The Who

Members documented on Change Your Strings, with their gear citations and the records they shaped.

Band members(5)

Pete Townshend
Guitarist
Documented string gauges, brands, and tunings Pete Townshend uses with The Who. Light-to-medium gauge strings + Schecter signature Telecaster + various Gibson and Fender catalog instruments. With citations.
John Entwistle
aka John Alec Entwistle, The Ox, Thunderfingers
Bassist
Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings John Entwistle used with The Who (1964-2002). Rotosound Swing Bass 66 documented historical use, multiple Fender + Alembic + Status Graphite basses, defining lead-bass voice in rock. Historical, with citations.
Pino Palladino
aka Giuseppe Henry Palladino
Bassist
Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Pino Palladino uses across The Who (post-2002), John Mayer Trio, Hall & Oates, D'Angelo, Adele, Nine Inch Nails, and many more. Fender Precision + Music Man StingRay primary basses, defining late-70s fretless + modern R&B session voice. With citations.
Keith Moon
aka Keith John Moon, Moon the Loon
Drummer
Keith Moon drummed in The Who from 1964 through his 1978 death. Premier kit, Zildjian cymbals, the lead-instrument drumming approach that broke every rock-drum convention before him.
Simon Phillips
aka Simon Phillips
Drummer
Simon Phillips drummed in Toto from 1992 to 2014 and has built a five-decade session + jazz-fusion career. Tama signature kit, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth signature drumstick. The rock-fusion drumming canon's most-recorded session player.