 He met Pete Townshend in the second year of school, and the two formed a trad jazz band, the Confederates.The group only played one gig together, before they decided that rock and roll was a more attractive prospect.Entwistle, in particular, was having difficulty hearing his trumpet with rock bands, and decided to switch to playing guitar, but due to his large fingers, and also his fondness for the low guitar tones of Duane Eddy, he decided to take up the bass guitar instead.