Luka Bass Cover
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2022
- "Yes I think I'm okay
I walked into the door again
If you ask that's what I'll say
And it's not your business anyway
I guess I'd like to be alone
With nothing broken, nothing thrown
Just don't ask me how I am..."
"Luka" by Suzanne Vega off of her "Solitude Standing" album which came out in 1987 and featured Michael Visceglia on bass. This is another album that was recorded not too far from where I live at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, NY. I've watched a bunch of videos of Suzanne performing this song over many years, both with a full band and in her current duo format, and I'm amazed at how consistent she is. She still sings it with the same relaxed intensity as she did 35 years ago.
What else...
- Lynn and I marked our 31st Wedding Anniversary this past Wednesday.
- Got tickets to see Suzanne Vega in December.
- Went back to work for the home heating oil company a few weeks ago.
- I'll probably upload the Spector Bass Collection video tomorrow.
- Basses have been flying out the door the past few weeks.
- If I come up with anything else, I'll come back and add it.
I'm playing the Westruby Track 2 bass through a SansAmp Bass Driver Ver. 2.
Fantastic! Another song you know from the radio but don't associate it with a great bass line....until Troy does it!!!! Loving the Westbury and the classical in the background. Cheers!!
Thanks a million Sam!
you can hear it rumbling with the right gear... what a message woven into a grooy beat
definitely takes me back to being a kid... Casey Kasem and the Top 10 Countdown
Mike Viscelgia is not only Suzanne Vega’s bassist but also her music director. AFAIK, he’s responsible for taking all of her vocal+acoustic compositions, and adding the arrangements we hear on the album. A great talent.
Wow, I did not know that. I got to see him play with her at City Winery in NYC last December, which was an unexpected treat.
This song was a great song, I remember like yesterday!
Agreed!
Very nice, sad song. Happy Anniversary! 32 years here!
It is unusual, isn't it... such a pretty melody about such a sad topic. Congratulations! Where does the time go?
I remember hearing this song for the first time when she performed on SNL. Way way way back in the day.
Very cool. I think she's NYC, born and raised.
Beautiful song, and there was something about the way you playing along to it really brought a certain energy to it, accentuating the sadness and intensity of it.
Hats off to you and your playing - I watch all your content and seldom comment, but what you do is great and I hope you know you have a great lot of happy followers out there.
A simple bass covers channel, bringing so much joy. Well done!
Best regards from Norway.
I think it's a beautiful song too. Thanks for the insightful comment. There is something special about this song... the music, the lyrics, the melody, the mix all just work together so perfectly to create this "mood". That sort of magic doesn't happen every day and I could feel it every time I played it. Thanks and take care!
Happy Anniversary Lynn and Troy!
Thank you Mike!
Tomorrow, as soon as the dealership opens I’ll run out and buy a Wagoneer. Lol! I like that tune. I have never heard it before. Great bass line.
😂🤣😂 Someone else mentioned that they had never heard it before. I did not think that was possible. Take care.
TY for sharing!
It was my pleasure! Thank you for watching.
Hugs from Chile 🇨🇱❤️
Hugs from New Windsor, NY.
Wow!
Terrific as usual.
Thanks Troy.
Thanks a lot Mike.
I always liked the subtle bass part on this track. Thanks!
Awesome!
Happy Wedding Anniversary Troy and miss Lynn! Bet though the years you Both have once in awhile just Stopped, and closed your eyes and "went back" to that first time you Both saw one another for the very first time and that Pilot Light was lit so that later on after some courting, "I DO" was spoken by the two of you to each other and 3 plus decades later Date Night means even more now! Glad you can keep busy doing a job you are familiar with and already know! Always loved the melody of this tune. Some gal I dated back then clued me in on the "message" of the song and that sorta wrecked it for me but still easy on the ears! Happy Weekend and Keep Strutting! Cheers From Ohio
Thank you. Yes, I remember all of the pivotal moments as through they just happened. Lynn is an absolute treasure. I'm not sure what I am. Funny story, Lynn was friends with my dearly departed sister. That's how we met. She told my sister that I reminded her of Jerry Garcia... we still get a laugh out of that one.
Absolutely love this song and Solitude Standing. Suzanne totally mesmerised me (as did Sade). Thankyou.
Wonderful! I've got a bit of a crush on Suzanne Vega at the moment.
Very cool . Totally agree about this song. This song has a great ending. Another nice job.
Thanks Thomas.
It's amazing fun learning and playing along - you pick such great songs and do them so much justice. Thanks for the uploads!
Thanks so much, Josh!
Always liked Suzanne Vega's voice. Never gave any notice to the bass in this one. Until now. Nicely done as always. Congrats on 31 yrs. Delivering home heating oil, You'll be busy. Gonna be a cold winter up by you this yr. Real shocker right 🤪✌️
I never gave her much thought until very recently, when I decided to do this one. Then I went down a bit of a Suzanne Vega rabbit hole and learned a few songs of hers that Bruce Thomas played on. I really like everything about her - the sound of her voice, her phrasing, her melodies, her lyrics... Thanks. I don't really mind the cold, it's the heat that I really detest.
Mike Visceglia is an amazing bassist! There are so many songs that better capture the arc of his mastery, but hey, Luka is a classic....as always, you crushed it Troy
I'm not really familiar with him. I'll have to look him up. Thanks Anthony!
Fantastic job Troy! This is such a beautiful song on such a heartbreaking topic. April has been National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Since becoming a Guardian Ad Litem in 2021 for a county outside of Chicago, these lyrics have proved to be even more painful. These words hit extremely close to what I see at work.💔
Thank you Michael. Yes, this song still resonates strongly, doesn't it? Damaged children often grow into damaged adults and more needs to be done to protect them and nurture them back into good health.
Mr. Troy I love your bass covers 80's hits. Speical from ABBA. I wish you happy and healthy new year. I'm from Slovenia, Europe
Thank you so much! Stay safe and take care.
That's a beautiful song-this is the first time I've heard it, so I'm glad your channel helped me discover it.
It is, isn't it? Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Always Awesome
Thanks again!
Lovely, as usual.
Thank you very much, Giammarco.
Love all the sounds here!!🤘
I am very glad to hear that. Thanks!
COOL Man! Love that Bass!
Thanks Ron! Me too!
Haven't heard that song in a long time beautiful song awesome bass line awsomly played as always the best sound ever .
Thanks so much, Nelson.
Of course I love the video, I love all of your videos that I have already watched, and some of them helped me a lot (Paranoid, Fortress around your heart...). But, sincerely, I prefer that a backing track be added. Your backing tracks have a perfect balance with your performances. Thank you.
I missed this one. Wicked as usual Troy!!!! I am speechless as i try to describe your magnificent playing my friend. Brilliant and thanks. Marvine :-)
Thank you so much Marvine. I enjoyed this one, myself.
Great choice .cool song .remember my childhood
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks. Wait... I hope you weren't beaten as a child.
@@TJH3113 sucess and peace .and much Groove loud
Thanks Troy, well played as always. Congrats on the anniversary and good luck with the old/new job. Looking forward to seeing the Spector collection. I only have one but I hope I can buy some more.
It was my pleasure. Thanks Wim!
I love this song. Gave me chills when I first heard it. Cheers for this great cover.
Me too... I think it's so beautiful and poignant. Thanks... take care!
OMG! My ear training work is working. Right before you started playing with the drum track, you played two notes and I thought "Crazy Train", and then I thought "This song is in F# Minor. I looked it up and it is.
Great performance. Love the song, but it hits pretty hard. Harder than the similarly themed "Hell is for Children" by Pat Benatar.
That's awesome!
Thank you.
Love it Troy. Have a great weekend!
Thanks! You too!
Great job .. this is a great tune.. but the message is very sad and unfortunately still goes on it sickens me to think that people could do this..thank you sir..hope your well and have a great day..
Thank you Drew. Well said.
Beautiful bassline, well done Troy ;-)
It is, isn't it? Many thanks Jonathan!
I have been following you for some time now and have been consistently impressed with your playing and I LOVE your tone that you seem to wrangle out of every guitar you play. That said, I still watch for either of the Ric’s to show up. Love those instruments.
Anyway, you do great and we appreciate what you share with us.
Thank you very much. It's strange, but I've accumulated all of these basses and I try to get them to all sound the same. Of course, they all have their own voices, but I try. No more Rics here. They were my least favorite basses of all. Thank again so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
@@TJH3113 Thanks for the reply.
I remember you saying you didn’t really love the Rics. The growls and sounds you get make a Ric unnecessary anyway. The magic is certainly in your fingers and playing style.
I like your comments along with the songs you play and you always do a great job identifying the actual bass player on the various tracks. You are helping us expand our world.
Excelente brother 🤝🏻☕
Thank you! 👍
Love your covers! Especially slit skirts!
Thanks!
Wow, the early birthday treats just keep coming from Troy!🎂 Thank you Troy for another stellar performance of a signature song from another one of my favorite artists.
It was my pleasure! Thanks Michael!!
nice!
Thanks!
Just as a reminder, remember you can zoom in on your phone to increase view of finger positioning. Awesome song selection Troy!
I did not know that. Thanks Dave!
Very nice!
Thanks a lot, Joe!
Awesome cover have a great weekend
Thank you Amin! You too!
This song marked my adolescence! I loved it!! 👏👏👏
It’s an amazing song, isn’t it?
Superb! 👌👌
Thanks so much!
awesome
Thank you, Konstantin
always great picks, bro. I forgot about this song.
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks Shane.
Love Suzanne Vega. One of my favorites off Solitude standing is The Queen and Soldier. Great cover and the tone.... I get a real 80s vibe off this bass. happy Anniversary to You and Lynn.
I fell in love with her very recently... like in the last month or so. I've watched a bunch of her live stuff and she's so consistently good. I heard a live version of that particular song and thought it was such an intriguing story. Thanks Tim!
SOUNDS REALLY GOOD
THANK YOU MARK
Thanks for an awesome cover of a great tune Troy
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment Mike.
Great playing as always, and a real good but very sad song.
Thanks Todd. Yes, she was way ahead of the curve by writing a song on this topic.
Congratulations Troy and Lynn. Very happy for you both. 🙏
Thank you very much Don, I appreciate it.
Nice cover! Great job!
Thanks a lot Bert!
I've been really impressed with how this bass has sounded on every video you've used it on, seems like you're digging it too. It's a pretty wild design for a production instrument.
I really like it as well. I think the P-style p/u moved back a bit towards the bridge really gives it more focus and definition. One of the things that attracted me to the bass was the pick-guard... it looks like a kid drew it... not symmetrical at all.
Parabéns, perfeita a execução e que som bonito e limpo do seu baixo!
Muito obrigado por assistir e tirar um tempinho para comentar. Eu agradeço! Tomar cuidado!
Never realized this was a worthy tune to learn, nice job as usual and thanks for the idea. And Happy Anniversary btw.🎉
Thanks! 😃
Congrats on 31 years! I’ve always loved this song (and the rest of the album, too). She has such an incredible voice. Great bass line, too. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much Mark!!
Another fantastic cover Troy!
Thanks again Rob!
Thanks Troy , great song so I believe I shall be able to play it one day , thanks for your honesty 😊
It was my pleasure, thank you for watching. I'm sure you will do a great job on it.
This takes me back. Great tone Troy. I like the bass. As usual great job. Keep them coming…….please !
Wonderful to hear that. Thanks James!
I’ve not heard that song in years and was one of my favourites. Never appreciated the bass line until now. Thanks again Troy. 👊😎👍🏴
Glad you enjoyed it!
Those four notes starting on the 11th fret sound so cool. Always loved her song writing. This will be another song to learn. Thanks for posting.
The few live clips I've seen of her doing it with a band, the bass player plays it in a different position, but this way made the most sense to me. She really does have some great songs, doesn't she?
@@TJH3113 I’m always thinking of songs I think you’d enjoy playing that other viewers would like. Have you considered “What I Am” by Edie Brickell?
I’ve never heard that before, but a really nice song. And great job as always.
I'm glad you liked it. Thank you kindly!
Well done Troy. That was good…👍👍That bass sounds so rich and full, brilliant.
Thank you kindly Kim!
Presicion e música boa escolha!!
Muito obrigado.
Lovely sound. P pickup in Ray position, interesting bass. Great playing as per Troy
I really love it myself, Michael. I'm thinking of having a 5 string built for me (36" scale!) and, if I do, I want a reverse-P p/u put in this exact position. When Joe built the 4 string for me, we used the Guild basses as a template for the p/u position. Thanks!
We need a Troy signature model with masks as fret inlays :)
Great choice and playing Troy. Suzanne Vega didn't play Ireland much, but I was lucky to see her in a small theatre here around the time the Solitude Standing album was due to come out and she was playing tracks from it as well as the first album. The live sound was as good as the studio recordings - which is pretty rare.
Thank you. Very cool... I really like her and am looking forward to seeing her is a couple of months.
Somehow, I missed this song ,never heard it before. Has this happened to anyone?
It was played quite a bit when it came out in the late 80s.
That's impossible!
@@TJH3113
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Dude you are brilliant!! I love watching your videos. Just one question,how do you figure out the bass lines. I played a little bass when I was younger and you are inspiring me to pick it it back up again. Love you well done my man.
Thanks a lot David! I play by ear and memory. It’s how I learned how to play and the only way I know.
Excellent cover Troy. I was working on covering this song the past day but I don't think I'll bother now😉 Top job man on a fantastic song. Bravo
Ps Matsumoku bass?
Thank you. Don't let my cover stop you! It's such a great song and there needs to be more covers of it out there. Yes, it was built at the Matsumoku factory
Trilogy Of Terror doll !!! and cyclops mask too !!!
Nothing but the best! But you forgot to mention Mr. Barlow.
Nice! Hey! Missing your ABBA covers. Please check out “If It Wasn’t For the Nights”. It’s got a fantastic bass line. 👏🤩
Thanks! Check your notifications.
Dang brother, you shred. Stumbled across this and glad i did. What kind of bass is that?
Thanks Michael. This is a Westbury Track 2 bass.
Great song to bring about awareness about domestic violence.
Maybe there first (and only?) song of its kind?
Hey Troy! Have you ever tried to play “one for the road” by Little River Band?
Hi Seth! I'm not familiar with it, but I'll check it out. Thanks for the suggestion.
This song was wonderful when it came out. Not only a beautiful song in general, but also in it's method of bringing attention to a horrible issue. Although the song is about children suffering domestic violence, a friend of mine (who was a victim of spousal violence) misinterpreted the meaning and found a personal connection to her own past issues. However an individual interprets the meaning of the song, Suzanne Vega deserves a lot of respect for helping people find a connection that lets them know someone understands their pain.
Also, that is an incredibly cute bass. What is the scale of the fret board? I recently bought an Ibanez miKro GSRM20 (in the incredibly hard to find purple) with a 28.6 scale. I love playing it (it's amazing playing slap bass even though I'm terrible at it) but I notice I get a lot of fret buzz due to the lighter tension on the strings at that scale. I want to avoid raising the string height so I wondered if you had any suggestions as to how to remedy this another way.
Very well said.
It's a full scale (34") bass.
If the bass is buzzing equally along the fretboard (which is the way I actually like to set my basses up), then the only way to get rid of the fret-buzz would be to raise the action. Flatwounds or rolling some of the high end off of your EQ might help a bit as well. The buzz would still be there, but would be less audible. If the bass is only buzzing in certain spots, then a truss rod adjustment might be the answer.
What kind of bass is that ? I love it !
It's a Westbury Track 2.
LOVE IT! well done Troy! one request..... have a listen to Debbie Gibson, Electric Youth..... you may like what is there as a bassist.
not asking you to cover it.... but that bass line is also era related too... and way rad!...
Thanks! I’ll check it out, you never know.
You're an oil truck driver, eh? I spent the better part of a year driving a dump truck for a construction company, mostly moving dirt or gravel. My CDL is still active. You should watch the movie "Sorcerer" if you haven't already, it's the best truck movie ever made. Regarding this cover - very nice job, by the way - it's worth mentioning that Bruce Thomas actually played on a Suzanne Vega album, called "99.9F°", released in 1992. Which bass he used on that album, I am not sure.
Of sorts. I did it for 10 months back in late 2020 through August of 2021 and then tried a few other things. Turned out I liked this better than those other things, though it is a very demanding job. I'm only doing a 4 day work week, so it's manageable. I have noting but respect to the guys who do it 6 or 7 days a week during peak season. I've never heard of the movie, but I'll check it out. Yes, I was aware of Bruce playing on two of Suzanne Vega's albums. I asked him what his favorite tracks were off of 99.9F° and learned (and covered) them all, except for one. I will ask him which bass he used and put that info in the text beneath the first video of that material.
This song has otherwise gone into oblivion
I must live on Oblivion Blvd. then.
@@TJH3113 I often like the more forgotten tunes as well, you’re residence is stable.
So sorry, the first part of the video includes the backing track. Skip my previous comment, please.
You should post a Bass warm up drill, no tabs or any fancy graphs, just play some easy warm ups that we can try! Thank you, Cheers🍺
I, sort off, touch on that topic in my "Sign of Fire" video. I discuss some of the things I focused on as a young player and described some of the things I incorporated into my practice regime.
You have spector basses for sale?
I'm actually going to be selling the blue Legend and the Teal NS2A. I've got a couple of unlisteded videos using the Legend. Links can be found in the text beneath my "Last Train To London" and "Magnum Opus" videos. I've used the Teal NS2A on a number of videos... Footloose is one.
Bass sounds pretty round despite the pickup being so close to the bridge.
I just responded to your comment on the ABBA song and this bass was the inspiration for what I plan to do with my MusicMan 5 string. I've never liked how I sounded on a Precision, but with the p/u pushed back towards the bridge just a bit, I really love it. I got EMG to make me a Reverse P pickup (with Alnico magnets) in a MusicMan housing. I should have it in a week or two.
Oddly, I have literally never heard of Michael Visceglia before this play-through, I always thought that it was someone like Mark Egan or the like on this song.
I had not either before looking up the info on this song.
Very fat tone in spite of the pickup placement, nice job 👍
I can only imagine what a reverse-p would sound like.
u should play ur guitar
Haha... I wish.