's gear collection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rory-gallagher-gear-demo-guitarist bP7b8DM3omahJpSEivkYVb Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:02:34 +0000 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:05:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ This week's essential guitar tracks: from Smashing Pumpkins' shredding metal turn to solos from the son of a session legend ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-5-5-2023 326AmcX3sWmT3nEdgs4kAY Fri, 05 May 2023 15:06:59 +0000 Fri, 05 May 2023 15:24:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear unreleased Rory Gallagher track Continental Op – a rampaging live performance from the Stratocaster great's previously undocumented period ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rory-gallagher-all-around-man-live-in-london irfvryzzCZfNQHJsnFQM3 Fri, 05 May 2023 09:30:42 +0000 Fri, 05 May 2023 09:30:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dom Martin: “You got beat up for playing guitar where I came from, so it was always very insular learning how to play” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/dom-martin-deuce-rory-gallagher 4WWxBbzrei65oCbUMZTKcb Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:25:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn Rory Gallagher’s soloing techniques ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/learn-rory-gallaghers-soloing-techniques rJZmtbTaqGWxEyBDyfy4V4 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:03:20 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Johnny Marr play Rory Gallagher’s iconic 1961 Fender Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/johnny-marr-rory-gallagher-fender-stratocaster FaoxJvQNHijzdpVDL57kMR Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:40:44 +0000 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:45:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn the blues-rock, acoustic fingerstyle and slide guitar approaches of the legendary Rory Gallagher ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-like-rory-gallagher 8DcAyUgiEW2EnUuqHNZqN Wed, 17 Aug 2022 18:09:12 +0000 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:47:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rory Gallagher's legendary Deuce album set for 50th anniversary remaster, deluxe reissue ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rory-gallagher-deuce-50-box-set 8jtegTysKK4RbXDPJudqqV Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:18:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rory Gallagher bassist Gerry McAvoy remembers making the great bluesman's debut album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-gerry-mcavoy afEJn6DfYdKm2wQp7bYj6S Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:28:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rory Gallagher livestream tribute concert announced to celebrate debut album’s 50th anniversary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rory-gallagher-livestream-concert j7NF5eBgwpVekWLHrwMAq8 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 16:43:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rory Gallagher beats U2 and Thin Lizzy to be voted Ireland’s Greatest Music Artist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rory-gallagher-wins-irelands-greatest-music-artist-award Q38tegZmCd8PHg8BfkUVj4 Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:02:30 +0000