The Who's Best Basslines (1965-1968)

In our next series we explore the mega bass chops of The Ox -- John "Thunderfingers" Entwistle. The first episode covers the early years up through 1968.
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[@kramerstrikesagain]

Fantastic as always! Your research and playing is impeccable and phenomenal! :)

[@LegendsofBass]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy it! Much more to come!

[@allosaurusfragilis7782]

The bass on the real me on the quodrophenia album is amazing

[@mesfromusa]

Couldn’t agree more. When I first focused on the bass lines in that song, I was flabbergasted.

[@johannesswillery7855]

@@mesfromusa The Real Me live at Albert Hall.................

[@lisabergkoetter7467]

Absolutely. That song is all John

[@danielrosati5576]

He did that on the first take!!

[@MrMassivefavour]

He also did all the brass parts for the who

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Don't forget the groupies too, he used to do those as well

[@rockboy360]

@@bonkeydollocks1879 hahahaha the best part

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

@@rockboy360 Thank you kind sir

[@MultiPetercool]

That French Horn on the Overture from Tommy is epic!

[@MrMassivefavour]

@@MultiPetercool Yes... he did the trumpet parts on "My Wife" and "Bucket T"

[@MrAschiff]

Entwistle got his edgy sound by turning up the treble levels on his amp.

[@lucifersam7946]

I was waiting for this episode. The Ox is not a mere mortal.

[@LegendsofBass]

Yea--total legend. We've only scratched the surface. Stay tuned for the 70s!

[@eleanorfleming8137]

love your profile , whers your siam cat?

[@bassplayer8815]

Siam Cat

[@davidadkins4457]

Substitute my fave Who of all. They were still young, raw, rocky and rude ... and the bass carries it.

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Thunder fingers. RIP. True gentleman 👍🇬🇧🏆🔊🎼 THE WHO for ever.

[@ballhawk387]

That was fun, very well done. Always loved the way the Ox played, with his innovative, melodic lines and his chunky "full treble, full bass" sound. One of my top ones is on the live version f "A Quick One" from the Rolling Stones' Rock-N-Roll Circus, with some of his most amazing runs.

[@MultiPetercool]

While not a bass line per se, the beautiful bass obligato just before the vocals start in “Getting In Tune” brings a tear to my eye every time. Who’s Next is my favorite album. Tommy #2.

[@margaretgordy3760]

RIP Gone 16 yrs today...never forgotten.. The world's best GREATEST coolest most accomplished lead bass player EVER.. Love you & miss you John E ... ..

[@tailendcharlie]

Where he went on live at Leeds is phenomenal... good work dude!

[@jhneilson]

I'd like to see one on Jack Bruce's unique approach to bass and his preference of short scale basses.

[@mcdaniels6188]

Jack Bruce was definitely a general in the guitar army.

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

Josh Neilson - Jack Bruce said that JS Bach was the best bassist ever.

[@williamcosta3658]

Great as always! I liked a lot the impression of Boris the Spider haha.

[@LegendsofBass]

Haha-- thanks!

[@jeaniew4466]

My 1st time to watch one of your videos. I was browsing on KZbin when I stumbled across this particular video. The title 'The Who's best Basslines 1965-1968' immediately caught my attention. Pete said in one of his many interviews that John played bass like it was a regular guitar. Anyway, I have been a Who fanatic since 1965. I turned 15 that year & literally grew up with the Who's music. It is gratifying to see & hear your thoughts on bass playing. John was surely an innovator & master of his instrument. Thank you so much for your inciteful & interesting video displaying the world's best rock'n'roll band. " Long live Rock!! I need it every night!!" I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos! Thank you!

[@tomcarl8021]

Another of his claims to fame is that he's responsible for the concept of the stack. The Who's local music shop was Marshall's. Jim Marshall had just invented his famous amplifier. Entwistle suggested that instead of building one large amplifier, if he had two smaller cabinets, they would be easier to position in the back of a van. You could also easily navigate narrow passage ways with smaller cabinets. On the stage you simply 'stack' a cabinet on top of another. Jim Marshall took John's advice and the Marshall stack was born.

[@whobootlegs5825]

This really opened my eyes to some of John's bass lines, particularly the early stuff. I'm a drummer so often focus in on Keith. That Legal Matter bass line is awesome.

[@LegendsofBass]

yea its a cool one. They get better in each video. I like the lines in the Quadrophenia video best.

[@mattcousins3259]

This is so cool! I always knew John was a beast, but seeing you isolate his bass is incredible. Keep it up! I always thought bass players just went thump de thump thump lol. Hell only 4 strings, just for fun, here's a bass joke. What's the difference between a large pizza and a Bass player? The pizza can feed a family of four. Not my joke, heard it on the radio 😃

[@townshendshean]

Great job replicating the tones! John Entwistle was a genius on the bass. Like Pete said: "He changed the fucking instrument!"

[@williamcurtin5692]

He and Jamerson might have changed the instrument more than anyone since Jimmy Blanton - the 1940 Ellington band.

[@lisabergkoetter7467]

Also "he was a fucking musician"

[@1960jack]

THE OX!!! Saw THE WHO and his solo tours several times, miss ya John!

[@JudasPriestArmyChile]

heaven and hell is my favorite.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

First time watching. Really impressed. Merci.

[@gregoryeatroff8608]

Re: keeping it short. You CAN'T keep it short when talking about why the Ox was awesome. There's just too much material.

[@LegendsofBass]

You said it brother! Way too much to cover. hanks for watching!

[@alfredotorres2376]

I like the good is gone and wearing disguises great bass riffs

[@bholaoates1542]

Great ones! Those would have been good to include.

[@HelensHouseAndGarden]

Yay Entwistle is one of my hero bass players. Great choice of tracks and rockin play alongs. Going to use your video to improve my bass playing. Nicely filmed. Thanks man 👍

[@nostaticatall]

Great job as usual. Looking forward to the 70s stuff.

[@LegendsofBass]

Thanks for watching!

[@anthonyrossi7449]

Very good playing and great commentary, a great listen!

[@Fred-gv3kh]

Wow. Hard to believe you could be so wrong about the lyrics of I’m A Boy, and completely miss the point. Maybe you were short on time, and had to rush through it, so just didn’t listen carefully. You stated, “The idea is that the protagonist is a female, but feels inside that they’re a boy.” That’s the complete opposite of the truth and the message of the song!! The song is about a *boy*, whose mother is obsessed with raising him as a girl and he resents it, proclaiming that he’s a boy, and wants to do traditional boy things (that his mother won’t let him do). If you watch the original Who video of the song, it clearly shows this, the boy rebels against the female identity his mother tries to force on him, telling us he’s a BOY!! Frankly it’s child abuse by the mother, but that’s another conversation, lol. Other than that oversight I enjoyed your video, and appreciate all the info (and your bass demos). Thanks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4PNXoGloLhlrqssi=8Q-hn4hih1g5OR-9

[@drgvegas3557]

man, I love this video. You are awesome!. You really get this stuff! The Who's music was so different. Most can't feel it. You nailed it!

[@leegoodison]

Outstanding contribution to The Who's rise to be one of the great bands. The mold was broken when he sadly passed away. They don't make them like The Ox anymore.

[@matandragones9408]

This videos are so great! Don't make them shorter please, this is like a documentary series of bass, all the information you gave was really interesting. Will you do an episode on the great James Jamerson?

[@LegendsofBass]

Hi - Thanks for watching! Glad you like them. Yea I've pretty much settled on the 20-30 min range which allows me to play and talk about several lines from a given era. I'll definitely be covering Jamerson. Check out my Patreon to vote on upcoming players and songs to cover

[@ajaystephen869]

Awesome video. Thanks :)

[@palsherwvin7280]

R.I.P. and Long Live ThunderFingers

[@jpeez12345]

Got to cover some tunes from Tommy. Very bassy album, especially on tunes like Pinball Wizard and Acid Queen.

[@LegendsofBass]

I'll def be covering Tommy in the next video

[@acfiv1421]

I think you interpreted 'I'm A Boy' completely backwards. The protagonist is a boy whose mother wanted a girl and insists on him acting like a girl, causing him to be a head-case.

[@LegendsofBass]

Charles Falk -- ah that makes much more sense. I was misinformed! From Wikipedia: The song is about a family who "order" four girls, but a mistake is made and three girls and one boy are delivered instead. The boy dreams of partaking in sports and other boy-type activities, but his mother forces him to act like his sisters and refuses to believe the truth ("I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my Ma won't admit it"). Always appreciate the feedback! Thanks for watching!

[@jackmoores5209]

Yes misinformation is the cornerstone from the press on Roc N Rollers. ;-) .This was a great video and i see you did not shorten part 2....... hehehe BEAUTIFUL. Thanks

[@scottwallace901]

Your right Charles Falk you do understand that song. I have been a Who song for a long time. You have I'm a boy sopt on.

[@bobnich8197]

I read in a Pete Townshend interview that I'm a boy was about a kid whose mother lost her husband to World War II. After he died she found out she was pregnant once she had the child she feared losing him to to another War so she decided he was a girl because they didn't take girls in the military. The boy doesn't understand this all he knows is he's not a girl he's a boy but he's being forced to dress and act like a girl.

[@scottwallace901]

@@bobnich8197 Hi, Hope you are well. I did not know that. Thank you for your comment. You might be right about that.

[@lisabrand368]

First episode I’ve heard and now I’m a subscriber. So many great bass guitarists, but in my opinion, John was/is the best. The Who are in my top three favorite bands. Everything John played was incredible. Please bring back more tunes by The Who! Great show!

[@fantasticatfan]

Just wanted to give mad props. You literally took me back to the most amazing band of all times AND I learned things about Entwistle that I didn’t know, making him even more amazing. Oh, where did you get that T, and are they available? Holy smokes on the video I just heart you you say “Wah Pedal‘ . I’m so old!

[@gasaholic47]

In "An Ox's Tale," John differentiates himself as not a "bassist," but a bass guitar player. I always found his explanation interesting, as well as the fact that he used so much top end. For his style, and work with The Who, I can see how he needed to do that.

[@LegendsofBass]

Yea - treble treble treble , really let him cut through the mix.

[@5jerry1]

~ I really like seeing how you have dissected Entwistle's bass lines here. Very nice work! :-)

[@LegendsofBass]

Thanks. There's three other episodes available on John entwistle for your viewing pleasure.

[@progger53]

I know there's alot of great bass players. I was going through your lists of bass players. Great stuff. But I'm wondering why there isn't any Chris Squire and Jack Bruce reactions?

[@slapperham1]

Great video! 👍🏻

[@noahsworldonline]

Was looking forward to seeing more from you, well put together as always. Any tips for the solo parts of My Generation?

[@LegendsofBass]

Thanks! Like many solos most of the tabs are not quite right or just plain wrong. I used my ear and I think the melody is pretty close. One thing I learned is that a pick is used on the recording which makes sense considering the speed of the last riff. Not to say that Entwistle couldn't do that with his fingers too. But when you hear those 16th notes a pick does make sense.

[@TCKiddd]

Love me some good bass. John Entwistle was the first bass player to catch my ear and now |I understand why.

[@LegendsofBass]

Cord LaFond - Glad to heat that! Check out the other 3 parts on John for the complete overview. Thanks for watching!

[@lesart3446]

Me too as a Londoner and an angry young man in 1966...My Generation.

[@DanielLeonis]

Thank you so much for this entire series. I have loved John and his playing ever since my mom introduced me to the Who. That's been... thirty years, now? Maybe a bit more. lol Call Me Lightning was first recorded as a demo by Pete in his home studio in 1964 [probably by himself and without John]. I believe the band recorded it in 1968, when the single came out, so my guess is it was recorded specifically for Magic Bus.

[@tony671]

great choices m8 as a huge who fan I know how important John was to the who sound,4 guys all so different, it shouldn't have worked but here we are 52 years later still talking about them, and still going to their big gigs at 73 and 72 wow of all the British bands of the 60s the who the Beatles and the Stones are the holy trinities of British rock music the who being my favourite by a mile

[@LegendsofBass]

TONY Hemphill - Thanks for watching. So true! Check out part 2 for more Ox action.

[@sethjohnson5289]

Spot on excellent I'm a drummer who is a die-hard who guy and entwistle's bass playing was noticed by people who went to see The Kids Are Alright everybody Raves about the band of course but it was John Entwistle which kept a lot of the attention of a lot of non-musicians

[@philknight7954]

Your playing on Substitute was fantastic....and the rest of course 👍👍👍👍👍

[@LegendsofBass]

Thanks. Check out my other 3 vids on Entwistle for all of the later stuff!

[@cheehatch4817]

Imagine a band with John Entwistle on bass and Keith Moon on drums! Ha ha! The Who were the business. No doubt in my mind they paved the way for Led Zeppelin. Thanks for this video

[@palsherwvin7280]

Thx for the video. Part of an important achievement of The Who that being the The Who's unique evolving sound. Lead vocalist, lead guitar, lead drums, lead bass....everyone is playing lead and no one is a follower. It's such a major difference to so many other band and it was something that kept building as the boys got better until the early 1970s when the Who dominated the new stadium rock space with the loudest performances in history as very few bands could fill the air with harmonics like the Who. John Entwistle was the mastermind of the harmonics of the Who. Pete wrote the songs but Pete leaned on John to turn them into rock wonders of room or club or stadium filling harmonics. There is so much innovation in Entwhistle's contributions as he incorporated synthesizers and new basses in the 1970s and 80s . Keith Moon did what Keith did but he couldn't have ever done it if there wasn't a John Entiwhisle to take over the responsibility for the songs' harmonics & beat. Such a special special British band. So unique and thus why no one ever succeeded in ripping off or copy catting The Who. As for you. Super stuff, I've enjoyed your video so much I'm now subscribed and going to watch them all. I do encourage you to continue your wonderful craft and keep studying Entwhistle as well as the other greats. You very good yourself and I say thanks one last time.

[@LegendsofBass]

Thanks so much! You'll find 3 other videos I did on Entwistle covering the rest of the who's albums.

[@carloscabrera7073]

Pete was influenced by Johnny Kid and the Pirates. A power trio with a dedicated singer. So he convinced Roger to abandon playing second guitar and stick to lead singing.

[@jeaniew4466]

@@carloscabrera7073 Also, Roger was a sheet metal worker and his hands were cut up and bruised, thereby making playing the guitar too painful. He stated this in his autobiography.

[@doctorone1028]

The Who were more than music. Musically they were on the very top, but with attitude. They made the Stones sound, and look, like sh*t.

[@sharronfoxx69]

John said he was also influenced by the great Motown bassist James Jamerson. You can hear the influence. John definitely went on to forge his own unique signature sound..absolutely fabulous!

[@dr103]

Terrific video. I'd suggest Dreaming From The Waist for a 70s tune and The Quiet One for an 80s song.

[@LegendsofBass]

Thanks! I had Dreaming from the waist planned for this one but ultimatley dropped it. I'll include The Quiet One for the 80s era. Thanks for the suggestions.

[@dr103]

Another 70s great bass song is Trick Of The Light. John is using an 8 string on it.

[@jomic9060]

there are many rock and roll bass players that stand out. John Entwistle will always "stood out".

[@johnclayden1670]

As was noted by numerous ladies as he fornicated his way across America ...

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Many are talented.. non have equaled. The Ox was 1, and still is.

[@lancearmor3199]

SHUDA DONE LONG LIVE ROCK N THE REAL ME! MOST ROCK OF ALL THE WHO TUNES! 🎸🎹🎼🎶🎵〽〽〽〽

[@vincentm3890]

I can clearly see from your left hand technique your a self taught player but none the less you sound great! You clearly listened to these records and though there are some things missing people can still learn lots. Ive been playing over 30 yrs and Id refrence your video and recommend it to other people starting out along with listening to the records. I saw your other video on McCartney also and enjoyed it. This is good for any kid that is starting out without getting into alot of theoretical details.

[@LegendsofBass]

Hi thanks for taking the time to watch! I’m definitely self taught, never took a lesson. Just learned things I liked and what I liked evolved over the years. It’s great that you’d recommend this to younger players. Part of my goal with these videos is to highlight a lot of these bass gods to the younger crowd in today’s world of non-instrument music.

[@geraldfrieberg7921]

Awesome dude !! Fabulous job !

[@patricestewart1255]

Enjoyed the video. One thing though. I'm not a bassist, and maybe I'm being picky, but Enwistle used a pick when he played My Generation. At least he did all the times I saw The Who play live.

[@jasonryan2243]

Because hes a musician playing for the song and in some songs the attack of a pick is just hands down better. Just quietly the most successful musician in history Paul McCartney played entirely with a pick.

[@joonpark2144]

Just stumbled onto your channel. Great playing and very meticulous analysis!

[@michaelr4063]

Screw short and sweet. Hey thx man, showing some love for Thunderfingers. Great playing. No joke, you got it. Not easy to get Johns sound right.

[@paulsimmons5726]

I had the great luck to see John with his band in Cincinnati back in the 90's at a club called Annie's. Think of Bob's Country Bunker from the original Blues Brothers movie and you've got an idea of the place. Anyway, my friend and I worked our way up to the stage and I watched John play the entire set from about 8-10 feet, directly in front of his mic - the ultimate private lesson! At this time John was using two coffin sized rack cases for amps and effects. His cabinets were 8 2-12 on top of 8 1-15 folded horns. And, yes, my ears whistled for 3 days... John's bass that night was a red Status Buzzard with gold Maxima strings. To say the Ox was loud would be an epic understatement! Steve beat his drums like a madman and all I could hear were his cymbal crashes, his guitarist used 4 4-12 cabinets powered by 2 100wt heads and I only heard his high notes during solos! The entire stage was small with the drums being 15' away and the guitar amps being 20' away. I never heard the keyboards at all, period! I watched Entwhistle play for close to 3 hours, I've never witnessed such complete mastery of an instrument... I've seen Squire, Lee, and a number of other greats over the years and while each of them were fantastic, none of them possessed greater command of their instrument, true! While Entwhistle had a unique tonal perspective, what I was astounded by was the speed of his right hand, unbelievable! Entwhistle signed autographs and spoke with the audience for about an hour afterwards. I told him that his playing was the best I'd ever seen, he chuckled and politely thanked me. He asked if I played bass and I sheepishly admitted that I did and he laughed and said that he could spot bass players at his shows easily, they always pushed their way to the front and then just stared intensely at his hands for the whole show. I laughed and said he had me figured out, he stretched out his hand to shake mine and thanked me again for coming out. Great guy!

[@LegendsofBass]

Wow, awesome story! He really seemed to love playing and touring more than the rest of the band. From what I've seen and heard he was not big headed at all and often interacted with fans, even if he was a man of few words.

[@paulsimmons5726]

Legends of Bass - Yeah, he spent more money on supporting his JEB project than he ever made on his non-Who stuff. I'd bet his main objective for the constant Who reunion tours was to have the ability to pay for non-profit tours and private projects. Yeah, I wouldn't take anything for that experience. Really a great guy who's been missed, especially by Pete and Roger. The last Who release, without John's contributions, was simply lacking the thunder and lightning. RIP Ox!

[@bjornstromberg7975]

I wanna play bass!!! After 50 years as a guitarist ....... You opened my eyes (ears?) for the 4-string guitar.... Thanks

[@LegendsofBass]

Awesome!!! Never too late to start something new.

[@anta40]

The man definitely influenced Chris Squire and Geddy Lee. Yep.

[@irdwalrus761]

Jack Bruce coming? Berry Oakley? Geezer Butler? John Paul Jones?

[@LegendsofBass]

IRD Walrus -- they're all on the list! I'll get to them all between now and my retirement!

[@lesart3446]

@@LegendsofBass No comparison, look at late Entwhistle live...Squire said,' there is only Entwhistle''

[@lifetones_]

look at the real me on quadrophenia

[@LegendsofBass]

Oh It's coming...

[@robertschuffert5140]

Great video, enjoyed all the history. New Who in the making here.

[@cabiria]

amazing video your playing is really cool. long live the ox!!

[@christopherfujino]

"I'm A Boy" is about a boy in a family that wanted all girls, so they just treat him like a girl.

[@cheshirecat438]

100% true. Where'd this guy get his jacked up 'info'???? Still a cool video though.

[@RadioClambake]

I liked this.

[@LegendsofBass]

Cool!

[@paladino444]

As a livelong Who fan since I was a young teen and having watched almost everything on the Net about The Who and especially John Entwhistle you've absolutely set a new standard for commentary about SOME of The Who / John's bass work. There are lots of bands that are amazing and made contributions to bass guitar but on a timeline Entwhistle stands above all as an innovator, composer and bass guitarist. A man who 'changed the fuckin' instrument' for all that came after him according to Townsend. I really enjoyed how you captured not only John's sound but you worked hard to play like he played finger, pick and those melodic explanations of John's catalog and got it into a video that could have been an hour long and not been borning. Thank you.

[@LegendsofBass]

Thanks, check out the other 3 parts covering everything from '68 onwards.

[@cesarperez-cardenas97]

Recently got a bass - I've been a guitar player for years know. Bedroom player, but trying to get my act together lately. Using your videos to learn some bass chops AS WELL as getting a good learnin' on rock n' roll history. Love your channel and videos, thank you!

[@maxwelld3753]

RIP Ox.

[@MikeVernonProd]

Damn you nailed the bass on Call Me Lightning. Thanks again for doing such a great job with this series, you're killing it.

[@LegendsofBass]

Thanks Mike! Yea I actually had to break that one down note by note to get it perfect.

[@irdwalrus761]

Thunderfingers!

[@steveedward5074]

This channel is great for bass education.

[@henrikeriksson6910]

Keep continhue man 😀 You see i like The WHO very much and Johns baseplay in particular👌👋

[@1967DIF]

What a nice acquaintance! Brilliant read and played!

[@northernthrifter8817]

Not a bass player myself guitarist but I really enjoyed this the ox was an amazing musician. I'm a big who fan have been for 30 years and I've never noticed the wah on call me lightening but then I haven't heard it for probay over 20 years I think I was in detox the last time I heard it lol 🤘👍

[@michaelrizun3403]

Love it. Keep on with LOB! Great info and technique. Love the visual display. Excellent!

[@debomb721]

Jack bruce and bill wyman I think would be cool topics

[@LegendsofBass]

They’re both on my list!

[@rev.ravenwolfrichkenstein8490]

Awesome!!! just discovered you by fluke.. just finished watching Thunderfingers part one.. totally hooked in.. subscriber now!!! cheers!!!

[@LegendsofBass]

Awesome! Thanks for watching! You've got 3 more parts ;)

[@robertquinn9490]

Really enjoying your sense of the low end..good taste..thanks for these vids.

[@roconnor01]

It's not John 'Enwistle' It's John Entwistle.

[@connorpatricknolanmusic1453]

Can you do John Paul Jones, cliff Williams, cliff burton, and Steve Harris

[@mcdaniels6188]

As noted in other comments, the time you put into your videos is admirable, not just in what you report, but in playing the songs as well. You obviously really appreciate the Who. There are a lot of great bass players you could feature, but if you could do a video on Phil Lesh I'd be very happy.

[@LegendsofBass]

Mc Daniels - Thanks! I’ll add him to the list.

[@christinecollins6648]

After Entwistle- Lesh is my second favorite Bassist

[@GeoffGroves]

Lots of respect shown, lots of respect given back.

[@13458073]

Entwistle genio!

[@billkingston4402]

I took up bass because of John

[@OscarRomero-iw5rg]

Subscribed! Good show! Great playing!! Great tone!!!

[@LegendsofBass]

Óscar Romero -- hey thanks! Appreciate it. Check out part 2. I'm working on part 3 now.

[@TheExiledTexan]

I thought Jeff Beck was the one who suggested to Jim Marshall that he split his 8x12 cabinet in half into the 4x12 cabs we take for granted today.

[@S2Sturges]

Strange, Townshend said he did it... claimed his roadies couldn't deal with the 8X12 cabinets... mired in rock mysteries and fokelore...

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

The One - in an interview, Townsend said that he asked for the 8x12" cabs and Jim Marshall warned him, "Your roadies will hate you." I think that some were made, but they were trouble for everyone to deal with - starting with the Marshall factory people. They never caught on, thankfully.

[@therealsasshady]

Very good structure of this exploration! Sound aspects, music historic relation, nice song examples 5/5 stars

[@LegendsofBass]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Working on part 2!

[@chuckcape7248]

Really great demo and breakdown from one of the legends. Have you ever analyzed Dennis Dunaway from the old Alice Cooper Band?

[@LegendsofBass]

Thanks. I haven't. I have a large backlog of people to cover but just haven't had the spare time to produce a new video for a while.

[@progger53]

I loved Dennis's bass playing. Here's one of my favorite ones. music.kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJutfpp5iKqWiZI&feature=share

[@tkeforever4809]

John Meatwhistle?

[@david-lt9wj]

Great show, I can now appreciate what a bass does on my fave records... Your left hand rocks like a camshaft. Slow hand.?....no camshaft hand.

[@videomaniac108]

YES! Boris the Spider. Ha, ha.

[@markr.devereux2713]

That's a great sounding bass guitar/micing technique. Very nice

[@RedArrow73]

So why do you not use your pinky at all?

[@lptomtom]

John was a great player, a talented lyricist, and a lovely man. I'm especially amazed by the incredible progression of his playing, and the amazing collection of instruments he amassed over the years, and made famous on fantastic studio albums and even crazier live recordings (the tone he gets from the Frankenstein P-Bass on Live at Leeds is among the best ever). The early Rickenbackers and Danelectros, the slab white P-Bass, the Fenderbirds, the Alembics...he played everything, and he always sounded great. Later in his career, the life he led at his Cotswolds mansion, among suits of armor, giant fish, firearms and skeletons in the cupboards, was the stuff of legend. A note, however: he often played with a pick, and I'm quite sure he used one for My Generation (which you could have done on a Jazz Bass, like the original!)

[@LegendsofBass]

Thanks for watching! Yes -- I've seen some documentaries of the later years and his massive collection of basses and other stuff. He was an ever growing tone monster. As for my generation, I tried my jazz bass and it just sounded too thin, I ended up using the P Bass pickup on my Jaguar with a lot of tone shaping. I found I liked the tone so much I just did the same for most of the songs. It's a very versatile bass. Thanks again!

[@michaelaiello9525]

this was a treat!

[@NLBassist]

I just discovered your channel and I'm hooked, watching a lot!

[@georgeprice7922]

If I remember this,John said he went through TWO Danelectro Longhorn basses [snapped ALL the strings on both],and finally ended up using a Fender Jazz Bass for the solo.

[@bettywing52]

Using Rotosound strings really made the difference, their mechanical properties really distinguish them from the flat jazz sound of the fifties and sixties. Chris Squire and Geddy Lee pushed it further but the Ox rules just the same.

[@seanwas]

cool vid john would approve love the sound on call me lightning would the real me be on part 2

[@LegendsofBass]

Your lack of punctuation impresses me! Haha -- thanks! That will actually be in part 3 i believe. The next video will cover the albums Tommy and Who's Next.

[@andrewhigdon8346]

Nice work my man. For the record, the Marshall cabs of so much fame are 4 X 12 cabs, not 2 X 12 as you mentioned. Kinda crucial. Kinda became the signature of any rock band’s backline who wanted to push it just a little further, just over the top. Two 4 X 12 cabs stacked is a full stack, and that just screams, “I am a true rock and roller, respect me and my taste in gear, and fear me and my power which could bruise your very soul!” Yep. That’s what it screams.