The Gibson 50th Anniversary Pete Townshend SG Electric Guitar was made in celebration of the Golden Anniversary of the instrument behind the Live at Leeds-era Who performances and recordings. The 50th Anniversary Pete Townshend SG Special is rendered with all the period-correct details of an early '60s Les Paul/SG Special, with Townshend's preferred hardware complement, represents the early '60s SG Special with smaller pre-'65 pickguard, 5-ply B/W/B/W/B, that Townshend used for the first British Quadrophenia shows in late 1972 and early '73, before switching to a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe for the remainder of the '70s.
The Gibson 50th Anniversary Pete Townshend SG Special remains true to its heritage, with a body made from solid mahogany, which is not only richly resonant, but light enough to keep you playing for hours on end, with a comfort that is enhanced by its gently beveled body edges. To ensure that it all looks as great as it sounds, this guitar's Alpine White nitrocellulose finish captures a rare custom colour from its day (often referred to as "Polaris White" in the early '60s), and tops off the celebration with a gold 50th Anniversary headstock banner.
The heart of the 50th Anniversary Pete Townshend SG Special's tone lies, of course, in its two P90 single-coil pickups, which are recreated in accurate detail here by Gibson USA. Made with genuine Alnico V magnets and 42-AWG wire, they produce the punchy midrange, thumping lows and sweetly musical highs that countless musicians have loved since the first P90s of the late 1940s. With its strings wrapped solidly through a wraparound bridge with compensated "lightning bar" saddle ridge, a set up Townshend preferred to the Maestro Vibrato units that came on many SG Specials of this era (and which Pete Townshend habitually removed from his own guitars), it's an enormously resonant guitar that rings like a bell when you hit it, perfect for anything from crunchy power-chord rhythm to gritty, singing lead tones. With its Grover kidney button tuners for optimum tuning precision (another Townshend-preferred upgrade), and protected in a genuine Gibson USA hardshell case with silver block-letter WHO stencil, the 50th Anniversary Pete Townshend SG Special brings you the whole package in grand style.
The Gibson USA 50th Anniversary Pete Townshend SG Standard Main Features Include:
- Solid Mahogany body with Alpine White nitrocellulose finish
- Mahogany Neck
- Rosewood Fingerboard
- Slim, fast 60's style neck profile
- Two Gibson USA P-90 (Alnico V) single-coil pickups
- Wraparound bridge with compensated “lightning bar” saddle ridge
- High-quality Mini Grover kidney button tuners
- Gibson USA hardshell case with silver block-letter WHO stencil
- Nitrocellulose finish
- Corian Nut
- Black Top Hat Knobs with Chrome Inserts and Dial Pointers
- Aluminum Strap buttons
- Colour: Alpine White
Gibson 50th Anniversary Pete Townshend SG Electric Guitar (code 83156)
6-String Electric Guitar, Pete Townshend Signature, P-90 Pickups, Chrome Hardware, Classic White
£1,049.00 (inc vat)