Peter Green

Peter Green — Gear by Song

How Peter Green's rig changed track to track — specific amp settings, key gear, and what you need to replicate each tone.

Black Magic Woman

The Pious Bird of Good Omen · 1968

G:5 · M:8 · T:6

The original Black Magic Woman — quieter and more melancholic than the Santana version that made it famous. Green's reve

Gibson Les Paul Standard (1959, reversed treble pickup magnet)Selmer Treble and Bass 50 amplifier
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Albatross

Fleetwood Mac (The Blue Horizon Years) · 1968

G:3 · M:7 · T:5

A UK number one hit — an instrumental built on the warm, pure tone of Green's Les Paul through a clean amp. No distortio

Gibson Les Paul Standard (1959, neck pickup)Fender amplifier (clean, very low volume)
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Oh Well

Then Play On · 1969

G:8 · M:7 · T:7

Green at his most aggressive — the two-part Oh Well shows both his heavy electric blues side (Part 1) and his acoustic c

Gibson Les Paul Standard (1959, bridge pickup)Marshall Super Lead (pushed harder than usual)
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The Supernatural

The Original Fleetwood Mac · 1967

G:6 · M:7 · T:6

Peter Green's earliest widely circulated recording — the reversed-magnet Les Paul tone in embryonic form. The unusual ou

Gibson Les Paul (reversed bridge pickup magnet)Marshall (early model)
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