Rory Gallagher

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Aerosmith
Brad Whitford and Joe Perry on the time Aerosmith were upstaged by their support act

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist – who came before an Aerosmith festival headline slot – returned to the stage for three separate encores and proved to be a tough act to follow

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Why some of the most famous Fenders are so heavily worn, according to a Custom Shop Masterbuilder

By Matt Owen Published

Dale Wilson attempts to solve the mystery of why vintage Fenders played by big-name artists have so much gnarly wear

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Electric Guitars
Aerosmith
Brad Whitford and Joe Perry on the time Aerosmith were upstaged by their support act

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist – who came before an Aerosmith festival headline slot – returned to the stage for three separate encores and proved to be a tough act to follow

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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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Concert, Gigs & Tours
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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