# Moonchild guitar solo > The guitar solo on Moonchild by Rory Gallagher (1976) starts at about 2:30. From the album Calling Card. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Rory Gallagher, 1976, from *Calling Card*. Solo by *Rory Gallagher*. A bright, melodic rocker with a catchy, singing solo that shows his pop instincts. Moonchild by Rory Gallagher is #7 in our ranking of the best Rory Gallagher guitar solos. The solo is played by Rory Gallagher and the song was released in 1976. ## In our lists - [The Best Rory Gallagher Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/rory-gallagher-guitar-solos/) — #7 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Moonchild? Rory Gallagher played the solo on Rory Gallagher's Moonchild (1976). ### What guitar was used on the Moonchild solo? A fender stratocaster through a Vox AC30 amp, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)