Entwistle Bass Book

lowend1 · October 25, 2008, 09:19:04 PM

I was in the sale annex at my local Barnes & Noble the other day and picked up a copy of Bass Culture: The John Entwistle Bass Collection. This is a $40 (USD) hardcover book that is being sold on clearance at $9.98. It's one of the most amazing picture books I've seen, filled with breathtaking shots of The Ox's instruments. Get a copy before they're all gone.

Chris P. · October 26, 2008, 07:38:06 AM

It's a great book! I also bought it in a sale and I take a loook i it almost every day!

I also have the auction guide somewhere, which is great! A big flightcase for like six Buzzards, including the basses as 'a Flock Of Buzzards', another flightcase with a complete repair store for basses and one with like six different colour leather stage jackets, six matching pairs of trousers and six pairs of high heeled leather boots. Brilliant!

Nocturnal · October 26, 2008, 10:59:39 AM

Thanks for the tip. I'll go look for a copy today.

Rhythm N. Bliss · October 28, 2008, 06:01:20 PM

Quote from: Nokturnal on October 26, 2008, 10:59:39 AM
Thanks for the tip. I'll go look for a copy today.

Me too! Cooool

His vids are great tooo

Chris P. · October 29, 2008, 01:52:07 AM

Basvarken borrowed my book yesterday. I think he'll like it too.

Barklessdog · October 31, 2008, 05:51:03 AM

Good luck getting it back without crayon scribbled all over it !

The book was a major major major disappointment to me.

They totally ignored the basses so many copied and HE PERSONALLY CREATED - the Fenderbirds, basses he used in the pinnacle of his playing. Sad they left that out. A huge oversight in my opinion. WTF?

Let them scribble away I say!

Chris P. · October 31, 2008, 07:44:42 AM

If you have the auction guide and the book, you've got all!

I think the pictures where made a while before the book was printed. He talks about the Warwicks being his stage basses, and nothing about the Status Buzzards (only Buzzards with Status necks). he also talks about a lot of basses being in repair, on other locations, in the US.

Most of his live basses are in it. A Gretsch, a Rivoli, Alembics, Warwicks, Thunderbirds, 4005s and of course the Frankenstein P.

I always drool over those nice Ps, Warwicks, Alembics, Gibsons, Rickenbackers and great guitars!!

gearHed289 · October 31, 2008, 01:50:32 PM

Quote from: Barklessdog on October 31, 2008, 05:51:03 AM
The book was a major major major disappointment to me.

They totally ignored the basses so many copied and HE PERSONALLY CREATED - the Fenderbirds, basses he used in the pinnacle of his playing. Sad they left that out. A huge oversight in my opinion. WTF?

I too was bummed at the lack of coverage of my FAVORITE Entwistle basses. Apparently, they only included basses that were in his possession at the time the photos were taken. I guess the F-birds are all in Hard Rock Cafes, or were given away. There is a great shot of the orange Explorerbird though. Super sexy beast that is!