Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
John Entwistle!
- Thread starter polo3378
- Start date
Well, on some songs like "Dreaming From The Waist" from "The Who By Numbers" and "The Real Me" from "Quadrophenia" you could say that he was soloing all the way through, beginning to end.nysbob said:
I think he used alot of pentatonic (Correct me if Im wrong, Im not a big who fan), so.............
Learn your shapes of the pentatonic inside out to start with,
then practice, practice, practice
Learn your shapes of the pentatonic inside out to start with,
then practice, practice, practice
My favourite bassist; just because in his genre of "rock'n'roll", he stood totally still while the other crazy people in his band ran about like gits on fire. Here are a few examples of why he was so good: Boris The Spider, Underture (Tommy), The Real Me (Quadrophenia), and My Generation. His amazing "type-writer" style of playing was fast and clear. I have this odd feeling that he's more awesome than all bassists ever put together 
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] (towards the end of that one is a bass solo)
Amazing player.
EDIT: Go to about 4:50 in the video to see John's solo
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] (towards the end of that one is a bass solo)
Amazing player.
EDIT: Go to about 4:50 in the video to see John's solo 
My hero, too. I had the great fortune of meeting him at a NAMM show in 1996. I don't usually get start struck, but I was. My buddy who was there with me handed me his camera and told me to get my picture taken with him. I said, "No way" but he insisted. So, I walked up to John, introduced myself, shook his hand and asked if I could have my picture taken with him. He said, "Sure."
Biggest thrill of my musical life. I'll never forget how gracious he was (which I cannot say for a few other "artists" that I have met or was on the same bill with). A true gentleman, and the greatest rock bass player of all time, period.
I met Alan Holdsworth at the same show. He was standing all alone at some booth, and amazed that I knew who he was. I was like, "Are you kidding???? You're brilliant!" He thanked me profusely...a wonderful English gentleman.
Gene Simmons was there, too. He was kind of a dick, but in a humorous way. Whereas John seemed like a regular, low key guy, Gene was playing it up to the hilt, with tongue firmly planted in cheek.
I miss John's playing. There will never be another like him.
Biggest thrill of my musical life. I'll never forget how gracious he was (which I cannot say for a few other "artists" that I have met or was on the same bill with). A true gentleman, and the greatest rock bass player of all time, period.
I met Alan Holdsworth at the same show. He was standing all alone at some booth, and amazed that I knew who he was. I was like, "Are you kidding???? You're brilliant!" He thanked me profusely...a wonderful English gentleman.
Gene Simmons was there, too. He was kind of a dick, but in a humorous way. Whereas John seemed like a regular, low key guy, Gene was playing it up to the hilt, with tongue firmly planted in cheek.
I miss John's playing. There will never be another like him.
I met John outside Manchester Apollo in 1981, when the band turned up to soundcheck after Roger's birthday party.
I stood and talked bass stuff with him for a good ten minutes or so and he was genuinely interested in talking to a far less knowledgable pub band player (me) about basses and stuff, and had real enthusiasm while he was doing it.
A total gent and unsurpassed as an innovator in the bass technique world or superb all round player to this day.
I can't watch The Who without him, which is so sad.
I stood and talked bass stuff with him for a good ten minutes or so and he was genuinely interested in talking to a far less knowledgable pub band player (me) about basses and stuff, and had real enthusiasm while he was doing it.
A total gent and unsurpassed as an innovator in the bass technique world or superb all round player to this day.
I can't watch The Who without him, which is so sad.
I showed my mom that 5:15 link progressive included in his original post..."Hey, mom, wanna see why I have been playing bass all these years?" I put on the bass solo for her. All she said was, "I've never heard a bass played like that before! He's amazing!" A couple of hours later, she said to me, "I still can't get over that bass player you showed me."
He's either underrated eary on or people just weren't paying atttention to the bass. People seem to have caught on now.
Try listening to Dancing master from 'Too late the hero' if you want to hear his best bass solo work!
Here's an article with some interviews with
John's ex-wife. Not sure how credible she is, but it's kind of
an interesting read..
http://brandy_and.tripod.com/oo/maxmail.html
Slug
John's ex-wife. Not sure how credible she is, but it's kind of
an interesting read..
http://brandy_and.tripod.com/oo/maxmail.html
Slug
I already had a lot of respect for the Ox, but this has now officially put him next to Stanley Clarke (i.e. at equal no. 1 position) in my books. he really had all of his technique and theory mastered.
it makes you wonder if he was actually the first "Bass God" since he got his start with the who in the 60's?
it makes you wonder if he was actually the first "Bass God" since he got his start with the who in the 60's?
I want to learn how to do that typewriter technique! Never seen *anyone* mimick that...I mean I've seen doublethumb like wooten and tapping like sheehan but never THAT.
The_Ryst said:
i could never quite figure out exactly what he does when he does that, was he just hitting the string with his finger tips really hard?
