Pete Welsh Guitar
About Pete…
Pete is a Lancastrian and Bolton Wanderers supporter who lives in Folkestone for some odd reason. He learned to play the guitar in the 80s when you had to know how to do tapping solos before you learned to play a bog standard G chord (Pete still doesn’t know how to play chords). He evolved a guitar style based upon playing as fast as humanly possibly in the hope that one of the notes would be right eventually and that nobody would notice. This pursuit of pure speed over any element of melody inevitably led Pete into the dark world of death Metal where he communed with the Gods Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman in the search for sqeauls, squeaks, speed, tricks and no tune whatsoeveratall. Pete’s main claim to fame was the he was widdlemeister general in Nottingham extreme metallers Tenebrae for 6 years. He has however played in many bands in Spain, France and the UK some of which demanded that he play proper tunes from time to time. In spite of the evil streak Pete is really a classic rocker at heart and loves nothing more than some ‘snake, Scorps, UFO and Led Zep. His favourite song really is Ready an’ Willin’ but then even that has a ‘devil’ reference in it! Snakebite are trying to tame him and have forced him to learn chords and see the use of the ‘clean’ channel on his amp for things like ‘Is This Love’. We’ll see if they can succeed where others have been consumed by the Beast.
Oh and he’s 5’9” honestly, it’s just that Nick and Tom are so tall that he looks shorter than he really is but isn’t self-conscious at all.
Gear…
Guitars – Pearl White 1990 Jackson Custom 24 fret through neck Seymour Duncan JB bridge and Lil’ 59 neck pickups
Metallic Blue radically modified 1988 Fender Stratocaster, Kokobolo fingerboard with the same compound radius as the Jackson, done by Colin Keefe, Kent Armstrong hot rails pickups. Both with D’Addario 120 XLs (.009 - .042).
2002 Charvel Model A plus K - Koa top, mahogany body, birdseye maple neck 24 fret ebony fingerboard, Seymour Duncan Pearly gates and Screamin' Demon pickups, floyd rose trem.
COMING SOON
Pete Welsh Signature model Keefe guitar watch this space!
Peavey VK 100 Head and Peavey 4x12 Cab
Zoom 9150 Valve DSP and Digitech Control 8 midi board.
Influences…
Guitarists
Steve Vai, Steve Vai, Steve Vai, Steve Vai, Steve Vai, Steve Vai, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, Michael Schenker, Doug Aldrich and Reb Beach, John Sykes, Dave Gilmour, Alex Lifeson, Louis Svitek, Dimebag Darrell, Yngwie Malmsteen, Mike Amott, Marty Friedman, Kirk Hammet, Greg Howe, Billy Duffy, Nuno Bettencourt, Dweezil Zappa, Dan Huff, Andy Burr, Pat Sprakes and loads and loads of others but not Ritchie Blackmore isn’t that odd?
Bands
Whitesnake (doh!), Steve Vai, UFO, Scorpions, Pink Floyd, Rush, Carcass, Racer X, Dream Theater, Pantera, Metallica, Slayer, The Cult, Mindfunk, Soundgarden, At The Gates, Opeth, Death, System of a Down, Rainbow, Iron Maiden, Nile, Arch Enemy, Extreme and loads and loads of others but not Deep Purple isn’t that weird?
Favourite Whitesnake Things…
Overall song – Judgement Day
Riff- Bad Boys and/or Cryin’ in the Rain
DC saying – ‘And thank you for your tits’
Solo – Wings of the Storm
Lyrics – Take Me With You ‘Spread your pretty legs and …!’ Genius Dave!!!!
Album cover – Lovehunter
Favourtie other things…
Wife – Geneviève
Daughters - Gabrielle and Sophie
Motorbike – My Aprillia RSV Mille
Power tool – Chainsaw
Surfboard – My Escape custom 6’6”
Sandwich – Toasted bacon and HP sauce with a runny fried egg
Jazz musician – Miles Davis
Drink – Coffee
Film – Big Wednesday
Cyclist – Alexandre Vonokourov
Stadium – t’Reebok
Classical piece – Andante – Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin de Rodrigo
Neo-marxist- Louis Althusser
Comedian – Peter Kay
Existentialist novel – La Nausée
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