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Leon Wilkeson

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Page last updated Aug 10, 2025

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Custom made by Entwistle from a Gibson Thunderbird body modified to fit a Fender Precision Bass neck.

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John Entwistle

Singer, Bassist

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Entwistle can be seen in a photo on VH1 playing his custom "Fenderbird" bass.

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Leon Wilkeson

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

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"Wilkeson acquired a “Fenderbird” Bass from The Who’s John Entwistle. The Fenderbird Bass mated a custom made Gibson Thunderbird body to a Fender Precision Bass neck. Wilkeson can be seen playing this Bass in a 1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd performance on the British TV series The Old Grey Whistle Test."

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