John 'Rhino' Edwards

Born: 9th May 1953 From: Whitton, Middlesex. Now Lives: South west London. Personal: Married to Kathy, three children. Plays: Bass, guitar, vocals, songwriting. John has played with many other artistes but for him there is only one band and he is where he wants to be, in the engine room of Status Quo. He is known to all as 'Rhino' and also as 'The Bludgeon' because he is the clumsiest man in the world and somehow he manages to break things wherever he goes. An enthusiastic supporter of Brentford Football Club and a 'Do it Yourself' (demolition) expert, he is married to Kathy and has three children, Mae, Freddie and Max. Rhino loves touring and when Quo are on the road, he and Andrew can often be found wandering the streets, taking in Art Galleries, seeing the sights and tasting the local brews. With possibly the biggest stereo system in West London and the best neighbours (not), he is a musicoholic, always listening to new and old records of all kinds and recording tracks in his home studio... loudly. With Rhino in the band, Quo will never stop rocking...

Equipment Rhino mainly uses Status basses, (aptly named, but no relation!) He has a collection of others which he sometimes uses when recording, including an Alembic, a Fender Jazz, a Fender Precision and various others, but on the road with Quo he only uses the Status basses because they sound great and stand up to the rigors of touring. He has two headless Status four strings and a Status five string. For amplification he uses two Marshall Dynamic Bass System heads and two Marshall cabinets, a 2x15" and a 4x10", and for effects he uses a Roland B5 multi-effect system mainly for chorus and flange. Rhino plays guitar in the song 'Gerundula" and uses a Tanglewood guitar and a Marshall JCM800 amp with a 4x12" cabinet.

Links: www.rhinosrevenge.com Site about Rhino's solo album release. Rhino's Tourlog You mean you've not read it yet??...

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