Gary was seen using this guitar with Thin Lizzy. More specifically, he used it during the band’s Sydney Opera House concert in October 1978, on songs Are You Ready and Baby Drives Me Crazy (the last two of the set).
Originally, this guitar would have a single-coil pickup, but it looks like Gary replaced it with a white DiMarzio humbucker on his Melody Maker. Perhaps he like how the guitar felt, but thought that the original pickup was too weak.
As far as what happened to the guitar, he probably sold it since it was not seen in his later years.
Wrong, that is a les Paul jr, not a melody maker.
Can you explain why do you think that? I see a narrow headstock, MM pickguard, input jack on top – all features of a Melody Maker.
Yes,
Gary Moore playing his 1960 Melody Maker in Australia 1978. It has a Seymour Duncan pickup in the guitar. As of its location, I currently own the guitar.
Thanks for the clarification Wayne. I suspected it was a Duncan or a Gibson with the cover removed, as one row of the poles looked like slots rather than hex (Dimarzio), also the bobbins looked a little more white than cream. Is the pickup an early Duncan Custom? or a JB?
Gerald,
I will check for you. I just saw your reply.
Wayne
Hi Wayne, for a start you cannot own this guitar. Its owned by Peter Cook from Australia, he brought it from Gary in London, in 1980. Secondly its not a 1960, its a 1957 Gibson Melody Maker. I suggest you stop lying out your asshole.
Gary is using this guitar I believe live at Brubakers later than 1980…He is filmed with it and decked out in a boiler suit fir stage wear
The guitar pictured above is a melody maker, and as stated above ,it what Gary used during his time with Thin Lizzy (the pickguard, double cream humbucker and top mount output jack are easily recognizable) he ALSO had a les Paul Jr that he got from Steve Jones (The sex Pistols) that he used at the end of the Thin Lizzy era and the start of his solo rock era (this is NOT the guitar pictured here)
It is a melody maker!
whats wrong with YOU?!
learn than hate!
He’s referring to the video link sent by Mark Lyons in the previous comment, where he said that this MM was “used it during the Victims of the future Tour for the solo before End of the world song. 1984”.
Rick is right saying the one on the video link is a Junior. Wide headstock and a P90.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5ECaMU7csY
He used it during the Victims of the future Tour for the solo before End of the world song. 1984