Peter Green's Sound
The most restrained touch in British blues, and the most haunting tone.
Out-of-phase Les Paul honk — nasal, hollow and unmistakable
The rig
The gear associated with the sound. Each item opens a live Reverb search — vintage examples where they exist, modern equivalents where they don't.
Guitars
- 1959 Les Paul Standard 'Greeny'Find on Reverb
- Fender Stratocaster (later)Find on Reverb
Amps
- Marshall JTM45Find on Reverb
- Fender TwinFind on Reverb
- Orange (early Mac)Find on Reverb
Effects
- Essentially noneFind on Reverb
Pickups
- PAF humbuckers with the neck magnet reversedFind on Reverb
Why it sounds like that
Albatross
Clean, reverb-heavy and glassy — a blues player writing an instrumental lullaby.
Oh Well
The out-of-phase middle position at full aggression, with the honk fully exposed.
The Supernatural
Sustained feedback held with total control in 1967, years before that was common.
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