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Phil Lynott and Eric Bell of Thin Lizzy perform at London's Marquee in 1973.
Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell on reinventing an old Irish standard as a rock track and performing it with the “cartoon” Metallica

By Andrew Daly Published

Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell explains the roots and finer points of his Whiskey in the Jar guitar solo and phrasing and how he got the tone on the record

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Gary Moore's 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Stripe': played hard, well-loved, and now up for private sale, Stripe has some of the coolest battlescars you will see on a guitar
You know Greeny, now it’s time to meet Stripe – Gary Moore’s other go-to ’59 Les Paul, and a guitar of incalculable vibe

By Jamie Dickson Published

With some of the most phenomenal buckle rash you will ever see, Stripe is a holy grail to end all holy grails. As it is being sold privately via Bonham's, we get evaluator Steve Clarke to spill Stripe's secrets

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Gary Moore plays a note and feels it on his red Fender Strat, live at London's Wembley Arena in 2004.
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

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Eric Bell from Thin Lizzy performs live on stage in 1973
How Eric Bell wrote one of Thin Lizzy’s most iconic guitar solos

By Janelle Borg Published

Originally an Irish traditional song, Whiskey in the Jar found new life in Thin Lizzy's – and, eventually, Metallica's – respective repertoires

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Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy during a recording session for the groups new album. Picture taken 27th September 1982.
The life (and tragically early death) of Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy’s legendary bass-playing frontman

By Joel McIver Published

Phil Lynott was a troubled genius who rose from a tough background to take his place in the pantheon of rock gods

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Photo of Phil LYNOTT and THIN LIZZY, Phil Lynott performing live onstage. 1970S, Ritchie Blackmore.
How Phil Lynott narrowly missed the chance to form a supergroup alongside Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore

By Nick Wells Published

The name Baby Face would end up being used as a song title on Thin Lizzy’s next album

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Irish musician Phil Lynott (1949 - 1986) of rock group Thin Lizzy, in concert, 1986
Former members of Thin Lizzy and Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus set to celebrate Phil Lynott's life and legacy at upcoming Dublin show

By Janelle Borg Published

The Dedication To Phil Lynott concert will take place on January 4, and marks 40 years since the Thin Lizzy frontman and bassist's untimely death

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The late John Sykes plays his Les Paul Custom as Scott Gorham plays his Strat during a live Thin Lizzy performance in 2006. Both are bathed in red/orange stage lights.
Scott Gorham on the future of Thin Lizzy – and how the late John Sykes gave them thunder when they needed it most

By Henry Yates Published

Gorham remembers John Sykes, the player who stepped in and stepped up, breathing new life into Thin Lizzy with the super hard rock sound of his Les Paul Custom

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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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Ricky Warwick looks very Mad Max as he dresses in all black and carries a Les Paul over his shoulder in a stark landscape shot.
Ricky Warwick on welcoming Lita Ford, Charlie Starr and Billy Duffy to vintage guitar nirvana for his new solo album

By Amit Sharma Published

The Thin Lizzy and former Almighty man's Blood Ties is packed with signature chord voicings and guest spots from his friends – and even though Ford only sings on it, she brought her Hamer to the party

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