John Entwistle

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

Despite not being owned by Entwistle, it was used as his vocal mic for the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, as is visible in this concert footage of The Who's performance of "My Generation" at 0:10. As discussed in this video by Shure Creators (an official Shure YouTube channel), the McCune Audio company had loaned several microphones to the festival, including a number of SM56s.

In this list of Entwistle's Bass equipment we can see photos of Entwistle with his Peter Cook Custom Lighning Bolt Bass.

In this YouTube video from a 1967 Who concert at the Marquee, you can see that John Enwistle is using a 1966 Precision with a slab body, a maple fingerboard and a black pickguard.

(timestamps : 0:00 - 0:05 - 0:48 - 1:07 - 2:37)

The 1961 Fender Precision Bass was John Entwistle’s first ‘proper’ bass guitar, acquired from Gabby Connolly, Detours co-vocalist, in 1963, for paying off his £50 HP debt.

In a 1966 photo, John Entwistle is seen with his Höfner 500/1 "Cavern" bass.

In a user-uploaded photo on Discord, arrows highlight multiple Fender Telecaster Basses used by John Entwistle.

A photo shows two Gibson EB-1 basses belonging to John Entwistle.

John Entwistle is shown using a Gibson Firebird V with a Maestro Vibrola in a user-uploaded photo on Discord.

John Entwistle can be seen in the documentary Rising Low using a Warwick Nobby Meidel while recording with Gov’t Mule.

According to the website thewho.net, John used two SPX-1000 as a part of his rig between 1996 and 1997.

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

On thewho.net's gear page for Entwistle, under the picks & strings section it reads:

"Picks:"

"’60s–’70s:"

"*Herco"

"*Manny’s"

"’80s–’90s:"

"*Herco heavy gauge (.80mm)"

"*Purple Dunlop 1.14mm Tortex picks"

On thewho.net's gear page for Entwistle, under the picks & strings section it reads:

"Picks:"

"’60s–’70s:"

"*Herco"

"*Manny’s"

"’80s–’90s:"

"*Herco heavy gauge (.80mm)"

"*Purple Dunlop 1.14mm Tortex picks"

In a user-uploaded photo, John Entwistle is shown with a Gibson Explorer Korina to his left. It's unclear whether this guitar is a reissue or an original model.

In a user-uploaded photo on Discord, a red arrow points to a Music Man Stingray bass, indicating it as part of John Entwistle's gear collection.

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.

John Entwistle is confirmed to use Rotosound RS66LDN Pure Nickel Bass Strings (45-105) as mentioned on the Rotosound page, specifically in the albums "Live at Leeds" and "Who's Next," according to Rotosound Music Strings.

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.