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Given John’s infamous guitar and bass collection, and the book, Bass Culture, the John Entwistle Collection, which documents his collection, this section of the ever-growing Gear section will focus on John’s stage (and studio) bass guitars and amplification.
- 1975–1976
- 1976–1985
- Resources and Information
Bass guitars – 1975–1976
1. Ca. 1975, with Alembic Series I bass in zebra wood. John’s first Alembic bass guitars, made in Santa Rosa, California, which he used as his primary instruments from October 1975 to October 1976, when they were replaced with the “Explorer”-style Alembics. General specs Body: 1.1. neck-through-body construction, mahogany body with various (maple, walnut, etc.) wood tops/accents Neck: 1.1. five-piece maple and walnut laminate 34″-scale neck, ebony 26-fret fingerboard with oval mother of pearl...
Amplification: 1975
In 1975, John’s amplifier rig switched to a rack-based setup, with the amplifiers separated and moved to a side-stage rack. The signal from the Alembics via five-pin (Cannon) output to an Alembic IN-1 input module, into Alembic two-channel F2-B preamps, which was then sent to Sunn Coliseum Slave power amps. John’s speaker configuration remained largely the same as the 1974 setup, though the Sunn W bins now had the badges on the horn bells, and the Sunn 3×12 speaker cabinets moved to the cente...
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Bass guitars
1. Click to view larger version. One of the three four-string Alembic Explorers. John worked with Alembic to design these basses. There were at least two of this model made, plus a “V”-shaped headstock model and an 8-string. Starting with the final leg of the 1976 North American tour on 6 Oct. in Phoenix, Arizona, “No. 1” became John’s main stage bass guitar through 1982, with its last use at Live Aid in 1985. “Alembic took two years to make the three basses for me. The other 4-string is in a...
Amplification – 1976–1985
In 1976, John’s amplifier rig was built into a custom Gelf rack by Kenny Flegg, and switched from Alembic preamps to Stramp 4120 stereo preamps. John had three of these rigs built, plus an additional studio-only rig. These were used from May 1976 — with first use at Parc des Expositions in Colmar, France, 22 May, 1976— through 1982 (and 1985, for Live Aid). The speaker stacks remained the same as 1975 (until 1977).
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Contributors
Thanks to those who have made this page possible: 1. Paul Winkler (pw_lists@slinkp.com) 2. Brad Rodgers (whocollection.com) 3. Jesse Pollack (quarryman88@yahoo.com)
Additional Information:
1. Brad Rodgers at whocollection.com 2. Rock Stars Guitars, rockstarsguitars.com 3. Sotheby’s May 2003 auction: sothebys.com 4. Dr. Tube’s Schematics: drtube.com/guitamp.htm 5. Unofficial Sunn Equipment: sunn.ampage.org/site/museum/ (archived) 5.1. Includes “museum,” schematics and history. 6. The Sunn Shack: richbriere.com/The_Sunn_Shack.htm (archived) 7. Bass Culture, by John Entwistle; forewords by Roger Daltrey and Rick Nielsen. Published 2004 by Sanctuary Publishing 8. Alembic F-2B pream...
Manufacturer’s Sites
1. Alembic: alembic.com 2. Rotosound Strings: rotosound.com 3. Sunn Amplification: sunnamps.com 4. Boss Timeline: Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1 5. Stramp
Aside from being an incredible musician, the former bass player of The Who was a well-known collector of guitars and bass guitars. This 248-page hardcover book features an introduction written by John Entwistle before his death, notes on these remarkable instruments, and hundreds.
- Bass Guitar Reference
Entwistle was often noted for his place in helping to pioneer and develop Rotosound's bass string design & tonality quality with the help of Rotosound founder & chairman James How. From November 1975, Guitar Player interview: What type of strings do y... more. Verified Correct, Supported via Thewho. Submitted over 8 years ago. FIND IT ON:
1 de jun. de 2005 · This 248-page hardcover book features an introduction written by John Entwistle before his death, notes on these remarkable instruments, and hundreds of beautiful photographs from his one-of-a-kind collection.
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- John Entwistle
1996–2002. 1986–1989. With the Who’s first post-1985 (Live Aid) activity at the Royal Albert Hall in 1988 for the BPI Lifetime Achievement Award induction, followed by the 1989 25th Anniversary tour, John changed his rig entirely, with the advent of the “Buzzard” bass, and what would become his “Little Manhattan” amplifier rig.
This 248-page hardcover book features an introduction written by John Entwistle before his death, notes on these remarkable instruments, and hundreds of beautiful photographs from his...
