Bill Lawrence - R.I.P.

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Oh...my...so sad....I just got correspondence from Becky on Nov. 1, that the p-pup I ordered 2 weeks prior had just shipped...and now this.

So very sad. As soon as I wire it in I will pay tribute to him somehow...rock it proud.

 

[Bob_Ross]

Oh no! He was a visionary who walked the walk and talked the talk. I still have a Bill Lawrence pickup in my favorite electric guitar, a coil-splittable blade humbucker that I installed back in 1983. Fabulous pickup. And I had one of his blade humbucking bass pickups installed in a homemade fretless beast that I built when I worked in a woodshop...always felt that pickup was way better than the instrument I'd installed it in!

His contributions to the industry will be missed. RIP.

 

[Anthony Fury]

Really sad. RIP man!

 

[rulyongo]

Everyone go order a t-shirt or something, help 'em out with expenses...
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R.I.P. Good idea!!!

I just installed a P-46 on my '75 Precision...

He will be missed!!!

 

[electracoyote]

I have a couple of Bill Lawrence sound-hole pickups for acoustic guitar. They sound excellent, incredibly natural, and kept me from drilling into a few of my acoustics for the longest time.

RIP Bill, thanks for the designs.

 

[themarshall]

R.I.P., and thanks for the great P-46.

 

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Yup. My pup just arrived, and it's signed by Bill. If these are as handmade to order as thought, I may have one of the last ones he personally made.

RIP Bill.

 

[eldoryder]

OMG! Me, too. I just got my P46 in the mail today. It might also have been one of his last handmade ones. Jeez, my heart really goes out to his Becky and his family. They have lost their Bill. The world of music has lost a giant in the field.

I may not keep this bass forever, but one thing for sure.....I'm keeping this PICKUP forever. It will go in every successive "P-bass" I ever own.

RIP Bill Lawrence....

 

[gregmon79]

Damn that is really sad. My prayers go out to his family and friends. He sure made a lot of people happy. Are they still going to carry on his legacy and keep making them or will production stop now I wonder. Not to sound heartless, I'm just curious.

 

[Epidrake]

I was fortunate enough to meet him at a NAMM show many years ago. When I said I was honored to meet a legend like him, he humbly said he wasn't a legend.

He sure was. May he rest in peace.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I'm sorry to learn of his passing. I have a P-46 waiting to be installed.

RIP.

 

[El Tookay]

One of the true innovators...will be terribly missed.

Thank you, Bill...

 

[Duckwater]

RIP

 

[C130AVN]

He was a true guru and artisan of the trade that never let his talents go to his head, he knew how to treat others well and was proof that you can be successful and humble. RIP

 

[Stumbo]

I was fortunate enough to meet him at a NAMM show many years ago. When I said I was honored to meet a legend like him, he humbly said he wasn't a legend.

He sure was. May he rest in peace.

The Humble Legend. RIP

 

[AlarmClock314]

I'm sorry to learn of his passing. I have a P-46 waiting to be installed.

RIP.

I just got my (third) P-46 in the mail yesterday which will be installed soon. RIP Bill. I love your pickups and honest business model.

 

[HMZ]

Just received my J-45 in the mail yesterday. This is by far the best jazz pickup I have ever used. You will be miss Bill.

 

[bigtexashonk]

So pleased to have rec'd this just over a week ago.

 

[bkbirge]

So pleased to have rec'd this just over a week ago.

Hey that looks like mine! Mine's at the shop getting put in, needed to do some routing because the pup is deeper than what I had in there before. I asked the guy to wire it so that I could switch between split and humbucker, looking forward to hearing it in a couple weeks.

 

[tomydacat]

OMG HOW SAD R.I.P BILL true genius ....