Peter Green

• Out-of-phase pickup: on a standard Les Paul, select both pickups and reverse one pickup's leads
• Out-of-phase tone is thinner and slightly hollow — compensate with amp mid boost
• Vibrato is slow and elegant — Green's phrasing is unhurried and conversational
• Marshall gain at edge of breakup; let the guitar's volume knob control crunch
• String bends are measured and perfectly in tune — precision over drama
• Use the neck pickup alone for warmer, rounder lead tones on softer passages
• Leave space — Green was a master of the dramatic pause between phrases
• Listen to "Albatross" and "Oh Well" for the two contrasting sides of his tone
• BB King was Green's primary influence — note the similar phrasing restraint

Peter Green's 1959 Les Paul had its neck pickup accidentally reverse-mounted, creating a unique out-of-phase tone when both pickups were selected. Warm, slightly hollow and impossible to fully replicate, it gave early Fleetwood Mac a sound unlike anyone else — emotional, lyrical and deeply rooted in Chicago blues.