Picking Up the Pieces Bass Cover

[@leefromoakville3810]

First time hearing this interesting song and performers. Thanks for sharing and great job as always!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@mikelindeman9755]

Thanks Troy…big Squeeze fan. Not familiar with their work outside. Appreciate the rarities.

[@TJH3113]

My pleasure! They are one band I would really like to see.

[@mikelindeman9755]

@@TJH3113 same here.

[@ultimatebasses]

Had me fooled Troy. I thought we'd be hearing AWB. This is a real nice cover, as always. Happy Friday!

[@TJH3113]

Close. Thanks!

[@jks3rd]

Nice groove! Great job on an unconventional song.

[@TJH3113]

Thank you!

[@SamA-yf7up]

Thanks for sharing, Troy. I haven't heard this song in ages.

[@TJH3113]

You're welcome. I hope you liked it.

[@GrandadTinkerer]

The chorus reminds me of 'Silly Love Songs' by Wings. It's probably nothing like! Just my addled old brain.

[@TJH3113]

I could hear that.

[@Twobarpsi]

That's some nice playing Troy! You add so much character to each part of the song.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks so much!

[@jamespatton2975]

Very nice ! Thank you Troy !

[@TJH3113]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@artrogers3985]

I just checked my status and I wasn’t subscribed!!!! All these years I have been watching you. I m sorry and I am subscribed now 😢🎸

[@TJH3113]

Haha! Welcome!

[@eugenechek7288]

Amazing cover

[@TJH3113]

Thank you very much

[@CindyDC]

💕

[@TJH3113]

Thank you Cindy

[@damon3939]

I thought I was a Squeeze fan but never heard of this album. Why didn't they just call it Squeeze? Great video!

[@TJH3113]

Good point! Thank you!

[@jonathanchevallier7046]

Great job Troy. Thank you for this video.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. You are very welcome.

[@micnorton9487]

💯👍🙏

[@TJH3113]

Thanks!

[@lilee45]

Uh, that doesn’t sound like the Average White Band tune I know…..

[@aarongoff1111]

That's what I thought the cover would be too lol 😆

[@TJH3113]

Haha...

[@LGordonBass]

Sounds awesome Troy! The MBJ just sounds so good and punchy. Do you like your action high or low? You have a pretty aggressive attack at times but doesn't sounds like there's too much fret buzz, especially on the higher frets.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks a lot! The bass, essentially, has Spector guts (pickups/preamp). I like my action as low as I can get it and I look for a certain amount of fret buzz... so long as it's distributed evenly up and down the neck. I've lowered the action a bit since this video. I'd say that I have a fairly "medium" attack. I used to have a much heavier hand, but I learned how (by straightening the neck and lowering the action) to make my bass sound like I'm beating on it without actually beating on it. I've played a few of my friend's, Adam, basses and he has a pretty heavy hand, but his action is much lower than mine. When I play his basses the notes just choke out. Last time he was here I got to the bottom of it. He plucks "up"... not quite "fish-hooking", but plucks so the strings vibrate more from side to side. I tend to pluck down... towards the body of the bass, so the strings tend to vibrate a bit more up and down.