Signature Status Quo Rick Parfitt Fender Telecaster

£ 590

$ 782

£ 590 Sold For

Sep 15, 2007 Sold Date

Sep 10, 2007 Start Date

£ 500 Start price

6 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

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ATTENTION ALL QUO FANS! THIS GUITAR WAS GIVEN AS A GIFT FROM STATUS QUO'S RICK PARFITT!

PLAYED BY HIM ON STAGE, PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF ALONG WITH THE BACKSTAGE PASSES ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS AUCTION.

THIS IS 100% AUTHENTIC

I don't know much about the specifics of this guitar all i know is that this company http://www.replicaguitars.co.uk/ makes replicas of this guitar as it is out of production and thus very rare.

Postage Information: Idealy i'd prefer collection, this could either be from a house in Wimbledon (Greater London) or in Oxshott (Surrey), UK Postage will be £30.00 and international will be roughly £70.00 however please email before bidding if you are based very far away.

Taken from an Interview with Rick Parfitt about this guitar.

Going on to more technical questions, why do you use your Telecaster more than your Gibson SG?

I use the Telecaster because I found in the early days when Quo started to get heavier that the Gibson couldn't handle it anymore. The Telecaster with the heavier strings can take the pressure. I am not a lead guitarist---I'm a rhythm guitarist and I hit the guitar hard, which is my role in Quo. The Telecaster is the only guitar that can take the punishment on a good night when I really dish it out.

I adore the sound of the Gibson and I love to record with it. But on stage you have treat it with kid gloves. If I had to do Caroline or another song like that, I don't think it could take the pressure. That guitar isn't as tough as the Telecaster. I've had the Telecaster altered as well, so it is rock solid. You can't do that with a Gibson. I've taken out the bridge and the fine turning knobs. The strings go straight over the body. When people play the guitar, they can't believe the tension. I enjoy that however, and I hit it with gusto and it doesn't go out.

Photo's of the Guitar before refurbishment