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Rory was first seen using this 1978 Fender Musicmaster around 1982 when touring his Jinx album. Rory added another pickup in the bridge position to make it closer to a Tele/Strat setup and in the early '80s Rory would use this guitar live if his '61 Strat was playing up. There is footage on YouTube of Rory playing it for a thunderous version of Chuck Berry's 'Nadine'.
Jinx was the 12th album released by Rory Gallagher in 1982, recorded in Dierks Studios in Cologne, Germany. This was Rory's final album for Chrysalis Records and the remainder of his work would be issued on independent labels. It is said that much of the material on this album could be deemed autobiographical.
Live Performance
Rory Gallagher, 'Nadine', Rockpalast, Loreley Amphitheater, Germany, 28th August 1982, www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3aY3xboyEk.
Rory Gallagher, 'Big Guns', Ulster Hall, January 1984, www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2KZdSsyWiI.