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Summary: A must for gear heads...
Review: Apart from being no slouch on bass, John Entwistle (the former bass player with The Who) was a renowned collector of guitars and basses. At the time of his death in 2002 he owned approximately 200 instruments. Some of them were integral to The Who's enduring contribution to rock - song's like "My Generation" and "Won't Get Fooled Again". Others are rare vintage Fenders, Gibsons, Rics, etc. Of course there are a few Alembics. John had been working with a photographer to catalogue and photograph his collection and had written the introduction and descriptive notes to a book which has now been published. A must for anyone interested in electric guitars or basses. Could be your only chance to see a Gibson Moderne, Fender Swinger or Alembic Narrow V.
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Summary: Come on the amazing journey
Review: First off let me qualify my review and just put it right out on the table that I am a huge fan of John Entwistle. This book was something that I always wanted but was never available. This composition of pictures are a fantastic exhibition of the collection. The collection itself is outstanding. John's estate was the perfect backdrop for the book. If you are a fan of JE then you will love this book. If you are a guitar or bass collector you will love this book.
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Summary: Come on the amazing journey
Review: First off let me qualify my review and just put it right out on the table that I am a huge fan of John Entwistle. This book was something that I always wanted but was never available. This composition of pictures are a fantastic exhibition of the collection. The collection itself is outstanding. John's estate was the perfect backdrop for the book. If you are a fan of JE then you will love this book. If you are a guitar or bass collector you will love this book.
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Summary: An amazing man, an amazing collection...
Review: In all honesty, I am not an enormous fan of The Who -- I do like their work enough to own some of it, though. And far and away, my favorite member has always been John Entwistle. The man is more than likely the greatest bass player of all time (which is hard for me to say being a John Paul Jones and Paul McCartney fan), and most definitely had the finest collection of basses this world has seen. And now, finally, in living colour... a sort of catalog, if you would. A tremendous piece for your collection if you love The Who or just like the bass -- just great, I must say!
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Summary: An amazing man, an amazing collection...
Review: In all honesty, I am not an enormous fan of The Who -- I do like their work enough to own some of it, though. And far and away, my favorite member has always been John Entwistle. The man is more than likely the greatest bass player of all time (which is hard for me to say being a John Paul Jones and Paul McCartney fan), and most definitely had the finest collection of basses this world has seen. And now, finally, in living colour... a sort of catalog, if you would. A tremendous piece for your collection if you love The Who or just like the bass -- just great, I must say!
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Summary: The Gibralter of Rock
Review: Ox could blow the roof off the house almost any night with his thundering bass guitar anchoring The Who. No job in rock 'n' roll ever demanded more sense of rhythm that Mr. Entwistle's. The freewheeling guitar style of Peter Townshend, the ultra-dynamic approach of Keith Moon (and those who followed on the skins), and Roger Daltry's fluid vocals certainly needed a Gilbrater of Rock to anchor their sound.
Preventing a runaway train wreck was Ox.
His life with the bass guitar resulted in one of the world's top collections, lovingly presented in magnificent color and display here. The concise commentary about each guitar is just enough to categorize it, place it in historical context of The Who or musical style, and reveal an intimacy about the artist himself.
I love this book.
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