Rory Gallagher: Equipment
Rory used a lot of equipment over the years, some of these were:
Electric Guitars
- Fender Stratocaster (probable the first Strat in Ireland),
S/N 64351, Nov 1961, purchased second hand by instalments
from Michael Crowleys Music Centre
in Cork, 1963 for 100 £ , neck was replaced several times
Fender and Mighty-Mite, Schaller and
Sperzel mechanics, Star Brass bridge, Gibson frets, 5 way switch,
one ton control for all (original) PUs, tremolo broken and fixed
with wooden block, stringing: .010, .012, .015, .026,. 032, .038(.040),
high action (good for sustain and for using slides)
- Fender Stratocaster, 1957, maple neck (studio work only)
- Fender Telecaster
- Fender Duosonic with MusicMaster neck,
tuned up one note, supported by 22 1/2`` short scale
- Gibson Meloy Maker, 1960
- Gibson Les Paul Junior #84374, 1958, P 90, Schaller M6 mechanics, Bad Ass bridge
- Burns Bison Guitar, 3 PU (62-64, London)
- Gretsch Corvette, 1957, purchased for $80 in a second hand shop,
Rory replaced the defect pickup by a P 90
- Coral Electric Sitar
- Dan Electro Silvertone (bought for 15$ in an US pawnshop) used for
``A Million Miles Away`` and ``Cradle Rock``
- Silvertone / Teisco
Acoustics
- Martin D-35, Ibanez PU
- Martin Mandoline
- National Duolian (1932)
- Takamine, single cutaway
- Stella Harmony
Amps
- VOX AC 30
- STRAMP Power Baby TYP K-85, 80 W, 2 x 12``
- Ampeg VT 40 MK I
- Ampeg VT 40 MK II
- Fender Bassman 1954
- Fender Twin 1954
- Fender Concert 1961
- Marshall Combo (?)
- Marshall Top and 4 x 12`` (for big halls only)
Effects
- Rangemaster (with AC 30 only)
- HAWK II Tonal Expander
- Phaser MXR Phase 90
- MXR DynaComp (Compressor)
- Boss Octave (Octaver)
- Ibanez Tube Screamer (old version)
- Boss Graphic Equalizer
- Boss Flanger
- DOD Analog Delay (Slap-Back-Echo)
- Synconics Noise Gate (19``)
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