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Thread #118123 Message #3809845
Posted By: GUEST,CHRIS LEE
13-Sep-16 - 04:43 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Pete Back Guitars
Subject: RE: Tech: Pete Back Guitars
when i was a kid in the 70,s ,my old man bought 3 of his guitars , he made beautiful instruments ,,from what i remember he built for many named bands ,Thin Lizzy being one of them ..he supplied guitars on their 1977 tour , i owed a natural coloure sg ..with gibbo pickups ,,,a ibianez artist style guitar , that scot gorhrem used and pete made me a white fire bird ...saddly at some point in my 20s i sold them in A1 MUSIC MANCHESTER ..a stupied youthful move just to buy a gibbo les paul ..if any one has a white fire bird ...style guitar in the manchester area , dot inlays ..please get in touch with me ..or a clear ash sg pete back ,with gibbo pickups , please email me chrisleeblues@gmail.com ...the sad news is i did here he had passed away 5 or so years ago ..he had retired , and was enjoying time with his family and grandkids ..and seemed happy to be taking it easy ,,i did mail he before he passed ..so glad of that for the record , pete was a One of craftsman ...he did things at his own pace , and his instruments were a labour of love ..x many happy memories of him at his little shop in rotherham xxx REST IN PEACE PETE ..... if you have one of his instruments hang on to it ....x