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As somebody said, The Who had a lead singer, lead guitarist, lead bass player and lead drummer..

For me? Whoever said that "THE BASS GUITAR IS TO ANCHOR THE SONG. NO MORE, NO LESS," was a guitarist intimidated by the notion of a bassist infringing on his soloing time. Entwistle was the greatest rock n' roll bassist ever, no two ways about it, Lemmy was right.

Most of his technique came from him playing piano, trumpet, and french horn when he was a kid. This man was fucking amazing, and he's definitely jamming with Keith Moon right now.

When I watch the Ox I never know which hand to watch,they are both so extraordinary.

100% right about everything man. I’ve been an Entwistle fan for 40 years from the moment I put on a pair of headphones and listened it Won’t Get Fooled Again.. RIP Mr. Entwistle the world is less interesting without you.

Chris Squire liked to cite James Jamerson and Jack Bruce as major influences, but it's pretty obvious that above all he was a serious Entwistle freak. He would watch The Who play at the Marquee in the mid 60s, and it's not a coincidence that he also purchased a Rickenbacker not long after JE did. Yup -- there's an entire family tree of rock bass players who trace themselves back to Entwistle.

Daaaaaaamn! I have to watch it again I miss the old man so much! Long live The Ox!

He was a strong dude and had a lot of advantages, classical training, playing in a fantastic Youth Symphony (Middlesex) according to Townshend perfect pitch. And talent. Townshend ,who's own hands are huge as we know (enormous) remarked that some of John's technique took enormous hand and wrist strength. I believe it. He style was/is very British, idiosyncratic, for sure - smacking strings off frets - not seen a lot of it. They typewriter technique. Amazing player.

If anyone is wondering, the song in the background is Won't Get Fooled Again, live at Cow Palace San Francisco 1973.

I’ve played guitar and bass since the 80s and The Who were one of my favorite bands back then. Every thought I played punk most of my so called career. It’s not hard to understand how much the whole band influenced my playing and song writing. They were all great at what they did.

The guy that made me pick up a bass guitar after seeing The Who in '78-'79 Edinburgh Odeon, i decided playing bass looked a lot kooler & loved the sound he got live...they even smashed up that night...one of the most memorable gigs ever though seen them a few times...'The Real Me'...5:15....all of the original (not the film soundtrack) double Quadraphenia album, a true classic...weird, just watched 'Tommy' the other night...RIP 'The Ox'

he was r n’roll till death. a true master bassist.

He deserves to have a museum built in his name. Enough instruments, amplifiers and costumes to justify a home for all this.

In The Who, the rhythm guitar was the mainstay of the rhythm section, and all the other instruments soloed around it

Definitely happy to see this one, Entwistle was definitely a monster of a bassist and rightfully deserves the accolades he’s received as a bassist (Not to mention he’s one of my favourite bass players and biggest influences). I’d love to see one of these on Les Claypool, Roger Waters, Paul McCartney or Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith, keep up the great work dude

Literally the best bassist to ever exist on this earth.

I agree with Lemmy. I saw John Entwistle in The House of Blues Hollywood ,on my birthday, and I was blown away. Then I saw him the last time The Who played at the Hollywood Bowl, before he overdosed on cocaine and hookers in Law Vegas. He was outstanding. Rest in peace Ox

This video uniquely describes John Entwistle’s complex technique. The information is useful to bassists playing several Who songs. Thank you!

Even if you don't like his playing, every bass player should know about John Entwistle he is super important in the instruments history

A lot of John's finger techniques come's for his playing of the French horn.

Great video! I absolutely love Entwistle's tone, especially from his Alembic years. I'm very fortunate to own an Alembic bass (a lovely Essence 5 which I intend to keep forever) and while it sounds awesome I haven't been able to get that throaty sound. Surely his setup helps quite a lot - in one interview, he stated he liked his strings "on the other side of the fingerboard" :D Since I've mentioned his peculiar sense of humour (which I happen to enjoy a lot) - in an interview, probably the same in which he mentioned his preferred string action, he said where his dark humour probably originated from. He had an uncle who smoked 3 packs a day and - imagine my shock, to quote a slightly forgotten YT personality - died of lung cancer. Young John went with his family to a funeral. The uncle was to be cremated and after the service all funeral attendees went outside. A moment later, smoke came from the crematory chimney. "Look" - said John's father - "the old bastard's smoking again."

You should've mentioned he would split his amp signal into highs, mids and lows. Besides technique, that's a huge part of why he sounded like he did.

I know I said Geddy and Geezer were what got me into bass but Entwistle, like for Geddy Lee, set the standard for both of us.

he called him bass guitarist . it says all!

Oh boy, how I waited for this video... Thanks for your research and dedication!!

My Generation. That is where heard John's unique bass playing style. And then watching the old Smothers Brothers clips, seeing him tapping away on the the fretboard....wow. He wasn't just playing basslines. He was playing lead. Especially in the solo part.

John Entwistle's playing is my favorite of all time, I love it more than slap. R.I.P John Entwistle, you will never be forgotten. Im a Christian Bassist but you are an inspiration to me in bass playing.

Love that Alembic Spyder bass. Entwistle is one of a kind and great bassist.

I have been getting so much inspiration from John and the Who,... an amazing band, and so talent-balanced

a little reminder.. despite his death. John wasn't called "the Ox" because he stood still. its because he could take the most drugs and drink the most booze and still carry on.

Legend John was also a great singer, check out his solo albums too Some Songs like my size are simply phenomenal

John played horns before bass, so his approach always has been to focus in the melody.

One of my favorite bassists. Good analysis.

The quite one, was a king on the bass💪

Bring it on... Thank You John.

Easily the best rock bass player ever

These keep getting better!! LOVE these videos & really appreciate all the work Paul

I’ve been waiting for this!

This was the first video I watched of this series, going from the thumbnail and video length I didn't expect it to be that informative and interesting. Nice work! I guess now I have to catch up by watching all the other episodes

Excellent break down. He is the reason why I play bass. And while I have mimicked many of his techniques I have to yet even come close to the ridiculous level he created.

When it comes to straight up Rock N Roll ( just counting the bands that actually accomplished something) . Yeah he's the best .

Ah yes. Another brilliant episode. Thanks so much for doing these. So much work goes into each and every one. Some day I hope you do one on Adam Clayton

Man I was waiting for this one!

he made it look easy and fun!!!! 😁🙏🙏🙏

This is Awesome!

I have discovered your channel only some weeks ago, but wanna tell you: great stuff, Paul! Congrats! The videos regarding Lynott and Entwistle are outstanding! With best wishes from a 61-old (amateur) bassist from Brazil...

I will beg to differ with the opinion that nobody else has done the “percussive tapping on the neck”, or “typewriter” technique. I would offer up that Ryan Martini really embraced that technique, obviously inspired by Entwistle. (As a bassist of almost 50 years, I can say that is a seriously cool technique! Thanks John!)

great content, thank you so much

Grate Bass Player. I loved his approach to the instrument. Left hand articulations. I can relate. I call them the Five Melodic Fretting Hand Techniques. It is one thing to pluck every note in bass lines. But try finding places to add Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs, Slides, String-Bends and Vibrato and your Bass Lines and Melodies will become a heck of a lot more enjoyable. Not to mention that you start to make the instrument actually sing and be more human like. That's how I started to think about how a vocalist articulates there voice. And the same goes for Guitar and anyone other instrument that can deal with Melodies.

If I had a dream combination to see you to Musician’s to play together. It will be Eddie Van Halen and John Entwistle!

Nice job, Paul really⬆️

Great stuff. Care to take on Chris Squire?

Jhon Entswield make me play bass

Great bass player, i saw him a couple of times. Absolutely amazing! Paul McCartney also changed the way bass was played.

Such a good bass player!

Great video Paul, been loving these 🔥😍 Could you do a video on how to sound like Jack Bruce of Cream?

Great video this guy knows what he is talking about, listen to the alembic remix of the Real Me on the quadrophenia soundtrack its on you tube both as a seperate song and on the full soundtrack

"John was an still is remembered as the man who changed bass guitar. Prior to John, bass guitar was merely a support instrument." *glares in James Jamerson* *Carol Kaye laughs at 'the man' part*

Bassists: if your bass is set up for "normal" playing, then your action is too high to really nail how Entwistle played. You can still do it, but it's more effort to really get those strings smashing into the frets.

Love these bass habits but can you make a bass cover of thrills in the night?

Entwistle was the greatest bass player of all time! And he is an INNOVATOR. There may be other quick fingers out there, like Flea, but Flea still in Johns shadow. There is a CD oubthere which i own. Its called "Big Bottom Pow Wow." A Spinal Tap reference to four bass players. Mike Watt, Claypool, Flea and Kirkwood all great players, diisuss the bass. You can tell they are jealous bc Entwistle s name doesnt come up, tho he paved their paths.

When I think of Octave Chords, I think of the Electric Guitar. Guitar Players use them all the time. And I hear them on Piano too. But Ryan Martinee is the first Bass Player that I heard use Octave Chords on Bass. But it appears he is not the only one. Now I don't know how people do it, but I anchor my thumb on a spot on the bass such a pickup or the neck. And then I assign a finger to a string. So when it comes to Power Chords and Inverted Power Chords, I use Index and Middle and when it comes to Octave Chords, I use Index and Ring. And if it is the Extended Power Chords or Inverted Power Chords, those involve all three strings. So I use Index, Middle, and Ring. And I use a striking motion to make it stand out or I will tend to strum with my finger nails and the Pads of my fingers back and forth.

Hi can you please make a video about Flea please grazie ciao

Esse era um monstro no contrabaixo irmão,muito lindo.🎸😊

It’s not true that Moon didn’t keep good time, but I guess it’s just a meme now. He was one of the first drummers to play to a click

Requesting for legends like Paul McCartney James Jamerson Jaco Pastorius Jason Newsted and Bill Wyman

I really enjoy your videos. Next time maybe you can make a video about Paul McCartney.

Your stuff rocks. That is all.

Can you explain JJ Burnell from the Stranglers bass sound one day?

G.O.A.T.

Ahh at last a vid on my biggest hero and influence

Id love to see one on Peter Steele, Danny Lilker, or Les Claypool sometime, but this was an awesome video too. Oh, sick Saxon shirt btw

Paul love this video, please, please watch John’s live version of 5:15 on the “Live At The Royal Albert Hall,” DVD. There’s even a camera somehow attached to his bass showing Thunder fingers magic on the bass. His solo work here is one of my favorites on this song. You have to watch it, let me know what you think?

He was a trumpet player as a child/ young teen. Townsend said we need a bass player. All those fingers seem to be influenced by trumpet playing.

To sound like John Entwistle you have to feel like John Entwistle I don't think there's enough cocaine left in the world I think he did most of it with Steven Tyler

Hello Paul!... How are you?... I recommend that you study the bass lines of the bassist of The Shadows... Greetings from Málaga, Andalusia, Spain!...

This is one of the best bass habits episodes I've seen until this day. John Entwistle is just a phenomenal, super crazy bass player. I would also like to see a video about Paul McCartney, Chris Squire or Jack Bruce.

“nobody else has used this technique since” Ryan Martinie gets pretty damn close though

I would love to see a video on Brian Gibson of Lightning Bolt, insane stuff

You exaggerate Moon’s time keeping issues- great work about John

After Moon's death he played with a real timekeeper, Kenney Jones. His true power was unleashed as a bass guitarist. I strongly recommend these three songs from the often belittled live album Who's Last: Dr Jimmy, Magic Bus and Summertime Blues. Balance your phones to the left slightly and be amazed by thunderfingers.

John Entwistle y su Gran Bajo "Frankenstein" armado por el mismo y ése Sonido Brutal en Live at Leeds.

Won't get fooled again 💥 mi favorita de los Who ✅ 🎧🎵🎸 Entwistle: Master ✨

Even that lanky redheaded babe in The Bangles, Michael (Micki) Steele, has cited JAE as an influence.

I was hoping for some discussion of what kind of fuzz he used. The Tone Bender Mk.II I just bought sounds similar, although I've heard they aren't great on active electronics like the Alembic.

May you please make a video on Paul McCartney?

Ahem!!! Moon's timing was impeccably good.

How about billy sheehan sometime?

@Paul at 5:16 in your video where John is demo his technique do you happen to have a link or now the name of that video please? Excellent video by the way.

When talking about the power of an amp, keep this in mind. If you want to double the volume, you have to increase the power by 10 times the amount. So to double the volume of a 50 watt amp, you need a 500 watt amp. So Entwhistle, playing through 2 100 watt amps isn't that much louder than a 50 watt amp, pushing the same number of speakers. Pete Townsend, these days, doesn't seem to have a lot of respect for Entwhistle's playing - mainly because he didn't just keep the bottom end, i.e. he didn't do the job he was hired to do.

Could you please do a video on geddy lee? He’s my favorite and definitely among the greatest bassists of all time

Bello, bello, bello! Ce lo fai Macca? Che poi é il babbo di tutto il concept del basso protagonista nel rock. Poi plettra 🤘😁

Moon also bought him a graveyard for his birthday ;-)

I think the most original bass sound was Felix Papalardi's, from Mountain.

Can you do a video on Jack Bruce of cream

He&Lee! 🪨⭐

How about a video about Paul Del Bello?

Cosa ne pensi Paul di Daryl Jennifer dei Bad Brains come tecnica bassistica?

Estaría bueno que hagas uno sobre Tim boggert