This is a guitar that needs no introduction: the Schecter Pete Townshend Telecaster. I play it like a chainsaw, and it’s still beautiful. Ca. See more ideas about telecaster, fender telecaster, fender. Mar 2, 2014 - Pete Townshend’s 1952 Fender Telecaster, used from the late 1970s to the present. 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. You have to realize that most of the guitars I’ve smashed have not been perfectly good guitars — they’ve been junk, really. In addition, he returned to the Telecaster style with the Schecter (and Giffin) “Tele”-style guitars in 1979–1982. For more, see Terms of Use. 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. . These pickups are designed to nail the Pete Townshend tone of the late 70s and most of the 80s. On the rock side, Pete Townshend had a long string of top 20 songs. See the latest items on the homepage. For more, see Terms of Use. Ca. The Pete Townsend Stratocaster features three of the Lace Sensor Gold single coil pickups, which were all the rage back in the late ’80s with Fender. Single-cutaway slab ash body with Butterscotch Blond finish. All quotes and references are copyright their original owners and are included for reference only. With the Who’s ever-mounting debts, their guitar destruction stage act became increasingly expensive. This is accomplished by spring-loaded levers inside the guitar’s body, which connect the bridge to the strap button on the upper bout. Silver “spaghetti” Fender headstock logo with black trim. [CDATA[ Non-Whotabs links are provided for informational purposes only and are not controlled or monitored by Whotabs. But that didn’t last long because the sound of them wasn’t quite right for what I wanted. Pete Townshend has had an enormous impact on the world of music for over 50 years as a composer, guitarist, singer, pianist, producer, electronic music pioneer, author, and as the creative force behind legendary rock band The Who. // ]]> -->. Thank God for America. The Who Autographed Signed Pete Townshend Authentic Autographed Tele Style Guitar Beckett. // ]]> -->. Pete fell in love with the guitar and the rest is history. IMAGE 1 of 4. document.write('Photo: Malte Larsson, from “The Who In Sweden,” by Olle Lundin.');