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The Who on Ready Steady Go in 1965. Note John Entwistle also playing a Rickenbacker
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Chris Vinnicombe, Fri 7 Aug 2009, 3:05 pm BST
© Michael Ochs Archives/Corbis
The Who on Ready Steady Go in 1965. Note John Entwistle also playing a Rickenbacker
My Generation, I Can't Explain, Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere... Those early Who recordings saw Pete Townshend take Rickenbackers into previously uncharted territory in terms of the sheer ferocity of his playing style.
Townshend owned - and reduced to smithereens - numerous Rickenbackers. His first was likely a Rose Morris 1998 export model purchased in 1964. 1988 saw the release of the limited edition 1998PT signature model.