Pete Townshend
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The Who announce 29-date The Who Hits Back North American tour
By Matt Owen published
The comprehensive tour will be divided into two legs, and see the iconic rock outfit visit Madison Square Garden, Hard Rock Live and the New Orleans Jazz Festival
Roger Daltrey says Jimi Hendrix “stole Pete Townshend’s stage act completely”
By Matt Owen published
The claim, which was made in good humor, was followed by the observation that Buddy Guy was the true originator of guitar-playing stagecraft
The Who’s definitive documentary, Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who, can now be streamed for the first time on The Coda Collection
By Matt Owen published
A Guitar World exclusive clip ushers in the news, and sees Townshend and Daltrey recall the early gigs that contributed to the band's famed gear-smashing reputation
Pete Townshend says he "invented the guitar tech"
By Richard Bienstock published
The Who legend talks finding the person to not only change his strings, but tune the guitar as well
Pete Townshend reveals his love for Thundercat's latest album, It Is What It Is
By Sam Roche published
“It’s so absolutely incredible, kind of like Sgt. Pepper's – it's been an obsession”
Aclam recreates Pete Townshend’s “clear fuzz dirge” tone with the Windmiller Preamp
By Richard Bienstock published
Achieve maximum R&B with new pedal based on the Who guitarist’s vintage Grampian 636 unit
Those guitars Pete Townshend smashed onstage with the Who? He glued them back together in order to smash them again
By Richard Bienstock published
“As long as the neck didn’t break you could glue the body back,” frontman Roger Daltrey explains
Pete Townshend reveals how he first connected Eddie Van Halen and Michael Jackson in tribute to late guitar legend
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Who guitarist says he was asked to play on Thriller, but suggested EVH instead
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