Pete Cruickshank

An EB-3 is listed among Cruickshank's equipment in the liner notes of Hogwash and in Cruickshank's profile for the WWA press kit for Solid. It is visible in a 1969 photograph posted to Facebook by The Groundhogs on January 12, 2010, a photograph of The Groundhogs posted by Basket Case on November 20, 2013, photos of Cruickshank from from The Groundhog's August 27, 1970 performance at 1970 Isle of Wight festival (Chris Weston, Charles Everest, Claudio Hosquet's footage (here and here)) and this October 3, 2023 Facebook post by Basket Case bandmate Stephen Underwood.

Hogwash liner notes

Gibson E.B.3.

WWA press kit for Solid (1974), profile for Cruickshank

INSTRUMENTS: Zemaitis Bass Guitar, Gbison [sic] EB3 guitar, 4 H/H 2 x 15 cabinets, 2 Amps, H/H 100 watt

Listed among Cruickshank's equipment in the liner notes of Hogwash (where it is also pictured) and Solid. It can be seen on the EMI cover of Live at Leeds '71 and is also attested by the following:

• Top of the Pops, April 22, 1971 (dated according to Martin Charles Strong's The Great Rock Discography) (three extant stills: one by Chris Walter dated November 30, 1971, another posted to The Groundhogs' official Facebook page on October 20, 2014, and another posted by McPhee to Facebook on March 16, 2016)

• July 8, 1972 photos from Carl Dunn of The Groundhogs performing at Concert 10, posted to Facebook by McPhee on September 12, 2011 (Photo 1, Photo 2) (visible)

• Hogwash liner notes

Zemaitis Bass Guitar

• Sounds, May 5, 1973, "Mac’s Home Cooking: The Groundhogs" by Jerry Gilbert

Cruikshank was plonking away on his Zemaitis bass and Brooks disappeared behind the partition to his drum kit. Mac picked up his Telecaster and the action begun.

• Solid back cover

Instruments used :

Gibson S.G, Fender Stratocaster, Yamaha Acoustic, Zemaitis Bass, Ludwig Drums, ARP 2600 Synthesizer, Mellotron

• WWA press kit for Solid (1974), profile for Cruickshank

INSTRUMENTS: Zemaitis Bass Guitar, Gbison [sic] EB3 guitar, 4 H/H 2 x 15 cabinets, 2 Amps, H/H 100 watt

• TalkBass, September 2, 2009 reply by PJSShearer

  The first Rock Gig I ever went to - The Groundhogs @ Guildford Civic Hall in 1974 - the Bass Player had a Zemaitis, I believe Greg Lake played one with ELP but I've never seen one since.

• Facebook, Tony McPhee, September 12, 2011

Pooconos festival looking towards stage, Me playing my grey 1963 Strat( later stolen in Wales, bugger it!) Ken on his Kit (stolen in London) & Pete on his fabulous Zemaitis, which he later gave to his son.

• Basschat, June 15, 2020 reply by Raymondo

On 13/06/2020 at 07:34, Bill Wy,Aye,Man said:

I wouldnt mind the bass that Tony Zemaitis made for Ronnie Lane, it's the only one and Ronnie was an actual musician

Actually he made a bass for Pete Cruickshank that looks very similar(or at least he owned one , gave it to his son for doing well in exams a few years ago apparently ...Ken Pustlenik told me that when I mentioned that I had always lusted after Mr Cruickshank's bass).

Used with Basket Case, as can be seen in the following Facebook posts:

• March 19, 2013
• December 29, 2013
• January 26, 2014 (photos January 25, 2014) (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11)
• February 28, 2015
• August 6, 2015
• August 18, 2015 #1
• August 18, 2015 #2 (main source link)
• August 31, 2015
• July 2, 2016
• August 7, 2016
• September 18, 2016
• December 29, 2017
• September 10, 2018
• September 12, 2018 #1
• September 12, 2018 #2
• April 15, 2019
• July 16, 2019
• August 29, 2019
• September 9, 2019
• September 10, 2019 (September 7, 2019 photo)
• October 9, 2021 (September 25, 2021 photo)
• September 27, 2022 #1 (September 24, 2022 photo)
• September 27, 2022 #2