Gust0o Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Tiny bit of trivia, but was listening back to Radio 5 this evening and they played back an interview with mod-of-the-moment, Bradley Wiggins. I knew he was a bit of a guitar nut, but it was interesting to hear him say he owned a couple of John Entwistle's basses. Probably no surprise, given his love of the music, but always very cool to see someone else picking up the bass. I wonder which ones he has. Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mep Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 News to me. Saw the recent documentry and he had a 6 string behind him in his garden room when being imterviewed. Hope we get to find out. Entwistle had quite a collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrene Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I met him once or twice at parties and have a giod friend who was his team mate for several years. It's no surprise; he's a collector. Guitars, beers, anything that appears to be a culrural artefact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 He was saying he has c.50 guitars, which is quite a collection - alongside his scooters, and other bits and pieces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I like the bloke...makes him even cooler than he has basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 No idea who he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_Bass_Dog85 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Excellent! What a dood Wiggo is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutton Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 [quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1356135237' post='1907413'] No idea who he is. [/quote] Why bother to post then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 [quote name='Hutton' timestamp='1356170993' post='1907550'] Why bother to post then? [/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) If you do an image search for "Bradley Wiggins Entistle bass" there is an interesting picture comparing the two, for some reason I can't post it here. Can't find a picture of the bass though. Edited December 22, 2012 by Dom in Somerset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan_da_man Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 [quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1356135237' post='1907413'] No idea who he is. [/quote] John Entwistle played bass for a band called The Who. Tomorrow, we'll do colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutton Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 [quote name='Stan_da_man' timestamp='1356174591' post='1907599'] John Entwistle played bass for a band called The Who. Tomorrow, we'll do colours. [/quote] Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Hahaha Love Wiggo. Absolute hero! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 [quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1356135237' post='1907413'] No idea who he is. [/quote] On your bike mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) After reading the above repartee, God, I'm getting old! Edited December 22, 2012 by iiipopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr zed Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 [sharedmedia=core:attachments:125725] this made me laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 [quote name='mr zed' timestamp='1356199105' post='1907922'] this made me laugh [/quote] Witty although he's left himself open to the grammar Nazis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Allez Wiggo, i have a pic of him blowing out of his arse on Holme Moss when he was riding for Credit Agricole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 what did Holme say about this? I know I wouldn't have been impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Cool dude. Great athlete the tour is so grueling. Saw and been on some of those routes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 The thing with Entwistle's bass collection is that he never really seemed to use the best basses he had. The Modulus, the Warwick Thumbs, some of the Alembics other than the Spider basses... His 'bass collection' book is a great tome to own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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