
Peter Green — Rig Network
5 gear items · 16 artist connections · Peter Green profile
Guitars
The most famous Les Paul in British blues history. The treble (bridge) pickup was accidentally rewired with reversed polarity during a repair — when both pickups are selected simultaneously, the phase cancellation removes midrange energy and creates Green's signature hollow, vocal sound. Eric Clapton reportedly tried to buy it from him; Green refused. It later passed to Gary Moore, who used it extensively, then to Kirk Hammett of Metallica.
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Occasional use on later Fleetwood Mac recordings where the semi-hollow tone suited the more experimental material.
Amplifiers
Green's primary amp for Fleetwood Mac's original blues period — the JTM45 uses KT66 output tubes and produces a warmer, more rounded character than the later Plexis. At moderate volume, it breaks up gently and responds well to picking dynamics, allowing the out-of-phase pickup combination to produce the full range from clean to driven.
British-built amp used alongside the Marshall — the Selmer's character was distinctly different, producing a cleaner and more transparent tone suited to cleaner blues passages.
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Used for some recordings where the EL84 character suited the material — particularly the more psychedelic-influenced tracks.
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