RIP Phil Kubicki

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Author Message jbybj Advanced Member Username: jbybj Post Number: 381 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 11:18 am:    I don't often get emotional about the passing of public figures or prominent people, but I'm feeling really sad about this. tubeperson Senior Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 427 Registered: 5-2005 Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 11:28 am:    Hard to lose an innovator of any field. jbybj Advanced Member Username: jbybj Post Number: 382 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 12:29 pm:    The fact that he was a really nice guy doesn't help either. edwin Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1484 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 7:34 pm:    Wow. A true innovator. hb3 Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 733 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 12:48 pm:    Terrible news. A Kubicki Ex-factor was my main axe for many years -- I wore down that thing down until it was practically like a piece of old driftwood, and dropped it off w/ my uncle in Santa Barbara (who knew him) to take it to his shop for repair. Phil did an amazing job restoring the instrument, and I talked with him a few times on the phone after that. We discussed him building a custom instrument for me...won't happen now. Really a friendly guy -- he actually wanted to talk to you. The last time we talked -- must've been '08 -- he told me about how he'd gotten married, that it was a truly life-changing event, and how happy he was. God bless, Phil. Great guy, and yes, an innovator, whose work and creativity will always be remembered.