Mind blowing stuff. Never knew there was that much going on. I think the song is so perfectly structured that Rutger could really stretch out and still serve the song. But the playing contains 100 times as many quirks as Bill Wyman on MIss You or Emotional Rescue (I know - Ron Wood wrote the bass part). Great job!
Thanks Troy. One of my favourite basslines of all time - and an absolute pig to play - well above my pay grade, so really well done. I've never suggested anything, but you might consider Joe Long's bassline from The Night (as opposed to December 63). One of those ones that starts simple and then gets a bit tricky.
OMG, what a beautiful bass !!! After all this time, YOU are the one guy I turn to to learn the CORRECT bass lines. I really love the heart and soul that you put into your playing... Well done, TJ
I personally would would prefer the 35P4 version where the D&G magnet poles are stacked above the E&A. This orientation helps the D&G output to be some what more in balance with the output of the E&A strings. I never understood why Leo Fender placed the D&G under the E&A. That configuration is just too lopsided. Stuart Spector did it the right way.
That's what I had in this bass before changing it out. I had the soap bars put in so it would be super flexible. Just take one p/u out and plug the other one it. Like I said, it was originally a reverse-p/j. Now it's a J. But I have another 35PA, so I'd like to try out a double-P at some point, just to see how it sounds. I totally agree with the benefits of the reverse-p that you mentioned. I wonder who the first to do that was... I'm not sure it was Spector.
It used to be a guilty pleasure, but I'm done with that now...ABBA is great in any time Hey Troy - nice one to add to the collection! Thanks for all you do!
Somehow the bassline feels natural in the song, even though it appears really strange when hearing it this distinctly. Why is that? I would never think of playing it that way
It's funny that I've listened to so many pop songs over time not really grasping the complexities of the bass lines. Now I do listen and it appears to be a thing of the past.
Great to see you playing again man! ABBA bass lines are amazing as there is hardly any, if any, American influence. It’s all far more orchestral. As much as I love American music, it’s always interesting listening to European music for that reason. Catch you later mate.
Great song. I saw the Abba "avatar show" (like holograms) in London earlier this year. It was amazing, they are so lifelike and so realistic! Highly recommend anyone who can to go see it, even if you aren't a big Abba fan. The technology is amazing.
Great work as usual! I saw an ABBA tribute band recently, and was inspired to learn Waterloo. First time I’ve ever played in drop D, fun to learn and a really enjoyable song to play. There are some great lines in those ABBA songs.
Man, I simply love your covers and the commentary on them. I'll be joining a band that plays a lot of Abba songs and you have no idea how helpful your videos are to me. Offtopic: since I see you really like fancy basses with plenty of bells and whisles, did you have a chance to try out the Marcus Miller Sire M7? It has 2 split coil pickups that can work in single coil, parallel humbucker and serial humbucker + an active eq with a passive switch. You can get so many different sounds out of it it's crazy. Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much. ABBA has become one of my favorite bands to cover. The bass-lines are great and the songs just never get boring to me, no matter how many times I play them. I have never seen or played a Marcus Miller bass, but I've heard nothing but good things about them, so I don't think you could go wrong with any model you choose. My personal preference in an instrument is not versatility. I just like a bass that has a great "voice" and does one thing really well. I don't really care for lots of options, switches, and knobs. Thanks and take care!
I’m glad you liked it and I hope it was helpful. I always say, if I was learning the song for myself to play live, I would just pick my favorite parts (the ones that I thought sounded best and the ones I was most comfortable playing) and repeat them throughout the song. But, if you really want to try and get inside this guy‘s head, it would serve you well to learn all the variations. Thanks so much and take care.
I've actually been listening to some ABBA recently including the Arrival album in full.... This is one of my favourite ABBA songs, but I also realy like 'When I kissed the teacher" from the same album I didn't know how busy the bass line was in this track though... Rutger is a very underrated bass player indeed and you did a great job as usual - I'll have a listen to the live version Edited to add - yes the live version is a bit slower and also shorter than the studio version, but still worth a listen!
Cool. I should dig a bit deeper into their catalog. Yeah, it's one of the most random bass-lines that I've covered by them. "Dancing Queen" is a close second. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Take care!
I love ABBA but I would have to pass on this one. I look for a pattern in a bass line, the turn around etc... This is not beyond my skill level but rather beyond my attention level. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us Troy. I always enjoy your videos and always watch them in their entirety. On a side not What about an Eddie mask (Iron Maiden) or Vic mask (Megadeth).
That's exactly why I resisted learning it, but once I started it I had to see it through. About the masks - I guess I'm not a big enough fan of either band to want a mask of their mascots.
Amazing as always! Love it when you cover ABBA. I've grown to love them so much, has quickly become a huge favorite of mine and the fact you can replicate those bass lines flawlessly is so impressive to me. They're so melodic and rhythmic. Also saw you mentioned The Concert a Tribute to ABBA band. I'd highly recommend them! I saw them earlier in the year and it was incredible. The girls sound incredible, the backing band is fantastic. They're so great, and yeah they have Mike Watson on bass. I was watching him a lot and it was cool seeing him in action.
Thank you very much. I love them as well. My house-cleaning playlist is full of them. After reading your comment I immediately bought my tickets. We've had a few ABBA tributes come through here and I've researched them, but some relied heavily on backing tracks and some of the promo clips were really old. I didn't want to make the wrong choice. Thanks for pushing me in the right direction.
@@TJH3113oh nice! Hope you enjoy them. They dont have backing tracks, they have the two main girls, some back up vocalists who do extra harmonies, the two males one who does keys the other some guitar, then a backup band who does a variety of stuff from more guitar to horns ect. They're a great time, hoping to go see them again soon!
Love your channel. Always puts me in a good mood and love discovering and listening to known and not known songs (just watched your Tubes - Theme park cover for example). Hope you’re having a great weekend my friend.
@@stvnlake I play by ear and memory. It’s how I learned to play and the only way I know. If I really get stuck on something I’ll look for an isolated track or other covers. I’ve only sought out tabs two or three times and was shocked at how inaccurate they were.
@@TJH3113 cool, I am just amazed when folks can do that.. I can’t always tell which notes are being played in a complicated song like Rush’s Freewill or Cinderella Man, like in the background of the solo on that song. I mean I learned guitar and bass by ear but haven’t put in the hours to be that good hearing a chord on guitar and playing a bass note to support it without following the guitar. Any tips for learning notes and tunings when playing bass along with a guitar? I mean could ask the guitarist what chord or key I guess. Does that make sense? My style is more like Cliff Williams of ACDC or Ian Hill.
brilliant... who would have thought, surprisingly awesome bassline. Haven't made time for a while to play bass, but if I see you play an abba song, I _have_ to watch it. So inspiring, thank you
Wow, well played, I really liked this, thank you for making and sharing the video + your thoughts/analysis. Nothing wrong with the sound of the new bass!
A lesson I learned from Mo Foster, famous English bassist who worked on Frida's album, was that if the drums do a simple beat, the bass will have room to fill. And vice versa, where the bass plays straight so the drums can add character. This appears to be the former, and it's quite a nice understanding of things. Well done covering this song, and showing the complexity of the bass lines.
I need to point out Frida Lyngstrad going public on Norwegian media and advocating for children from the Nazi "Lebensborn" program in Norway was pretty awesome. Her grandmother hid her past and could have said nothing. Instead, she opened up about her past and advocated for kids in Norway who suffered abuse she escaped.
@@TJH3113I've been well Troy! I have taken a short break from music to concentrate on caring for my mother. She's better now so wading back into the fray! 🤘🏻
That randomness may have been hard to cover (you did it brilliantly), but is one of the elements that make Rutger’s basslines so fun to listen to! Fabbalous!
Awesome, Troy! It’s been years since I’ve heard this song and it was a treat to see & hear your cover. 🎸🔥 P.S. Thanks for mentioning pitch on Apple Music. 😮
@@TJH3113 Today I gave a listen to "Head First" (The Babys Anthology record) on YT and Apple Music. Apple Music sounds just barely sharp in comparison to YT and against a freshly tuned bass while sampling root notes across octaves.
I tried my best, but there are a few things that may just me my interpretation. Thanks. With regard to my tone, I've never tried to emulate the sound of the bass on the songs I'm covering. It's just not my thing at all. Sometimes I get lucky and find myself in the neighborhood, but that doesn't happen very ofter.
Mind blowing stuff. Never knew there was that much going on. I think the song is so perfectly structured that Rutger could really stretch out and still serve the song. But the playing contains 100 times as many quirks as Bill Wyman on MIss You or Emotional Rescue (I know - Ron Wood wrote the bass part). Great job!
It is, isn’t it? Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave such a great comment. Take care!
The brilliance of the late Rutger Gunnarsson.
Truth.
GOAT
RIP Rutger.
Superb tone and well played
Thank you very much.
Thank you for this very nice cover. ABBA's basslines are always interesting.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Superb!
Thanks a lot!
Nice! I had to learn this and a zillion other songs for the musical Mamma Mia a couple months ago!
Thank you! Eesh... better you than me.
So beautifully melodic on the bass - Thanks for all your hard practice, education, and talent Troy
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave such a nice comment. Take care.
Rutger must be smiling from up there!
You nailed it!!!
Do you think so? Thanks so much.
I'll never remeber all those changes!
It took forever!
Thanks Troy. One of my favourite basslines of all time - and an absolute pig to play - well above my pay grade, so really well done. I've never suggested anything, but you might consider Joe Long's bassline from The Night (as opposed to December 63). One of those ones that starts simple and then gets a bit tricky.
It was my pleasure... sort of. I bought the song last night. It's interesting. You never know.
OMG, what a beautiful bass !!! After all this time, YOU are the one guy I turn to to learn the CORRECT bass lines. I really love the heart and soul that you put into your playing... Well done, TJ
I'm glad you like it! Thanks for the vote of confidence. I appreciate it!
Excellent!
I Still Believe by The Call might be a fun cover!
Thanks!
I'll check it out!
Well done Troy. I have a suggestion. The Lemon Song. Seems like I’ve been working on that most of my life. 😢🎸
Thank you. There are a few reasons why I've never explored The Lemon Song. One, is that I am not a masochist.
@@TJH3113 🤣😂🤣 I hear ya🎸
I personally would would prefer the 35P4 version where the D&G magnet poles are stacked above the E&A. This orientation helps the D&G output to be some what more in balance with the output of the E&A strings. I never understood why Leo Fender placed the D&G under the E&A. That configuration is just too lopsided. Stuart Spector did it the right way.
That's what I had in this bass before changing it out. I had the soap bars put in so it would be super flexible. Just take one p/u out and plug the other one it. Like I said, it was originally a reverse-p/j. Now it's a J. But I have another 35PA, so I'd like to try out a double-P at some point, just to see how it sounds. I totally agree with the benefits of the reverse-p that you mentioned. I wonder who the first to do that was... I'm not sure it was Spector.
@@TJH3113 Maybe it was Leland Sklar Honestly Im not exactly sure either
You make it look so easy... But I know it's not!
Thanks!
Use Audacity to change the pitch.
Too advanced for me.
This bassline is easy except for the timing
Everything it easy, except for what's not.
Thanks Troy! Love ABBA, love Rutger Gunnarsson!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Holding down the bass duties for ABBA would have been a dream gig. This brings to light just how creative Rutger was. Happy Friday Troy!
I imagine it would be... once you learned all the parts. As good as Rutger was, it's surprising how similar some of Mike Watson's lines were to his.
Prolly my fave Abba tune.
Didn't expect such a busy bass line.
I'm weak for cheesy 70 love tunes....nostalgia and all that.
Killed it Troy. ✌️
Awesome, I'm glad you liked it!
Thanks!
What an amazing bass line. I'm not that familiar with ABBA songs. Beautiful playing Troy. Thanks for sharing with us.
It's a strange one! Thank you, Constantine.
Rutger’s feel and timing….genius.
It is.
It used to be a guilty pleasure, but I'm done with that now...ABBA is great in any time
Hey Troy - nice one to add to the collection! Thanks for all you do!
I'm with you!
Somehow the bassline feels natural in the song, even though it appears really strange when hearing it this distinctly. Why is that? I would never think of playing it that way
Great question! It’s not something I would have ever come up with.
How did he come up with his bass lines? Just insane!!! Killer cover! Thanks Troy!
I have no idea! Thank you!
Every time I hear this song, I get emotional. Brilliant take. Thanks.
ABBA can do that to you. Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Lemmy was a big fan of Abba. Nice job as always! Do you ever make a mistake? LOL
I did not know that! Thanks a lot! I make all my mistakes the first 99 times I play the song.
Brilliant! One of my all favourite songs and IMHO, ABBA's finest.
Thanks!
Great song and playing. You can't go wrong with any ABBA song. Brilliant bass line.
Thank you.
Another beautiful ABBA song. I think they are the best group out! Thanks for playing them so much! Love Marvine
I love them too! Thanks Marvine... take care!!!
Nicely done, always loved Abba Basslines.
Thank you... Me too!
It's funny that I've listened to so many pop songs over time not really grasping the complexities of the bass lines. Now I do listen and it appears to be a thing of the past.
Same.
Love it Troy well done!😊 Like Abba and there basslines (music)
Happy to hear that! Thanks.
“I love the background.”
“You are so good at the songs.”
From my sons, aged 7 & 5.
Keep up the great work 🏴
Most of the masks are from DeathStudios.
Thanks so much!
From me.
I'll try.
@@TJH3113 You have (at least!) two new, young & enthusiastic Scottish fans on your books.
Brilliant playing 🎸👍🏻🏴
Great to see you playing again man! ABBA bass lines are amazing as there is hardly any, if any, American influence. It’s all far more orchestral. As much as I love American music, it’s always interesting listening to European music for that reason. Catch you later mate.
I'm still here!
Que perfeição. Linha fé baixo muito top. Parabéns
Muito obrigado. Fico feliz que tenha gostado.
Knowing me, knowing you....
A-HAAAaaaaaaaaa!
Great job, MASTER PLEASE .. FEEL ALRIGHT GRAND FUNK
I'll check it out. Thanks for the suggestion.
Great song. I saw the Abba "avatar show" (like holograms) in London earlier this year. It was amazing, they are so lifelike and so realistic! Highly recommend anyone who can to go see it, even if you aren't a big Abba fan. The technology is amazing.
It is, isn't it? I would check it out. I heard Kiss is doing something similar... I probably wouldn't see that.
Great work as usual! I saw an ABBA tribute band recently, and was inspired to learn Waterloo. First time I’ve ever played in drop D, fun to learn and a really enjoyable song to play. There are some great lines in those ABBA songs.
People joke about tribute bands, but Galveston-based Nightbird that did covers of Fleetwood Mac songs and Stevie's solo stuff was a legend.
Thank you! Very cool!
Man, I simply love your covers and the commentary on them. I'll be joining a band that plays a lot of Abba songs and you have no idea how helpful your videos are to me.
Offtopic: since I see you really like fancy basses with plenty of bells and whisles, did you have a chance to try out the Marcus Miller Sire M7? It has 2 split coil pickups that can work in single coil, parallel humbucker and serial humbucker + an active eq with a passive switch. You can get so many different sounds out of it it's crazy.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much. ABBA has become one of my favorite bands to cover. The bass-lines are great and the songs just never get boring to me, no matter how many times I play them.
I have never seen or played a Marcus Miller bass, but I've heard nothing but good things about them, so I don't think you could go wrong with any model you choose. My personal preference in an instrument is not versatility. I just like a bass that has a great "voice" and does one thing really well. I don't really care for lots of options, switches, and knobs.
Thanks and take care!
You’re a true virtuoso man! Every single cover is executed perfectly, I strive for my bass playing to be as good as yours
Wow, thanks! You are too kind!
Thanks for the brilliant cover! My guitar teacher and I have just embarked on this bass line. Pretty challenging (for me) but what a great song.
I’m glad you liked it and I hope it was helpful. I always say, if I was learning the song for myself to play live, I would just pick my favorite parts (the ones that I thought sounded best and the ones I was most comfortable playing) and repeat them throughout the song. But, if you really want to try and get inside this guy‘s head, it would serve you well to learn all the variations. Thanks so much and take care.
💯👍☮️
Amazing playing Troy. I don't think I will ever understand the genius of Rutgar Gunnarsson, but you certainly had a handle on it.
Thank you. Me neither.
sound amazing ,no excuse i need to know that one ,great .superb play
Many thanks!!
Double Pbass like on the BC Rich Mockingbird!
Next stop!
Great song! The bass and your playing sound incredible!
Thanks a lot!
I've actually been listening to some ABBA recently including the Arrival album in full.... This is one of my favourite ABBA songs, but I also realy like 'When I kissed the teacher" from the same album
I didn't know how busy the bass line was in this track though... Rutger is a very underrated bass player indeed and you did a great job as usual - I'll have a listen to the live version
Edited to add - yes the live version is a bit slower and also shorter than the studio version, but still worth a listen!
Cool. I should dig a bit deeper into their catalog.
Yeah, it's one of the most random bass-lines that I've covered by them. "Dancing Queen" is a close second.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Take care!
I love ABBA but I would have to pass on this one. I look for a pattern in a bass line, the turn around etc... This is not beyond my skill level but rather beyond my attention level. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us Troy. I always enjoy your videos and always watch them in their entirety. On a side not What about an Eddie mask (Iron Maiden) or Vic mask (Megadeth).
That's exactly why I resisted learning it, but once I started it I had to see it through. About the masks - I guess I'm not a big enough fan of either band to want a mask of their mascots.
@@TJH3113 I thought that would be your answer in reference to the masks but I had to ask.
very well played 👍, Rutger Gunnarsson very underrated bass player 😍
Thank you. I agree!
Great cover again. I love this song. Listen Vas Dis, Wishbone Ash, please.
Thank you. That's great to hear. I'll check it out.
Sounding great Troy. Love the selection.
Many thanks!
Not sure if you take requests but you should do "Bitter Fingers" by Elton John!
I'll check it out.
Amazing as always! Love it when you cover ABBA. I've grown to love them so much, has quickly become a huge favorite of mine and the fact you can replicate those bass lines flawlessly is so impressive to me. They're so melodic and rhythmic.
Also saw you mentioned The Concert a Tribute to ABBA band. I'd highly recommend them! I saw them earlier in the year and it was incredible. The girls sound incredible, the backing band is fantastic. They're so great, and yeah they have Mike Watson on bass. I was watching him a lot and it was cool seeing him in action.
Thank you very much. I love them as well. My house-cleaning playlist is full of them.
After reading your comment I immediately bought my tickets. We've had a few ABBA tributes come through here and I've researched them, but some relied heavily on backing tracks and some of the promo clips were really old. I didn't want to make the wrong choice. Thanks for pushing me in the right direction.
@@TJH3113oh nice! Hope you enjoy them. They dont have backing tracks, they have the two main girls, some back up vocalists who do extra harmonies, the two males one who does keys the other some guitar, then a backup band who does a variety of stuff from more guitar to horns ect. They're a great time, hoping to go see them again soon!
Absolutely awesome! Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
It's almost like the bass part was a jam and they built the song around it.
A very loose jam.
I feel every note! I dont like it but i love it you play😍🎶
Aw, thanks so much.
Super entertaining as always
Thanks for the visit. I'm glad you liked it.
Awesome playing!
Thanks a lot!
Ooh, ABBA! This gon' be good!
Correct! There are pretty interesting bass parts in a lot of ABBA songs.
Haha.
Excellent!
Many thanks!
Stunning
Thanks
Love your channel. Always puts me in a good mood and love discovering and listening to known and not known songs (just watched your Tubes - Theme park cover for example). Hope you’re having a great weekend my friend.
Awesome! Thank you!
@@TJH3113 how do you learn the songs? Look up tabs or learn by hearing the notes? Always have trouble finding tabs that are correct.
@@stvnlake I play by ear and memory. It’s how I learned to play and the only way I know. If I really get stuck on something I’ll look for an isolated track or other covers. I’ve only sought out tabs two or three times and was shocked at how inaccurate they were.
@@TJH3113 cool, I am just amazed when folks can do that.. I can’t always tell which notes are being played in a complicated song like Rush’s Freewill or Cinderella Man, like in the background of the solo on that song. I mean I learned guitar and bass by ear but haven’t put in the hours to be that good hearing a chord on guitar and playing a bass note to support it without following the guitar. Any tips for learning notes and tunings when playing bass along with a guitar? I mean could ask the guitarist what chord or key I guess. Does that make sense? My style is more like Cliff Williams of ACDC or Ian Hill.
Rutger! As a metal guitar player, I like ABBA!! Great playing Troy 🤘😎🤘!! Fantastic!!
Cool!!!
Great cover! Rutger Gunnarsson made some beautiful bass lines!
Thanks! Yes, he certainly did!
Doesn't matter which bass you're playing...you always make it sound great!!
I appreciate that!
brilliant... who would have thought, surprisingly awesome bassline. Haven't made time for a while to play bass, but if I see you play an abba song, I _have_ to watch it. So inspiring, thank you
Yeah, so many great bass-lines in Pop music were overlooked, weren't they? I hope you get back in the saddle soon. Thanks and take care!
Excellent cover ! ABBA's basslines are very nice. Thank you Troy ;-)
Thank you very much!
Another amazing cover Troy!🔥
Thank you, Rob!
Wow, well played, I really liked this, thank you for making and sharing the video + your thoughts/analysis.
Nothing wrong with the sound of the new bass!
Thanks so much.
A lesson I learned from Mo Foster, famous English bassist who worked on Frida's album, was that if the drums do a simple beat, the bass will have room to fill. And vice versa, where the bass plays straight so the drums can add character. This appears to be the former, and it's quite a nice understanding of things.
Well done covering this song, and showing the complexity of the bass lines.
I need to point out Frida Lyngstrad going public on Norwegian media and advocating for children from the Nazi "Lebensborn" program in Norway was pretty awesome. Her grandmother hid her past and could have said nothing. Instead, she opened up about her past and advocated for kids in Norway who suffered abuse she escaped.
Sounds like one of those simple things that everyone should know, but not many do.
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.
Such a great job here, Troy. Thank you for this! "I hate tuning as it is." LOL. Classic!
Thank you very much!
Amazing Troy!!!! As with all your ABBA covers, it made my day 🎉😊
Thank you! I’m glad to hear that!
Esa canción me genera sentimientos encontrados, Mr. Troy. ¡Gracias por su tiempo y amor por el bajo!
Gracias por mirar y tomarse el tiempo para comentar.
This is a great tribute to Rutger Gunnarsson. He was an amazing player, and you cover it beautifully.
Thanks so much for leaving such a nice comment.
You nailed it! I'm the one who suggested it, but at the time I had no idea it was so complex! Thank you. I'm going to enjoy learning this! God bless.
Thanks! Good luck!
Wow, I've known the song since it came out and I had no idea the bass line was so intricate and gorgeous. Thank you for learning and sharing this .
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.
Just awesome - brilliant!
Many thanks!
Love the ABBA basslines.
Me too!
Wow! Incredible 😀
Thanks! 😃
Браво, Трой!!!
Вернул меня во времена моей молодости!
Спасибо!!! 🤝
Спасибо!!!
Надеюсь, поездка была не слишком долгой!
Заботиться!
That may have been murder to learn, but let me tell you, Troy, you killed it! Great work as always!
Thank you very much.
Fantastic as always! Sounds FUN to play!
Thanks so much! It's been a long time, how have you been?
@@TJH3113I've been well Troy! I have taken a short break from music to concentrate on caring for my mother. She's better now so wading back into the fray! 🤘🏻
That randomness may have been hard to cover (you did it brilliantly), but is one of the elements that make Rutger’s basslines so fun to listen to!
Fabbalous!
Also want to say I think your bass sounds great with the dual J pickups!
Thanks Woody!
Awesome, Troy! It’s been years since I’ve heard this song and it was a treat to see & hear your cover. 🎸🔥 P.S. Thanks for mentioning pitch on Apple Music. 😮
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Have you noticed and pitch issues on Apple Music also?
@@TJH3113 Troy, I've not yet but since you pointed it out in this video I am going to check for it.
@@TJH3113 Today I gave a listen to "Head First" (The Babys Anthology record) on YT and Apple Music. Apple Music sounds just barely sharp in comparison to YT and against a freshly tuned bass while sampling root notes across octaves.
I think you have pulled this off note for note, great job!
Just one small thing, your tone is too bright & punchy for this track.
I tried my best, but there are a few things that may just me my interpretation. Thanks.
With regard to my tone, I've never tried to emulate the sound of the bass on the songs I'm covering. It's just not my thing at all. Sometimes I get lucky and find myself in the neighborhood, but that doesn't happen very ofter.