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Lot 132

Gary Moore: A Vox AC30,
circa 1964/65,

28 June 2017, 12:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £3,125 inc. premium

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Gary Moore: A Vox AC30,

circa 1964/65,
serial no. 11985T stamped on maker's plate to rear, with 2x12in Celestion 'Vintage 30' speakers, case with customised speaker grilles and decoration, foot pedal inside case, 28in wide x 20½in high x 11in deep (71 x 52 x 28cm)

Footnotes

Used on a few of the tracks on the 2006 CD release, 'As Close As You Get'.

Gary's interview in 'Guitar Player' (http://www.guitarplayer.com/news/1024/gary-moore-gets-to-the-heart-of-electric-blues-on-close-as-you-get--gp-vault/51643) mentions this amp:
'...I used a mid-Sixties Vox AC30 on Chuck Berry's 'Thirty Days'. That amp, coupled with a Fender Telecaster, gave me a wonderful rough-edged tone...'

In an interview in 'Vintage Guitar', September 2007(https://www.vintageguitar.com/3481/gary-moore-3/), the amp is referred to:

Q: On the opening track, 'If The Devil Made Whiskey', you played electric slide. Which guitar and slide did you use?
A: That was a 1968 Telecaster tuned to open E and then dropped down a whole step to D. I used a glass bottleneck for the different vibe and I played through a '60s Vox AC30.

The serial on the maker's plate differs from that stamped on the chassis, which is 02938.

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