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Becky Lawrence · June 9th, 2010, 04:29 PM

Hi everyone and wanted to share my posting on this thread with you - http://www.tdpri.com/forum/just-pick...keystones.html

Partscaster2010 · June 9th, 2010, 04:42 PM

Hey Becky, best wishes to you and Bill. Nice to see him hang in there. Always been a fan of his pickups since the late 80's. I need to stop by the shop sometime and visit (and hopefully walk out with a new set for my Telecaster shown below).

Best Regards,
Eric

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sjtalon · June 9th, 2010, 04:50 PM

You folks are truly blessed and like they say, what goes around comes around !

Bill's recovery is in part the Lord's way of rewarding both of you for the great things you do for other people !

I did read the post on the other site and all the stuff that falls out of Bill's head and onto paper will be a TREAT to read !

Guitar nerds, wow what a bunch !

I just LOVE the KS's in my Nashville Tele.

A blessing to have him back in business and able to do what he loves, you just can't ask for a better life !

Becky you are a trooper !

John R. · June 9th, 2010, 05:20 PM

Good vibrations sent your way. Love you both and your pickups! John

dog fart · June 9th, 2010, 05:30 PM

This is easily the best news I've had all day. Good luck and good health to both Bill and Becky Lawwrence.

honeycreek · June 9th, 2010, 06:20 PM

Great news! ...and Thank You all for my 2 sets of Keystone pickups ...and the Amazing Q-filter that just TRANSFORMED my latest tele purchase (with humbucker/stacked pickup). I can only imagine how great that must be with Bill's pickups.

sean79 · June 9th, 2010, 07:22 PM

Glad to hear he's doing better. Good luck to both of you.

Ronkirn · June 9th, 2010, 10:09 PM

It's great to see ya back in action Wilde Thing....

Sorry I missed your call. Taylor graduated today, and the family spent the day together. When I saw who called, I told him it was Bill and Becky saying congratulations..

Call ya tomorrow..

Ron KIrn

Grandma's Tele · June 10th, 2010, 12:42 AM

Bill and Becky Lawrence pickups = Tasty tone!!!

The proof is right here:

I'm a happy cat now!

Mark-00255 · June 10th, 2010, 01:32 AM

Nice post - Grandma's Tele! Cool cat!

Great to hear such good news about Bill, direct from the source. Thanks for the post, Becky! And that picture of Bill on the website is great - check out that smile on him playing that red strat!

NasalFloss · June 10th, 2010, 03:29 PM

Thanks for the post and thanks for the Keystones, great pickups. Glad to hear that Bill is keeping better. Best wishes,

Chris

ThreePlyGuy · June 10th, 2010, 05:47 PM

Best of health to you both.

fernando · June 10th, 2010, 07:17 PM

SO happy you are both well. The very best for you

(I just received my backorder, thank you for the fast shipping after the wait!)

nadzab · June 10th, 2010, 07:20 PM

Glad to hear it, best regards to both of you. And thanks for the great pickups!

big tele fan · June 15th, 2010, 12:37 PM

I'm glad to hear Bill is recovering, and that you are well, Becky.

Some people strike me as "salt of the earth" types...

I had the pleasure of meeting Bill once, in Memphis, in 1988. I was playing in the Blues Foundation's Blues Amateur Talent Contest. My electric was a Gibson L6-S, which was a clear favorite of mine at that time. After I played, I made eye contact with a gentleman who was standing nearby, and said "Hi". He walked over and introduced himself- it was Bill. He was very personable, kind, and complimentary, all at once. Then he said, matter-of-fact-ly, and in a slight accent, "Yes, you know, I designed this guitar for Gibson, and those pickups, as well." I was floored. I told him it was my favorite because of its uniqueness and versatility. He spoke with me, it seemed, for several minutes.

It would be many years until I came to realize the extent of this man's genius.

But I shall always remember his kindness, and gentle tone. And that he took time to stop and talk with some local long-haired kid he would probably never see again.

I'm going to put some of Bill's pickups in my next Tele build. I'll call it my "Wilde One".

Bill and Becky, God bless you, and watch over you two.

Wound3rd · June 15th, 2010, 01:07 PM

Great news!

surfco · June 15th, 2010, 01:32 PM

Thank you Bill and Becky Lawrence!
Best wishes and blessings to you!

stantheman · June 15th, 2010, 03:23 PM

Seeing the smile on Bill's face, playing through that Twin Reverb says it all.
Congratulations to You both Bill & Becky!!!
Like Irving Berlin said so long ago, "Nothing but blue skies from now on!"
All The Best to You Both!!!
-stan

GM60466 · June 15th, 2010, 08:16 PM

Becky
all the best to you and Bill

Your friend

George M.

June 9th, 2010, 04:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Becky Lawrence TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: orange California Posts: 89	Thank you from Bill and Becky Lawrence Hi everyone and wanted to share my posting on this thread with you - http://www.tdpri.com/forum/just-pick...keystones.html

June 9th, 2010, 05:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
dog fart Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 2,824	This is easily the best news I've had all day. Good luck and good health to both Bill and Becky Lawwrence. __________________ I figure the odds be fifty-fifty, I just might have something to say - FZ This is the place of my song-dream, the place the music played to me. Here, in this holy place, here if anywhere, surely we shall find him.

June 9th, 2010, 07:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
sean79 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: northcentral/western Pennsylvania Posts: 4,307 10 Photos	Glad to hear he's doing better. Good luck to both of you. __________________ Every now and then I know it's kind of hard to tell, but I'm still alive and well.

June 9th, 2010, 10:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ronkirn Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 65 Posts: 6,230	It's great to see ya back in action Wilde Thing.... Sorry I missed your call. Taylor graduated today, and the family spent the day together. When I saw who called, I told him it was Bill and Becky saying congratulations.. Call ya tomorrow.. Ron KIrn __________________ “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us innocent. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” — Bonhoeffer www.ronkirn.com

June 10th, 2010, 12:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
Grandma's Tele Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montreal Age: 40 Posts: 204	Bill and Becky Lawrence pickups = Tasty tone!!! The proof is right here: I'm a happy cat now! __________________ ________________________________________ Sorry for my bad English, my first language is French... Yes, I'm a girl and I love Teles and Strats and everything related to guitars and lutherie!!

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June 9th, 2010, 04:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Partscaster2010 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Age: 38 Posts: 171 15 Photos	Hey Becky, best wishes to you and Bill. Nice to see him hang in there. Always been a fan of his pickups since the late 80's. I need to stop by the shop sometime and visit (and hopefully walk out with a new set for my Telecaster shown below). Best Regards, Eric

June 9th, 2010, 04:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
sjtalon Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Age: 53 Posts: 5,321 7 Photos	You folks are truly blessed and like they say, what goes around comes around ! Bill's recovery is in part the Lord's way of rewarding both of you for the great things you do for other people ! I did read the post on the other site and all the stuff that falls out of Bill's head and onto paper will be a TREAT to read ! Guitar nerds, wow what a bunch ! I just LOVE the KS's in my Nashville Tele. A blessing to have him back in business and able to do what he loves, you just can't ask for a better life ! Becky you are a trooper !

June 9th, 2010, 05:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
John R. Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: USA Posts: 557 4 Photos	Good vibrations sent your way. Love you both and your pickups! John

June 9th, 2010, 06:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
honeycreek Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: OH Age: 31 Posts: 399	Great news! ...and Thank You all for my 2 sets of Keystone pickups ...and the Amazing Q-filter that just TRANSFORMED my latest tele purchase (with humbucker/stacked pickup). I can only imagine how great that must be with Bill's pickups.

June 10th, 2010, 01:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mark-00255 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South of Seattle, WA Age: 54 Posts: 964	Nice post - Grandma's Tele! Cool cat! Great to hear such good news about Bill, direct from the source. Thanks for the post, Becky! And that picture of Bill on the website is great - check out that smile on him playing that red strat!

June 10th, 2010, 03:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
NasalFloss Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: N. Ireland Age: 28 Posts: 274	Thanks for the post and thanks for the Keystones, great pickups. Glad to hear that Bill is keeping better. Best wishes, Chris __________________ I prefer watching my tele to watching the telly --------------------------------------------- - 2009 Candy Apple Red Mexican Standard Tele with Wilkinson compensated bridge and Keystone pickups - Sunburst CV 60's Strat - Fender Super Champ XD

June 10th, 2010, 05:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
ThreePlyGuy Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southern California/Arizona Posts: 1,466	Best of health to you both. __________________ Good luck with your projects.

June 10th, 2010, 07:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
fernando Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Barcelona, Spain Posts: 1,135 14 Photos	SO happy you are both well. The very best for you (I just received my backorder, thank you for the fast shipping after the wait!) Attached Thumbnails

June 10th, 2010, 07:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
nadzab Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New England Age: 44 Posts: 1,731	Glad to hear it, best regards to both of you. And thanks for the great pickups!

June 15th, 2010, 12:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
big tele fan TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 55 Posts: 22	I'm glad to hear Bill is recovering, and that you are well, Becky. Some people strike me as "salt of the earth" types... I had the pleasure of meeting Bill once, in Memphis, in 1988. I was playing in the Blues Foundation's Blues Amateur Talent Contest. My electric was a Gibson L6-S, which was a clear favorite of mine at that time. After I played, I made eye contact with a gentleman who was standing nearby, and said "Hi". He walked over and introduced himself- it was Bill. He was very personable, kind, and complimentary, all at once. Then he said, matter-of-fact-ly, and in a slight accent, "Yes, you know, I designed this guitar for Gibson, and those pickups, as well." I was floored. I told him it was my favorite because of its uniqueness and versatility. He spoke with me, it seemed, for several minutes. It would be many years until I came to realize the extent of this man's genius. But I shall always remember his kindness, and gentle tone. And that he took time to stop and talk with some local long-haired kid he would probably never see again. I'm going to put some of Bill's pickups in my next Tele build. I'll call it my "Wilde One". Bill and Becky, God bless you, and watch over you two. __________________ Fella says "Hey, old man, have you lived here all your life?"; old man says "Naw, not yet..." -Bro. Dave Gardner

June 15th, 2010, 01:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
Wound3rd Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NC Posts: 104	Great news!

June 15th, 2010, 01:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
surfco Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: BAJA Posts: 1,144	Thank you Bill and Becky Lawrence! Best wishes and blessings to you!

June 15th, 2010, 03:23 PM	#18 (permalink)
stantheman Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: White Mountains Posts: 10,255	Seeing the smile on Bill's face, playing through that Twin Reverb says it all. Congratulations to You both Bill & Becky!!! Like Irving Berlin said so long ago, "Nothing but blue skies from now on!" All The Best to You Both!!! -stan __________________ Somebody Loan Me A Dime

June 15th, 2010, 08:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
GM60466 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: planet Earth Posts: 40	Becky all the best to you and Bill Your friend George M.

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