Rory Gallagher
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By Matt Owen Published
As legend has it, Gallagher's Strat was the first to ever reach Irish soil, and it was used by the blues rock ace to cement himself as one of the all-time greats of guitar music

By Amit Sharma Published
Jim Kirkpatrick, one of the world's leading experts on Gallagher's playing, puts the late blues-rock hero's tone under the microscope, revealing the gear and approaches that made the Strat-toting phenom one of the all-time greats

By Henry Yates Published
As we rebuild the exact rigs from the late Irishman’s most famous live periods, using historic gear loaned by his estate, Daniel Gallagher looks back over his uncle’s lifetime onstage

By Matt Owen Published
Trace the history of Gallagher's legendary sound through the decades with help from his famed '61 Strat, original Vox AC30, pedalboard and more

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Parker Published
All the guitar-driven songs you need to hear this week

By Matt Parker Published
A new Rory Gallagher live album, All Around Man – Live In London, is on the way and it features 23 unreleased recordings

By Jenna Scaramanga Published
Meet the Belfast-born heir to legendary Irish guitar hero Rory Gallagher

By David Gerrish Published
These two in-depth solos take a whistle-stop tour of the Irish guitar hero's signature style

By Matt Owen Published
Marr – who described Gallagher’s 1971 album Deuce as “a complete turning point” for him as a player – ran the instantly recognizable instrument through Rory’s Fender Bassman amp

By Jon Bishop Published
The following examples will take you deep into the classic blues and rock stylings of the Irish guitar legend, and show how he augmented blues with traditional Celtic influences
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