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Marcus King playing Rory Gallagher's white Fender Telecaster in Belgium
Marcus King takes Rory Gallagher’s legendary Isle of Wight Fender Telecaster for a spin on stage

By Matt Owen Published

King previously played Jeff Beck’s iconic YardBurst Les Paul thanks to French vintage guitar dealer, Matt’s Guitar Shop

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Joe Bonamassa playing Rory Gallagher's 1932 National Triolian
Joe Bonamassa wraps his Rory Gallagher tribute shows with a stunning cover of As The Crow Flies

By Phil Weller Published

The gorgeous ancient relic was made famous by Gallagher’s take on the Tony Joe White song on his 1974 live album, Irish Tour

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Joe Bonamassa Crowleys Music Store
Joe Bonamassa pays a visit to the store that sold Rory Gallagher his iconic sunburst Strat – and buys his own to mark the occasion

By Phil Weller Published

Rory Gallagher bought his now-legendary Strat – which recently sold for just over $1 million – from Crowley’s Music Store for £100 in 1963

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Rory Gallagher A Dave Edwards Custom Stratocaster
Rory Gallagher’s ‘Frankenstein’ Strat – gifted to its current owner by U2 – sells at auction for over $50K

By Phil Weller Published

The guitar was his guinea pig for pickup tests and stood as his number two when his main Strat needed a reset

Electric Guitars
Joe Bonamassa [left] hits a high note on his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. He wears a dark suit and shades. On the right, Rory Gallagher is pictured at the 1975 Reading Festival, and solos on his number one Strat.
Joe Bonamassa explains the slide guitar genius of his hero and icon, Rory Gallagher

By Joe Bonamassa Published

In this tab and video lesson, Joe dons a metal guitar slide and unpacks the late Irish blues legend's glissando magic

Artist Lessons
Joe Bonamassa [left] wears a deep blue suit and polka-dotted shirt and plays his green refin Strat; the late Irish blues legend Rory Gallagher [right] screams and inflicts some punishment on his heavily worn number one Stratocaster.
Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to the late, great Irish blues-rock icon Rory Gallagher

By Joe Bonamassa Published

He might have only just learned how to pronounce Gallagher's name properly, but JoBo is a player who idolized the man, and will pay tribute to him in three shows this summer in Cork, Ireland

Artist Lessons
Rory Gallagher (left) and Eric Clapton perform onstage
When Rory Gallagher was asked to fill Eric Clapton's shoes in rock's pioneering power trio

By Jackson Maxwell Published

As Cream began to disintegrate barely two years into their existence, the enormously successful band's managers were desperate to keep them going

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Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa now owns Rory Gallagher’s Number 1 Rangemaster

By Phil Weller Published

Bonamassa is one of Gallagher’s biggest fans, and now he’s been gifted the Rangemaster that formed the foundation of his legendary tone

Guitar Pedals
Left-Brian May of Queen performs at The O2 Arena on June 05, 2022 in London, England; Right-Irish blues and rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer, Rory Gallagher (1948-1995), poses for a portrait with his guitar on September 25, 1982 at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco, California
In 1969, a young Brian May hid in a venue to speak to Rory Gallagher – and it led to his tonal breakthrough

By Janelle Borg Published

The Irish blues rock legend gave May a tonal template that he says he’s never bettered

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Rory Gallagher statue
A Rory Gallagher statue has finally been unveiled in Belfast – but some fans aren’t too happy with it

By Matt Owen Published

The statue was green-lit in 2016, and recreates one of the late guitar great’s most famous poses from a 1972 Melody Maker cover

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