Ally McErlaine

Ally McErlaine, guitarist for Texas and Red Sky July, is confirmed to use a mid-1970s Gibson ES-335 Sunburst. This guitar, which he received when joining Texas at age 17, was played on every Texas album and tour and appeared on the cover of their 1989 single "I Don’t Want A Lover." The guitar, valued at over £3000, was lost at a charity concert in Battersea Park in 2012 but was later recovered by Brighton-based photographer Martin Burton. Burton said, “A friend, who had been staying with me for a few months, emigrated leaving some of his possessions behind in storage. I recall him saying that the guitar had been in lost property but no one had been able to find the owner. I’d forgotten about it until I read a story online about Ally looking for his lost guitar.”

In a live photograph, you can clearly see guitarist Ally McErlaine playing an Epiphone Elitist Casino, identifiable by the word "Elitist" visible on the truss rod cover.

In a video on his YouTube channel, Ally McErlaine plays a solo version of "Southside." The description of the video specifies that he uses a Silvertone 1448 (1962-1967), along with a Fender Blues Junior, Nobels OD1 overdrive, and Keeley Canyons Delay/Reverb.

Ally McErlaine is confirmed to use an Epiphone Sheraton, as mentioned in the description of a video on his YouTube channel, "Ally's Guitar Tips," where he demonstrates playing the song "Halo" by Texas on this guitar.

In a video on Ally McErlaine's YouTube channel, titled "Ally McErlaine plays Halo by Texas, from White On Blonde," the description mentions that he uses a vintage Epiphone Texan.

In a video on Ally McErlaine's YouTube channel titled "Ally McErlaine plays So Called Friend from the Texas album Rick’s Road," the guitarist is seen using a Fender Telecaster. The video description confirms that this guitar is a mid-70s model.

In a YouTube video from Ally's channel, titled "Ally McErlaine Pedal Combinations, Dod 440 Envelope Filter," Ally McErlaine uses a Fender Jazzmaster, as mentioned in the video description: "Trying out my new Dod 440, my first ever Envelope Filter pedal! , thru my Fender Jazzmaster (Lollar pickups) into Fender Princeton."