John Entwistle Bass Sound

[purplereign52]

I'm fairly new to this forum, so I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it's something I've been wondering for the longest time.

Near John's later career, in like the late 90s and early 2000s, he has this real thick, low, and slightly distorted sound to his bass that I just want to get on mine. I like more of a treble sound in my bass, but I want to get that kind of distorted tone he has. If anyone can tell me what kind of pedals or anything like that I'd need to achieve that sound, help me out.
Thanks.

 

[vivifiction]

Normally, something like this would go in the "bassists" thread, I'd guess. But here's what he used... i hope you're rich!
John Entwistle Gear: 1986-2002 | John Entwistle Bass Gear | Whotabs

 

[Tampabass]

Who?

 

[Kenner]

Who?

You mean.."The" Who?

(Didin't go over my head...it just fit...)

Like T said...Who? lol

 

[Kenner]

....insane gear!!

 

[AphekGreg]

His crew used to call his setup 'Little Manhattan".

 

[Old Fart]

I have to say, that Buzzard bass.......ugly. I admire Entwhistle as much as anyone and his Little Manhattan is truly overpowering, but that bass is UGLY.

 

[Antny]

I think his sound came mostly from his powerful finger strokes. He wasn't nice to his strings, he hammered on them real good. Heavy gain/thick distortion added to his unique sound.

 

[Orangeclawhammr]

I think his sound came mostly from his powerful finger strokes. He wasn't nice to his strings, he hammered on them real good. Heavy gain/thick distortion added to his unique sound.

Could you imagine how he would have sounded if he could fdind a lutheran who could put the strings on the other side of the frets, where he always wanted them? How much does anyone think his French horn playing had to do with his bass sound and style?

 

[Engine207]

Could you imagine how he would have sounded if he could fdind a lutheran who could put the strings on the other side of the frets, where he always wanted them?

I dunno...I've found that the best bass techs are Jewish.

 

[Big chicken]

ive gotten extremely close with low action,new set of Rotosound 66 strings,Boss limiter,Boss chorus,and Boss Overdrive

 

[Luke.Walton]

Could you imagine how he would have sounded if he could fdind a lutheran who could put the strings on the other side of the frets, where he always wanted them? How much does anyone think his French horn playing had to do with his bass sound and style?

I assume you mean luthier, but what do you mean put the strings on the other side of the frets?

 

[PSPookie]

Grab a P, crank a Hiwatt, hammer away.

It also helps if you actually are John Entwhistle.

 

[Lester4string]

I've found that having a distortion that allows you to blend in a dry signal really helps. Even better if you can isolate the distortion to the HIGH signal when Biamping.

 

[prd004]

Hmmmm............
I don't know if I'm in the minority here but as much as I love Entwistle, and I love him, I thought his tone was terrible at the end of his career. Too much treble, too much distortion.
In the Who's heyday his bass sounded like a bass!

 

[ThudThudThud]

16 x 5" cabinet??????!!!!!

 

[dominic]

I agree with you there, I think he was losing his hearing towards the end.

 

[packhowitzer]

Hmmmm............
I don't know if I'm in the minority here but as much as I love Entwistle, and I love him, I thought his tone was terrible at the end of his career. Too much treble, too much distortion.
In the Who's heyday his bass sounded like a bass!

+100

 

[Barkless Dog]

+100

Agreed- I like his Live at Leeds / Quadriphenia era the best. I think in the end his ears were so shot , who knows what he was hearing coming out of his amp.

 

[iamthebassman]

Grab a P, crank a Hiwatt, hammer away.

I LOVE that "L@L" sound, but the OP is looking for the sound of "John's later career, in like the late 90s and early 2000s".