ARGHHH I can't find that bass!

MuRd0K · 05-27-2005, 04:13 PM

Ok, I downloaded a The Who video that said "My Generation (live at Ed Sullivan show)".... and John Entwistle was using a BEATIFUL bass...

So I started doing a little research.... turns out, The Who never appeared on the Ed Sullivan show, and I can't find any info from it, although I think it is a Gretsch 6070 Hollow Body bass...

For more info, the show starts with the host(I have no idea who he is) talking with pete...

"So what's your name?"
"Pete"
"Pete?, and where are you from Pete?"
"London"
"London? London where?"
"London, England"
(laughter)
"Hey where did you learned to play the guitar like that?"
"That was bowling"

Then he moves to John, which is awfully short compared to what he did to Pete, Roger and Keith...

so... any info on the bass?

Panda Licker · 05-27-2005, 04:32 PM

It wasnt the Ed Sullivan show

It was the... Smotheres Brothers show

and I think that was a Gibson. He didnt play it much though. For a more Entwistle sound, you'd want a Fender P or J or a Thunderbird, through a 15" cab

05-27-2005, 04:33 PM

the bass is a Gretcsh( I think it is spelled like that.) To be more presice one of theese babies( I think) http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/index.php?product=G6073&cat1=&cat2=&q=&st=1
'
EDIT: Noticed that it is a different headstock

Edit2: Looks like a Fender Coronado

EDIT3: It isn't a Fender Coronado, I am ****ing idiot.

MuRd0K · 05-27-2005, 04:44 PM

I also didn't thought it was Gretcsh, because of the headstock (which is fenderish).

I also thought it was a Gibson (like a EB-2) but I can't find anything from the Gibson family on that bass.

**** that John :'( Why did he played such beatiful basses and kept their names so **** hidden.

Anorak · 05-27-2005, 05:41 PM

It was none of the basses that you have said. its a very rare and underated bass called the vox phantom (i think thats the name i cant 100% remember) it has a built in distortion circuit. its a large hollowbody , john covered the logo on the headstock. Im 100% sure thats the bass as the interview you are talking about is on the kids arent alright dvd. i hope this info helps, this bass was featured in a reasent issue of bass player magazine.

Wintermute · 05-27-2005, 05:46 PM

It was indeed the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, not sure why it's been labelled Ed Sullivan on all the p2p networks. Great video though... Got to love the ending.

MuRd0K · 05-27-2005, 08:01 PM

Anorak... thank you a lot... but I can't find any pictures from it =S. All I find are these vox's

Both on Basses and Guitars. Although the headstock is the same....

Guess I'll have to keep on searching.

Deacy · 05-27-2005, 08:06 PM

[URL=http://www.thewho.net:16080/whotabs/equipment/bass/equip-entwistlegear.html]Your answers may be here[/url]

But I could be wrong

Wintermute · 05-27-2005, 08:10 PM

Vox Cougar Sidewinder IV V272 bass in a burgundy-grain finish (as seen on Smothers Brothers show, September 1967)

Thanks for the link, Deacy.

Deacy · 05-27-2005, 08:22 PM

T'was my pleasure to help Wintermute

*Light side points gained*

I've played so much Knights of the Old Republic II recently :S

MuRd0K · 05-28-2005, 01:16 AM

I looked there (the main page I researched) but couldn't find the pic

...

Thank you so much for the info anyways, couldn't have figured that out by myself.

Anorak · 05-28-2005, 04:52 AM

IT was definatly the vox i was talking about but the vox side winder is not its correct name ( it says its name in a issue of bass player a recent one i cant seem to find) sorry ill try looking for the issue later, when i find it ill give you the info about it.

wicked_child · 05-28-2005, 06:44 AM

beautiful!

Wintermute · 05-28-2005, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wicked_child

beautiful!

That is quite pretty... but it's not it. The one was using had a different headstock, and a different tailpiece.

Jamie · 05-28-2005, 08:06 AM

Maybe it was a Guild Starfire?

Wintermute · 05-28-2005, 08:10 AM

It was similar to the one in the image, but with the tuning heads all on the top side of the head. The company logo had been taped over, as had the logo on Townshend's guitar. Must have been some broadcasting regulation that's since been repealed.

scottstephenson · 04-15-2006, 05:37 PM

yep, it's a vox sidewinder.
[URL="http://www.voxamps.co.uk/history/bass.htm"]http://www.voxamps.co.uk/history/bass.htm[/url]
middle of the page.
i want one also.
great looking bass

AlmightyPancake · 04-15-2006, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottstephenson

yep, it's a vox sidewinder.
[URL="http://www.voxamps.co.uk/history/bass.htm"]http://www.voxamps.co.uk/history/bass.htm[/url]
middle of the page.
i want one also.
great looking bass

Hey man, this thread is almost a year old.

MuRd0K · 04-15-2006, 06:03 PM

When I saw this thread on the first page, I couldn't recognize it. I thought "Was I that drunk yesterday that I forgot what I did?"

Thanks for the information anyways =) That's the best pic of that bass that I have seen so far.

darrell · 04-16-2006, 12:23 AM

The evils of the search function.

05-27-2005, 04:13 PM	#1
MuRd0K I'm too gay for a man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chihuahua, MX Posts: 1,580	ARGHHH I can't find that bass! Ok, I downloaded a The Who video that said "My Generation (live at Ed Sullivan show)".... and John Entwistle was using a BEATIFUL bass... So I started doing a little research.... turns out, The Who never appeared on the Ed Sullivan show, and I can't find any info from it, although I think it is a Gretsch 6070 Hollow Body bass... For more info, the show starts with the host(I have no idea who he is) talking with pete... "So what's your name?" "Pete" "Pete?, and where are you from Pete?" "London" "London? London where?" "London, England" (laughter) "Hey where did you learned to play the guitar like that?" "That was bowling" Then he moves to John, which is awfully short compared to what he did to Pete, Roger and Keith... so... any info on the bass?

05-27-2005, 04:33 PM	#3
2rri Guest Posts: n/a	the bass is a Gretcsh( I think it is spelled like that.) To be more presice one of theese babies( I think) http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/index.php?product=G6073&cat1=&cat2=&q=&st=1 ' EDIT: Noticed that it is a different headstock Edit2: Looks like a Fender Coronado EDIT3: It isn't a Fender Coronado, I am ***ing idiot. Last edited by 2rri; 05-27-2005 at 04:38 PM.*

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05-27-2005, 04:32 PM	#2
Panda Licker MX Badass Cowboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,604	It wasnt the Ed Sullivan show It was the... Smotheres Brothers show and I think that was a Gibson. He didnt play it much though. For a more Entwistle sound, you'd want a Fender P or J or a Thunderbird, through a 15" cab

05-27-2005, 04:44 PM	#4
MuRd0K I'm too gay for a man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chihuahua, MX Posts: 1,580	I also didn't thought it was Gretcsh, because of the headstock (which is fenderish). I also thought it was a Gibson (like a EB-2) but I can't find anything from the Gibson family on that bass. ** that John :'( Why did he played such beatiful basses and kept their names so ** hidden.

05-27-2005, 05:41 PM	#5
Anorak Mx Trace elliot club Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 687	It was none of the basses that you have said. its a very rare and underated bass called the vox phantom (i think thats the name i cant 100% remember) it has a built in distortion circuit. its a large hollowbody , john covered the logo on the headstock. Im 100% sure thats the bass as the interview you are talking about is on the kids arent alright dvd. i hope this info helps, this bass was featured in a reasent issue of bass player magazine.

05-27-2005, 05:46 PM	#6
Wintermute There Can Be Only One Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lancaster, UK - Coldest place in the Universe Posts: 13,885	It was indeed the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, not sure why it's been labelled Ed Sullivan on all the p2p networks. Great video though... Got to love the ending.

05-27-2005, 08:01 PM	#7
MuRd0K I'm too gay for a man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chihuahua, MX Posts: 1,580	Anorak... thank you a lot... but I can't find any pictures from it =S. All I find are these vox's Both on Basses and Guitars. Although the headstock is the same.... Guess I'll have to keep on searching.

05-27-2005, 08:06 PM	#8
Deacy Zone of the Enders 2 pwns Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Medway, UK Posts: 1,550	[URL=http://www.thewho.net:16080/whotabs/equipment/bass/equip-entwistlegear.html]Your answers may be here[/url] But I could be wrong

05-27-2005, 08:10 PM	#9
Wintermute There Can Be Only One Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lancaster, UK - Coldest place in the Universe Posts: 13,885	Vox Cougar Sidewinder IV V272 bass in a burgundy-grain finish (as seen on Smothers Brothers show, September 1967) Thanks for the link, Deacy.

05-27-2005, 08:22 PM	#10
Deacy Zone of the Enders 2 pwns Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Medway, UK Posts: 1,550	T'was my pleasure to help Wintermute Light side points gained I've played so much Knights of the Old Republic II recently :S

05-28-2005, 01:16 AM	#11
MuRd0K I'm too gay for a man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chihuahua, MX Posts: 1,580	I looked there (the main page I researched) but couldn't find the pic ... Thank you so much for the info anyways, couldn't have figured that out by myself.

05-28-2005, 04:52 AM	#12
Anorak Mx Trace elliot club Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 687	IT was definatly the vox i was talking about but the vox side winder is not its correct name ( it says its name in a issue of bass player a recent one i cant seem to find) sorry ill try looking for the issue later, when i find it ill give you the info about it.

05-28-2005, 06:44 AM	#13
wicked_child time to rock and roar Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,688	beautiful!

05-28-2005, 08:06 AM	#15
Jamie :O Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Durham, UK Posts: 10,789	Maybe it was a Guild Starfire?

05-28-2005, 08:10 AM	#16
Wintermute There Can Be Only One Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lancaster, UK - Coldest place in the Universe Posts: 13,885	It was similar to the one in the image, but with the tuning heads all on the top side of the head. The company logo had been taped over, as had the logo on Townshend's guitar. Must have been some broadcasting regulation that's since been repealed.

04-15-2006, 05:37 PM	#17
scottstephenson Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4	yep, it's a vox sidewinder. [URL="http://www.voxamps.co.uk/history/bass.htm"]http://www.voxamps.co.uk/history/bass.htm[/url] middle of the page. i want one also. great looking bass

04-15-2006, 06:03 PM	#19
MuRd0K I'm too gay for a man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chihuahua, MX Posts: 1,580	When I saw this thread on the first page, I couldn't recognize it. I thought "Was I that drunk yesterday that I forgot what I did?" Thanks for the information anyways =) That's the best pic of that bass that I have seen so far.

04-16-2006, 12:23 AM	#20
darrell darrell Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 2,084	The evils of the search function.