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| Birth name | Robert Hartman |
| Born | December 26, 1949 |
| Origin | Bryan, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | CCM Rock |
| Occupations | musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | guitar, banjo, vocals |
| Years active | 1972-2005 |
| Associated acts | Petra |
| Website | www.houseofbob.com |
Robert Hartman (born December 26, 1949, in Bryan, Ohio) is a Christian artist, guitarist, writer and songwriter. He is the founder of Christian rock band Petra. Hartman was involved with the band from its foundation in 1972 to its end in 2005. He took a break from touring in 1995, but continued to write most of the band's songs, record guitars and produce most of the albums. He officially returned to touring with Petra in 2003 until he decided to retire the band in late 2005.
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Personal life
Hartman is married to Kim Whisonant; they have one son (Puffin). He enjoys playing tennis and is a self-taught computer programmer. He records and produces music at his in-house studio called House of Bob. He also makes guitars which can be bought through his website.
Equipment
Guitars:
- Ibanez Talaman. Orange burst, white pickguard, Kent Armstrong lipstick pickups, non-locking tremolo (1995-now)
- Fender American Standard Strat. Black, white pickguard, stock single coil pickups and Roland synth pickup
- Gretsch Roundup. Pink-yellow burst, stock pickups, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece (1991-now)
- Zion Powerglide. Blue, black pickguard, EMG SA front & middle pickups, EMG T rear pickup, Floyd Rose (1986-now)
- Gibson Les Paul Junior. Mahogany body, routed Gibson front pickup, Seymour Duncan JB rear pickup, modified bridge (1976-now)
- Hamer Mirage. Koa body, Seymour Duncan Vintage Strat front & middle pickups, Rio Grande Muy Grande rear pickup and Wilkinson VSVG tremolo
- Warmoth “Jekyll & Hyde” Les Paul. Custom built by himself, mahogany body w/ flame maple top, Dimarzio Air Classic front pickup & Air Zone rear pickup, Schaller Floyd Rose, trapezoid inlays (2003-now)
Other guitars that he has owned:
- Roland G-707 guitar synthesizer. Silver, rear pickup replaced by a cream open coil humbucker (1985, later was donated to Hard Rock Café)
- BC Rich Stealth. Red, one humbucker, non-locking tremolo (1985)
- Peavey Mantis. White, black pickguard, blade pickups, Kahler tremolo (1986)
- Charvel 650. Blue, active pickups, Floyd Rose (1990-2001)
- Hamer Custom with Zion parts. Blue, Joe Barden S middle pickup & HB rear pickup, Floyd Rose, reverse headstock (1991)
- Hamer Californian. Red, tremolo, block inlays (1993)
- Rickenbacker unknown model (1993)
- PRS unknown model (1993)
- Fender Stratocaster. Tobacco burst, black pickguard, stock pickups and tremolo (1988, later was donated to Hard Rock Café)
- Zion Radicaster. White, black pickguard, active pickups, Floyd Rose (1985-1988)
- Zion Radicaster. Yellow, black pickguard, custom graphics, active pickups, Floyd Rose (1988-1992)
- Zion Radicaster. White, pearloid pickguard, active pickups, Floyd Rose (1989-1991)
- Zion Radicaster. Amber flame maple top, active pickups, Floyd Rose (1990)
- Zion Radicaster. Tobacco burst, black pickguard, active pickups, Floyd Rose (1991-1992)
- Zion Radicaster. Amber quilt maple top, active pickups, Floyd Rose (1991-1993)
- Zion Radicaster. Ash body, red pickguard, Dimarzio Virtual Vintage front & middle pickups, Joe Barden HB Two Tone rear pickup, Wilkinson VSVG tremolo (used in the late 90s, sold)
- Devlin DEV-700BK (used recently, on sale)
- Various Ovation 6 & 12 strings acoustics
Amplifiers:
- Ampeg (1990, unknown model)
- Kasha (1991, unknown model)
- Mesa Boogie (1993, unknown model)
- Peavey 5150
- Marshall 4x12 cabinet (loaded with Mesa Boogie speakers)
- Matchless (1x12” combo)
- Marshall 1970
- Egnater Mica
This information was gotten from Petra’s videos, CD booklets, pictures from Petra’s pages (www.houseofbob.com, www.guidetopetra.com, www.petrarocksmyworld.com & www.petrafiles.com) and a couple of E-Mails answered by Bob Hartman himself.
References
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- Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Petra". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 692–699. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
External links
- Bob Hartman's official site
- Petra Merchandise official site
- Petra official site
- II Guys from Petra official site
- The Petra Zone
- PetraBand.ca (Canada)
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