document.write(' Photo: Eddie Malluk '); Unlike a electric guitar, you can change the sound of a bass by using different strings. The third Buzzard is the one John purchased and took on tour and was eventually sold at the Sotheby’s auction in 2003.
Rotosound strings he also endoursed as well that are bright. Sold in Sotheby’s 2003 auction; Estimated £2,000–£3,000; sold for £5,760. Lot 185: Two sets of Ashdown 2×12 cabinets and flight cases, used 2000, from the collection of Brad Rodgers of whocollection.com.
“So I thought, ‘No, this is too powerful, even for me!’ So I cut the system in half, including the amps, sent half over to America and kept the rest in England. Click to view larger version. It was later that Modulus provided Warwick with six bass necks for them to use in the production of John’s personal Buzzard basses. Ashdown takes over from A.S.S., and produced identical cabinets as above for John. Prototype, arabic numbers on fretboard, no serial number. Entwistle's explanation of his tone was: plug bass into Marshall stack; turn all the knobs (on the bass and the amp) all the way up. , Click to view larger version.
In addition to its internal studio-quality effects, the 2290 has five external effects loops which allow it to function as a MIDI controller. graphic EQ, whichever I favor at the time, going through four 15s.
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document.write(' Photo: Ken Settie '); After that, I went through a whole collection of different 50-watt amps and different speakers until, contrary to popular belief, Marshall made the first 4 × 12″ speaker cabinets.
According to Rich, “We made three for John from the Who.