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Removable guitar body overlay Facelift has added Rory Gallagher’s iconic ’61 sunburst Fender Stratocaster to its ‘Signature Series’.

“We’ve been looking for a worn, distressed guitar image for our Stratocaster range for a while now,” says Mike Hrano or Rockano Productions, which produces Facelift, “and they don’t come more played-out and rocked than Rory’s legendary instrument.  It’s a great honour for us to be associated with Rory and to have worked with his brother, Donal, and Donal’s son, Daniel, to make this happen.  The result is that Rory’s Facelift will relic any guitar in an instant, without being permanent.”

Rockano used photographs of Gallagher’s Strat to create the ‘Rory Facelift’, which joins the ‘No.1 Telecasters’ used by both Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt of Status Quo in the ‘Signature Series’.

“For a while during the ‘70s, Quo and Rory shared management and we toured together in America, so we knew each other well,” says Parfitt, Facelift’s inventor and co-owner of Rockano.  “Rory was such a sweet man and an unbelievable musician – with a guitar to match.  I’m so pleased and proud that Facelift has been able to reproduce it and help to keep Rory’s fantastic legacy alive.”

Commented Donal:  “The Facelift is a true image replication of Rory's prized instrument.  Its weathered appearance was gained from blood, sweat, and tears during his constant touring of the globe.  In fact, my brother was alarmed when first the paintwork on his guitar began to peel.  He was at a loss as what to do, but then they didn't have Facelifts!”

A removable and re-usable laminated vinyl overlay for guitar bodies developed to quickly change the appearance of any guitar, Facelift is coated in ‘ultra-low tack’ adhesive that leaves no residue.  It can be applied and re-applied in seconds to instantly transform any guitar, new or old – and it protects the guitar while providing the ‘makeover’.  With limitless options of both colour and design, The Facelift aims to revolutionise the way guitars are seen – and change the face of music forever.

Officially licensed worldwide by both Fender and Yamaha, the Facelift range now comprises ten designs to fit Stratocasters, nine for Telecasters and recently added two new designs to fit the Yamaha Pacifica 112V and three for Pacifica 012 and 112J guitar body shapes.

Rockano is imminently about to launch ‘Custom Facelift’, which will allow players to design their own, one-off overlays – and open up the product to left-handers for the first time.

For further information, contact Mike Hrano of Rockano Productions on 01923 896 975, e-mail mikehrano@guitarfacelift.com or go to www.guitarfacelift.com 

Facelift won ‘Best In Show’ at the annual Winter NAMM event in Ahaheim, California, during January, 2009, and is distributed in the UK and Eire by JHS.

RRP of the Rory Gallagher Facelift is £19.99.  For more information about Rory Gallagher, go to www.rorygallagher.com