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About Paul Brett
- Paul Brett (born 20 June 1947 in Fulham, London) is an English classic rock guitarist.
- He played lead guitar with Strawbs (although he was never actually a member), The Overlanders, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, The Velvet Opera, Tintern Abbey, Fire, Roy Harper, Al Stewart, Lonnie Donegan.
- He switched to twelve-string guitar in the 1970s.
- His first twelve-string guitar suite, Earth Birth, was released on his own label, Phoenix Future, and was produced by artist Ralph Steadman of Fear and Loathing fame.
- Critical acclaim led to Brett being signed on a four-album deal with RCA Records.
- His K-tel Romantic Guitar album went gold in the UK,but Brett stopped recording soon afterwards.
- He started recording again in 2000, with long-time friend and fellow twelve-string guitarist, John Joyce.Brett wrote for music magazines Melody Maker, Sound International and International Musician and continued working in the music industry in the later part of his career.
- He now writes a regular column for Acoustic, a magazine specializing in acoustic guitars.
- He is also the Associate Editor and Features Writer for Music Maker and Live in London magazines. He has appeared on BBC Television's Antiques Road Show and Flog It in the mid-2000s. Brett has worked as a guitar designer for Vintage Guitars in the UK, including The Viator 6 and 12 string travel guitars, The Gemini, The Viaten tenor guitar, and the Paul Brett signature 6 and 12 string guitars.
- Released in 2017 was the Statesboro' 12 string which is a tribute to the blues musician, Blind Willie McTell.
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