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Lot 71

Rory Gallagher: A 1978 Fender Musicmaster Electric Guitar, 1978,
guitar 39 1/2in (100cm) long

17 October 2024, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £23,040 inc. premium

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Rory Gallagher: A 1978 Fender Musicmaster Electric Guitar,

Serial no. S810669 on headstock decal, double-cut body with blond finish, two later pickups, one volume/one tone control, three-way selector, three-ply laminated pickguard, maple neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard, dot markers, large headstock, in shaped, plush-lined hardshell case,

Footnotes

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.

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