Townshend’s Tone

Steve Clarke admits he’s a lucky man. As a deeply experienced guitar tech, Steve’s passion for vintage guitars has brought him into contact with some of the most historic instruments in the world. As well as his guitar restoration work, Steve is a consultant on vintage guitars for Bonhams auction house and an author to boot. In 2019, Steve published a fascinating book entitled , in which he forensically examines an impressive list of iconic guitars – including Paul Kossoff’s ‘stripped top’ ’Burst, which we looked at with Steve back in issue 463. Because Steve made detailed inspections of each of the famous instruments featured in the book, he was able to bust scores