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TheFenderCustom ModifiedStratocaster
efolowingwascustom modifiedforPeteTownshendbyGordonWelsofKnight guitars(longstandingluthiertoTheWho).Themodificationsperformedweredoneto bothachivethetoneofPetesoriginalstageguitar(ThatbeingtheP90equippedGibson SG)aswelasthefuctionalityofhiscombinedpiezosystem thatisnowhousedinhis n e w C u s to m S h o p s ig n a tu re S tra to c a s te rs . T h e P 9 0 to n e is s y n o n y m o u s to th e W h o andfeaturedonmanyiconicWhorecordingsincludingLiveatLeeds.Pleasefind specificationsasfolows:
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Note-Theaboveinstrumentcomeswithwritennotesfrom GordonWelsofKnight guitarswhom confirmsthemodificationsthatwasrequestedbyPeteTownshend.
Price£29,999
Approx€34199US$38699
TheGibsonCustom J200
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Price£15,999
Approx€18239US$20639
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