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Jack Moore frets a chord on his black Les Paul Standard.

How Jack Moore is expressing his own sonic identity with Marshall amps, wah pedal extremity – and his father's signature Les Paul

By Jim Beaugez published

Jack Moore, the son of legendary player Gary Moore, steps into a musical world shaped by folk and pop, but a gift for the blues runs in the family

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Gary Moore poses backstage during rehearsals ahead of tomorrow's Wembley Arena performace of "The Miller Strat Pack" concert, at Black Lion Studios on September 23, 2004 in London

Gary Moore's iconic 1961 Strat is up for sale – alongside his ‘Still Got the Blues’ ’59 Gibson Les Paul

By Janelle Borg published

The Gary Moore Collection: The Final Encore kicks off in November and is the last of a series of sales of Moore’s collection that have taken place at Bonhams

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Joe Bonamassa, Tommy Bolin, Ritchie Blackmore, Gary Moore

Glenn Hughes has worked with some of guitar’s all-time greats – now he’s named the best he’s ever played with

By Phil Weller published

The rock legend has revealed how he’s split the difference between two superlative players to claim the top spot

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Brush Shiels and Gary Moore in Skid Row

“They stole our name – Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were listening to our records”: The tale of the original Irish Skid Row

By Andrew Daly published

Bassist Brush Shiels looks back on his lifelong friendship with Moore, why he won’t sue the American hair metal band, and how Peter Green was responsible for their first album sounding so bad

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A black and white shot of Thin Lizzy guitarists Gary Moore and Scott Gorham both working their Les Pauls – Moore on the Junior, Gorham on a Standard.

Scott Gorham on how his guitar partnership with Gary Moore came to a dramatic end

By Henry Yates published

The Belfast-born virtuoso brought blues-rock fireworks to Thin Lizzy's sound and a muscular foil for Gorham who was always trying something different

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Snowy White

Snowy White on working with Peter Green and how David Gilmour introduced him to the Whammy pedal

By Joe Matera published

The ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist toured the world with Roger Waters, played with Gary Moore, but now he has retired from the stage, he admits he was never entirely comfortable with pop status

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Gary Moore performs at Alexandra Palace in London, during the London Music Festival (LMF 73), 5th August 1973

How Gary Moore came to join Skid Row at just 15 years old – and why the guitar legend left

By Janelle Borg published

Brush Shiels, bassist with the Irish blues rock band, explains why despite two albums plus prestigious support tours with The Allman Brothers Band and Mountain under their belt – Moore still decided to leave

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Gary Moore_Snowy White_David Gilmour

Snowy White tells the story of his 1994 collaboration with Gary Moore and David Gilmour

By Phil Weller published

The album is packed with notable players who offer solos, slide, and plenty more, but the former Thin Lizzy man would have happily pushed on without them

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Scott Gorham performs with Black Star Riders pat O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on February 26, 2023 in London, England

Scott Gorham doesn’t rule out a future for Thin Lizzy – but he’s biding his time to find the perfect guitar foil

By Naomi Baker published

Lizzy’s most faithful guitarist, Scott Gorham, has left the door open for a potential return of the iconic band – but only under the right circumstances

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L-R: Brian Robertson, Scott Gorham performing live onstage

Scott Gorham recalls his nerve-racking Thin Lizzy audition – and his first impressions of Brian Robertson

By Janelle Borg published

Back in 1974, Thin Lizzy were auditioning a second guitarist to accompany their newest recruit: the 18-year-old Les Paul-wielding Brian Robertson

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