Pete Townshend
of The Who
Pete Townshend's Strings
Used during 1989, these were the first Ernie Ball strings that Pete ever used.
Used during 2005 according to Ernie Ball Artist Relations.
Documented for 1967 is Pete’s use of Fender strings. In 1967 and 1968 on Fender Stratocasters, he likely used Fender pure nickel wrap #1500 Spanish Guitar [Smooth Round Wound]. These sets were standard issue on new Fender guitars 1966–1969.
.012 .016 .016p (substituted for .026w) .034 .044 .052 Pete likely substituted the .016 (plain) for the set’s .026 (wound) for the G string, as was a common for British guitarists in the early to mid ’60s, a practice Pete would continue into the ’70s with his Gibson guitars.
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Discography
Who Came First (Deluxe)
1972
Rough Mix
1977
Empty Glass
1980
All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
1982
Scoop
1983
White City: A Novel
1985
Deep End Live!
1986
Another Scoop
1987
Before & After the Who: The Interview
1989
The Iron Man: The Musical By Pete Townshend
1989
Psychoderelict
1993
Scoop 3
1994
Album Credits
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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown · 2010
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