Hartley Electric Music

23/04/2018

Pete's still getting recognition for one of the most pioneering events in musical electronics

05/01/2015

To claim any outstanding jobs please contact me on 07890744230 or email [email protected]. We can then arrange a suitable time to open the shop.

03/01/2015

Sadly Pete passed away earlier this week. He had only recently given up working and had enjoyed a wonderful Christmas with his family. There has been a lot of interest from his friends and customers in attending the funeral. More details will be made available here nearer the time. Please feel free to share your thoughts and memories here. Thanks, Jamie

23/12/2014

Unfortunately, Pete has had to stop working full time for the sake of his health. Hartley Electric Music will no longer be taking in any new repair or servicing jobs. Work will continue on the HT range of amplifiers and and we will keep you updated on our progress. Please feel free to contact us by email for any on-going jobs.

15/03/2014

We just wanted to share a page for a very talented friend of ours

Gibson style cab for a 5E5 Pro chassis. --------------------------------------------------

14/03/2014

We just wanted to share a page for a very talented friend of ours

http://afcustomcabinets.weebly.com/

14/03/2014

"Peter Hartley, who experimented with electronics, was visiting at the time. He saw Allen moving his feet and realized what he was doing. Hartley offered to make Allen an electronic drum kit with custom pedals and drum pads. Electronics drums were rare at the time but are now more common."

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yn_UitizMaMC&lpg=PT38&dq=def%20leppard%20pete%20hartley&pg=PT38 =onepage&q=def%20leppard%20pete%20hartley&f=false

"A biography of British rock band Def Leppard"--Provided by publisher.

14/03/2014

A wonderful, unsubstantiated rumour about Eddie Van Halen using one of Allan Holdsworth's Hartley Thompson amps on Michael Jackons 'Beat It'

Using his battered red guitar and a hot-rodded Hartley Thompson amp borrowed from Allan Holdsworth, in under an hour he improvised a cavalcade of trademark finger tapping, whammy-bar dives, and legato touches for “Beat It.” Afterward, Michael Jackson arrived and complimented Eddie’s playing. Winking and nodding behind the door was Eddie’s buddy Steve Lukather of Toto, who recorded the rhythm guitar and bass on the song. “I really like that high fast stuff you do!” Jackson squealed to Eddie. Embarrassed to ask for anything, Eddie shrugged, shook hands with producer Quincy Jones, and walked away from the session. “Maybe Michael will give me dance lessons someday,” he told Musician afterward

The first definitive biography of the ultimate American rock bandHow did a pair of little Dutch boys trained in classical music grow up to become the nucleus of the most popular heavy metal band of all time? What's the secret behind Eddie Van Halen's incredible fast and furious guitar solos? What ma...

14/03/2014

'The Hartley-Thompson is a bit warmer, even though that and my other amps are 100% transistorized. And that's really unusual. Normally, transistor amps are clean up to a certain point, and after that they go into a horrendous type of distortion. The Hartley-Thompson doesn't do that.' - kind words indeed.

Allan Holdsworth

07/02/2014

Joe Cocker's shoes at Woodstock hand made in Sheffield.

Little known fact that Pete made these very shoes for Joe in the days before he started working with amps. "yes I did the shoes. Blue dyed with Dylon and the silver stars were Joe's idea." This followed many a shared cuppa when Joe worked for the gas board and Pete was working for the YEB.

25/01/2014

If you are thinking about getting any of your gear fixed, serviced or modded then feel free to give us a call. Always happy to discuss over the phone what can be done