Rick Parfitt (Status Quo) interest - 1975 Travis Bean TB-1000 Artist electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 517; Body: double cut natural finished Koa, various dings and surface scratches including buckle marks to back; Neck: aluminium neck, tarnishing to back at body mount; Fretboard: rosewood with pearl block position markers; Frets: light wear and tarnishing throughout; Electrics: working; Hardware: good (pickguard included although currently removed), replacement control knob; Case: original hard case bearing Status Quo, London stencil to case lid; Weight: 4.52kg; Overall condition: good for age *Purchased by the vendor from a London-based solicitor who, at the time, represented Madonna. The solicitor informed the vendor that the guitar had previously belonged to Rick Parfitt of Status Quo and was used during the recording of the band’s 1978 album If You Can’t Stand the Heat... Around this period, Parfitt, Francis Rossi, and Alan Lancaster all owned and used Travis Bean instruments. Francis Rossi’s Travis Bean was sold at Mark Knopfler’s auction at Christie’s, London (Lot 88, 31 January 2024). According to the catalogue listing, Knopfler acquired the guitar in January 2008 from the Phil Harris Agency. Rossi used the instrument to record the Status Quo single Accident Prone, from the 1978 album If You Can’t Stand the Heat... Rossi commented: “Bought in England early 70s, used on Accident Prone single. High output once warmed up, plays well — end up like the Hunchback of Notre Dame after an hour playing! Good idea, never took, very expensive.” One of Alan Lancaster’s Travis Bean basses was sold as part of his collection at Bonhams, London (Lot 123, 30 October 2020). The listing stated: “Acquired in the late 1970s, this guitar was used extensively by Alan both live and in the studio.” The whereabouts of Parfitt’s original Travis Bean is unknown, and given this instrument’s documented history, it is believed that this could well be the missing guitar. A long-time friend and driver of Parfitt, who also owns one of Lancaster’s Bean basses, believes that the flight case and stencil on this instrument are identical to those used by the band’s instruments of the period, providing strong reason to consider this guitar as Parfitt’s original example. Ask a Question Sell One Like This

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