Lot Essay
The guide lights were necessary for The Who concerts of 1975 and 1976 when the stage lighting was blacked out for effect during live performances.
Details
JOHN ENTWISTLE/THE WHO
An Alembic bass guitar with a natural finish; double cutaway mahogany body with birdseye maple top, laminated through neck with 24 fret rosewood fingerboard with oval inlays and guide lights, two pickups, four controls, three switches, two inputs and Kahler tremolo - used on stage by John Entwistle, circa 1975-76; and blue hardshell case.
An Alembic bass guitar with a natural finish; double cutaway mahogany body with birdseye maple top, laminated through neck with 24 fret rosewood fingerboard with oval inlays and guide lights, two pickups, four controls, three switches, two inputs and Kahler tremolo - used on stage by John Entwistle, circa 1975-76; and blue hardshell case.
Provenance
Sotheby's Rock 'N' Roll Sale, 7th April 1988.