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What guitar does Thin Lizzy play?

Thin Lizzy's classic sound came from Gibson Les Pauls into Marshall amps. Scott Gorham has said he bought a sunburst Les Paul on joining, Brian Robertson played a Les Paul Deluxe he called the Auld Bitch, and Eric Bell cut Whiskey in the Jar with an HH transistor amp, a WEM Copicat and a Tone Bender.

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What guitars Thin Lizzy uses: a sourced gear guide

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Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson (guitars)

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What guitar did Scott Gorham play in Thin Lizzy?

Gorham has said he auditioned on a cheap Japanese Les Paul copy and, once he got the gig, bought a sunburst Gibson Les Paul on London's Edgware Road. He said he took the scratchplate off every Les Paul he owned after that.

What guitar did Brian Robertson play in Thin Lizzy?

Robertson has said his first Les Paul was the Les Paul Deluxe he calls the Auld Bitch, given to him when he joined in 1974. He also said he played a 1953 Les Paul with a Bigsby on Jailbreak for slide and clean parts.

What amp did Thin Lizzy use?

Guitar World describes the band's classic tone as Les Paul into Marshall. Eric Bell used an HH Electronics transistor amp on Whiskey in the Jar, and Premier Guitar lists a Marshall 100-watt head and Hiwatt cabinets from his Lizzy years.

How did Eric Bell get the Whiskey in the Jar tone?

Bell has said he played through an HH Electronics transistor amp and used the volume on a WEM Watkins Copicat echo and a Sola Sound Tone Bender fuzz to get it loud enough.

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Thin Lizzy are the Dublin rock band led by the late Phil Lynott, known for The Boys Are Back in Town and their twin lead guitars. This legacy guide covers the guitars and amps the band's guitarists described in interviews with Guitar World and Premier Guitar.

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