Gary and Rory Gallagher were proper friends. Gary went and visited Rory near the end of his life when he was going through a hard time while living in a hotel in London. RIP to both of them. I started playing guitar because of Rory.
@@TheGuitarShow It's nice to see and hear some of the back stories of them starting in the clubs around Belfast. You should check out the Rory Gallagher Festival in Ballyshannon. It's always a great time!
I was lucky to see Rory live in Toronto at Massey Hall as a young kid. It was brilliantly awesome. Only saw Gary Moore on the TV...Great songs ! He is still brilliant. Sometimes astonishingly great !
Gary moore is the person who made me love guitar, in my eyes he is the best in the world I grew up with Gary's albums I've never cried for someone I do not know personally but when Gary died I cried ,i have actually cried 2 times The first was Gary second was Nick Menza drummer .The world has lost the best gutsrist RIP GARY MOORE
I remember watching Gary Moore for the first time on ‘the Tube’ TV show with his red Strat, the tremolo arm spinning wildly. The man was so determined to produce an awesome performance putting heart and soul into it; which i thought was clear in his 2003 live Sheffield gig.
Thank you for putting this together Goose! ! Was in Atlanta Ga 1992 new wife new baby, playing my 74 Les Paul Custom thru a FULL 74 SL Marshall stack, w/a Korg A3 as a od pedal, In an APARTMENT....nailing STill got the Blues tone.. :) How we made it out alive was a divine appointment! :)
I met Gary Moore in the eighties he bought a house in shiplake Henley I was the plumbing and heating engineer who done his house a very quite person did not say a lot
One of my all-time favorites! Saw him a bunch of times and met him once at an autograph signing at Tower Records in (I think) 1986 in Stanton (or Buena Park) California. He and the band all signed my Ibanez Roadstar RS-440 and my "We Want Moore album. Both hang on the wall right above my head as I type this. :)
I bought this „wan‘t Moore Album“ in the Year 1985. Gary and Band on the Olymp! I was 15 year old and a Greenhorn, too! This Epic Album became my holy grail
Gary Moore is a big Influence on me I'm a 21 year old left handed Guitarist from the South Wales valleys and RIP Peter Green and Gary Moore RIP. You can a video on Phil Lyontt's bass guitar and you can do Sott Gorham from Thin Lizzy please he's AWESOME Guitarist.
Saw Skid Row supporting Atomic Rooster with support by Genesis at Exeter Uni' In the early 70's, Gary did a solo slot playing Drums and Guitar at the same time, also saw him promoting Grinding Stone at Killerton Gardens where after me and a couple of mates had invaded the stage he got us to "sing" backing vocals on Mama tell your Daughter. Happy daze.
And the white PRS Custom 24, from the ''Wild Frontier'' music video is now owned by Thommy Johanson ( Majestica/ Ex-Sabaton), he actually recorded a couple of Gary Moore covers with it for his RU-vid channel.
very cool video, I was fortunate to see Gary when he toured the USA, after Victims of the Future I saw him using the white reissue Strat and the Junior that was 1984, then when Wild Frontier came out he toured through NY in 87, he used the white and red single p.u. Charvels only. Then in 1992 at The Beacon in NYC, he used mostly "Stripe", white Strat reissue and "Greenie". Thanks for sharing, appreciate all that you do!
@@TheGuitarShow oh most definitely, I forgot to add that I saw Gary with Greg Lake too at the Palladium in NYC, he was using his salmon strat and the leopard spotted Charvel, which he threw straight in the air and it crashed to the floor at the end of the show!
Those 2 Charvels do something to me. The tone he got with them. Based on the footage of the various live gigs from the end of the 80’s you find here on RU-vid. That extra long version of the loner just gets me every time and of course empty rooms. Some serious emotion in both those tracks
I'm a lefty that my mom turned into a "righty", and I play right handed. It may have been an advantage, especially early on, I advanced rather quickly.
Saw Gary play with Skid Row in 70' and it changed me, it was a great gig and Gary for the most part had his eyes closed, all I could see was these fingers flashing up and down the fretboard whilst his head was bobbing about with his eyes shut, I was gone, and the crowd were silent for a change with their jaws hanging down. From that night I have always tried to find how Gary played so well and get the tone. It's been a great journey.
@@TheGuitarShow there was also a '59 double cut Jnr (cherry) that he owned at one time; it was featured in a video by Guitarist some years back alongside Stripe and the stripped '63 Strat (as well as a prototype of CC#1 Greeny)
The red strat was used on "Blues for Jimi" and Live in Stockholm on some of the songs, "Empty Rooms" for example, I believe. Absolutely love the sound. By far my favorite Gary's sound with the Greeny Les Paul. Just floors me.
@@TheGuitarShow Thank you for this awesome video. Great job. Loved hearing about Gary’s guitars. Been a huge fan of Gary since I was a teenager and always wondered about the guitars he used. This is a great synopsis for Gary’s fans.
I can remember breaking a B or E string as a kid and tying a square knot to mend the break and hope that it held while I tuned it up. A new single string was 25 cents that none of us could scratch up at the time, but we never gave up!
someone taught me in the late seventies to9 leave the length on the string, and then re tie it through hole in the brass ring and in a minute you were good to go...not a bad trick to know.
I think this is the most comprehensive history of Gary Moore and the Greeny guitar that I have ever seen!!!! Thank you so much. I have had to favourite this video because I will need to see it again. Probably tomorrow morning. Edit: This is probably the best piece of musical journalism I have ever seen. Kudos to you, Sir. I have learned more about Mr Moore in your video than I have even learned before. Thank you.
I can't tell you how awesome I think this video is!! A couple weeks back, you posted that you would be doing this video. And I have been really anxious to see this. And it exceeds all I have anticipated! Gary was a force of nature on the guitar. He had so much fire and passion and yet could play a ballad so delicately and beautiful that it was hard to believe it was the same person. And as we know, he could play so many styles of music. Once I heard Corridors of Power when it came out, I was hooked for life. But he was also a great writer, great vocalist and live player. You have shown quite a few guitars I was not aware he owned. I was particularly interested in the details on the '61 Fiesta Red Straotocaster. I am very fortunate to own one of the Fender Masterbuilt Gary Moore tribute versions of this guitar. There were only 60 made and because my favorite music store: The Music Gallery Inc in Chicago IL knew how much I love Gary Moore, they gave me the chance to buy it. More importantly right now is - Thank You for this awesome documentary! You are creating some of the finest guitar videos on RU-vid. Thank you Roman!
Yes, it is one of those guitars made by John Cruz that came with the red flight case with Gary Moore and the logo he was using around the time of Victims of the Future. It included a white Dimarzio guitar strap like he used with various memorabilia and even included some of this actual guitar picks! As much as I really love his blues work, his early Thin Lizzy and solo hard rock albums are the ones that are my favorite! BTW, the story on the guitar case on the cover of Back on the Streets you told is amazing!@@TheGuitarShow
Most people associate Gary Moore with the 59 Les Pauls,but totally ignore that he played vintage Strats just as much. He recorded the "Corridors of Power" album,almost exclusively with the "Salmon Pink" Strat,which is nowadays owned by his son,along with the 59 "Still Got The Blues" or "Stripe" L/P. Not to mention during the 80s,he used lots of Superstrats and was one of the first famous players,using PRS Cu 22/24 models. He was also an avid user of the Floyd Rose bridge system,during this period.
The one live gig I really loved was the monsters of rock gig 2003 and then of course I saw him play the red Strat at the Strat pack gig in 2004. I was also lucky enough to get tickets for the Brighton Dome 2 years running...2008/2009 I think!
I now own the Gibson Les Paul Double Cut (30 mins 37 seconds) I bought it around 2007 from GAK in Brighton. It had huge strings on it that has twisted the neck a little but it does sound good.
As old as I am. I can clearly remember the New Zealand Tour of Thin Lizzy. Feeling privileged to attend the sound check. Lynott and Moore, truly great performing artists and musicians. Great detailed history about Gary’s Axes. Thank you.
Had to pause the video just to say thanks a lot for making this video. It was a very good source of information for this legendary guitar player and his iconic guitars.
I had a Hamer Gary Moore special back in the day... 1980s. These days I have a vintage lemon drop, a vintage 62 icon red Strat fitted with Hendrix guage strings , a sunburst tokai Firebird V with Gibson mini's, also a red Korean Firebird VII with vibrato and all gold hardware, also a vintage SG junior and a Marshall DSL 5 combo for the bedroom😎🤘👍🌈
Not only an excellent history of his guitars but of the great Gary Moore I've noticed through out my life: People either loved him or didn't. So called "musicians" I've met. Even fans who really didn't understand what he was all about. Great video, Ty!!!
I've heard the red charvel actually had an EMG 58 rather than an 81 initially, but was later swapped to the 81 to match the while one. From what I've seen online, he auctioned it off for charity sometime in the 90s. I think the estate may still have the white one. The two of those are definitely my favourite guitars of Gary's :)
I want those guitars so much. I wish Charvel(Fender) would do an exact reissue of both of them. I’m in love with those guitars. I was very lucky once that Jack replied to a message of mine and told me he was pretty sure one of them was sill with the family somewhere
Yes, for most of the recorded shows of the red one it had a 58 in it. He did auction it some time in the mid 90's. If memory serves it went for about £500!!! If only I had known!
@@MrMalq if you want a replica let me know. Look up Nicholas Guitars on facebook or instagram and you"ll see the white one...and I'm finishing a red one right now.
I've got an old Guitarist magazine from about 1992 where they had an article on his guitars and one of them was a 1957 gold top, which I don't think you mentioned.
Its true I know about that one but he didnt play it live as far as I know so I had to make a call as I ran out of time. But thanks for mentioning it...
I just bought a 61 SG and never knew Gary played one. I have all heavy Les Pauls but the SG I just bought blows them away! It weighs 6 pounds and I love it
Well, that was a trip. Black Rose first. The modded Melody Maker. on the sleeve Aus shots (Vid of Sydney here) saw Gary for Wild Frontiers. WolfGangs, SF Place burned down days later. Lore among locals, "GM lit it up". sad for the venue. KILLER show !
0:19 "Other early musical influences were The Beatles, Albert King, Elvis Presley and The Beatles"...looks like The Beatles made quite an impression on young Gary!
First there was an SG then came along a SG later he switched to an SG which he eventually got tired of so he got a SG instead. He then discovered SG's and started playing those.... Does anybody know wtf he plays now?
Super interesting video, I was hoping you would mention the guitar used on the Victims of the Future tour e.g as seen on the Live at Chippenham Gold Diggers 1984 video featuring IMO the best ever version of Hold Onto Love, amazing solo at the end of the song
I'm trying to find a photo of Gary using or even a shot of the guitars with his Pink Strat with EMGs and a Floyd Rose, it was a partscaster built out of a few guitars and mainly used as a backstage/rehearsal instrument I believe. I still have it here as his tech sold a 335 and this strat in or around 1993-94 and i bought it before it even made it to the guitar shop floor.
Great video, I would like to point out one little detail. Ibanez RS530. As I tried to observe photage from Out in the fields video clip, you can actually see that he wasnt using that pro rocker tremolo, I think he throw it out and put a set of floyd rose system, except you can clearly see that string lock was original part and they didnt changed it.
Very well researched Ramon! A couple of points just to add for info - Gary also used another guitar on tour with Greg Lake - a metallic red Charvel (?) Strat type with 2 humbuckers, tremolo and a maple neck (l have some photos). Also, the leopard print guitar finish was definitely fabric, not painted - l remember Gary saying that it stank (!) after using it on stage when G-Force supported Whitesnake on the UK tour. I didn’t see any of the shows but do remember seeing a live photo when a gig was reviewed (probably in Sounds) and reading his comment later :).
Amazing research, well done. One guitar not mentioned here was another Charvel, a dark green Strat type thing with one (bridge) pickup that he used on the first Greg Lake tour. Unfortunately my ticket stub for the night that I went (Hammersmith Odeon in London) has the date 30th October then the year got torn off! I would assume that this in 1981 as that is the year Grey Lakes LP came out and I know they were on tour that autumn. Now this guitar sustained a bit of damage that night as after hitting the last chord of the gig Gary threw the guitar into the air and walked off stage leaving the guitar which came crashing down on the exact spot he'd only just been standing on. I spent the entire gig leaning on the stage so was only about 30 feet away and had already deduced by this time that Gary was in a very angry mood by this time for whatever reason? The guitar didn't break but would have sustained at least a nice big dent at a minimum. Gary played gloriously that night, using mainly the green Charvel but also the Salmon Pink Strat for Parisienne Walkways etc. the only non Greg Lake/King Crimson number they played that night. A very nice and interesting video, many thanks.
Great video mate ! I heard that Gary owned an "old" LP Goldtop that he supposedly gifted to Henrik Freischlader years ago. Have you or anyone else heard or read this ?
Thanks so much for this.....I now own the last guitar featured (the one that was used for the “bad for you baby” photo shoot (Les Paul Standard 58 reissue, 2001). Do you have any other information about when it was played by Gary?
