John Entwistle - Isolated Bass (a little) - Sparks

[crackmunch]

clangy jam in E. Big deal

[crackmunch]

long live JPJ

[Raykak]

@crackmunch entwistle too homie

[pickupthebass1]

to think this is a boring bass line compared to his other ones

[DummkopfRadar]

john playd allways the most beautyfull instruments on this planet!

[human453]

ohh come on do some more please

[fredsassy5]

R.I.P. John Entwistle

[human453]

i doubt if townshend could of done it without the ox

[thestrugglevideo]

Great quality clip, can you tell me where you got this? I've been looking around for the 1969 Fillmore concert but I'm not having much luck - Thanks!

[taariqtaariq]

the best bassist I have seen live is Stanley Clarke. I still love the Isle of wight CD by the who and the live at Leeds stuff. That is just amazing.The Ox was just great!

I have seen Ron Carter , Ray Brown, and other greats too.

[JohnRisti]

@taariqtaariq I'm a fan of Stanley, who couldn't fall in love with School days.

I've Stanley live in club in Boston, Ma. Amazing tone, but what stood out was his ability to go from his small scale Alembic to a full size upright and play it with such ease.

Depends on ones point of view I guess on who's King of the Hill"

For sheer power, I'd go with Entwistle.

Technique and command,, I'll get flack for this for sure,, but I can't recall seeing anyone do what Sheehan can do with 4 strings.

[darkstar9480]

Saw him perform just weeks before he died... his playing is a legend that will never die...RIP Thunderfingers.

[JM13121]

"Miss Entwistle..." What a great loss.

[mrsleep0000]

Whats even more rock is the fact that he never drove those cars, he just liked to look at them, and how they looked in front of his house.

[ludehead]

@mrsleep0000

John was once asked what he did with all of his cars since he didn't drive, and he said " I drink in them." Classic

[drshoggothshow]

Mindblowing, and this isn't even one of his best ones.

[LeeJTurnock]

True story...John Entwistle took a Harrod's carrier bag to a garage and had one of his Rolls Royces spray-painted Harrod's green because he liked the colour. THAT's a fucking rock and roll star!

[mcul2112]

jayzuz....

[bronx6207]

There is no best......only different! You do hafta admit, his playing is unique, a style not utilized by current bassists. What did he use as a pick, a silver dollar or buffalo nickel?!

[ricadrew]

Holy cwap this guy was good!!

[fourfriedchickens]

Brilliant!!!

Stupid coke-snorting bastard is sorely missed...

[thestrugglevideo]

Where did this clip come from? I'd love to have it.

[erniesilk18]

Victor Wooten is the most technically talented bassist, but Entwistle revolutionized the instrument from a strictly rhythmic time-keeper to an instrument with a separate melodic identity. Victor would have had no inspiration to do any of the things that he did without John, and the others that followed him.

Therefore, John Entwistle is the BEST bassist of all time

[tomthefunky]

@erniesilk18: You're twenty years old and you are going to tell the world who "the most technically talented bassist" is? Sorry, but nobody cares about a twenty year old's opinion on anything.

[erniesilk18]

@tomthefunky age is completely irrelevant. find me a video of a faster, more virtuosic bassist, and then tell me I'm wrong. I didn't say he was the best, but technically, he is one of the best of all time, if not the best.

[Stoopchow]

@tomthefunky When John Entwhistle was 20 he could play the bass better than most people ever will. Don't diss 20 year olds, old man.

[Stoopchow]

@tomthefunky Apologies for the spelling mistake and may I complement you on the maturity of your comment. It's a good thing that you're here to put us 20-year-old fuckwits into our place.

[Stoopchow]

@tomthefunky Grow up

[shomanca]

@erniesilk18 you might want to ask Jack Bruce about that

[human453]

@erniesilk18 - damn right

[blaklazer]

john is better then jimmy how dare you compare them

[myfairvanity]

jimi hendrix was the john entwistle of 6-string.

[obscurebandfan]

John Entwistle, James Jamerson, Jack Bruce, Geezer Butler, Geddy Lee, John Wetton, Chris Squire, Mike Rutherford, Paul McCartney, Felix Pappalardi, and Tony Levin are the pantheons of bass guitar, with Entwistle and Jamerson being the most powerful.

[bogdanmil]

@obscurebandfan Paul McCartney? Gimme a break. He couldn't even tune the Ox's bass

[obscurebandfan]

@bogdanmil He did write some really creative lines though.

[bogdanmil]

@obscurebandfan I was only talking about thier bass playing skills. Although I think McCartney was over-rated as a song writer as well

[BandwagonJumper007]

@bogdanmil

FFS SOME SHITHEAD keyboard hero postuates that Paul MCCartney was over rated. Listen you talantless Fuck have some respect. Also learn to spell" their"........................­.Paul did so much more than comment on You Tube using elementary grade spelling skills.

[bogdanmil]

@BandwagonJumper007LMFAO. Hey shithead. Before you lecture me on spelling learn how to spell talent. You're a pompous ass just like Sir paul 'don't kill baby seal's' mcshithead.

[imagine5454]

@bogdanmil hey let's not disrespect Macca here. Not as good as the Ox, but great in his own right.

[Shadic159]

@bogdanmil It's his opnion

[Shadic159]

@bogdanmil for me, Geddy Lee > John Entwistle > Cliff Burton/Steve Harris/Jaco Pastorius/Jack Bruce/Sting/Paul Mccartney

[WeCamefortheDead]

The Who: The world greatest band

The Who: World's greatest live band

Live at Leeds: Greatest live album

Keith Moon: Greatest drummer of all time

John Entwistle: Great bassist, bar none. Bassist of the millenium.

A lot of 'greats' for one band, eh?

Rest In Peace, John. My idol, influence, the greatest bassist the world has ever known, and will ever know.

[Impex7]

@WeCamefortheDead, How many bass players have you heard? Because I can think of 4-5 right now who are/were just as good or better!

[MrTrajan69]

@WeCamefortheDead Roger Daltrey, one of the top male vocalists in rock and the greatest front man. Pete Townshend the greatest, "all around", singer/songwriter/musician/pro­ducer/showman only Paul Mc comes close. Pete Townshend can play any instrument.

[WeCamefortheDead]

@MrTrajan69 I always forget to include Pete and Roger. I've always payed attention to John and Keith more than anything. But yeah, Pete and Roger are at the top of their class.

[negtype13]

ya know, it's NO wonder why/how this guy had such a HUGE influence on Geddy Lee! (Among MANY others!)

Thank you John!! You were AND ALWAYS will be a MONSTER/INFLUENTIAL Bass player!!!

[LTdrumma]

@negtype13 u overuse slashes

[TheMullerFan]

Dangerous Tone

[MrSistermaryelephant]

good job. i like to be able to hear moon and pete under the bass ....gives it context. rest in peace ox. went out doin blow with a hooker. good swan song for a rock star

[Shitfuckerino]

A lead guitarist on bass, definitely.

[SouthernRockShock]

how do you isolate instrument tracks??

[thebigguyconnor]

@SouthernRockShock you have to have the original multitrack recordings usually - there's usually bleedthrough though because the mic picked up the drums and other thing

[rockandroll4life1]

Greatest Bass Guitarist Of All Time.

[Scodiddly]

Whoah! Best of the Who "isolated" tracks so far. That bit at the very end with Pete hitting the solo are pretty scary.

[marvy1118]

The photo .... Looks like they dug him up for the new tour. Sounds like several years in the grave hasn't hurt his bass playing at all.

[andrasiboti]

hmmm! isn't 'isolated bass' means only bass? /:)....cause u know the sound is 'isolated' from the other instruments...oh, i'm just askin!

[biggibson49]

Talkin' Fender prince on that shit. Geeze! Mercy. The Fender sound. John who?

[Gladremeer]

Fucking smart

[Caineymcat]

makes me jism

[havepie]

What a fucking ox.

[MrTrajan69]

The Who greatest live band and John Entwistle was voted BASSIST OF THE MILLENIUM

[Impex7]

@MrTrajan69, That vote must have come from people who've never heard James Jamerson, Jaco Pastorius, Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Bob Babbitt or Louis Johnson play the bass!!!!

[MrTrajan69]

@Impex7 you are a moron, the vote was conducted by hundreds of thousands of professional bass players! Also voting were professional musicians. John Entwistle was voted Bassist Of The Millenium by other musians. Jaco couldn't play his way out of a paper bag.

[Impex7]

@MrTrajan69, Takes one to know one! Besides, you have absolutely no proof of this supposed vote!

[MrTrajan69]

@Impex7 go to Bass Player Magazine and Guitar Magazine 2000 or just do a search for "Bass Player Of The Millenium" and then tell me who pops up, cheers mate

[MrTrajan69]

@Impex7 you may not like the FACT that John Entwistle was voted Bassist Of The Millenium by other professional bass players but you cannot change facts. Cheers mate, did you search for the Bass Player Of The Millenium? tell us all who comes up LOL have fun

[Impex7]

@MrTrajan69, the same A-HOLES that think like you do! Not an innovative bone in their collective bodies! Bassist of the millenium my ass!

[WeCamefortheDead]

@Impex7 You're an idiot. 

[Impex7]

@WeCamefortheDead, So is your MOTHER, what's your point?

[WeCamefortheDead]

@Impex7 My point is that you're an uneducated, musically retarded fool. 

[Impex7]

@WeCamefortheDead, Is that the best you can do? Since you're such a musical genius, I expected more and better! Fact is, there nothing truthful you can say to dispute my statements...........

[WeCamefortheDead]

@Impex7 The people outvoted the others, putting John Entwistle at the top. The title of Bassit of the Millenium isn't a title you give away freely. It takes serious thought. Yes James Jamerson, Jaco (though I'm not partial to his music), Stanely Clarke, are all great bassists, but the vote was conducted by readers and pros alike.

And that coming from the guy who pulled out the 'your mother' joke, and the 'takes one to know one!'. Real mature, asswipe.

[Impex7]

@WeCamefortheDead, And most of them probably never heard of the other bassist in the poll! Like I told your friend, the voters probably didn't have an innovative bone in their collective bodies!!!!

[MrTrajan69]

@Impex7 OK moron, let's try this one more time. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PROFESSIONAL BASS PLAYERS AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS VOTED JOHN ENTWISTLE BASSIST OF THE MILLENIUM. Enough said.

[Impex7]

@MrTrajan69 You're a LIAR! You have no proof that hundreds of thousands of anyone voted for Entwistle!

[MrTrajan69]

@Impex7 guess you didn't do your homework, so that makes you a moron, just as I suspected but wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt.

[Impex7]

@MrTrajan69, LOL....Funny, a musically brain dead JACKASS, calling me a moron! I don't need you to give me the benefit of anything. Been around to long, seen and heard to many things...............

[MrTrajan69]

@Impex7 hey moron, John Entwistle was voted Bassist Of The Millenium, get over it. cheers

[shomanca]

@MrTrajan69 Guitar Player magazine readers voted him Bassist of the Millenium - big deal, that doesn't mean he is - I think he is quite overrated

[RedRicky590]

@shomanca Thats a sensible opinion, though i disagree with it, if you want a overrated bassist look at cliff burton. John Entwistle used techniques on bass that Eddie Van Halen got famous for. John entwistle was using two hand techniques before Halen ever was. Leo Fender invented the Bass guitar, but John Entwistle taught the world how to play it. Ask noteable bass players like Chris Squire, Lemmy, and Billy Sheehan, they all say that John was the best bass player in rock n roll history.

[shomanca]

@RedRicky590 a lot of people mistakenly call Entwistle's typewriter technique tapping, but it had nothing in common with what Eddie Van Halen and others do. Entwistle was an early innovator in temrs of his trebly tone, and he influenced a lot of others, like Chris Squire and Billy Sheehan (although Sheehan's main influence was Tim Bogert), but none of them claimed he was the best ever. I wouldn't call Lemmy a notable bass player.

[RedRicky590]

@shomanca You misunderstand me, i said "best bass player in rock n roll history" I never compare bassists of different genres, its the same as comparing apples and oranges. They both taste great, but their to different to compare. I would call Lemmy a bass guitarist of note, being the founder of the first band of the NWOBHM and having a very unique stage presence and sound, while being a very skilled lyricist, hes noteable in my opinion.

[shomanca]

@RedRicky590 yes, Cliff Burton is overrated as well - it often becomes a popularity contest, because people like the band that a certain musician is in

[cjf7991]

@shomanca Cliff Burton was not overated .. He was amazing what he did ..The kid died at 23 years old

[obscurebandfan]

@Impex7 Troll, troll, troll, troll.

[Impex7]

@obscurebandfan, Are you describing your family tree?

[scartissue94]

@Impex7 The voters happened to be bassists, just so you know. John's bassist of the millenium!

[Impex7]

@scartissue94 LOL..........I'm going to say this and then I'm finished! I've spent the last 50 years listening to great bass players, so there's nothing you can tell me that will make me believe Entwistle is the best bassist ever!

[Impex7]

@WeCamefortheDead, About as mature as an idiot believing in magazine polls! Someone elses opinion, LEMMING!!!!

[juicedupnsloppy]

John's laying back with the drums and holding down the fort. This is difficult for most bass players to know when and how to do this.

John.You where the best man. Miss you.

[SoilentGr33n]

Agreed 100% If you play bass and you think your place in the band is to follow the guitar riffs note for note, you are wrong and should repeatedly listen to The Seeker.

[juicedupnsloppy]

John's the man.

[tapehead004]

Of course everything is not supposed to be difficult...Where do you get that from?

When comment after comment is saying how amazing this is I find myself wondering why I dont find it so amazing. This is supposed to be amazing jamming? Please.....I think John Entwistle is great...But he has plenty of better bass lines than this

[krycha425]

rocking great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tapehead004]

He's got a good sound but I dont think he's doing anything insanely difficult here..

[rodcrippler]

not,t his one is actually pretty easy compared to his much more difficult stuff

[rajbeast]

this is why i call this man the greatest rock n roll bassist of all time!!!!!!

[mindeloman]

There's only one who can call down the thunder.

[MasterShower13th]

God save The Ox.

[borispider]

RIP John.

It's from Woodstock by the way.

[Fredrockroll]

no it's not.

the (really faint) guitar on the back it's from woodstock performace. and also john's bass did not sound like this, it was more muffed at the festival.

[borispider]

You're right, I've just checked with Prof Stoned Fillmore East Oct 69 source and this is from this source.

[Fredrockroll]

it's *NOT* from woodstock.

a little mistake

[WeCamefortheDead]

I love what he does at about 1:40. How he palm mutes it, and strums uber fast.

[KyleBrock13]

greatest rock bassist of all time or greatest bassist of all time?

[WeCamefortheDead]

Nobody has ever done what he's done. He changed the instrument in ways never thought possible.

So...Yeah...Greatest of all time.

[tjoepatjoep]

How did you get this vid?

[Johnnythebassman1]

The man was a fucking robot

[JNOD69]

how does he get that really wiicked dirty bass sound??

[profjohnfrinks]

its in the fingers...

[JesseTheRef]

also the way he used a pick

[profjohnfrinks]

indeed... he had some insane pick technique as well. most early stuff and i believe the infamous live at leeds was played with a pick... i remember an interview where he said he started using his fingers to be more flashy...

[JesseTheRef]

the sound he got at leeds was unbeliveable.

i saw an interview with john whee he said he had seen this bass player playing with two fingers and thought he would give a try. later on that same bass player came and told him that he enjoyed how he played and asked hwer he learned how to play that way. joh replied he learned i from him. the guy said that he played with his thumb. he just switched to his fingers because he had a blister.

funny eh?

[profjohnfrinks]

ive seen that interview... its quite funny... like how pete said he got the windmill from keith richards who he later found out was just stretching...

[JesseTheRef]

i know right.

if it wasent for simple little misconseptions like that, rock would never be the same

[Swesuburan]

He saw a bassplayer playing live using his finger instead of the thumb (which was common for bassist), and John started mimicking that until it evolved into him using all of his fingers. He later talked to that guy who explained he just had a blister on the thumb that particular night.

[profjohnfrinks]

yeah i saw that interview some time ago... just like pete got his windmill from keith richards who was just stretching... even after he started using his fingers though he still used a pick a large amount of the time...

[lunarsandwich]

Incredible gear and the way he really gave the strings a good whacking so they get a good sound hitting the fretboard.

[crlaw75]

Full treble. That bass he is using is Frankenstein, which is a bass composed of five smashed p-basses (the circutry is probably from a p-slab bass he had).

[Scotsquire]

it's a combination of distinct strings, particular types of custom pickups, and effects through the amps. but it's really tricky to duplicate.

[zemechanism]

partly just his playing but i think he would use new strings quite alot which helps.

[Canaveral305]

The base of that sound is really, if you're using a pick, trying to pick the string as hard as you can, with as much treble as you can, an some distortion.

If you're using your finger, it's all in the "typewriter" technique, search "entwistle masterclass" and there is a video of the Ox explaining this technique. ;)

[Bluesub6]

Overdriven tube amp, back then they didn't have dedicated bass amps so he was playing through the same guitar amp and speakers Pete Townshend was. He hit the strings in a downward motion to bounce them off of the fretboard.

[mrwelbourn]

i think john was isolated all the time with keith doing his tricks and pete "just blowing there minds" as he says and roger voice. but i love his playing just so free and makes it look so easy he doesnt have to be told :D

[mullinator7]

i luv the sparks bass, so cool

[fishnsticks]

Wow can you please give me the mp3 of this or something!

This is great stuff!

Love his powerful bass tone.

[Ravenite1]

Oh wow I always wanted to hear this, can you please post more Entwistle bass? I don't care what you post just post more!

[RavenRocksChicago]

Such a tease...

[lunarsandwich]

Genius. The man was pretty much a god.

[fallenleaf25]

This is great! How did you do this?

[babyshambler]

Isolated one side of the stereo track (muted the other) although John is coming out the right, should be left!

[Realme67]

This is excellent, thanks for posting! JAE will forever be the #1 rock bassist of all time.

[Fredrockroll]

the best

[mghappyjack]

sinister, demonic, the heaviest of them all

[ShorthandedGoal]

Awesome, no other words are needed!

[rodo90005]

oh my god!!!!THIS SI FANTASTIC!!!SUPERB JOHN RIP

[johnisallin]

Pete's guitar and John's bass are isolated on the Live at Leeds album (71)

Just listen to John's bass playing on that album if you wanna be freaking blown away!

[babyshambler]

1970 ;)

[Swesuburan]

Fantastic!

[andyg3]

Great stuff!!!!