Hiwatt
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Hiwatt is a British company that manufactures amplifiers for electric guitar and bass. Founded in the mid-1960s by Dave Reeves, Hiwatt helped define the sound of rock music of the era alongside fellow
A Hiwatt amplifier with a Fender Precision Bass
Pete Townshend smashing a Gibson SG. Behind him are a set of Hiwatt amps. Both were a staple ingredient of The Who's sound between 1969 and 1972.
John Entwistle
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John Alec Entwistle was an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer and record producer, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four de
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…Reeves' own amplifier design re-badged with the Sound City name. Following a financial disagreement between Marshall and the Who's management in 1967, John Entwistle and Pete Townshend adopted Sound City amps. Townshend also recommended them to Jimi Hendrix when asked for his opinion on amplification, and the Jimi…
Entwistle at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1976
Entwistle backstage before a gig at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 1967
Entwistle performing with the Who at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1976
Display of Entwistle's bass guitar along with a shirt formerly owned by bandmate Keith Moon at Hard Rock Cafe, London