
Nadia Bellingeri
Sale Manager, Private Sales & Themed Sales
Sold for £10,240 inc. premium
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This guitar, a Chris Eccleshall custom-build, was a gift from a fan to Rory. Rory used it on the track Continental Op, from the 1987 Defender album.
"Main guitar was my Eccleshall Telecaster with Gibson PAFs, lead phrases were a white Tele, but the slide was the Gretsch Corvette through an AC30. The sound was basically like an old-fashioned radio blowing up. I don't like fuzz guitar actually, just amps that are getting ready to blow!"
- Rory Gallagher, Making Music, 1987.
Literature
Jon Lewin, 'Rory's Story', Making Music, October 1987, www.roryon.com/Rorystory
A proportion of the proceeds from the sale of this guitar will be donated equally to the mental health charities, Mind and ICAP, in memory of John 'Jay Jay' Joyce, a dedicated Rory fan who recently passed away.
About Mind:
Mind, the mental health charity, provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. They won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.
For more information, please visit: mind.org.uk
About ICAP:
ICAP, is a charity that offers counselling and psychotherapy for the Irish community in Britain. They provide accessible, culturally sensitive counselling and psychotherapy in a secure, confidential environment via face-to-face, online and telephone therapy.
For more information, please visit: www.icap.org.uk