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Gas is a disease unfortunately lol I think if I had some funds, I’d like to get a Marshall JCM800 2x12 combo. Those rock!

Not wasted though, this thread got me to find this: https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_dc_60_junior_pelham_blue.htm Now I have to find an excuse not to...

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Your wish...

Now that is interesting! Indeed, until I read that report back when, I'd known he had been offered the Stones gig, but not how close it actually came to being a reality. I'd love a peek into a parallel world where it had gone ahead...

In Gerry McEvoy’s “Riding Shotgun” he makes a case for Rory possibly coming up with the Start It Up riff. Whilst I find this unlikely (it’s a decidedly 5 string, open G riff - Keef’s speciality) it’s an interesting insight in to how close Rory was with the Stones in those sessions.

I would love to have seen Rory Gallagher talking to Keef about music. Both incredibly knowledgeable, and with such a genuine love of the whole thing. You know Gallagher was offered the lead spot in the Stones in January 75 after Mick Taylor walked out? It got quite far, but didn't quite happen in the end.. https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/my-extraordinary-brother-rory--26659912.html#:~:text=It's a little-known fact,%3A "It was January 1975. Rory Gallagher has huge respect from music people in Belfast because he was one of a very small number of artists prepared to play there during the Troubles - he came every single year and did a show in the Ulster Hall at a time when even *some* artists actually from Belfast were leery of playing there.

So many guitarists that I admire but my top 3/3 would have to be: Favourites Gary Moore Stevie Ray Vaughan David Gilmour Influential Joe Pass Duane Allman Freddie King Most profound effect The Treeman Dave Lister Steven Seagal

My brother in law is one because he can play any stringed instrument to a very high standard. He is left handed but learned right handed. He annoys me because he is that good. that him on the acoustic After that I would say Mark Tremonti because he is just amazing Lastly Slash purely for A- his sound and 2- his feeling!

It was hard to pick just three because there are so many guitarists that have influenced me and all for different reasons but, I went for the three that I enjoy listening to the most; Michael Schenker Billy Gibbons Rory Gallagher

What a difficult topic to pick from! I literally have hundreds of guitarist I like and will feel sad for those I’d miss out. my favourite is definitely Nuno Bettencourt. Next, Andy Timmons and the hundreds of others would be number 3 but … special mention and recommendation goes out to Paco De Lucia.

I saw Segovia at the Festival Hall in the early ‘80s. He shambled onto to the stage and I prepared myself for a distinctly dodgy performance by a man well past his prime. Once seated, the years dropped away from the great man and he ripped the living out of his guitar. Needless to say, I was suitably humbled.