John Entwistle

According to thewho.net, John used this Digitech preamp fed into RMP-1 loop as parts of his rig between 1999 and 2001. He used it for chorusing and overdrive.

Between 1968 - 1971, John played a customized DR103 as part of his setup.

According to the website thewho.net, John used this item as a part of his rig between 1996 and 1997.

According to the website thewho.net, John used this item as a part of his rig between 1996 and 1997. He used this item as an head for his two A.S.S 212 2x12" speakers.

John: "I started out with an 18? speaker, which lived in an open-back cabinet. The rest of the band (we had no roadie at the time) objected to the heaviness of the cabinet with the 18? inside it. So we had the idea to hang the speaker on a six-inch nail and carry it in a separate cardboard box. Consequently every time I played a low E note the speaker would vibrate off the nail and fall on the floor behind the cabinet. I guess I learned how to play with just my left hand in this way — as I needed the right to hang the damn speaker back on the nail!"

Vox AC15, shared with PA. The Detours had two Vox AC-15s, one for Roger and Pete to share, and one for John and the PA.

One of his earliest amps were this marshall head and two 4x12 cabinets.

One of his first amps where two of these Marshall 4x12 Cabinets.

According to the website thewho.net, John used these preamps between 1999 and 2001. Ash down made a model signature of it still for sale today

Features: tube and solid state preamp section, flexible 7-band EQ, a subharmonic processor as well as onboard crossover.

This was the last bass head amp used by Entwistle before his death.

Quotation from 15 May 2002, Guitar Center Interview:

"(...). At the mid range, I use a Trace Elliot V-Type V8 valve amplifier going through two 2 x 12? Ashdown JE cabinets."

Trace Elliot V-Type V8 valve bass amplifier head previously owned by John Entwistle, and used as a spare. 230 VAC. 400 watts RMS into 2 or 4 ohms. Courtesy of Ron Knights.

It can be seen in the "Thunderfingers" documentary promo

According to thewho.net, John used 4 of these amps + their bass bins with the John Entwistle Band. Picture comes from the official Ashdown Amp website.

In this photo circa 1967 John can be seen playing through a Sunn 100s bass amp driving two Sunn 200s 2x15" cabinets.

John appears in this photo endorsing Simms-Watts amplifiers, playing a Ned Callan bass custom made by Peter Cook. No other information available about this endorsement.

Chris Stamp, the Who’s manager, signed the group to an exclusive agreement with Vox to use their gear in the States. On the first 1967 U.S. tours, including the March/April 1967 “Murray the K – Music in the Fifth Dimension” shows in New York, and the Monterey Pop festival in June, the Who used rented U.S. Thomas Organ (VOX) ‘Super Beatle’ 120w solid amplifiers and 4x12 (w/two horns) cabinets.

From 1968 - 1971 John used Four Hiwatt SE4123 4×12 cabinets.

According to thewho.net, John used it in 2002 as part of his control rack.

John Entwistle, bassist for The Who, is confirmed to have used the Sunn Coliseum Bass 320-Watt Bass Amp Head. This is supported by a description from Gardiner Houlgate auctions, which details that the amplifier head, along with a Sunn Model 412L speaker cabinet, was housed in a flight case stenciled with 'The Who'. The amplifier was part of the band's equipment from 1971 onwards and was used during notable performances such as Live Aid in 1985. This gear was later acquired by the Irish rock band Cactus World News in the late 1980s when The Who disposed of some of their equipment.

In a vintage advertisement, John Entwistle can be seen playing through a Simms-Watts AP100 all purpose amplifier head, along with a Simms-Watts 4 x 12 Speaker Cabinet.