Peter Cook Custom Basses and guitars. . . . for those who have an interest. : )

[FlatEric]

Hi to all who remember me and Hi to those who don't.😎

 

For those who remember, I have a thing about small operation English guitar makers - Reeve, Ray Cooper, Doug Wilkes and the like but in particular, Peter Cook.

 

I was going to post this on another Peter Cook article I did some years ago but I managed to find it and it was some time ago!! 😁

So, here we are on another thread. . . Two more Peter Cook Axis Basses.

 

Axis Bass 204, the red one - I know who now has that one.

Axis Bass 203, I am aware of but not sure where it has gone since 2020.

 

Anyone that visits on here?

 

 

 

 

😊

 

 

 

[FlatEric]

Oooops, neglected to add more info!

 

Axis Bass 203

 

Axis Bass 204

 

Cheers. 😊

[bloke_zero]

Thanks - fascinating - always interesting to read about different electronic schemes and ting!

 

Parametric eq! https://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.com/2010/07/peter-cook-custom-builder-where-are-you.html

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Welcome back @FlatEric, we've missed you!

 

PC made my official favourite bass ever, the one I drew all over my school books and will one day have a custom built to match it (despite the now-obvious horrendous ergonomics).

 

 

[Bass Culture]

My memory is a bit foggy but I do recall playing a couple of Peter Cook basses back in the early eighties, when I was distributing leaflets for a local music shop at the London Guitar Show (then called The Live Music Show) at Olympia (I think, could have been Earls Court).  The foggy bit is whether they were set up in the show itself or whether it was down the road in a hotel, as I remember a manufacturer mini-show in a hotel suite down the road, showcasing their wares away from TLMS.  I remember the basses being fabulous though, and gave me my first glimpse of how a handmade, high-end bass compared to its more mass produced brethren. 

[FlatEric]

2 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Welcome back @FlatEric, we've missed you!

 

PC made my official favourite bass ever, the one I drew all over my school books and will one day have a custom built to match it (despite the now-obvious horrendous ergonomics).

 

 

 

Hello chap, hope all is good with you. 👍 Just busy with life in general but hope to have a little more input on here. . . . part of the old boys!😅 Let's face it, a few years have passed by since we first posted on here, 15+for me. . . I think!

 

Yes, I used to doodle guitars. There are some posts on my blog that relate to tubs of stuff that Peter and I went through and found the original tmplates for The Flame and other stuff!

I will try and find the post and PM a link to you, there may have been some original scribbles for your hearts desire. Sit tight,I'll see what I can find.

 

Cheers. 😊

 

[FlatEric]

2 hours ago, Bass Culture said:

My memory is a bit foggy but I do recall playing a couple of Peter Cook basses back in the early eighties, when I was distributing leaflets for a local music shop at the London Guitar Show (then called The Live Music Show) at Olympia (I think, could have been Earls Court).  The foggy bit is whether they were set up in the show itself or whether it was down the road in a hotel, as I remember a manufacturer mini-show in a hotel suite down the road, showcasing their wares away from TLMS.  I remember the basses being fabulous though, and gave me my first glimpse of how a handmade, high-end bass compared to its more mass produced brethren. 

Hi. 😊

 

As per my reply to Cosmo, somewhere there is a pic of Peter, at perhaps that show.

I will look into it and come back to you.

 

Cheers. 👍

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Found a better pic... just look at that!

 

 

 

[fleabag]

ooops, link already posted above

Edited June 28, 2023 by fleabag

[Mykesbass]

Welcome back @FlatEric I've enjoyed reading your blog in the past.

 

Those latest Axis basses are extraordinary in that they are pretty much what I have in mind if I can ever get another custom build sorted.

[FlatEric]

On 26/06/2023 at 16:39, Bass Culture said:

My memory is a bit foggy but I do recall playing a couple of Peter Cook basses back in the early eighties, when I was distributing leaflets for a local music shop at the London Guitar Show (then called The Live Music Show) at Olympia (I think, could have been Earls Court).  The foggy bit is whether they were set up in the show itself or whether it was down the road in a hotel, as I remember a manufacturer mini-show in a hotel suite down the road, showcasing their wares away from TLMS.  I remember the basses being fabulous though, and gave me my first glimpse of how a handmade, high-end bass compared to its more mass produced brethren. 

Hi.

 

This is the one I think you referred to. Is this how you remember it? If you read the script, it dates from 1980.

 

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Cheers.😊