... Telecaster used by Noel Gallagher on the Jay Leno Show 2000. Find a song by Pete Townshend! Silver “spaghetti” Fender headstock logo with black trim. Black fiber pickguard, clear-coated with lacquer. I stayed with Rickenbackers for a long time and then I started to use Fenders. One-piece, rounded “U” shape maple neck with truss rod. Tom Anderson (of Anderson Guitars) ended up building a telecaster for Pete Townshend and after that a … 1986 (Deep End), onstage with 1952 Fender Telecaster. Flat pole pickup in bridge position; chrome-covered pickup at neck position. Townshend covered up his mistake by smashing the guitar to pieces, and the rest was history. Because of the fragility of the Rickenbacker guitars Pete used during this time, he needed a guitar that could stand up to the stage abuse and be rebuilt easily. So, like clockwork, at the end of the show for My Generation, Pete would switch to a Telecaster for the auto-destruction finale. Thank God for Leo, it’s a beautiful guitar. Click to view larger version. Ca. And then there's a '69 Strat I bought from Jeff Beck. It’s a masterpiece. This is the guitar that links country jazz players like Danny Gatton to classic rocker Pete Townshend of The Who and Slipknot's masks metalhead Jim Root. The following instrument was used / played by Pete Townshend from the iconic british band THE WHO, please see full details. The greatest solo hit by Pete Townshend was 1980 number 4 hit Let My Love Open The Door. Whotabs has been updated, 9 Oct. 2020. The Definitive Online Tablature and Gear Resource for The Who since 1997. These pickups are designed to nail the Pete Townshend tone of the late 70s and most of the 80s. That one got damaged, so then he gave me the black Les Paul that was the guitar he used on The Queen Is Dead. Fuzz pedal is Tone Bender. June 1966, with Fender Telecaster awaiting its finale fate next to the Marshall 8×12 stacks. Associated images are included for reference only and are the property of the original owner. 1966, with closeup of third pickup on Fender Telecaster. This information, along with all other content included in Whotabs, is intended for private study, scholarship or research. There are several Gibson Pete Townshend signature guitars, such as the Pete Townshend SG, the Pete Townshend J-200, and three different Pete Townshend Les Paul Deluxes. This is a Schecter guitar owned and played by Pete Townshend onstage during the 1979 to 1982 period. Pete Townshend’s Roger Giffin Telecaster Pete’s Roger Giffin Telecaster with a Schecter neck that was used on the Farewell Tour. Townshend has never been one to shy away from incorporating technology into his sound; the Townshend Stratocaster uses three Lace Sensor Gold™ single-coil pickups for noise-free performance inspired by classic, crisp, bell-like Fender tone. [CDATA[ They’re based on classic ’50s single coil chime, just with a lower noise floor achieved with the removal of 60 Hz hum. [CDATA[ Ca. document.write('Photo: Redferns'); Feb 23, 2017 - Fender Telecasters and the people that play them. Makes a great gift for any collector or sports fan! Amplifiers are 1966 Marshall model 1959 Super Lead (top) and 1966 Marshall Major 200-watt (“The Pig”), powering two Marshall 8×12 cabinets. With the Who’s ever-mounting debts, their guitar destruction stage act became increasingly expensive. This information, along with all other content included in Whotabs, is intended for private study, scholarship or research. Sale. These are pretty rare guys and date back to when Schecter was just a parts shop in California. Ca. I never liked Gibsons at all — I still don’t very much (laughs). But that didn’t last long because the sound of them wasn’t quite right for what I wanted. Last One. Run clean, the SuperRock Vintage sparkles in a way that a slavering overwound metal beast just couldn't hope to emulate. Associated images are included for reference only and are the property of the original owner. 18 March 1966, promotional television appearance at Tower Pier, London, with sunburst Fender Telecaster with maple neck. 1966, home studio in Wardour Street, with Fender Telecaster with rosewood neck. 7 June 1966, Odense, Fyens Forum, with Fender Telecaster fitted with a Danelectro coke-bottle neck, being introduced to Marshall stack. Often, Tele players just plug it straight into the amp. Pete Townshend owns or owned at least two 1952 vintage Fender Telecasters, which he used on Empty Glass and Face Dances. The greatest hit in rock music for Pete Townshend solo was 1985 number one rock song Face The Face. . 1966, German television promotional appearance, miming with a Fender Telecaster with rosewood neck and third middle pickup added. And he gave me a Stratocaster that I wrote and recorded Don’t Look Back In Anger on. Originally introduced to Pete by his guitar tech Alan Rogan in '78, Pete used this model from '79 (Concert for Kampuchea) to '85 (Live Aid). [CDATA[ IMAGE 1 of 4. Pete fell in love with the guitar and the rest is history. Ca. I play it like a chainsaw, and it’s still beautiful. Pete will tell you it was art,” Daltrey continued. The Who Autographed Signed Pete Townshend Authentic Autographed Tele Style Guitar Beckett. It’s a California guitar. 23 Oct. 1966, Malmo, Sweden, with Fender Telecaster with rosewood neck. Ca. You have to realize that most of the guitars I’ve smashed have not been perfectly good guitars — they’ve been junk, really. Job done. This is a perfectly good guitar. // ]]> -->, In July 1966, 6th National Jazz and Blues Festival, Windsor, two Marshall 8×12 cabinets (topped by Marshall JTM45 100 Tremolo amps) being impaled by a Fender Telecaster fitted with a non-Fender rosewood neck (possibly a Grimshaw dot neck). Three paired brass adjustable bridge saddles. The Who Pete Townshend Autographed Signed Fender Tele Guitar + Display AFTAL $7,951.49 Regular: $8,834.99 Free Shipping. Single-cutaway slab ash body with Butterscotch Blond finish. … I flitted around a lot and then Hendrix came along and I started to use Strats again. Pete Townshend was an album rock performer and a lead member of The Who. On the rock side, Pete Townshend had a long string of top 20 songs. document.write('Photo: Chris Morphet'); George Harrison was presented with this Rosewood Telecaster by Fender in December, 1968. Items ship quickly and securely. 1966, repairing a Fender Telecaster fitted with a Stratocaster neck. Pete used it on Empty Glass and many other recordings as well as the excellent video of “Rough Boys.” I’m not sure where Pete got some of his other Telecasters. In July 1966, 6th National Jazz and Blues Festival, Windsor, two Marshall 8×12 cabinets, with Telecaster with unknown neck (possibly a Grimshaw dot neck) from previous photo, awaiting its fate against the cabinet. This site works best with JavaScript enabled. See the latest items on the homepage. I’m standing up there at the shows that I’m doing, and I’m carrying this ’52 Telecaster. And he used a 1952 Telecaster reissue on stage for the Psychoderelict shows in 1993 as well as solo shows in 1995 to the present. According to Frank Lucido, Pete acquired the primary model from Frank’s vintage guitar store California Guitar. [CDATA[ Whotabs is not affiliated with The Who, its record company or management. document.write('Photo: Malte Larsson, from “The Who In Sweden,” by Olle Lundin.'); About This Listing Up for sale is a heavily used Van Nuys era Pete Townshend Telecaster. It was in mint condition when I bought it from a little old lady in Oxnard. Most of the instruments were contemporary pre- and post- CBS models — i.e., non-vintage — and served one primary purpose: to be destroyed. Somebody said to me the other night, “Smash it.” I never would. See more ideas about telecaster, fender telecaster, fender. // ]]> -->. Pete favored the Hiwatt amps and speakers from the late 1960's all the way through the 1982 era. Thank God for America. Some of the signature guitarists are Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Jamie Cook, and Syd Barrett. For more, see Terms of Use. A Tele can mimic a big-bodied jazz guitar, a country pedal steel, and a Les Paul. Telecaster-style Schecter and Giffin guitars, Schecter (and Giffin) “Tele”-style guitars, Pete Townshend Gear History – Full timeline, 1956 Gibson Les Paul Custom “Black Beauty”. I think he has only two total early ’50s models with the black pickguards. Ca. As both a fellow innovator and also an inheritor of Pete Townshend’s artistic acrobatics, the former Smiths guitarist’s perspective shines new light on The Who, … The Telecaster likely left an impression on Pete, as he would return to the Fender Telecaster around 1980, acquiring a vintage 1952 Fender Telecaster for studio work — which he later called his favourite guitar. // ]]> -->. Certificate of Authenticity provided by BAS. Most of the instruments were contemporary pre- and post-CBS models — i.e., non-vintage — and served one primary purpose: to be destroyed. For more, see Terms of Use. Pete Townshend is definitely underrated as a guitarplayer (we don't have to argue what a terrific songwriter and lyricist he is), he is one of the best rhythmplayers I've ever heard. Then I started to get interested in a wide variety of guitars. June–December 1980, Face Dances sessions, Odyssey Studios, London, with two 1952 Fender Telecasters, with original appointments (three-brass-saddle bridge). Last One. Pete Townshend used (and abused) many Fender Telecaster guitars between late 1965 and 1967. Ca. Whotabs has been updated, 9 Oct. 2020. Non-Whotabs links are provided for informational purposes only and are not controlled or monitored by Whotabs. The Definitive Online Tablature and Gear Resource for The Who since 1997. 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