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Joe Bonamassa once said Gary Moore’s playing changed his life – now he’s just bought a piece of his guitar hero’s gear at auction
By Phil Weller published
Bonamassa had banned himself from expensive big amp purchases in June, but this proved too tempting to pass up

Up close and personal with Gary Moore’s mythical red Strat – the $330,000 Strat that lit up his performance of Red House
By Jamie Dickson published
Having just been auctioned for megabucks, we take a closer look at Moore's red Strat, sifting through the myths behind a guitar forever linked to his blazing 2004 performance of a Hendrix standard

Gary Moore’s red Stratocaster sells at auction for more than $330,000
By Jonathan Horsley published
This was the Strat that Moore played during his legendary 2004 performance of Red House – when people dared say it was better than Hendrix

First images of a Gary Moore tribute statue have been released
By Matt Owen published
The project, which has been in the works for the past few years, is nearing completion

Inside the final Gary Moore gear auction – from the amps behind his sound to the red Strat that unleashed his blues power
By Jamie Dickson published
With the last of Moore’s guitars going under the hammer, we join Claire Tole-Moir of Bonhams and Neville Marten, former Guitarist editor and friend to Gary, to examine his extraordinary collection

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

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

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

“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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