I got a perfect combination for stage work with my Les Paul Deluxes or Schecter teles run into a master-volume Hiwatt.”, “My favourite guitar is a rare and expensive ’52 Telecaster. Tremendous thanks to the following for assistance with this page: This information, along with all other content included in Whotabs, is intended for private study, scholarship or research. In a time when soloing became everyone else's fixation, Pete was instead focusing on songwriting, and playing stellar rhythm. Click to view larger versions. December 1979, with unbound natural walnut-finished Schecter model. Brian backstage with a 1961 Fender Telecaster. Photos courtesy and ©Philip C. Perron. Gold Schecter, on display at the New York location of the Hard Rock Café. Both parents had drinking proclivities, and were known for having fiery tempers. 1987. Courtesy Brad Rodgers, whocollection.com. S8474), with Rose Morris brown leather strap still intact, Alan Rogan straplocks and capo “residue” on third and fifth frets. His greatness as not just a musician, Pete is not just a guitarist and songwriter, but a master of many instruments. Eleven days after victory over the Nazis was declared in Europe, Pete Townshend was born in what is now thought of as west London. May 16, 2020 - Explore Paul Martin's board "Schecter" on Pinterest. Has bound black body, white pickguard, straight, Tele-style controls, Gibson-style toggle, no scratchplate under controls, Alan Rogan straplocks, chrome hardware, Parsons/White B-Bender, bird’s-eye maple neck with dot markers, Schecter label headstock. At the 1984 winter NAMM show, Schecter introduced twelve new guitars and basses, all based on Fender designs. At the 1984 winter NAMM show, Schecter introduced twelve new guitars and basses. Wish it had a more of a fender telecaster headstock. https://spinditty.com/.../The-Great-Pete-Townshend-And-His-Schecter-PT-Guitars At some later point in time, it was renamed the “PT,” which are still available today, though the design is substantially different from the original Pete-style model. “In practical terms,” begins Pete, “I look for strength first, and a solid line from tailpiece to headstock — and that all components in that pathway be of high quality and super strength. Originally introduced to Pete by his guitar tech, the late Alan Rogan (RIP) in '78, Pete used this model from '79 (Concert for Kampuchea) to '85 (Live Aid). Well, with the aid of an amp and another tone control, you can do the Eric Clapton 'woman tone' easily, and with an additional volume control, you can do a kill switch simulation. Rosewood is neither better or worse than maple, it's really a matter of choice, but the rosewood boards are widely thought to provide a darker tone than a maple board. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend has spent more than fifty years now as the principal songwriter and guitarist for British invasion act, The Who. The most popular of these guitars was a Telecaster -style guitar similar to those that Pete Townshend played. Click to view larger version (215 kb) Single-bound black Schecter (serial no. This item will ship to United States, but the seller has not specified shipping options. That said, Pete had a lot more of them than the one with the black body and the maple fingerboard. Townshend is an absolute master at finding the notes that make the most impact and putting them right the heck where they need to be. // ]]> -->. 1952 Fender Telecaster Telecaster-style Schecter and Giffin guitars Pete Townshend used (and abused) many Fender Telecaster guitars between late 1965 and 1967. Don’t be fooled by imitations of old guitars, these Schecters are unique!” (Pete Townshend 1982). It was a great day and I’m glad I was part of it. [CDATA[ Click images to view larger versions. Tyler Bates & Rafe Pearlman November 11, 2020 Schecter’s President joins members of Depeche Mode, The Mission, The Cure, Bauhaus, NIN September 4, 2020 The pimped PT is inspired by … Schecter Telecaster Custom Sale news (1 Aug. 2015): A reported Townshend Schecter is listed for sale on Gbase. Inset, closeup of Giffin headstock logo. document.write('Photo: ©Christie’s.'); Guitar: Schecter PT. Well, with Pete, Roger, John and Keith, The Who was truly born. At the 1984 winter NAMM show, Schecter introduced twelve new guitars and basses, all based on Fender designs. Renaissance man he may be, but Pete Townshend will probably always be thought of as the guitarist for The Who. At right, view of straight rear control-cavity coverplate. Unused on stage: “too nice to beat up.” Courtesy David Brewis, Rock Stars Guitars. These days a lot of guitars are made with much flatter fingerboards than what a standard Fender guitar will have, or even a standard Gibson. What sort of shenanigans can one pull with additional tone and volume control knobs? Pete’s Schecter Telecaster with “B” bender. 1982, with unbound blue Giffin-built Schecter-label model. document.write('Photo: ©Rex Features.'); Originally with Giffin headstock logo, later replaced with Schecter logo. Pete's early years were not especially stable. Originally introduced to Pete by his guitar tech Alan Rogan in '78, Pete used this model from '79 (Concert for Kampuchea) to '85 (Live Aid). I've literally seen one verified as originally his for sale. They’re basically the same guitars. Currently on display at Hard Rock Café, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Schecter started off as after market parts/kit guitar makers in the late 70s and this guitar was put together by the then Surrey based luthier Roger Giffin, using Schecter parts. Another unknown model is reportedly on display at the Hard Rock Café location in San Diego, California. The Schecter Guitar Research repair shop was opened in 1976 by David Schecter in Van Nuys, California. These were not made from bought-in parts but were completely built by Roger at Arch 7, Kew Bridge. Mike B., head engineer at MESA/Boogie, spent time with Pete and Alan Rogan on the 1982 tour. Although Townshend never endorsed this model, it was known unofficially as the "Pete Townshend model". On display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998–2007. Schecter PT timeline 1979. Photos courtesy and ©Philip C. Perron. The reunion of The Who proved to be a major draw for ticket sales, and would eventually be deemed as one of the highlights of the show, by those present. Live Aid concert, 1985, with gold Schecter. I suspect, though, his memory was playing tricks on him, because Rudy's Music was the Schecter dealer in the NYC area, and they were assembling guitars from Schecter parts (they hadn't introduced actual fully built guitars yet). // ]]> -->, Ca. So you've essentially got single coils and humbuckers on this guitar. Giffin-built Tele-style model, fitted with Parsons/White B-Bender, as used on Eminence Front and One at a Time. The most popular of these guitars was a T-style guitar similar to those that Pete Townshend played. Speaking of pages, besides being a songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, and sometimes singer, Pete a man of letters. People who know guitars know Schecter delivers the goods at prices US manufacturers simply can't. On display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998–2007. Ca. It would be the middle of that year, 1979, before Schecter Guitar Research officially became involved in the manufacture of entire guitars. A.R. Black finish, double-bound cream binding, black pickguard, black hardware, straight (Tele-style) control configuration, dot inlays, Giffin label neck. : Six to eight with different tunings and capos on different places. Although Townshend never endorsed this model, it was known unofficially as the 'Pete Townshend model'. 1983, with likely the same guitar as above (though with black round-button string tree), exhibiting capo “residue.”. Single-bound (cream) gold finish, natural finish mahogany back and sides, no pickguard, chrome hardware, Fender-style (offset) control array, Gibson-style toggle, Schecter neck, no inlays. document.write('Photo: Paul Cox'); Gold Hardware  , Christie’s auction [CDATA[ Schecter Guitars Schecter have made a name for themselves as metal guitar specialists - but there's more to their range than you might think! Ca. Soon he'd decide to focus on music exclusively. To wrap it up I'd like to say these two guitars are what I feel represent some of the greatness of what Asian manufacturing represents for an American consumer. It's very different from other forms of trem for the fact that you have to use a bit more force with it. All were custom built for Townshend. I've had this for several years, but the man I bought it from bought it from one of the Black Crowe's guitar … September 1979, photo of possible first use of Schecter, Madison Square Garden, New York. These comprised black Telecaster pattern bodies fitted with Schecter double coil pickups and mainly Schecter fittings, but some has the new Sperzal [sic] machine heads. You literally have to want tremolo or vibrato with the bigsby, whereas with something like a Floyd Rose, you accidentally bump that thing, and you're in trem town for sure. Kluson tuners were originally fitted but later replaced with Sperzel. This is, in fact, the Schecter PT most like the ones Pete always played. In its starting years, the company sold guitar parts to companies such as Fender, but eventually started to produce its own high-end custom guitars in 1979. Courtesy David Brewis, Rock Stars Guitars. Pete Townshend was the man who kept going to Jim to tell him he wanted something louder, something with more gain, and without that relationship, how do you think Hendrix would have sounded? In which case, the first couple that Pete had were probably built by John Suhr, who was the guitar tech/repairman at Rudy's. The following instrument was used / played by Pete Townshend from the iconic british band THE WHO, please see full details. 1980, double-bound black Giffin model. Pete’s Schecter Blue Telecaster “Turned Green” that was used on the Farewell Tour. Ca. There are other minor differences, of course, a rosewood fingerboard, which is comparable in value and quality to a maple one fairly exactly, and the addition of two more control knobs. The absence of friends led Pete to indulge his imagination, and he loved to read adventure fiction, and many of his favorite books were classics of English literature. According to an interview with Schecter president Michael Ciravolo in the September 2006 Guitar World, “well-known repair shops around the U.S., like Rockin’ Robin in Houston and Rudy’s Music in New York, started making their own guitars from Schecter parts. What features do these have which are uncommon in Fender's Mexican Telecaster line? Keith's style was unique, and his personality loaded with self destruction. [CDATA[ Pete used these guitars up until 1988, but the early custom models were built only until … , December 1982, rear view, showing oblong rear control cavity coverplate and natural back and sides. (If you have further information or photos of this, please. Black finish, single cream binding, black pickguard, black hardware, dot inlays, some with Schecter necks, some Giffin; straight (Tele-style) control configuration with Tele-style toggle switch, black scratchplate under controls. Soon Roger would ditch the guitar, embrace singing, and agree the band should change its name to The Who. Gibson-type pickup selector toggle switch. When I was a kid, I had a Guiness Book of World Records, and in that book The Who were listed as the loudest rock band ever. This is one of my personal favorite of all Schecter guitars, and besides that, I think of this specific guitar as being one of the very best, and most versatile electric guitars one can own for the roughly five hundred and fifty bucks, plus taxes, you would spend for one. He gave it to Randy and they fixed it. Upon returning to London, Alan Rogan contacted guitar builder Roger Giffin, about building additional, “lighter” guitars. Let's just call him Pete Townshend, so we can be sure that everyone is on the same page. Ca. You'll see a lot of "parts" guitars billed as PTs, but they really weren't a model until '83-'84, if I recall correctly. This instrument was, for many guitarists, an introduction to the tonal capabilities, supreme playability, and utterly cool appearance of Schecter guitars. The Townshend-derived Saturn production model is introduced. News (15 November 2011): Christie’s auctioned a Giffin/Schecter black guitar, as part of its Pop Culture: Rock and Pop Memorabilia sale, on 15 November 2011. Everyone including Pete thought of The Detours as Roger Daltrey's band. Similar to the gold model used on ’82 tour. Click to view larger versions. 1982, with double-bound sunburst Giffin model fitted with solid-logo Giffin decal. The later models, such as the Gold model with no pickguard, were built by Schecter. One volume, one tone control, with push-pull coil-tap control. Like the Les Pauls' he had numerous different ones configured for each of the songs in the set list. It was an inexpensive Spanish style acoustic, and his father would teach him the few chords he knew, but Pete had made a close friend, John Entwistle, who'd later become the legendary bassist for The Who. But some have survived. Schecter itself was formed as a business just three years earlier, but at that time, Schecter did not manufacture guitars, they merely made replacement parts for guitars. Circa 1979, Schecter began producing finished guitars under its own brand name. Click to view larger version Single-bound black Schecter (serial no. Regarding the proper name 'Schecter PT Standard,' were you to look that up using your search engine of choice, you'd see the same name is being used to describe a Schecter guitar which, for all the world, appears to be a copy of a standard Fender Telecaster. How about the thousands of others who've utilized the greatness of Marshall? Thanks to Marc F. for the tip. Schecter Pete Townshend Tele Discussion in 'Guitar Owners Clubs' started by TheWasp, Aug 8, 2009. your own Pins on Pinterest This is a guitar that needs no introduction: the Schecter Pete Townshend Telecaster. Maple Neck You've got one volume and one control for each pickup. Case, History /Provenance – The instrument comes with full detailed written and photographic verification, The above instrument is synonimous to the Sound /Tone this legandary artist and is the “ROCK” in “ROCK N ROLL”. Photos courtesy TommyGuitars. Now the Bigsby device is one of the first and oldest trem or vibrato devices. Well, for one thing, the flat fingerboard radius found on either of these two is not something common to a Fender Telecaster, be it made in the USA, Mexico, or Japan. document.write('Photo: P. Kamin'); You have a price difference of about fifty bucks to consider, were you considering a purchase. In the 70's and 80's, Schecter licensed the Fender headstock designs, but that went away during the 90's. Joined: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Alloa,Scotland. Hey, when you have a tendency to destroy perfectly fine guitars onstage, you get remembered as a guitarist. Back in the ’80s, I owned a U.S.-made, black Schecter PT “Pete Townshend” T-style. It's the features you get for the price you pay that makes this such a total screaming winner. Pickups can be changed easily to keep up with the advances made and the bridges, machines etc., can be of whatever standard you want. ... 1985 SCHECTER TELE TOWNSHEND MODEL GUITAR. There’s no difference in the sound. [CDATA[ Sold. Before this happened, Roger replaced the Schecters with identical pickups made by Kent Armstrong and the Giffins were made with Kent Armstrong pickups. 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