Pete Townshend & the missing TRC

godber · Post by **godber** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:01 pm

Can anyone shed any light on why Pete's TRC is missing in this photo?

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scotty · Post by **scotty** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:07 pm

Roberts got it in his gub? memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4374

godber · Post by **godber** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:16 pm

I wasn't sure if he didn't just take it off and leave it on this -

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scotty · Post by **scotty** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:35 pm

Maybe he was having a Vintage one made.

godber · Post by **godber** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:52 pm

That's groovy, but pants.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:15 pm

godber wrote:Can anyone shed any light on why Pete's TRC is missing in this photo?

He sold it on ebay.

ataritoobin · Post by **ataritoobin** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:03 pm

Maybe the truss rods needed some last minute tweaks before the gig?

It eventually ended up back with the guitar here.

Bighouse · Post by **Bighouse** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:52 pm

scotty wrote:Roberts got it in his gub? memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4374

I couldn't help myself- I ripped it off with my teeth.

deaconblues · Post by **deaconblues** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:59 pm

ataritoobin wrote:Maybe the truss rods needed some last minute tweaks before the gig?

That's what I'd think - he didn't want to remove the TRC every time he adjusted the neck.

JakeK · Post by **JakeK** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:57 pm

He also removed the TRC's on all of the Gibson Les Paul Deluxe models he ever came across.

Ric-O-Buc · Post by **Ric-O-Buc** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:34 pm

JakeK wrote:He also removed the TRC's on all of the Gibson Les Paul Deluxe models he ever came across.

Here's a site with pictures of Pete's numbered LP Deluxes

http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equip-signature.htm

Notice, they all have the TRC on them.

deaconblues · Post by **deaconblues** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:54 pm

Ric-O-Buc wrote:
JakeK wrote:He also removed the TRC's on all of the Gibson Les Paul Deluxe models he ever came across.
Here's a site with pictures of Pete's numbered LP Deluxes

http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equip-signature.htm

Notice, they all have the TRC on them.

Those are shots of the Townshend LP reissue run from a few years back.

Jake's correct - most of the Les Pauls that he actually played were sans TRC:

Ric-O-Buc · Post by **Ric-O-Buc** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:24 pm

You are of course, correct. My apologies. I found pictures of two sunburst '73 Deluxes that were owned by Pete that had the TRC's on, but they had been repaired (broken headstock).

Bighouse · Post by **Bighouse** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:46 pm

Maybe he doesn't want to advertise/endorse for instrument manufacturers without compensation?

Ric-O-Buc · Post by **Ric-O-Buc** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:25 pm

I'm pretty sure it has to do with access to the torsion rod. He's had signature guitars marketed by Gibson, Fender AND Rickenbacker.

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