Gary Moore
Thin Lizzy, blues guitar
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In this video, Gary featured a selection of Boss guitar effects pedals he uses including the DS-1, CE-2, DM-2, OC-2 as well as the BF-2 Flanger.
At :29s of this video you can see Digitech Bad Monkey Tube Overdrive on Moore's pedalboard.
In this source it's been recalled that Gary Moore used this guitar while recording “Still Got the Blues”.
00:39 in video.
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Boss Chromatic Tuner T-Rex Luxury Drive booster
then the signal goes to the pedalboard, apparently to
Overdrives/distortions * Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808 * Digitech Bad Monkey Tube Overdrive * T-Rex Møller
Chorus/Phasers/Flangers * T-Rex Twister Chorus & Flange above
Reverbs/Delays * Boss FRV-1 '63 Fender Reverb by his side * Boss Digital Reverb RV-5 below * Electro Harmonix Holy Grail reverb by his side * Line6 DL-4 Delay Modeler outside the pedalboard
Amp switcher * Tonebone Radial JX*2 Switchbone AB amp switcher + booster
As he seems to select which amp he goes to (there's the both option too; maybe he just uses it as a final boost for both amps), I imagine he doesn't use the effects loop of the amps, or maybe the reverb/delays part goes through the effects loop of only one of the amps?
After going crazy I found this great work by a japanese that saved me from searching the Holy Grail (don't think I'd had identified it) and the Delay:
At 1:41 in this video, Gary talks about why he chose the ES-335 saying "it's a beautiful guitar". Gary goes on to describe how the "warmth" of this guitar leads him to choose this on specific songs over his Les Paul.
At 00:23 in 2010 Tour rig in Russia.
Full routing
- Boss Chromatic Tuner,
- T-Rex Luxury Drive booster
then the signal goes to the pedalboard, apparently to
Overdrives/distortions:
* Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808,
* Digitech Bad Monkey Tube Overdrive,
* T-Rex Møller.
Chorus/Phasers/Flangers:
* T-Rex Twister Chorus & Flange above
Reverbs/Delays:
* Boss FRV-1 '63 Fender Reverb by his side,
* Boss Digital Reverb RV-5 below,
* Electro Harmonix Holy Grail reverb by his side,
* Line6 DL-4 Delay Modeler outside the pedalboard.
Amp switcher: * Tonebone Radial JX-2 Switchbone AB amp switcher + booster.
As he seems to select which amp he goes to (there's the both option too; maybe he just uses it as a final boost for both amps), I imagine he doesn't use the effects loop of the amps, or maybe the reverb/delays part goes through the effects loop of only one of the amps?
After going crazy I found this great work by a japanese that saved me from searching the Holy Grail (don't think I'd had identified it) and the Delay:
At 0:34 in this video, the camera pans and a Tube Screamer pedal can be seen.
Moore can be seen using two Marshall JCM 2000 DSL amps in this live rendition of "Parisienne Walkways", at 2:57.
Gary Moore played different Fender Telecaster models. At the beginning of this video we can see a nice example of a Deluxe Telecaster thinline.
At the concert 'Blues for Jimi' you can see the MXR GT-OD on the on the pedal board during the song 'Purple Haze' 3.18 in the video. In this shot you will also see the Ibanez CS-9 very clearly.
Gary used this guitar in Montreux in 2001 for the song “The Prophet”. The guitar is essentially a double-cutaway version of the Gibson Les Paul guitar with 24 frets and simplified controls (only one control knobs for volume and tone each).
Gary Moore used a couple of these models in the late 80s to early 90s.
I get sent all kinds of gear for free but never accept it. I prefer to buy the equipment I use. I bought my Tonebone Classic.
Gary Moore's quote about Radial Tonebone Classic.
Line 6 POD is on the back cover photo of Gary Moore's 2001 album 'Back To The Blues'.
In the April 2001 edition of 'Guitarist' magazine, Gary Moore said (regarding the song 'Picture of the Moon') "I used the arpeggios of course and they were put through the Pod - it's great for writing with, you can come up with some ideas quickly."
For 1978 Sydney Opera House concert with Thin Lizzy, Moore used Gibson Melody Maker. Pickup has been changed, and some say that might be DiMarzio Super Distortion pickup.
In the YouTube video titled "Gary Moore's Guitars - plugging into history," it is shown that Gary Moore used an Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic, specifically marked by him.
On Marshall's website there is a page on Gary Moore, and on that page it states that he used a Marshall 1959HW.
Seen at 2:25 used mainly in the early 90's.
In this video, Gary featured a selection of Boss guitar effects pedals he uses including the DS-1, CE-2, DM-2, OC-2 as well as the BF-2 Flanger.
In this Guitar World article, it is noted that Gary Moore used Marshall JTM45 heads.
Gary Moore was a long time user of the DiMarzio ClipLock Strap as seen photos on many of his guitars.
Gary Moore is seen playing a PRS Custom 24 with a Pattern Thin Neck Electric Guitar in this user-uploaded photo on Imgur.
here´s an interview with Phill Lynot explaining what the sybthaxe is and confirming that gary moore used it in the song "Out in the Fields"
And here's a quote from Vintage Guitar Magazine: "Moore had finally shaken off the Deep Purple clichés that bogged down his early ‘80s material and created a slick hard-rock style that was polished like a Def Leppard radio hit, but still kicked like a Thin Lizzy record. Playing a solidbody Ibanez Roadstar RS1000 in this video (along with that ‘80s relic, the SynthAxe), he executes a wonderfully blitzkrieg guitar solo. Dig especially the “axe cam” that captures the lead from a fingerboard perspective."
In a YouTube video titled "Gary Moore - Blues lesson," Gary Moore is seen using the Orange Tiny Terror 15 Watt Tube Amp TT15H, demonstrating its capabilities in a blues context.
The white one in its original shape in 1982, together with the red one in 1985...and later with its new Jackson neck (1988/1989?)
On the Gary Moore Signature Les Paul Standard product page, Gibson writes about the guitar that inspired this creation, his legendary ’59 Les Paul. "Throughout his career, Moore virtually defined high-octane blues-rock, coining a signature tone that thousands have sought to emulate. Across three decades of playing, his weapon of choice remained the mighty Les Paul, one of which was the legendary ’59 Burst originally owned by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green."
In this video, Gary featured a selection of Boss guitar effects pedals he uses including the DS-1, CE-2, DM-2, OC-2 as well as the BF-2 Flanger.
Visible on the CD back cover/cassette cover of Still Got The Blues.
You can see Gary playing a white Model 2 in this live performance.
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