Carl Cook, Founder

Carl Cook has been making music for over thirty years. He was signed to Polydor Records as an artist, then went on to work as a producer for record labels across Europe.

For the last sixteen years he has also been designing instruments, and the work has always been built on long, close relationships with the people behind it. At Eastwood that meant developing Rivolta Guitars with Dennis Fano, helping bring back Peter Hook's Bass VI and creating the Peter Hook Series with Hooky himself, and working closely with Warren Ellis on the Warren Ellis Series, from the start through to the Ten Tenor, Black Ned and CDR. He also designed the Valco pedal range.

The Rivolta Mondata CC was Carl's redesign, built on Dennis's framework, and it carries his initials. Guitar.com gave it 9/10 and called it “touched by genius”.

Carl is left-handed, and has spent his life being told the guitar he wants doesn't come in his hand. Left-handed players have been a priority in everything he's built, and they are at Static Devices too.

Static Devices opened in Liverpool in April 2026. It is the UK and European home of Eastwood and Rivolta Guitars, and the owner of Spaceman Effects and Valco Effects. Every brand here is one Carl works with directly: played, filmed, put in front of players and stood behind.

The test for everything on the site is simple. Would Carl personally recommend it? If not, it isn't stocked.