Pete Townshend’s home studio musical equipment.
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Home studio, Twickenham, ca. 1971
- 1967 or 1968 Coral Hornet (two-pickup, non-vibrato)
- 1960s Harmony Sovereign H 1270 12-string acoustic (with metal tailpiece)
- 1968 or 1969 silverface Fender Princeton Reverb Amp amplifier
- Wurlitzer EP-200A electric piano
- 1968 Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 organ (e.g., Baba O’Riley and Won’t Get Fooled Again)
- EMS VCS3 mk1 (aka “The Putney”) synthesizer (e.g., Won’t Get Fooled Again)
- EMS DK1 (aka “The Cricklewood”) monophonic keyboard for use with VCS3
- Classical acoustic (unknown)
- Gibson SG Special
- Premier drumkit (from Keith Moon)
- Fender Jazzmaster (unknown vintage)
Home studio, Twickenham, ca. 1969
- Vox Continental MkII organ
- 1967 or 1968 Coral Hornet (two-pickup, non-vibrato)
- Banjo (unknown)
- 1960s Harmony Sovereign H 1270 12-string acoustic (with metal tailpiece)
- Classical acoustic (unknown)
- 1968 Gibson J-200 acoustic
- Premier drumkit (from Keith Moon)
Home studio, Wardour Street, ca. 1967
- Grampian spring reverb unit (as used on stage ca. 1966–1968)
- Danelectro Longhorn Bass
- Classical acoustic (unknown)
Studio, Twickenham, ca. 1999
- ARP 2600 synthesizer (see www.synthmuseum.com/arp/arp260001.html for more info) (e.g., Relay)
- ARP 2500 synthesizer (see www.synthmuseum.com/arp/arp250001.html for more info) (e.g., Going Mobile)
- 1968 Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 organ (e.g., Baba O’Riley and Won’t Get Fooled Again)
- Kurzweil K2000 digital synthesizer/sampler
- Mandolin (unknown)
- Violin (unknown: Amati copy?)
- Rickenbacker 12-string (either 330S/12, 360/12 OS, or Rose, Morris, Co., Ltd., 1993), Fireglo finish, flat trapeze tailpiece.
- Rickenbacker Rose, Morris, Co., Ltd., 1998, with vibrato bar removed.
