Peter Green Gear Guide
Peter Green’s Les Paul Greeny, Fleetwood Mac guitars, amplifiers and distinctive out-of-phase pickup tone.
A quick-reference inventory of documented guitars, amplification, effects and recording-era associations. Exact setups vary by song, session and tour.
Guitars
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Greeny | Main Bluesbreakers/Fleetwood Mac guitar; reversed neck pickup polarity creates its famous middle-position tone. | 1960s |
| Gibson Les Paul Standard | Additional Les Paul used in the British blues period. | 1960s |
| Harmony Meteor | Early hollow-body guitar before the Les Paul years. | Early career |
| Fender Stratocaster | Used during later Fleetwood Mac and solo periods. | Selected years |
| Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion | Later semi-hollow guitar associated with his return to performing. | 1990s onward |
| Gibson SG | Occasional later guitar for slide and lead parts. | Selected use |
Amplifiers
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| 50-watt Marshall head and 4x12 cabinet | Used during Bluesbreakers and early Fleetwood Mac years. | 1960s |
| Marshall amplifiers | Driven valve sound for blues leads and sustain. | Selected tours |
| Matamp Series 2000 | Associated with some early Fleetwood Mac tones. | Late 1960s |
| Selmer Treble ’n’ Bass | British amp linked to early Fleetwood Mac recordings in equipment histories. | Selected sessions |
| Fender Blues DeVille | Used in later period setups. | 1990s |
| Vox AC30 | Clean and edge-of-breakup voice in later gear accounts. | Selected use |
Effects and tone controls
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| Reversed-polarity neck pickup | Greeny middle switch position yields a hollow, nasal out-of-phase sound. | Signature tone |
| Fender amp tremolo | Built-in tremolo heard on selected early recordings. | Song dependent |
| Reverb | Subtle ambience; core tone remains guitar, amp and touch. | Studio / live |
| Guitar volume control | Rolling back volume cleans up the amp while preserving dynamics. | Core technique |
| Minimal pedal chain | Early sound is commonly associated with guitar into a loud amp. | Early era |
| Slide guitar | Bottleneck phrasing and vibrato on blues material. | Selected songs |
Recording references
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| The Supernatural | Greeny Les Paul with out-of-phase middle pickup tone. | Bluesbreakers |
| Black Magic Woman | Les Paul tone, expressive vibrato and amp tremolo associations. | Fleetwood Mac |
| Albatross | Clean sustained melody and controlled studio ambience. | Fleetwood Mac |
| Oh Well | Les Paul lead guitar and amp dynamics. | Fleetwood Mac |
| The Green Manalishi | Saturated Les Paul tone and sustained phrasing. | Fleetwood Mac |