Beedster Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 It's odd how little he'd discussed round these parts isn't it Neil? Probably a fare more innovative and influential player than a lot of those players cited more frequently in those contexts? I remember seeing him explaining his rig to an unwary interviewer and seeing the interviewer visibly flinch when JE played the first note Quote
ern500evo Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 [quote name='neilb' post='1284107' date='Jun 27 2011, 02:05 PM']9 years ago today...RIP mate.[/quote] RIP The Ox, an absolute legend. My hero! Quote
apa Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 My hero too. The begining of 'Real me' gives me goose bumps every time. Bless him. A Quote
Delberthot Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 Another one of those bass players I largely ignored until I matured as a musician (is that possible? ) and only more recently discovered how great he actually was Quote
Vinny Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 [quote name='Delberthot' post='1284181' date='Jun 27 2011, 02:58 PM']Another one of those bass players I largely ignored until I matured as a musician (is that possible? ) and only more recently discovered how great he actually was[/quote] + the large one! Quote
hairyhaw Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 Is that really 9 years already?! Where'd that go? Quote
MB1 Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 MB1. Will always be held in high esteem as one of the true greats of bass, and rightly so! Quote
HADGE Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 [quote name='neilb' date='Jun 27 2011, 02:05 PM' post='1284107'] 9 years ago today...RIP mate. [/quto me the best evr in the world Quote
Lozz196 Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 [quote name='hairyhaw' post='1284199' date='Jun 27 2011, 03:16 PM']Is that really 9 years already?! Where'd that go?[/quote] Frightening. The bass world definately misses JE, a real loss. Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 The reason I play bass. Can't believe it's been 9 years. I still have the newspapers from the day at home. I'm going to drink some Remy Martin from a cycle flask in his honour tonight. Quote
John Schoen Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 (edited) I think he was the inspiration for a lot of players to pick up the bass (I am one of them). Pushing and crossing boundaries he has changed the way a lot of people approach the bass, a great innovator. Miss him, I am going to watch The Ox's Tale DVD and raise a glass to him tonight. Then let it rip. Edited June 27, 2011 by John Schoen Quote
Ross Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 My god, has it really been that long? One of the biggest influences on my playing, RIP Thunderfingers. Quote
acidbass Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 RIP John. Fondly remembered on a daily basis when one of his basslines pops into my playlist frequently! One of my main inspirations. Quote
4000 Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 [quote name='Ross' post='1284388' date='Jun 27 2011, 05:41 PM']My god, has it really been that long? RIP Thunderfingers.[/quote] +1. One of my all-time faves, responsible for most of my others! Quote
essexbasscat Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 A huge influence to my playing for a long, long time. I consider him as one of our founding forefathers. If someone ever carves the faces of a handful of bassplayers out of a rockface on a large scale, I hope John would be there. RIP John Quote
ezbass Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 [quote name='apa' post='1284178' date='Jun 27 2011, 02:55 PM']The begining of 'Real me' gives me goose bumps every time.[/quote] One of my all time favourite tracks, amazing line, great tone. Quote
Blademan_98 Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 Sadly missed by many fans and muso's alike. RIP John Quote
killswitch2011 Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 If I could choose to play like one bassist, and one bassist alone, it would definitely be him. He's not the reason I started playing bass, but he's definitely the standard to which I aspire (an unachievable goal of course, but one can dream ), and is one of my top five favourite bassists. I was playing along to "Live At Leeds" last night, and I just couldn't keep up lol. R.I.P. Quote
munkonthehill Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 (edited) I dont think I would hit my stings as hard as I do if it wasnt for seeing him do it on so many gigs. Love to watch his crazy flipping fingers, sure plays a mean pinball..............I mean bass. I put this man down to one of my main influneces. Edited June 27, 2011 by munkonthehill Quote
LeftyBiskit Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 Yep,the OX-Legend, that bass line on" the real me" fanbloody- tastic, I love what he did on summertime blues,totally awesome. Not forgetting Shakin'all over. I could go on- RIP JE. Quote
Big_Stu Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 I loved the way he was a tone fiend. It was a job, a role - or his place in the band. He actually analysed his sound, developed & changed it. That's a real bassist right there. Quote
Beedster Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 If you're looking for a challenge, do yourselves a favour and buy this guys, it's a great book and for good measure it's got both versions of The Real Me. It's one of the few bass tab books that I'm never going to sell [url="http://www.basslinepublishing.com/the-john-entwistle-bass-book.html"]http://www.basslinepublishing.com/the-john...-bass-book.html[/url] Chris Quote
ern500evo Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 [quote name='neilb' post='1284107' date='Jun 27 2011, 02:05 PM']9 years ago today...RIP mate.[/quote] I was at Milton Keynes bowl last night and the foo fighters did young man blues, awesome! Quote
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