Peter Green

Peter Green Tone — Plugins & Amp Sims

Les Paul with both pickups selected (out-of-phase neck position) into a Marshall Super Lead. The out-of-phase tone is slightly hollow, less bassy than normal Les Paul, and cuts through a mix without harshness. Green's vibrato and precise note selection do the rest — no effects.

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Peter Green's signature crunch tone — built around Marshall voicings — can be replicated in the box using modern amp sim plugins and IR cab loaders. This page maps the full DSP signal chain: guitar sim → amp sim → FX → IR, so you can dial in that haunting, warm character without physical gear.

Full DSP Chain

Est. £2,877
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s

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£2,299

Analog
PluginLine 6 HelixDSP

HX Stomp (Brit Super model)

Marshall 1959

marshall-plexivintage-blueswarm-crunch

£549

Digital
FXLine 6 HelixDSP

Helix: Double Tank Reverb

reverbspring
Digital
IRYork AudioDSP

York Audio GB25 Mix Pack (IR)

Marshall Greenback 2×12

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£29

Digital

Hybrid Option

Est. £2,877

Real guitar into a DSP amp chain — best of both worlds.

Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s

les-paulblues-rockwarm

£2,299

Analog
PluginLine 6 HelixDSP

HX Stomp (Brit Super model)

Marshall 1959

marshall-plexivintage-blueshaunting

£549

Digital
FXLine 6 HelixDSP

Helix: Double Tank Reverb

reverbspring
Digital
IRYork AudioDSP

York Audio GB25 Mix Pack (IR)

Marshall Greenback 2×12

greenbackbritishwarm

£29

Digital

Tone DNA

Gain Structure

crunch

Amp References

Marshall

Key FX

Reverb

Tonal Character

haunting, warm, singing, vintage-blues

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