Warmington, Peter (username: 4real) R.I.P. 1962-2014
Jan 14, 2018 16:11:05 GMT -5
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Post by newey on Jan 14, 2018 16:11:05 GMT -5
Here is the obit:
Pete (4real)'s history with our board was . . .complicated. Pete was brilliant, an experimenter, and posted many valuable insights on this board and elsewhere. But, in the world of guitar modding, he became the victim of his own success. The issue was that he developed a "DIY sustainer", essentially a pickup coil designed to give near-infinite sustain.
Those of us who may prefer a Twin Reverb to a HiWatt stack may not understand that there is, apparently, within the guitar world, a Cult of the Sustainer. There are those who go completely off the rails at any mention of sustainer circuits. And, after Pete posted his experimentation at the ProjectGuitar website, his sustainer thread became epic. But then, out came the trolls and cyber stalkers.
The sustainer-obsessed cult hounded Pete mercilessly- He wasn't telling everything he knew, or he was holding back arcane secrets of sustain. Or, he was lying and his sustainer didn't work as advertised. Eventually, ProjectGuitar had to lock down the sustainer thread, it got so ugly.
So Pete came here, and, I like to think, found a home. I corresponded with him via PM about his place on Phillips Island- I'm a big motorsports fan and there is a famous racing circuit there. And, of course we talked about guitars.
On at least two occasions, I had to chase off trolls who continued to pester Pete about sustainer circuits. Pete had done his work on that, had posted his results for others, and had no desire to revisit that stuff. He thought the sustainer circuit was a bit of a one-hit wonder and had moved on to other projects, as a quick search of his posts here will show. But, his past continued to haunt him, as the cultists were still around.
I was saddened to hear of his passing.
WARMINGTON Peter William
(13 Feb 1962 – 14 Oct 2014)
Peter died suddenly in hospital. He was a loving father of Maddie and Wesley, and former husband of Jenny Stewart. Much-loved younger son of Stuart and Rae (dec.), and brother of Robina (Bobbie), Sally, Tim and Annabel. Uncle to Simon, Kate and Peter, Cathy and Angie, James and Harry, Brother-in-law of Noel Morris, Lynn Frankes, and former brother-in-law of Gary Vanderzeil. A former Preshil and La Trobe Uni student, Peter was a creative and sensitive soul, he made music, guitars and boats, and was a thoughtful photographer.
He had been a librarian and a talented bookbinder.
He enjoyed being near water and the local wildlife, sharing his many photographs from Phillip Island with his online friends and the local camera clubs. Pete always cared deeply, will be sorely missed, and continue to be loved and remembered.
Funeral notice will follow in due course.
Published in The Age on Oct. 18, 2014
(13 Feb 1962 – 14 Oct 2014)
Peter died suddenly in hospital. He was a loving father of Maddie and Wesley, and former husband of Jenny Stewart. Much-loved younger son of Stuart and Rae (dec.), and brother of Robina (Bobbie), Sally, Tim and Annabel. Uncle to Simon, Kate and Peter, Cathy and Angie, James and Harry, Brother-in-law of Noel Morris, Lynn Frankes, and former brother-in-law of Gary Vanderzeil. A former Preshil and La Trobe Uni student, Peter was a creative and sensitive soul, he made music, guitars and boats, and was a thoughtful photographer.
He had been a librarian and a talented bookbinder.
He enjoyed being near water and the local wildlife, sharing his many photographs from Phillip Island with his online friends and the local camera clubs. Pete always cared deeply, will be sorely missed, and continue to be loved and remembered.
Funeral notice will follow in due course.
Published in The Age on Oct. 18, 2014
Pete (4real)'s history with our board was . . .complicated. Pete was brilliant, an experimenter, and posted many valuable insights on this board and elsewhere. But, in the world of guitar modding, he became the victim of his own success. The issue was that he developed a "DIY sustainer", essentially a pickup coil designed to give near-infinite sustain.
Those of us who may prefer a Twin Reverb to a HiWatt stack may not understand that there is, apparently, within the guitar world, a Cult of the Sustainer. There are those who go completely off the rails at any mention of sustainer circuits. And, after Pete posted his experimentation at the ProjectGuitar website, his sustainer thread became epic. But then, out came the trolls and cyber stalkers.
The sustainer-obsessed cult hounded Pete mercilessly- He wasn't telling everything he knew, or he was holding back arcane secrets of sustain. Or, he was lying and his sustainer didn't work as advertised. Eventually, ProjectGuitar had to lock down the sustainer thread, it got so ugly.
So Pete came here, and, I like to think, found a home. I corresponded with him via PM about his place on Phillips Island- I'm a big motorsports fan and there is a famous racing circuit there. And, of course we talked about guitars.
On at least two occasions, I had to chase off trolls who continued to pester Pete about sustainer circuits. Pete had done his work on that, had posted his results for others, and had no desire to revisit that stuff. He thought the sustainer circuit was a bit of a one-hit wonder and had moved on to other projects, as a quick search of his posts here will show. But, his past continued to haunt him, as the cultists were still around.
I was saddened to hear of his passing.
