Guitar
Tuesday was an exciting day, one that I had been looking forward
to for some time.
Being an enthusiast for hand made guitars and "one off" instruments,
I have always had an admiration for the makers and it would be hard
to mention custom guitars and basses, without the name of Peter Cook
being included.
Being fortunate enough to own two of Peter's instruments and knowing
of several other owners, I have spent some time trying to arrange a
meeting with him, which after some time, he kindly agreed to.
I spent a fascinating two and a half hours with Peter, discussing his earlier
days as a guitarist and the later periods including Ned Callan, work with
The Who and several other famous players, the custom building and the shop.
I shan't go any further at this stage, as I said I would detail what we
discussed and let him go through it, to make sure what I write is accurate.
I thoroughly enjoyed his company, he is a very interesting and engaging
person to talk to.
Sit tight and as soon as I am able to, I will post up what we discussed.
For me, a great day - one I will not forget!
Cheers. :)
If you have landed on this page and you want to go to the
latest post, go here:
Latest post.
- 1970s Vintage British-built Ned Callan Bass
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Guitar
Peter Cook, Guitar Builder - Eric and Peter meet . . .
Tuesday was an exciting day, one that I had been looking forward
to for some time.
Being an enthusiast for hand made guitars and "one off" instruments,
I have always had an admiration for the makers and it would be hard
to mention custom guitars and basses, without the name of Peter Cook
being included.
Being fortunate enough to own two of Peter's instruments and knowing
of several other owners, I have spent some time trying to arrange a
meeting with him, which after some time, he kindly agreed to.
I spent a fascinating two and a half hours with Peter, discussing his earlier
days as a guitarist and the later periods including Ned Callan, work with
The Who and several other famous players, the custom building and the shop.
I shan't go any further at this stage, as I said I would detail what we
discussed and let him go through it, to make sure what I write is accurate.
I thoroughly enjoyed his company, he is a very interesting and engaging
person to talk to.
Sit tight and as soon as I am able to, I will post up what we discussed.
For me, a great day - one I will not forget!
Cheers. :)
If you have landed on this page and you want to go to the
latest post, go here:
Latest post.
- 1970s Vintage British-built Ned Callan Bass
guitarz.blogspot.com: Peter Cook developed the Ned Callan range in the 1970s, guitars being initially handcrafted by Cook himself from his small workshop in London's Notting Hill, and later for Shaftesbury with Shergold Guitars being commisioned to...
- Peter Cook - Guitars, Basses And July. . .
Any regular readers will know I did a big feature on Peter cook, the guitar builder - perhaps most famous for his work with The Who. He also made many other instruments, including these. Quite a long time...
- Firebird Twin Neck, One Of My Favouite Shots.
The weather is awful again, so no chance of getting on the garden. . . . So, I have been going through some of the images I have taken over the last few years and every time I get to this one, I always pause for a longer look. For anyone...
- Peter Cook - Gibson, Mighty Mite And The Music Press. . . . . .
"Following an approach by Rosetti & Company I assembled and set up a limited edition custom range of Mighty Mite guitars for them." I also became Gibson’s man in the UK, all Gibson guitars passed through my workshop before being certificated...
- A Few Questions To Answer. . . . .
Hi to all out there. :) I had intended to carry on to the next stage about Peter, his work on John's other basses and the work he did for Pete Townshend but I have had quite a few questions asked of me and if I am able to, I would like to answer them...