Gary Moore played guitar in the rock band Thin Lizzy in addition to playing with a large amount of other amazing musicians over his career.
Let's take a look at some of the guitar gear and equipment that was seen in Gary's guitar rig.
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Guitars
- 1960 Fender Stratocaster (red)
- 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (bought from Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green)
- Charvel guitars (EMG pickups and Floyd Rose trem)
- Hamer guitars
- 12 string Takamine acoustic guitar
- Paul Reed Smith guitars
- 1960 or 61 Gibson ES-355
- Ibanez Roadstar RS1000 guitar
- Gibson Gary Moore Signature Les Paul BFG
- goldtop Gibson Vintage Original Spec Les Paul
- 1968 Fender Telecaster (on “Down the Line”)
- custom German solidbody with Bare Knuckle pickups (“Someday Baby”)
- Gibson Firebird (red. “Preacher Man Blues”)
- Chandler-Schecter Strat (white with graphics)
Amps and Cabinets
- Marshall DSL 100 amps
- Category 5 Amplification custom 100 watt head
- Marshall 1959 SPLX head
- Marshall 1959HW heads (x2)
- Marshall Super lead amps (1959 and 1987)
- Marshall JMP Super Bass amp head (from 1992)
- Marshall JTM45 Re-issue amp (6l6, 5881, kt66 tubes)
- Marshall 1960B and BX Cabinets
- Soldano SLO100 and HR50 amps
- Marshall 1962 Bluesbreaker Reissue 2 x 12" combo
- Marshall SLX head
- Dean Markley amps
- Gallien-Krueger amps
- Fender Showman (69/70ish)
- Fender Dual Showman head
- Marshall 1962 Mk.I Super Tremolo 2x12" combo (from 1965)
- Marshall JMP-1 preamp
- 1989 Fender Vibroverb reissue (brown tolex)
Effects
- Ibanez TS9 and TS10 Tubescreamer Pedals
- Roland SRE555 Tape Echo/Reverb
- Volume pedal
- Roland SDE 3000 Digital Delay
- Roland Dimension D
- Boss OD1 Distortion (OD-3 pic below)
- Marshall Guv'nor pedal (Gain: 2 o'clock, Bass: 2 o'clock, Full Mid/Treble: 4 o'clock, Level:1 o'clock)
- Ibanez PC10 Prime Dual Chorus
- Ibanez Delay III
- Alesis Quadraverb
- Boss DS-1 pedal (used with his strat)
- DigiTech Reverb pedal
- Roger Mayer Stone Fuzz
- T-Rex Moller
- T-Rex Mudhoney pedal
- T-Rex Replica delay
- T-Rex chorus pedal (not sure which model)
Strings
- Dean Markley LTHB Electric guitar strings, gauges 10, 13, 17, 30w, 42w, 52w
- Gibson extra heavy 1.14mm celluloid shell guitar picks (351 shaped)
- gauge 9-48 strings after hand injury
