![]() Clapton: The AutobiographyĪs the story goes, Clapton rejoined the band for a short while, leaving Peter without a job. ![]() Returning to England in late October 1965, I found that my place in the Bluesbreakers had been filled by a brilliant guitarist, Peter Green, later of Fleetwood Mac, who had aggressively pestered John to employ him, often turning up at gigs and shouting from the audience that he was much better than whoever was playing that night. ![]() This means that, if we’re to go along with Peter’s recollection, the guitar was purchased no earlier than the summer of 1965. Upon returning he learned that his place has been filled by Peter, who obviously auditioned for the band in the meantime. Kirk Hammett Talks Buying Greeny Les Paul Surprisingly Cheap, Recalls Peter Green’s Odd Reaction to Seeing the GuitarĮric Clapton, whom Peter Green replaced in the Bluesbreakers, left the band in the summer of 1965 and went on a trip to Greece. I believe that Peter Green got this guitar somewhere in 1964, 1965 he was in a band called Shotgun Express with Rod Stewart. He loved that out-of-phase sound and just kept it that way. However, Kirk Hammet, who owns the guitar at the time of writing this, notes that Peter purchased the guitar in 1964 or 1965, while he was in a band called Shotgun Express. If I had my time again I wouldn’t sell my Harmony Meteor, I’d progress on that because the sound was so lovely at the Mayall audition. I’ve never seen another guitar with such an old-fashioned neck. It was very different from Eric’s, which was slim: very fast action. But the neck was like a tree trunk – like the tree trunk was spliced down the middle and half of it was used for your guitar neck. It was only £110 and it sounded lovely and the colour was really good. I went into Selmer’s in Charing Cross Road and tried one. ![]() I stumbled across one when I was looking for something more powerful than my Harmony Meteor. At that time, Peter was already a member of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, as he recalls using his old Harmony Meteor for the band’s audition. Peter Green purchased this guitar for £110 at the Selmer’s in Charing Cross Road likely sometime in 1965. This guitar, coupled with Eric Clapton’s Les Paul “Beano Burst”, Jimmy Page’s “Number One” Les Paul, and a few others, is probably why the late 1950s Gibson Les Paul is nowadays seen by many as the “Holy Grail” of guitars. Prior to Gary Moore, the guitar was owned by Peter Green (Bluesbreakers, Fleetwood Mac), who was one of the players responsible for popularizing the Les Paul guitar model. This is one of the most famed electric guitars in rock and roll history. ![]()
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