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John "Rhino" Edwards | |
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 Performing with Status Quo at Wacken Open Air festival, 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Rhino |
| Born | 9 May 1953 Chiswick, London, England |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, violin, guitar |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Website | www |
John Victor "Rhino" Edwards (born 9 May 1953) is an English bass guitarist, playing in the rock group Status Quo.
Around 1973–74, Edwards was playing simultaneously in two pub bands in The White Bear in Hounslow; The Sunday Band (playing on that day of the week) played covers of rock standards, and Rococo, which had a regular Friday slot. Rococo released a single "Ultrastar"/"Wildfire" on Decca Deram in 1973.[ citation needed ]
Later on he joined Judie Tzuke's backing band, where he was given the nickname "Rhino" for being clumsy.[ citation needed ]
Edwards has played with Peter Green, ex-Fleetwood Mac, Climax Blues Band, Judie Tzuke and Dexys Midnight Runners.[ citation needed ]
Edwards was working with drummer Jeff Rich, when Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt approached them both to work on his solo album Recorded Delivery. When Status Quo reformed with a new lineup in 1986, Edwards and Rich were called in to replace founding member Alan Lancaster and drummer Pete Kircher.[ citation needed ]
He released the album Rhino's Revenge in 2000, on which some tracks featured other members of Status Quo. Recently he has played a small number of gigs in the UK and Europe with Woodedz, playing alongside his children.[ citation needed ]
As a fan of Brentford F.C., Edwards wrote a song in early 2006 about striker Lloyd Owusu's return to the club for the start of that football season. [1]
Edwards owns several different basses from different manufacturers, including Rickenbacker and Wal. However while playing live with Status Quo he uses basses from Status Graphite, [2] mainly two headless four stringed and a five stringed model. For amplification he uses a Markbass F1 amp with 2 4x10 horn loaded cabinets, with a repeater amp on the other side of the stage through a regular Marshall 4 x 12 cabinet. During the song "Gerdundula", Edwards plays a Tanglewood guitar through a Marshall JCM800 head and a 4x12 cabinet.[ citation needed ]
Edwards's son Freddie is a guitarist and in October 2014 he accompanied Status Quo on stage at The Roundhouse in London, in a concert broadcast live by BBC Radio 2, to launch the band's album Aquostic – Stripped Bare. He was also a member of the subsequent Aquostic touring version of the band. [3] [4]
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