Dangerous Type Bass Cover

[@rationalmuscle]

The Cars -- what a band. Benjamin's voice and bass lines, sure, but damn, Easton can PLAY. Thanks for such a great cover!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks for watching.

[@michaelb.42112]

I don't know Ben Orr's voice, only Ric's.

[@hunterhippensteel]

@@michaelb.42112 Ben sings Just What I Needed, Bye Bye Love, Moving in Stereo, Let's Go, Drive, and many more. Compare that to Ric's voice on My Best Friend's Girl, Good Times Roll, Dangerous Type, Magic, etc. and you'll hear the difference.

[@bassisdaplace]

…just like Lennon & McCartney lol - actually my favorite song by Benjamin in terms of vocals was on “ it’s all I can do”

[@Eddiesuckiel-eq8rf]

@@michaelb.42112I met Ric in New York City, he just walked by and I said hi 😂

[@patrickbutler9744]

astute observation re guitar solo; Elliot Easton consistently played the most tasteful, melodic, & memorable solos, always within context of song. you sound great, btw 👍🏻

[@TJH3113]

Yeah, one of my favorites was his solo on "Shake It Up". His solos were almost like little songs within the song. Thanks a lot.

[@cathtech15able]

Outstanding tribute to Benjamin Orr.

[@TJH3113]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

[@heraldyoman9716]

Thanks for playing the Cars 🤘🤘🤘 My favorite band right up there with Rush.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks for watching.

[@F3502000]

You Sir have outstanding taste!!

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

I'm such a huge CARS fan I had to watch it again. I really miss Ben.

[@TJH3113]

That's great. Yes, his death was a great loss. He made some classic music.

[@pmdinaz]

THE band that got me started playing Bass! Thanks for the memories!!! Ben was such a complementary player looking back. Solid Troy!

[@TJH3113]

Very cool. Thanks a lot.

[@doric_historic]

Instant 'like' regardless of the song, always a pleasure to watch your Bass videos.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks, but you should always listen before liking, you never know.

[@jacksonfritts2988]

Benjamen Orr was a great bassist. Learned Moving in Stereo and that has a fun bass solo!

[@TJH3113]

Yes, he was. I'll have to check that out.

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

Jackson Fritts All Mixed Up 🤘🏼

[@carolyngutierrez9804]

One of my first bass covers that I learned - very fun to play. :D

[@preciousfreedom1159]

Oh man...one of my favorite Cars' songs. Wow! Great job!

[@TJH3113]

Cool. Thank you!

[@mcgovlau]

Love the cars!

[@TJH3113]

Surprising, but cool.

[@mcgovlau]

TJH3113 anything with a great bassline!

[@TJH3113]

That's the spirit!

[@NothingWasEasyTilNow]

Came back to rewatch after a few months of now playing this, its one of those tunes that is so satisfying to play and never want to end, and I notice at the end of the track you continue to play after the music fades, which made me smile. So much feel in this rendition, so thankful you shared it. From you Ive become more aware of how to think ahead for my hand positions to make it easier to fret upcoming parts. Love watching you do it.

[@TJH3113]

Welcome back! I've very glad that you liked it. I started to play a little bit past the music a while ago in order to let people hear what the bass was doing on its own. That has evolved into playing nearly the entire song with just the bass, or sometimes with a drum track. I'm very flattered to hear that you picked up something from my playing that might be helpful to yours. I think this particular habit is very important and really helps to prevent the unnecessary mistakes that come from making long, quick jumps to different parts of the neck. Good muting technique is also in my Top 3 list of important playing techniques. The more you do it, the more second-nature it will become until, one day, you won't even have to think about doing it, your hands will just know what to do. Thanks and take care.

[@Timinator62]

I was "mildly" fond of the Cars when they came out when I was in High School...the "New Wave" stuff wasn't well received from the Led Zep, Fog Hat, Thin Lizzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd types (one of which I was) but we all had to say The Cars sounded like nothing else around...and now 40 years or so later I wish I was a Fan back then, KZbin has great live footage of them. As a Guitarist, Elliot Easton had some of the COOLEST and most creative solos of the that era. Your Playing is great!!! RIP Ben Orr

[@TJH3113]

I definitely have a greater appreciation for them now than I did back then. I guess they were a little less "new wavy" than a lot of other acts that were coming out around that time. Yeah, Elliot Easton is incredible. As I said on another comment, he almost creates little songs within the songs during his guitar solos. Thanks a lot.

[@AndyBigDaddyWilkinson]

39 years ago ..damn ...thanks for making me feel old.....was 22 in 79....all were worried about the sophomore curse...I mean the Cars first album ...was like a greatest hits album....I still remember the night a buddy showed me the album jacket....I went to grab it....dont touch it he says....like it was a real Vargas....dude....put the fucking record on the platter....aahahahahA...First song is Lets Go.. what a great album side

[@movinginstereo40]

Thanks for knocking out a classic Cars song. Raised my girls listening to their albums. Funny thing, to this day they will hit me up with one of those classic Ric Ocasek lines they remember from their youth. Thanks for the vid. Troy, you made my morning after several years of watching your channel. Let them brush your rock and roll hair, Let the good times roll !!!!! Curtis

[@TJH3113]

My pleasure. Haha. They really did have some interesting lyrics This song has got some strange ones. Thanks for watching, Curtis.

[@BassPlayer80]

What a great band. Awesome song, bass line and arrangement... Terrific job as usual Troy!!

[@TJH3113]

Definitely! Thank you so much. Take care!

[@stevedion8031]

RIP Benjamin Orr

[@TJH3113]

💔

[@mikelawson6456]

How did I miss this post? The Cars were very influential in my music career. Thanks Troy!

[@TJH3113]

Hope you liked it. Thanks for watching.

[@michaelofpetaluma]

The Cars are timeless. Good one, Troy !!!

[@TJH3113]

Truly. Thanks.

[@NothingWasEasyTilNow]

So much to love about this bass line, which you wowwwwed me with once again, but that open E - G - D section under the guitar solo is stroke of brilliance (or madness), not sure which!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@rmkingyeti]

I've been on a Cars bass binge lately. Great band. Great cover. I'd like to see you do Wings/Arrow through me. I've been struggling learning it. Very little resource info

[@TJH3113]

Cool. Thanks. I'll check it out.

[@thumbpickfingers]

It's amazing how much highs some busy arrangements can mask out, as it gets revealed while you keep playing after the fade-out. Beautiful playing on your latest PJ.

[@TJH3113]

This bass is a bit more of a "blender" but I haven't worked with it at all yet. Haven't even changed the strings. It's definitely got possibilities though...very well made and comfortable. It's got a few high frets here and there. This mix is pretty dense as well and even fills up more during the fade out.

[@skyprop]

NO WAY NOW WAY did I just hear you Cover a classic Cars tune!!! Sweet!!! Do more! R.I.P. Ben Orr! Actually the Drum Mix On this tune is the Greatest!!!!

[@TJH3113]

Yes Way! Thanks. I'll snoop around for something else by The Cars that I think might be interesting.

[@kayak1965]

CARS - one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES - beautiful bass by the way.

[@TJH3113]

Very cool. Thanks for watching.

[@EnergyAndLightAwakening]

Awesome I do LOVE me some Cars!! Thanks

[@TJH3113]

Very cool.

[@menom7]

LOVE THIS SONG!!! Excellent Cover Troy!!! Am a HUGE LOVER of the late 70's-early 80's Cars!!! :)

[@TJH3113]

Awesome. Thanks a lot.

[@BlessedMe11]

Absolutely awesome, note for note, and great technique. I think Ben played it with a pick but, I'm not 100% sure. Got to watch some old videos. This makes it easy for anyone to emulate, learn and practice. THANK YOU, for the Excellent Cover of one of the greatest songs by the CARS!

[@TJH3113]

Thank you. Yes, Ben was definitely a pick player. Thanks again.

[@kuslers]

Amazing bass line and never spotted that Guild before what a cool bass and the P/J setup to boot.Great job!!!!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment, Jonathan!

[@winstontk]

Another great one, Troy. Ben Orr was a pretty dedicated pick player, but this bass guitar’s tone sounds mighty fine on this. Nice work, sir!

[@TJH3113]

Thank you. I thought it suited it pretty well too.

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

Long Live The Cars. Rest In Peace Benjamin Orr. Greg Hawkes, Killer on keys. One of my favorite bands. Well done my good dude. 👍😎 #fuckpancreaticcancer

[@TJH3113]

Great comment. Thank you.

[@jamoncure]

Another one I gotta learn, Troy! We love the same music, I think. So glad to know you, dude. Thanks for the BASS lessons. This is awesome!

[@TJH3113]

Cool! I'm not really a Cars fan, or a fan of many of the bands whose music I cover, I just appreciate (what I consider to be) a good bass-line. It doesn't really matter to me who played it. I've always been more of a song guy as opposed to a band guy. That's not to say that I don't have my favorite bands. Thanks and take care, JoAnn. I'm going to try and do a bunch of videos tomorrow and there's another Cars song in the group.

[@marcoiacobuzio7054]

Great job Troy nice groovy bass line from the late great Benji Orr I actually haven't heard this song in awhile great choice of song....I love Benji's vocals as well which is another thing some may not realize about the cars they hear the name Ric Ocasek and think it's his vocals but it's not that is Benji singing all those car songs

[@dawkedivi]

Marco Iacobuzio Ric actually sang many of their songs, including the one in this video. If you listen closely, you can always tell the difference.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. They both sang but I think Ric sang on the majority of the songs. For years though, I thought it was Ric singing "Just What I Needed" when it was actually Ben.

[@ramoncamus8093]

Oh man! You're a dangerous type. Very well played. It's a treat to watch you play.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks a lot.

[@jmiller3298]

Nice great Cars tune

[@TJH3113]

Thanks a lot.

[@bexrexer]

Great bass line- always thought it had a very "Misfit Kid" style in a way. Great break at 01:40, love it! Thanks for this video!

[@TJH3113]

Agreed. Thanks for watching.

[@greenoak1]

The Cars were a very covered band in my high school days. Flashback - well done 👍🏻

[@TJH3113]

Mine too. Thanks.

[@wilbertcook5076]

Bass sounds great 👍. Your playing as always awesome. Great song to cover . Keep them coming Troy ✌🏻

[@TJH3113]

Thanks a lot.

[@ChemicalMusic25]

Love this bass line, nice playing, thanks for sharing.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks Mike, for watching, and taking the time to comment. Take care!

[@crashkamio5819]

That song has quite the build! Disnt expect the ending to ramp up in volume like it did. That was great. Solid grooving bass line, as always great work! Never got into the Cars much but always thought they're good along writers.

[@TJH3113]

You're right about that. "The Build" is even mentioned in the Wikipedia page on the song. It really gets dense during the fade out. Glad you thought it was interesting enough to watch until the end. Thanks.

[@WBAN100]

Very nice on the Bass as usual. Love watching your videos playing bass.

[@TJH3113]

Thank you very much.

[@raycamus3456]

Flawless performance! Thanks for sharing.

[@TJH3113]

Thank you for watching.

[@roxyc4438]

Love The Cars, Benjamin Orr, and now, your bass playing! Wonderful cover. :)

[@TJH3113]

Thank you.

[@raycamus3456]

i wish i could play like you. thanks for sharing.

[@TJH3113]

I'm sure you can, with a little time and patience. Thanks for watching.

[@Vanskynyrd]

Great work, I haven t listened to the cars in a long time.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@FIGGY65]

Outstanding Sir🙌🏼👌🏽🤙🏼👌🏽😎

[@TJH3113]

Thanks Shawn!

[@FIGGY65]

@@TJH3113 . My pleasure! Your cover is ice cream to the ears…Killer ending BTW! Happy holidays to you

[@drumtrackfactory4443]

Wonderful!! Beautiful tone

[@TJH3113]

Thank you.

[@chabbysrides]

Top notch cover. Big cars fan!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks a lot. I'm glad you liked it.

[@mrp123123123]

Great comments in the description. I agree completely with you.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@cdosj]

Awesome Troy.. You alway nail it. I saw them when they were in NYC a very long time ago.. Think they were playing with Beep Bop Deluxe..

[@TJH3113]

Thank you. Very cool.

[@F3502000]

My favorite Cars album!

[@TJH3113]

Cool!

[@matthewlee8667]

That is a smoooooth basssss

[@61sasquatchwilson74]

Beautiful bass, You should do a video on all of your bass guitars.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. Meh...

[@ultramanj]

When you add dates it makes one feel very old, ouch. Cool tune to cover, I never really singled out the bass on this one, interesting progression behind the chorus, very cool.

[@TJH3113]

Yeah well, we're all in the same boat in that regard, aren't we? Thanks for watching.

[@PushSueAside]

This one starts off real basic and gets pretty fun. I wasn't a cars fan but they had some song that got better as the song progresses. Real repetitive but adding more as it goes on. I had a friend that thought they were "great because you can sing the guitar leads" and I thought, "yeh, but, do you really want to". Anyway. Thank you. This was fun

[@TJH3113]

Yeah, Ben is a bit different. I have a feeling he might have been more of a guitar player than a bassist. He has a looser, more wandering feel than I usually gravitate towards. That's not meant as an insult, it's just my preference.

[@mharclerode]

Ben was a great bassist- nice cover!!

[@TJH3113]

Yes, he was. Thanks.

[@SnowDogRedSectorEh]

I'm here because My curiosity's Got me tonight I'm glad I stopped in. I also like The 🚗 🚙 🚕 🚓

[@TJH3113]

Haha...thanks for stopping by.

[@LSqrd1960]

Love that bass!!

[@TJH3113]

It's sharp, isn't it?

[@martyhitchcock]

Awesome bass cover, Troy!

[@TJH3113]

Thank you very much.

[@holyhandgrenade9555]

I love the title

[@СемьяБеззубцы]

Good work, sir. Thank you. Are you going to do their 'Shake it up' bass cover? It would be interesting.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks for watching. I'll check it out.

[@MrJscottpd41]

Hi, I discovered your channel sort of by accident. I was searching for Cars stuff the other day after Rics passing but not looking for bass covers. Then spent about an hour watching your other videos. They are fantastic and your covers are spot on. Your lines for this song seem a little busier (love it BTW) and I cant figure out if they are muted a little on the original studio cuts or if you added a little flavor!! Either way, I seem to be a little addicted to this one! Keep up the good work!

[@TJH3113]

Hello and welcome. Thanks for the kind words. I usually try to play the songs as closely to the way they were recorded as I can and rarely add anything additional (if I do add anything, I will always state that I have). I would say that the bass is a bit muted on the original recording and on a lot of Cars songs in general. Thanks again.

[@NH2112]

Such a fun band to listen to! How about some Chicago?

[@TJH3113]

Yes. Possible.

[@CindyDC]

Loved it !

[@TJH3113]

Awesome. Thanks.

[@paddydaddyo]

Those SB-602 Pilots from the first couple of years (‘83-‘84) with the scratchplate and the “foot” headstock are one of my top 5 favorite basses. I’ve got a Pilot that was one of the first 100 off the line in ‘83 ... but it has the unfortunate “hockey stick” headstock that was ubiquitous in that age of pointy guitars ... also have an ‘85 factory fretless with the “cake cutter” headstock ... but the foot with peaked logo is my all time fave. Where and when did you get it?

[@TJH3113]

Yes, I actually liked the look of the pick-guarded basses over the solid topped ones. I got it back n May of 2018 off of Reverb. It's probably one of the basses I will be letting go in the near future, if you have any interest in it. I paid $700 for it, but, as with anything I sell, I'll be asking less than that for it.

[@inbandus5511]

@@TJH3113 Definitely interested. Or as we used to say, "DIBS!"

[@kaiorhoads9726]

😀🤘👍

[@ITPAPA69]

Nice !

[@TJH3113]

Thank you.

[@rpskaza]

Who are all your buddies in the background? 😆 Just kidding, great channel! ❤️

[@TJH3113]

Most are from DeathStudios. Thanks!

[@2kosher]

Cool! (Can you get any cooler, Troy!?). Btw, I met the Cars bassist Benjamin Orr in the early 80s after a show!

[@TJH3113]

Was that at trick question? Awesome! Was he a nice fellow?

[@seal010101]

Thanks for posting, but I think this cover finally blew the driver on the left side of my headphones!

[@TJH3113]

seal010101 🤯

[@RoadKing-ky2bs]

I remember when this Car's album was released the same year as Gary Numan's "The Pleasure Principle" (1979). I liked the Cars but not a raging fan. Numan's album is weird but had a cool edge to it in a New Wave way. I really like it (Cars the song of course overplayed on the radio). I always liked "Metal", maybe you can do bass on that? Great job as always.

[@TJH3113]

Definitely a lot of fresh stuff came out around that time, didn't it? Definitely have more appreciation for it now than I did then. I'll check out "Metal". Thanks.

[@matthewlee8667]

Can you do a bass cover of Two Sides of the Moon by Asia?

[@TJH3113]

I'll check it out.

[@McDuffin]

The cars are one of my favorite bands. I’ve watched a lot of your videos over the years, even learned how to play a few songs from you. I hope you don’t mind that I’ve named your cycloptic friends in the background. My attention always goes there because they’re all in a row. Manny, Moe, and Jack. In that order. And yes I realize it’s not original at all. What do you call them?

[@TJH3113]

Cool. That's great to hear. I don't mind that you've named them. I usually don't address them by name at all, though they do all have names given to them by the maker/s.

[@michaelfischerbassmaster]

Hey Troy, thinking of recording something new from the Cars to honor Ric Ocasek?

[@TJH3113]

Unfortunately, I don't have anything handy to commemorate Ric's passing, but I'll start looking for something. I remember liking "Magic" when it came out.

[@frankynodots]

Nice.

[@TJH3113]

Thank you.

[@MsCostumedesigner]

Hi I love your tab is there any way to purchase it in pdf form you? I finally convinced my bandmates to play a Cars song !

[@TJH3113]

Hello and thank you. I'm sorry, but I do not have a transcription of this song. I play by ear and memory. If I had tabs, you would be welcome to them for free.

[@MsCostumedesigner]

@@TJH3113 okay I’ll try to transcribe it and thank you so much for your quick response ♥️

[@MarieM-rg9dz]

ANy chance I can get the tab for this bassline? I've watched the clip repeatedly for fingering but just can't follow it completely

[@TJH3113]

I’m sorry but I don’t have any. I play by ear and memory. If I had them you would be welcome to them.

[@PA-uf4wd]

👏👏👏👌👍

[@TJH3113]

Thank you

[@void0094]

This is the bass mike mills played in 1985/1986!

[@TJH3113]

Really? That's cool.

[@ZeroMod]

A very "Devo" line to my ears. GUILD--- P_O_W_E_R_ \m/

[@TJH3113]

Funny you should mention Devo. Devo had, what to my ears would be, the quintessential "new wave" sort of bass lines. I thought Ben's playing was a bit loose for new wave...not bad, just not as rigid and regimented as I'd have though it might have been.

[@ITPAPA69]

An Awesome song for you to do would be The Hollies, Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress.

[@TJH3113]

I'll think about it.

[@Eddiesuckiel-eq8rf]

Looks pretty hard for me

[@TJH3113]

It wasn't too bad.

[@mikenomore3957]

Looks like old John deacon

[@darthsoros787]

Are you Tommy Jarvis from Friday The 13th?

[@TJH3113]

Who's asking?

[@darthsoros787]

TJH3113 I love your masks

[@lincolnpowers1148]

Liked his rendition, but could definitely do without the models/masks. A little too much.

[@TJH3113]

Thank you. Most of the masks are from DeathStudios, if you're ever in the market.

[@dailkiwiwe]

Be careful where you put your guitars! One of your masks looks like it's in pain with a tuner stuck up its nose!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks for the "heads" up.

[@mariamalenta6574]

Loved it!

[@TJH3113]

I'm so happy to hear that! Thanks Maria.