The Ox with golden strings

[d-basser]

Any ideas what kinda strings Entwistle is using here and why they are gold???

p.s. some seriously sweet bassin in the vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uwz8GeLcPs&search=John%20Entwistle

[PaulR]

They are gold because it looks nice.

You can get strings in many different colours.

[Belfast Bassist]

I love the way he has a camera on the headstock!! Class view..

[d-basser]

They are gold because it looks nice.

You can get strings in many different colours.

twas wondering if there was any reason more than that, also any ideas wer i can get these gold strings and how much they'd be (UK)

[SixnStones]

he is easily the most boring man to watch playing the bass. nice playing, but he just stands there

[Belfast Bassist]

twas wondering if there was ant reaso more than that, also any ideas wer i can get these gold strings and how much they'd be (UK)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7396275316

[ebe9]

I have a sneaky feeling they might be:

Rotosound Bronze Bass 44 (strictly speaking for acoustic bass)

(Depends of course on the age of the video)

[d-basser]

your avatar looks like its contemplatin the age of the age of it

[ebe9]

your avatar looks like its contemplatin the age of the age of it


Well................have not watched the video due to connection speed (5KBPS on a good day).

So thus I am going on the fact that entwistle pretty much only played Rotosounds and the only one of their strings that I know to be a "gold" colour are those particular ones

[d-mart]

That was pretty boring

[pitchfork]

http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equipment/bass/equip-entwistlegear.html

Have a look through there i can't be bothered to look.
Okay a look i believe them to be Maxima Gold gold-plated handmade strings.

[Scooch]

Wow, probably the best video I've ever seen on these forums ever. That was amazing.

[supercalifragilistic]

I didn't like the first half of that solo, but damn Etwistle is one cool old bastard.

[IPolkaLikeThis!]

do you want him to do back flips while throwing his bass around his body?

that was damn awesome. he doesnt need to move around.

[bleeding_fingers]

That was meaner than hell sounding.

[PaulR]

do you want him to do back flips while throwing his bass around his body?

that was damn awesome. he doesnt need to move around.
I'd appreciate a few backflips.

[Hardinge]

http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/Catalogue/ViewProduct.aspx?productId=1388

EDIT: I am pretty sure those are the ones he used

[Klander Brigade]

I have a sneaky feeling they might be:

Rotosound Bronze Bass 44 (strictly speaking for acoustic bass)

(Depends of course on the age of the video)

Those strings are a bitch to find!

[Hardinge]

that is one hell of a solo and one hell of a tone

[d-basser]

That was meaner than hell sounding.
this is mean sounding!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUO82u5ck6Q&search=John%20Entwistle

[da_s_man13]

Is it me or does he have a really bad left hand technique?

[SixnStones]

do you want him to do back flips while throwing his bass around his body?

that was damn awesome. he doesnt need to move around.

i didn't think it was that great actually, was good, but not damn awesome, and he could maybe smile? move AT ALL? you see bands live for a show, you can listen to their music on a CD.

[mister_tee]

i didn't think it was that great actually, was good, but not damn awesome, and he could maybe smile? move AT ALL? you see bands live for a show, you can listen to their music on a CD.

Barely moving was always his trademark. I reckon it's better to just stand there than ruin it by trying to be something he's not.

[Az_Holl]

Is it me or does he have a really bad left hand technique?
He doesnt have "proper" left hand technique, but then alot of people dont. Juat play whats most comfortable.

[pitchfork]

I use the same technique, i did before i knew about entwhistle.

[Hardinge]

he does seem out of place with the who, as he dosent move on stage and beside him there is a mad drummer, a guitarist who smashes everything up and an wild singer as well

EDIT: well used to have a mad drummer.

[kev_trb1006]

he does seem out of place with the who

get real

[Hardinge]

get real

i mean in terms of personallity
not the music as it is amazing

[Akira]

Is it just me or is his typewriter technique boring to listen to?

[Scooch]

Forget the strings what kind of bass was that, I really like the look of the neck.

[JMDavis07]

i don't like his style because it sounded very sloppy to me
and alot of it sounded VERY out of place

[d-basser]

Forget the strings what kind of bass was that, I really like the look of the neck.

is it not his custom status graphite buzzard

[TheBassStylee]

judging by you saying theyre gold, most likely theyre Maxima/Optima Golds. theyre goldplated strings at about $80.00 USD for a pack of four. thats alot for a set of strings, although they are sposed to be excellent.

> mike

[shadow316]

He looks like an idiot with that bass imo, maybe someone out of a death metal band, not him. And i hate the way he solos. Just seems a bit messy and random to me. That is of course my opinion.

As for the strings, are you sure it's not just the silk round the tops of them?

[Wintermute]

That's the solo from 5:15 Live at the Albert Hall... I don't like it. He's not a solo player... in a band context, he's one of the best rock bassists out there. He's the daddy of rock bass. But solo... people either seem to love him or hate him.

[JMDavis07]

hate