Peter Green
former member of Fleetwood Mac
Peter Green's Amplifiers
In a 1968 photograph hosted on PhotoBucket, Peter Green is seen using an Orange Matamp guitar amplifier head, highlighting his preference for early Orange and Fender amps during that era.
This photo from 1970 shows Peter playing his Fender Bass VI Electric Bass Guitar through a Fender Dual Showman Reverb Amp Head.
It is also stated on page 206 of 'Peter Green: Founder of Fleetwood Mac: The Authorised Biography' (by Martin Celmins, 1998 edition) that "He now also uses a mahogany special edition Vox AC30 called The Collector."
In this live photo from 1967 we can see Peter playing his Gibson Les Paul while plugged in to an early 1960's Marshall JTM45 Guitar Amp Head featuring an old style Marshall Block logo.
This photograph from February 1967 shows Peter playing his Gibson Les Paul Guitar into a Vox AC-50 Tall Box Amp Head.
Accrording to this article, Peter used this amp when he was with John Mayal & the Bluesbreakers to get his signature tone.
In the 'Guitar Player' 'Peter Green Talks Life, Music, Demons and Gear in This Previously Unpublished 2003 Interview' (by Elliot Stephen Cohen November 04, 2020), Peter states "I used to have a Vox bass amp with a lot of treble settings that I used for my first guitar playing, and also a Fender Blues DeVille that went to my guitar tech."
It is also stated on page 206 of 'Peter Green: Founder of Fleetwood Mac: The Authorised Biography' (by Martin Celmins, 1998 edition) that "Until autumn 1997 Peter's main amp on-stage with The Splinter Group was a Fender Blues De Ville sixty watt 4x10 combo he sometimes used together with a Fender Twin Reverb."
This photograph shows Peter playing his Gibson Les Paul guitar into a Vox T-60 Speaker Cabinet.
In the 'Guitar Player' 'Peter Green Talks Life, Music, Demons and Gear in This Previously Unpublished 2003 Interview' (by Elliot Stephen Cohen November 04, 2020), Peter states "Right now I’m using a [Fender] Prosonic with 10-inch speakers and 18-inch speaker cabinets."
It is also stated in the CD inlay booklet for Peter Green Splinter Group 'Reaching the Cold 100' that Peter Green uses a "Fender ProSonic Amplifier."
In a 1969 photograph, Peter Green is seen playing his Fender Bass VI guitar through a Fender Dual Showman 2x12 Cabinet.
In this photo from 1970 Peter is playing his Fender Bass VI Guitar into a Fender Dual Showman 2x15 Silverface Cabinet with drip edge detailing.
This February 1967 photograph shows Peter playing his Gibson Les Paul Guitar into a Vox Foundation Bass Cabinet.
The inlay booklet the for Peter Green Splinter Group 'Time Traders' CD gives "Thanks to: Martin, Chris and Jamie at Fender UK for use of the Cybertwin amplifier which we used throughout the album."
The album was released in October 2001 and the head version of the amp did not become available until 2002, suggesting that the Cyber Twin used was the combo.
Peter Green used this Vox AC15 CC1 on the 2010 "Peter Green & Friends" tour. It appears in photographs from the Hop Farm gig here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/124870369@N05/15691741912 and it can be seen clearly at the end of this video from the band's appearance at Frome: https://youtu.be/oMJ1yv2xVCM
Peter Green's Vox AC15 Custom Classic, CC1 1x12 Twin Channel Combo is a 1980s model, made in China. The serial number is 15CX002551. A hand-written white tape label on the top of the amp is marked "P. Green & Friends". Peter Green's settings are marked in white pen next to the amp's controls.
The amplifier, with its flight case, was sold by auction at Bonhams, London, in June 2023. The listing can be viewed here: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29196/lot/82/peter-green-a-vox-ac15-custom-classic-cc1-1x12-twin-channel-combo-1980s/
Peter Green has been seen in photos using a Silverface Fender Deluxe Reverb during the album "Fleetwood Mac in Chicago" in 1969.
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