John Entwistle

John Entwistle et sa Gibson Thunderbird !

[@AboveNine]

I love how John can play the hardest looking shit ever and still look bored.

[@mennobults6464]

Yeah, that is very funny.

[@johndardi1334]

That’s because he’s John Entwistle. He doesn’t get intimidated or rattled playing the bass. He’s just too cool for that. Lol

[@gregorramsundar]

He is like the eddie van halen of bass

[@sanddab]

Two of the greatest rock bass players are now gone, John Entwistle and Chris Squire. Legends both.

[@SilentxWorld]

I agree. Every man woman and child that has any taste in real music will miss these men. Both men influenced me

[@kevinnorman4496]

The Best of THE BEST!

[@pilummurialis6490]

And Lemmy too

[@jimusgrimus]

You're joking aren't you?

[@cravinbob]

Jack Casady lives!

[@RSTI191]

I was fortunate enough to meet him once. Was a funny guy. We shot the poop for a bit. Took a couple of pics and a brandy.. Good guy..

[@tangogrrl]

Oooh I'm all ears. Funny how? What was he like? My chiropractor adjusted him once when they were on tour in Denver. Said he was really a gent, had long fingers... and that Daltreys back was a mess ( from all the gymnastic type of stuff he did, and a fall)

[@RSTI191]

Entwistle had HUGE hands. I had my bass with me, same as his Alembic, well to degree. Showed it to him, his fingers practically wrapped around the neck twice.

[@appetite4destruction817]

I met him too. In 1982 during the tour for It's Hard. A girl I knew had a fight with her boyfriend and gave me his backstage pass. She took some great pictures with the band and I got a chanced to speak to John about technique and influences. I was in a rock/fusion band time and as soon as I told him I was bass player he was genuinely interested in my approach to the instrument since we both liked to finger tap the neck, and our love of frettless basses.

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

@@appetite4destruction817 play fret less bass do you

[@pilummurialis6490]

@@appetite4destruction817 Did John ever give you tips on how to improve tapping on the board? cause I'm currently trying to get better at it myself and am struggling a bit to get harmonics and tapping with 2 fingers like the index and middle fingers together, or the middle and ring finger together

[@mspainthero]

Interesting to hear his tone without the compression or treble of the sound he usually plays with. His techniques still sound fantastic though.

[@leyneyleyendecker5813]

John Entwistle is and remains for me one of the best bass players

[@Catlover777ful]

Just a few years ago and after his death, John was given the award of the BEST bass player of all time. That award should have been given to him many years sooner while he was still alive..

[@sixsentsoldiers]

Cool smurkie smile at 00:18. Fame, Fortune, and an amazing musician. But sitting down and havinh a go on the Ole T-Bird is when he was happiest. You can just feel it. Rest In Peace John.

[@klystron44]

Probably the best bass player of the time,

[@thecolourrose9022]

Easily the best there is no one who even comes close to him

[@somenpc]

victor wooten@@thecolourrose9022

[@peteanderson4395]

The king of Bass Guitarists.... SIMPLE AS THAT

[@D13fs]

John playing at low volume at home (to spite Roger Daltrey, lol).

[@TheComicStripFan]

John is my bass guitar hero! As cool as the T-bird was though, I always preferred the sound he got from the Alembic and Buzzard basses.

[@videomaniac108]

Those German-made basses cost about three times as much as a Gibson Thunderbird. I have a Gibby Tbird and love it, although I may drive up the road next year to Santa Rosa and visit the folks at Alembic to talk about a custom Europa build.

[@RisvoldTheGreat]

Be prepared to spend $25,000 for a custom build

[@theangriestbassplayer7492]

@@RisvoldTheGreat I have two custom Alembics (Rogue and Essence) and both of them cost just under $25K combined. It all depends on what model you start with and whether or not you go for Series I or II electronics. The Series electronics are absurdly expensive. And they're not necessary to get that classic Entwistle tone.

[@Cap683]

I have an off the shelf Alembic Essence from the 1990s with only a low pass filter for tone shaping. The bass is extremely clean sound wise. Perhaps too clean. Dropping a fortune on an Alembic bass probably won't get the Entwhistle sound. There are just too many other factors such as amps, playing technique. Remember, he did the bass break on My Generation on a Danelectro Long Horn. Alembic basses are absolute luxury items.

[@rsaathoff]

I think it just seems so effortless to him. At least it looks it. He plays it like a lead instrument.

[@timwanwick6503]

🎯 There was never any bullshit about John's technique -- just PURE musicianship. Even his "flash " licks had purpose and served the song. And the guy looked so humble when he played - like he was just doing his job and didn't think it was anything out of the ordinary . John's attitude in his approach to his instrument reminds me of Eddie Van Halen: they both looked soooo natural & comfortable in their style - even while executing the most COMPlex licks. I love that several people commented ,"this video of John made me smile" -- That's the Best compliment ANY artist can get IMO. YES, it made me smile too😂😂

[@thorbynumbers5368]

this video makes me smile, I don't know why :D

[@thomasriley5830]

+Thor By Numbers It makes me smile too. Especially when he smiles at 0:18

[@tornmask1]

the man who made that Gibson Thunderbird Bass sing! rest in peace John "Ox" Entwistle!

[@paulsimmons5726]

Saw his JEB in Cincinnati and met him afterwards, a really cool guy. "And my ears are still ringing..." More than a song lyric!

[@Vsko478]

He kicks so much as... -.- He's incredible

[@sporkfindus4777]

John was the archetypal rock bass player. His picture should be in the Encyclopedia Britannica under bass player.

[@Eire_Go_Deo]

Forget paul mccartney John entwistle is the best bass guitarist that ever lived and ever will live nobody will ever match him!

[@JesseWright68]

mrthinlizzyfan You're smoking crack.

[@thetraditionalcountryman939]

Wren Wright he is right though

[@starrynight.1995]

@@JesseWright68 I'm a fan of both, but you are lying to yourself if you think Macca is a better bass player than Entwistle. Like, come on.

[@RisvoldTheGreat]

Entwistle plays circles around Paul and paul knew it..

[@tangogrrl]

@@RisvoldTheGreat ooh yes, he even said the Beatles didn't really know how to play their instruments when they were most popular, they learned over time. Entwistle was classically trained.

[@kevinnorman4496]

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

[@paulsimmons5726]

Never seen this clip before, thanks for posting! RIP Ox! 🐂

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Thunder fingers. The Ox . Top shelf 👍🏆🇬🇧🎸🇬🇧

[@sergioeduardo6265]

This is the Very best Especially in the early 70s with the thunderbird

[@monkeyliver1986]

Thunderfingers on a thunderbird. Perfect

[@AttitudeCastle]

That's not tapping, that's the "typewriter" technique

[@tangogrrl]

Is it mostly the right hand going up the neck? I'm learning

[@maxwelledison9954]

@@tangogrrl no it's how john played. He would just barely touch the strings, he played really soft

[@tangogrrl]

@@maxwelledison9954 oh, thanks! I see it now! What a music god. How I wish I'd have been old enough to see him live. Awesome

[@D13fs]

@@tangogrrl right hand 0:23 - 0:28 or 0:58 - 1:07 Typewriter technique could refer to his right hand fingers striking the strings like the type bars (fingers) and type face (finger tips) striking the ribbon on paper when typing. Or a typists finger tips hitting the keys on a typewriter. There is a video of John actually typing out there and he was not good at it! But better yet think of the hammer striking a string on a piano. His right hand could be in different positions when he did it, not just over the neck and fret board. Tapping is different, pushing down on the string to make a note at that position on the neck/fret board 0:35 - 0:40 index finger on right hand.

[@themopar426]

the master nuff said!

[@mod0049]

The greatest bass guitarest ever no contest.

[@wpdoyle]

I can only assume you're unfamiliar with Jaco Pastorius, Abraham Laboriel, Stanley Clarke, Anthony Jackson, Jeff Berlin, James Jamerson, John Paul Jones, Paul Jackson, Louis Johnson, Ralphe Armstrong, Geddy Lee, Rick Laird, Chuck Rainey, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Larry Graham, John Patitucci, Steve Swallow, to name just some who could offer up a contest?

[@SPDATA1]

I bought mine today, with case, for 80 box. Excellent condition. It is from july 2010. I love it. So easy to play.... I love the way he played.

[@monkeyliver1986]

i could watch him play all day

[@mateoito8266]

Wow, this was beautiful

[@g.christopherlyn685]

I love fluid and technical is his playing.

[@bandicoot5412]

A wealth of information, thank you OX!

[@markbowles2382]

one of the best lps was "too late the hero", I noticed the spider and it reminded me, saw a video where he played an acoustic bass with Roger and the Chietains, cat was just as impressive without line voltage, rip.

[@Apemopo]

this video makes me happy. :)

[@PaulMcClennon282]

Think i herd sister disco in there somewhere.

[@billfraser1491]

That's why i want a thunderbird

[@zn4452]

this guy was actually the whos rhythm section.

[@sibro4747]

I love that he only became better with age! Example: This is the only footage i've seen of him using the tapping technique, he never used it when all for members where still alive

[@guesthistorian5620]

2 of the members are still alive, only Keith and John aren't

[@TheFreebasslessons]

John!!

[@Chiefmismaker]

For anyone who wondered who the Who's lead guitarist really was...:)

[@cantthinkofaname7395]

i agree, and maccas my second favourite bass player XD

[@michelcourtis]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@michelcourtis]

❤

[@ronwood7029]

I’m going to get John to give me lessons in the future

[@Djarra]

If you look you'll see that he has changed the knobs from top hats to speed knobs, rather than go out and buy some new knobs he just pick up undamaged ones from the stage after Pete smashed a guitar, which is why they are mismatched. The pragmatic Ox.

[@neilpye6089]

He did that to know which was volume or tone

[@heathovc]

0:43 to Justin Bieber.

[@Jcoburn134]

I HAD A BLACK T-BIRD 76 ONE OF A KIND REMBER J.

[@Quickmood]

The Wistle tech. or...The Lord Thunder technique mmuuahaha(evil tease)

[@AttitudeCastle]

@Django5198 It's just tapping, but doing a slide with your right hand, it doesn't have a name :)

[@michaelherb-lh5vd]

😎

[@8StringBuzzard]

Oh that makes sense.

[@marktravis4697]

What a guy

[@MrBlueSkyMrNight]

By co-incidence, he's giving the middle finger with his left hand at 0:43...

[@andriealinsangao613]

Holy shit!

[@redcanband931]

Ladies and gentlemen...The Ox 0:51

[@andyserfes4884]

what is this? Where is this from?

[@ChimpFromSpace]

Did he ever play a Chapman stick?

[@johndaugherty4127]

Thunderfingers.

[@雲地雲国齋]

thunder finger

[@codythedoggo7671]

Super recognizable style. Don't know how to put it

[@efraindiaz2189]

Se pasó de la raya......

[@davidclark39]

All while giving us the finger

[@blink182lives100]

@kenich420 why?

[@martinheath5947]

Jesus Christ on a bike John those sound like old strings!

[@adrianbiankin]

That just costed him $100

[@ghilazi]

0:59 This is tapping

[@cranky667]

This TBird more looks like Epiphone Elitist Collection, not Gibson.

[@wa1ufo]

James Jamerson was the man. Entwistle played a lot of notes but didn't say moch!

[@jsilence418]

Maybe you just aren't smart enough to understand the language. did I say maybe ?

[@JimmyTeleV]

bulila

[@8StringBuzzard]

what?

[@flavoie]

#davie504

[@D13fs]

NO

[@jokkergar]

I really hope you aren't comparing that flea wanna be to the ox.

[@flavoie]

@@jokkergar I don't know what I was thinking exactly at the time... As a hard core John Alec Entwistle fansomething along the lines : He should watch this, observe and learn.

[@RisvoldTheGreat]

T bird ain't got shit on the Status graphite buzzards or the Alembics

[@531chaz]

Still prefer Flea but this ain't bad.

[@broman260]

flea probably worships this guy.

[@borcemiovski]

Drop Lick yea,the skeleton suit is entwistle

[@broman260]

borce miovski not even sure what that means.

[@borcemiovski]

Drop Lick skeleton suit in the late 60' that entwistle was wearing later flea in rhcp concerts wear,look at who live at isle of wight

[@guywithabass3625]

Not to rides or insulting, but flea is a bit overrated. He is a very talented bassist, but he gets a little too much praise.

[@stone9.098]

Entwhistle is a bass god. Even Thunderfingers, himself, cant coax a decent tone from another overpriced, overrated Thunderbird bass.

[@videomaniac108]

If the Tbird is so incapable of producing a good tone then why did Entwistle use it for so long? He has used Alembics, Fender P and J basses, Warwicks and others, so it isn't as if he had no choice. I play a Gibson Thunderbird with high-tension flatwound strings and love the tone. The neck through Thunderbird with high-tension flats can be set up with very low neck relief and very low action, coupled with the narrow width neck(1.5" at the nut) you have a bass that is very fast and intonates great across the frets. If you play fingerstyle or pick it is a great bass. For slap it's probably not the best choice, nor is it good if you want a grindy midrange heavy tone like Geddy Lee or Chris Squire on a Rickenbacker with rounds.

[@pckpat]

You make yourself sound not too intelligent making comments such as those, Mr. Stone. I played bass for many decades, and have owned many various makes and models. The Thunderbird is an awesome instrument, along with it's sister the Firebird, which I also own and have owned a few...they were way ahead of their time, thanks to Ray Dietrich's engineering and design genius.

[@kungpuk5186]

Played Fenders, Ricks you name it? Now i use two Thunderbirds and that's all i need.

[@viceroin]

"He loved bass , hookers and cocaine ."