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Post by backstage on May 11, 2017 15:46:48 GMT
Hi everyone, I'm brand-new to this site...and quite frankly brand-new to a message board in general. If I don't know all the lingo and 'codes of ethic' - my apologies in advance. Anyway, I wanted to see if anyone out here could help me authenticate a Rick Parfitt owned and used white Fender Telecaster. The guitar was build at the Nashville, TN plant and dates back to late 1989. It shows all the common signs of use and wear. The guitar was eventually given to a local contest winner after the September 21, 1991 concert in Birmingham (N.E.C.). Rick signed the guitar on the front. The back of the body further has a piece of tape that simply reads 'R.A.O.T.W.' as well as a label that reads 'Rock No. 1'. I did contact Lloyd Gilbert but he was not employed at the time and is understandably not comfortable lending his name to an instrument that he never handled. The credentials of this Birmingham prize winner do all check out and apparently the hand-over of the guitar after the show was filmed by a local TV station. However, there are no photos and I haven't been able to find that footage either. I did recently learn that there were other price winners for the shows in Glasgow and London. Also, Francis Rossi gave away a guitar in Birmingham. So, anyone who could help me by either pointing me in the right direction or telling me what to look for...all the help will be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks all!
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Post by Quoincidence on May 11, 2017 16:02:07 GMT
Rick and Francis had a few replicas made for the RYTD event that they gave away that date at each gig. You're better off getting in touch with Tonto... He's got facebook and he was the guitar tech during that period
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Post by backstage on May 11, 2017 16:38:49 GMT
Thanks Quoincidence. I'll reach out to him.
Much appreciated!!
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