I am new here, from Munich Germany. 53 years old. Was at two Rory gigs - first in Munich March 23, 1975 (iwas 16 and it was my first concert) and Munich again, 1982 (Top Priority Tour).
TWO WEEKS ago i bought one of Rory's original guitars, one of the two IBANEZ MC 500 DS he owned. I bought the guitar from a dealer in London and I got a certificate from Rory's nephew Daniel. The nice thing was that they sent me the guitar in one of Rory's original Fender Cases (!)... with an address label and a faded/torn "Montreux 1975" sticker ... I almsot got more excited about the case when I opened the box

Does anybody here maybe know where Rory got or bought these guitars and if they were every played live or on a record? I think i saw a version of "Bullfrog Blues" on youtube on which he plays an Ibanez, but i think it was the ST 300 model (whcih was also for sale).
Another question: I also own a Fender Custom Shop Rory Gallegher Signature Strat. Does anybody know how MANY Fender is making (or made) of these? Also I saw a strange eBay ad some days a go, a guy sellimg a Custom Shop RG Strat - claimimg that it it "from the frist" series and "much better thna the model they sell now" ... Does anybody know more about that issue?
If anyboy is intersted in photos of the Ibanez, or the case, just let me know!