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Pete Townshend performs live with The Who in San Francisco, California on August 13, 2017
Pete Townshend: "I Guess You Can Say I Invented the Guitar Tech"

By Jackson Maxwell Published

"Listen, the guitar tech is supposed to tune the f*cking guitars, not just put strings on them, man," Townshend said he would remind his longtime tech, Alan Rogan, early in their relationship.

Guitarists
Hard Rock Heroes: The 1960s
How Beck, Hendrix, Townshend, Page, and More Set the Template for Hard Rock Guitar in the 1960s

By Guitar Player Staff Published

The progenitors of hard rock gave sound and shape to a divergent and ultimately diverse strain of rock and roll.

Guitarists
Aclam Windmiller
Aclam Unveils New, Pete Townshend-Inspired Windmiller Preamp Pedal

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The pedal is inspired by the Grampian 636 Spring Reverbs Townshend used with the Who in the mid- to late-60s.

Pedals & Pedalboards
'Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac'
All-Star Peter Green Tribute Concert Film to Be Released in 2021

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The concert – which took place at the London Palladium on February 25, 2020 – featured Kirk Hammett, Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, and many more.

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The Tuning that Flummoxed Pete Townshend and David Gilmour

By Matt Blackett Published

English Beat and General Public guitarist Dave Wakeling reveals the tuning that baffled two of his guitar heroes.

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