Gary Moore — Rig Network
10 gear items · 37 artist connections · Gary Moore profile
Guitars
Peter Green's original 1959 Les Paul Standard — the most famous second-hand guitar in rock. Purchased from Green for £100 in 1970. The out-of-phase pickup position (caused by a reversed magnet on the neck pickup) created Green's and Moore's distinctive honky lead tone.
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Three-pickup Les Paul Custom used extensively on hard rock recordings of the 1980s.
Multiple Les Paul Standards used as working instruments after retiring the Peter Green guitar to a display role.
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Amplifiers
Primary amp throughout most of his career. 100W with no master volume — pushed to natural output stage saturation.
Used for Blues for Greeny and Still Got the Blues era — the Silver Jubilee's combination of 50/100W switching and a slightly more compressed character than the JCM800.
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Early career amp — Thin Lizzy era and hard rock period.
Pedals & Effects
Used as a mild boost into the Marshall, not for pedal gain itself. Volume up, gain low — pushes the amp harder.
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Replaced the OD-1 as his primary boost into the Marshall for blues-era recordings. Same concept: amp pushed harder, not pedal distortion.
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Phase used on specific tracks for a swirling, psychedelic character beneath sustained notes.
Moderate delay for solos — reinforcing the sustain of the Les Paul into Marshall with echo.
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