John Entwistle and the mystery mic

[Dom in Dorset]

What is the second lower mic for?

[Woodinblack]

I would have thought an acoustic guitar. Maybe it isn't his microphone and the photo is just at an angle?

[casapete]

He did play some brass instruments in the studio, so maybe did live too? French horn on ‘Pictures of Lily’ ?

[Naigewron]

To really catch that authentic Ox sound of the strings slapping on the neck

[Doctor J]

37 minutes ago, casapete said:

He did play some brass instruments in the studio, so maybe did live too? French horn on ‘Pictures of Lily’ ?

This is the answer. He played a variety of brass horns live.

[fleabag]

He also used to turn his back to the audience and fart

[Dom in Dorset]

1 hour ago, fleabag said:

He also used to turn his back to the audience and fart

Most people think that's a French horn on "Overture" but we know otherwise...

[SpondonBassed]

It's a noise cancellation technique from the good old days of analogue.  The mics are out of phase so the background is cancelled out while the vocals (in the upper mic) survive the summing of the two signals.

If I recall correctly from my sound and lighting coursework back in the day that is.

[NikNik]

I know that one of those beakers contained brandy.