Anyone know what kind of bass Entwistle is playing in this video?

bobyoung · March 14, 2011, 09:51:57 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkKeZ1z8zGk&feature=feedlik

It looks kind of like an EB-2 with a Fender neck on it but the knobs are wrong and maybe the headstock. It certainly doesn't sound like an EB-2 though.

heavychevy · March 14, 2011, 10:03:14 AM

tough to get a good look, but maybe a Fender Coronado?

mc2NY · March 14, 2011, 10:23:22 AM

Loks like they are both playing Vox.

bobyoung · March 14, 2011, 10:50:41 AM

Quote from: mc2NY on March 14, 2011, 10:23:22 AM
Loks like they are both playing Vox.

Yup you're right, it's a Vox Sidewinder IV, after you said that I remember looking at a bunch of different Vox basses the other night and found it, just scroll down:

http://www.voxshowroom.com/us/guitar/sidewinder.html

It was made by Eko of Italy, I have an Eko Hofner copy that sounds much better than a Hofner, much better pickups.

Chris P. · March 14, 2011, 10:55:02 AM

Yep, a Vox.

mc2NY · March 14, 2011, 11:16:25 AM

I knew it because I actually played a pair of Constellation IV teardrop Vox hollowbodies as my main basses for 5 or 6 years when I was first playing in my prog rock and then punk days. I still have one of them that has Model One PUPs on it!! The bass player from the Chesterfiled Kings was always trying to get me to sell him one.

My other one got destroyed in a stage mystery and the neck was broken between sets when someone must've knocked it over.

You can hear the built-in onboard distortion and treble/bass boot FX in Entwistles solo!

Great basses, despite the pencil thin short-scale necks.

Pete is playing a Vox Cheetah.

Here's a pic of Larry Graham w/Sly playing the same bass as Entwistle! (halfway down the string)
http://forums.vintageguitars.org.uk/showthread.php?p=1907

jumbodbassman · March 14, 2011, 12:17:05 PM

Vox sidewinder it is. smallest neck known to mankind. one of the first, if not the first, active bass made. Had distortion built in a well as a tuning pitch....Sold mine, sunburst, last year on feebay. no real market for them. who tribute band guy scoped it up.....

Chris P. · March 17, 2011, 03:09:46 AM

I used to have an Italian made 60s Vox Bass. A Saturn IV. Neck was to tiny for me. I love narrow J and T-Bird necks, but I couldn't get used to this. Sold it and I bought a great Burns:)