Peter Watson (born 18 October 1941, Romford, Essex) was lead guitarist in the 1960s mod/soul band The Action.
[1] He had been working as a guitar demonstrator in Sound City in Shaftsbury Avenue, when he was scouted by the other band members looking to fill out their line up with another guitarist.
[3] Watson was replaced as lead guitarist by Martin Stone.
On leaving the band, Watson largely left the music industry, until rejoining The Action when they reformed in 1998 for a number of reunion gigs and tours in the subsequent six years.
This was a special version of the famous Rickenbacker 360/12 model made for British distributor Rose Morris, also known to have been played by The Who's Pete Townshend.