Bill Lawrence (guitar maker)

For other uses, see Bill Lawrence (disambiguation).

Bill Lawrence (born Willi Lorenz Stich on March 24, 1931 in Cologne-Wahn, Germany, died on November 2, 2013 in Southern California, USA) was a recording musician, a pickup designer/maker and guitar designer/maker[1] in the musical instrument industry, designing musical instrument accessories, namely pickups and guitars for Framus,[2][3][4][5] Fender, Gibson, Peavey and other companies from the 1950s to the present.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Carter, Walter (September 1, 2007). The Gibson Electric Guitar Book: Seventy Years of Classic Guitars. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 84–. ISBN 978-0-87930-895-7. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  2. ↑ "5/120 Billy Lorento". Framus Vintage Archive. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "07301 Billy Lorento". Framus Vintage Archive. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "07302 BL 10". Framus Vintage Archive. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ "BL 10 Billy Lorento". Framus Vintage Archive. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Guitar And Pickup Designer Bill Lawrence Passes Away". .gibson.com. November 2, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-08.

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