Classic Wal Basses - The John Entwistle Wal JG Series Bass, JG1128
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| John Entwistle playing one of his Wals at a celebrity gig with Rick Wakeman, members of Status Quo and others |
The Ox, Thunderfingers, just
plain John... call him what you like the Who's bassist wasn't averse to picking
up the odd bass or two. Indeed, the Sothebys auctions of his private collection
have passed into rock and roll history – for the scale, scope and just plain
weirdness of the basses he had accumulated. However, amongst his beloved
Fenders, Alembics and Warwicks nestled a couple of classic, custom build period
Wals. Well, you'd probably expect that he'd have managed to pick up a couple of
everything, wouldn't you? However, Entwistle's relationship with Wal was closer
than many of the brands in his collection. In fact, close enough that he agreed
to appear in adverts and other promotional literature for the brand.
