Who Are You Bass Cover

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We took Lynn’s Brother, Ted, into the city yesterday to see the musical, “Come From Away” on Broadway. It was fantastic and I’d recommend it to anyone who might have the opportunity to see it. It was a long day though. This morning, Lynn took a ride out to Danbury, CT to Stew Leonards, a huge, specialty grocery store that has singing farm animals and talking produce and lots of free food. Why anyone would drive 45 minutes to a grocery store is beyond me, but she likes to do it once and a while. So, having the house to myself, I thought I’d do a quick video of a suggested song I’ve been working on. I’ve got a folder full of covers, some of which are a few years old, but I always seem to be partial to the one I’ve just done which is why I’m posting this today. Not looking forward to work tomorrow. I’m facing a pretty crappy day and am feeling a little under the weather. I hope everyone’s return to work or school is a good one or, at least, better than mine.
I’m playing the Ol’ Peavey T-40 which I haven’t touched in quite some time. It came out of the case in tune and needed no adjustments. This is the most active sounding, passive bass I’ve ever owned and, for this song, I actually played a bit with the pick-up blend and tones, which is something I normally do not do. Usually, whatever bass I’m playing has both p/u’s selected and tone and volume full up. The controls on this bass are very expressive…if that’s the right word.
The song is, Who Are You by The Who off of their album, “Who Are You”. Drummer, Keith Moon passed away just a few weeks after its release in 1978. Of course, the bass was played by the Late, Great John Entwistle.
According to Wikipedia, Keith was in pretty bad shape during the album’s recording and the rest of the band were a bit disinterested to boot. There’s a really rough spot involving the timing of the bass @ 1:30 and I tried to play it was it was recorded. It’s actually more difficult to learn someone’s (for lack of a better word) “error”, than you might think. I’m surprised it made it on to the album like that. And, at 2:40, I tried to concentrate on anything but the hi-hat…not that it was out of time, there was just something about what was being played that made it difficult for me to lock in with.
Does anyone else notice a glancing similarity during the verse sections to Tom Sawyer?

[@user-dp4pm9kk2l]

Another master class by Troy.

[@TJH3113]

Wow, thanks!

[@marcosdesplanches7545]

Great Entwistle!! My favorite Bass player!! Great Cover!!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks a lot Marcos!

[@beck_tybg]

I'd love to see you do Won't get fooled again.

[@mikedwn]

I suspect the 27 of us are still waiting...c'mon!

[@wlattkouzd]

Live version hehe

[@maxieboy1232]

Same bro

[@alttuning]

Wow. I have listened to Tom Sawyer and Who Are You probably a thousand times and never noticed the similarity until I read your comments and watched your video. Good catch!

[@dylanlantrymusic9943]

Beautiful technique !🤘

[@TJH3113]

Thanks a lot!

[@russwillis9287]

Awesome cover! I love the fans behind you, lol!

[@TJH3113]

Thank you!! 😁 Most are from DeathStudios.

[@chuckweatherall9568]

Hah! I have a loop of Who Are You for my ringtone. Great job, as usual.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@jmcrae825]

Ive been playing bass since 1978 and playing professionally since 86. You are by far my favorite bassist on youtube. Always enjoy your videos brother. Keep rockin!

[@TJH3113]

Aw, thank you for the very kind words. I appreciate them.

[@DannyBoi2112]

The first Who song I ever heard, was on a compilation cd that me and my Dad used to play in his car all the time. I was hooked onto them almost instantly, still love them. I was supposed to be going to see them on the 23rd March 2020, the exact day that the UK went into lockdown, so was then resheduled to the 25th March this year, which would have been today, which also happens to be my birthday (I turned 16 today. I have just been informed that the whole tour has been completely cancelled... gutted to say the least, but very understanding given the world situation right now. To see The Who on my 16th birthday would have been awesome😔😔😔.

[@TJH3113]

Wow, I'm sorry to hear that the tour was cancelled, but I hope you had a very Happy Birthday nonetheless. To be honest with you, I've seen The Who a number of times, both with John Entwistle and without. It's really not the same without him. That being said, I did see Roger Daltrey perform Tommy (and some other Who songs) with an orchestra in 2019 and "that" was phenomenal... better than any, post-Entwistle, Who show I've ever seen.

[@virginiasutton3523]

Can't thank you enough for your attention to detail! This was like the next best thing to a lesson from Entwistle himself. Awesome tone too!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@jupiter7x7]

I'm probably in the minority here but I think that's your best sounding bass. Just love that fat, rich sound. Great cover by the way!

[@ColdToiletSeats]

t-40 is amazing I own 3 basses and it's my favorite .. you can get any tone you want out of it

[@jupiter7x7]

So impressed by the sound that I just started pricing some online. Would be a good add to my collection.

[@ColdToiletSeats]

yea my Dad picked one up for $100 at a music shop probably 17 years ago .. glad to see they're going up in value for having amazing tone .. They're def not a bass you want to play on stage (pretty heavy) but for home/studio they're great

[@ColdToiletSeats]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYuWd3x8n5V1hMk you can see he owns at least 2 of them lol I'm sure he's in love with the tone

[@jupiter7x7]

Yes, he's not the only one!

[@kayak1965]

Now I gotta go listen to the whole album.... Love how Keith Moon's chair says 'not to be taken away' on the album cover.... and then he goes and dies on us

[@TJH3113]

Yeah, that was prophetic, wasn't it?

[@naturaljoe7397]

I was just listening to this on my way back home today. What a treat.

[@keith1r]

Do Eminence Front

[@bassjoe69]

That was fantastic! Another great job!

[@TJH3113]

Thank you.

[@mkaizn]

One of the only channels were I truly enjoy reading the descriptions. Great work as always.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks a lot.

[@GoddyLee]

Now that I have been browsing your KZbin channel, I came across this wonderful song and I just cranked volume up to the sky . Awesome, Troy! Thanks!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@DavidSumeray_BassGod]

That Peavey bass...huge in every respect...is the only bass I've heard that sounds like a Rickenbacker.

[@mikelawson6456]

Awesome...new video...great cover and band!

[@TJH3113]

Thank you.

[@wilbertcook5076]

Awesome Troy!!! One of the greats to cover John was an amazing player ! You kill it as always. Hope you feel better.✌🏻

[@TJH3113]

Thanks a lot.

[@dabeez68]

That was awesome!!!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@luvbasses5487]

That bass sounds gnarly as hell my brotha....! Luv it!

[@TJH3113]

I'm glad you liked it. Thanks.

[@MacTeee]

Great work again Troy on one of my favourite Who tunes. I also totally dig Townshend's rhythm guitar work on the outro.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@ConstantineIsslamow]

Beautiful playing

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@kennet7837]

Verse section got the same chord progression as "Tom Sawyer".

[@thetrooper4743]

Tom saywer

[@nickavenoso7851]

The Trooper ?????? He’s spelled it fine, lol

[@theonewhodoesstuff548]

thedrummer78 Comment is edited.

[@rickrolli7091]

Here you are kickin it again. Now it's on a T40. That's pretty cool man and good job!!! 👍😎✌️🎶👏🎸

[@TJH3113]

Thanks Rick!

[@beta14ok]

Crazy flipper fingers never tilt at all, playing octaves with abandon! Nicely done!! Thank you for sharing.

[@TJH3113]

Haha... Thanks a lot!

[@Defmusicman1]

Masterful job! You look like you were having fun and making it look easy. I’ve had a hard time with getting the opening bass run in the intro. But I shall persevere!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@forrestharter9620]

Terrific!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@petercollin5670]

One of the first times I saw anybody playing a bass was in high school. A guy in the concert band had a Peavy just like yours and I sat in the music room and watched him jam "Iron Man" and "Spirit of Radio" with a drummer. My jaw hung open and I knew I wanted to be a part of the rock music world. Thanks for the memory.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks for sharing your memory.

[@007FunkyBass]

Wow, nice job TJH3113, and on one of my favorite basses....I have three of them. I have Fenders but they rarely see the light of day because I love the tone of this bass. Keep up the great playing.

[@TJH3113]

Cool. Thanks.

[@MariaNickLambert]

I love the sound of that bass and I think it looks cool too.... I read that the Who were considering getting another drummer to play in the studio on this album and were going to keep Moon as their 'live' drummer. Moon was given an ultimatum to work on his drumming and he ended up recording the whole albums drum racks in about a week. The sad thing about this album is all 4 members were not present in the studio at the same time during the recording. I particularly like Johns bass work on 'Trick of the Light'

[@steventhompson4539]

Trippy cool bass ... excellent performance.

[@TJH3113]

Thank you.

[@benbaumgartner5731]

Sick!

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

Back for another round. Good god you make that bass sound good man. 😎

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@BigLeuHH]

What a beautiful intro, love that sound

[@TJH3113]

Glad you liked it! Thank you.

[@benjaminmiramontes3693]

Love your videos! Think you could ever do a video showing us all your basses?

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. One of these days.

[@jwtish7825]

Finally! another song by the who! Great job!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks a lot.

[@petermckeon6638]

Nice! It's funny you uploaded this one, especially since I've been in the process of learning this one. This will help a bunch.

[@TJH3113]

Great! How'd it go?

[@petermckeon6638]

TJH3113 Have it all down with exception to the intro.

[@johnobojski7594]

Dude you absolutely shred this, it sucks that my generation isnt as indulged into the ancient rockstars or GODS as i call them Brilliant cover man, keep it living on!!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks so much, John. Looking forward to seeing The Who in a couple of weeks. I know they are not what they once were (I was able to see them twice with Entwistle), but I'll take what I can get... plus, they are playing with an orchestra.

[@alexr4151]

Really well done!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@PookBidault]

Sorry you're feeling under the weather, buddy. Hope it improves soon enough. Great playing, as always.

[@kntrlr]

First bass I ever played was a T-40, had no idea in those days what a fantastic instrument it is. I managed to acquire an Ovi Magnum III this last year. T-40 is next on my list. I am clearly obsessed with preternaturally heavy and thunderous basses. As always, this sounds fantastic Troy. Keep em coming!!!!!

[@TJH3113]

I didn't really know what I had when I had it either. Great basses. The Ovations just sound evil.

[@superhomsar2112]

just got a T-40 shipped in about a month ago and i love the hell out of it. the videos in which you use yours was a big help in my research and ultimately my decision to take a chance on it. as of now it's my favorite piece of gear that i own

[@TJH3113]

Awesome! Are you still liking it?

[@superhomsar2112]

oh i love it, i just got it properly set up and it plays like a dream. the tone i'm getting out of it is somewhere between a precision and a rick, it's gnarly as hell

[@TJH3113]

Great to hear. Enjoy it!

[@menom7]

EXCELLENT Cover Troy!!! FIRST,lemme say I sure hope You start feeling much,MUCH better as we've come to the cold and flu season (although that flu-bug has been making it's way for a few MONTHS now already!!!) Anyway..........I 100% AGREE with most other commenters on here,the Tone of that Peavey,is just Heaven!!! Also,I never really even NOTICED that tiny "error" at 1:30,until You pointed it out to me!!! Lol. To ME,I always thought that little inconsistent "blip",was Intentional by John!!! Lol. (who knows,maybe it WAS!?!? Lol.) But speaking as a drummer.................Your right...........at the time of this album's recording,Keith was in dire-straights with his drinking,his attitude and his weight!!! As he RARELY played his "high-hat" on a consistent basis,for ANY reason!?!? Although,in this part of the song,it's perfectly understandable why he simply would focus on the high-hat to help fill-in that "quiet" part of the song,but MY GUESS would be,due to his extreme-alcoholism..........that he probably had QUITE ALOT of Booze already in his blood during the recording of this song,which is why You hear a few extra (or a few "missed") "tats" on the high-hat,during that 2:40 run!!! Of course,I'm just giving OPINION here folks,so no need to bombard me with negative comments explaining how "wrong" I am about that!!! Lol. Feel Better Troy,and as always,AWESOME JOB!!! :)

[@CindyDC]

I miss my T40,, it wasn't something i played all the time but was enjoyable when i did,, i hardly had to retune mine eather,,, awesome bass,,, i hope you get to feeling better soon, seems like theirs some kind of crud going around here to, maybe Lynn will bring you back something special, i my self has always liked that song who are you ☺

[@Cfirob73]

The second coming of the ox! Well done!

[@TJH3113]

Haha! Thanks.

[@chrisnichols175]

I have played bass for quite a few years now man that's one hell of a Peavey t40 you got there

[@TJH3113]

Really? Me too! Haha. Yes, they are great instruments...the most active sounding passive bass I've ever heard.

[@cosmicgue]

Awesome Peavey Bass! Solid & heavy!

[@TJH3113]

Yes!

[@marvinewilliams8281]

Rough and ready! I love this Troy!!! Marvine :-) I know who you are............ "-)

[@TJH3113]

Haha...thank you Marvine, I'm glad you liked it.

[@Tobinindustrial]

Nice job Troy. That Broadway show Is based on the province I live in called Newfoundland Labrador. Gander took a lot of planes that day. The airport just 20 minutes from me (YJT -Stephenville Airport) had about 9 I think. It was a time when such a horrific tragedy brought out the best in people. I'll always remember those days. I heard the musical "Come From Away" is the best but have not saw it yet. In Newfoundland we call any tourists from outside the area and visiting "Come From Away's" That's where the name came from. They were all come from away's on those planes.

[@TJH3113]

Sorry for the late reply and thanks for the great comment. The play was really great. Very well done.

[@my2centsiz3]

Great job, one day I hope!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. Don't hope, do it!

[@pixellography]

Amazing tone

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@TheCheesemelter]

our department at work had a full meltdown on friday, so i'm not looking to go back to work tomorrow either. at least i have your epic bass playing to distract me until then.

[@johncolteraneoffical]

Absolutely LOVE the peavey T40

[@TJH3113]

Yes, beast of a bass, it is.

[@roguecheddar]

I used to have one of those Peavey T-40 basses just like that one. I regret ever selling it, the neck was phenomenal.

[@TJH3113]

They come up for sale quite often, in good shape and for reasonable prices. I think they are very nice basses.

[@TheJoeshExperience]

Great video, love this song. Reading the description made me laugh. I live about 20 minutes from Stew Leonard's in Danbury. Always fun to go there once in a while. Cheers!

[@crazyuncleduke8012]

When Stew's was in Norwalk our band used to play there. That was back in the early 80's. We had a blast checking out all the lonely soccer moms. wearing Daisy Dukes and push up bras. :-)

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@pensnut08]

Said it a million times.. Wish I still had my T-40... That thing sounds INCREDIBLE! As far as leaving the "error" in. At the end of "Fire" by Hendrix Noel Redding went to the beginning part instead of the walking type line (when it is fading). They left it. It was done if the overall feel was there I believe. So vastly different than today.. Even "punching in" is going away in favor of "copy and paste".

[@TJH3113]

There are still plenty out there in great shape and reasonably priced.

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

Favorite Who Song. Nailed It. The Ox would be proud.

[@TJH3113]

Thank you very much.

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

TJH3113 Right on. ✌😎

[@pizzereppo]

great !

[@TJH3113]

Thank you.

[@BumDog2112]

Nice job Troy. I always wanted a T40. My first bass was a T20. On a side note, we live in Stamford so we go to Stew's flagship store in Norwalk. Annual tradition is to take the kids there and pick out some new ornaments for the tree and grab dinner from the hot food area. That's where we'll be Thursday night. Lol

[@sonicfrogdotnet]

I have a first generation Fury, which is really the last generation T-20. That bass has GUTS!!! It's my favorite.

[@TJH3113]

Awesome. Hope you had a blast.

[@jonmuir13]

Great cover! My dad and I love your videos. He's mupes2112. We both love rush and are both bassists. Could you do a cover of into the void by Sabbath? I personally think it's the most sinister and coolest bass line from any Sabbath song. Thanks man. Keep up the good work

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. I'll check it out.

[@brockolsen3689]

Awesome job, you even have the Ox's tone

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. Dumb luck on the tone.

[@rogerguitard2584]

tres bon -very good

[@TJH3113]

Merci.

[@mitchellgrant5493]

Would love to hear you do a Boston song!

[@TJH3113]

I did "Hitch a Ride" a while back.

[@fragbert66]

I never noticed the similarity between this and Tom Sawyer until you pointed it out. To return the favor, both Spirit of Radio and Don't Stop Believin' share the same verse progressions. You can switch mid-song and it still works.

[@kevinm1728]

Check out his Rush covers. This dude nails every song he plays.

[@preciousfreedom1159]

11th Like Woot! Dayum your bass sounds so awesome. I would have to practice all day with a bass that sounds like that. Great job! My best friend's cousin is the current touring bassist for The Who. 😀

[@thomasschmidt9855]

Jon Button?

[@TJH3113]

Thanks again Val! Your best friend's cousin is Pino Paladino?

[@sempersavage7201]

Great job emulating Thunder Fingers!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks!

[@FrancescoBignardi]

Awesome as always! Play more The Who content please! Cheers from Italy :)

[@TJH3113]

Thank you very much.

[@sonicfrogdotnet]

T-40!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sound too good!!! I own mostly all Peaveys, but have yet to get that one!!!

[@TJH3113]

Awesome!

[@danielhughes5894]

"The Ox" One of my all time favorite Bassist. The only problem I have, is trying to figure out that great slide at the very beginning? Great cover brother🤙

[@TJH3113]

Rock on! Thanks!

[@thetinyitalian2595]

Yay! I love The Who. What an exceptional job!! Is that a new bass I spy lol?

[@napib]

The Tiny Italian it’s an old one he hasn’t used in a while

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. It was one of the first basses I bought when I started accumulating them. I just don't break it out very often.

[@tracesbasses2423]

Jesus Christ now I want a Peavy bass badass dude

[@EloiSioMichalski]

Great cover! Yes, I can hear that Tom Sawyer thing ! haha Funny cuz there are many Rush songs that probably were influenced by these many Who tunes, by the way, another band which I love! You should try Won't Get Fooled again or Real Me! Would love to see ya playing those!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@RCAvhstape]

Loved the Ox's bassplaying, great tribute. As for similarities to Tom Sawyer, Peart is a Moon fan IIRC, so it's not out of school with the data.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. Sister Disco also had some similarities with a section of Cygnus X1.

[@AndrewShawMusik]

Amazing work Troy! Your collection is so impressive. I've always wanted a T-40. Are they noticeably heavier than normal basses?

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. They are heavy but the Wal is probably heavier.

[@colinwilson8523]

Another good job Troy, great track!! ... now i'm having trouble deciding what bass i like the sound of best, the Ric' or this Peavey .... also just goes to show good workmanship if an instruments "as you left it" and needs no tuning ... i have one that i can just pick up and play and that's a 40 year old cheapo Kay bass surprisingly enough!!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks a lot.

[@ITPAPA69]

Sweet Peavy Axe! Beauty

[@TJH3113]

Great basses.

[@jgraz42]

that was fuckin awesome

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@SnowDogRedSectorEh]

awesome as usual! next Ox bass cover eminence front?

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@debrebeuf8959]

hey I got that peavey t-40 too! Mine has the plastic label on it still

[@TJH3113]

awesome! I have a white one that had the plastic still on it, but I'd be embarrassed to tell you what I payed for it. It was in "time capsule" condition though.

[@vtxrider1800r]

I bought a T40 brand new , same as that when they came out. Still have it in brand new shape. Loved the way it played/sound but got hook on Ric's and put it away. I'd part with one of the Ric's before I get rid of though.

[@TJH3113]

Great basses.

[@danieldallaportamaurer1000]

Muito bom!

[@TJH3113]

Thank you, Daniel!

[@mikedwn]

nice! You def look like you enjoy playing that.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. That's odd.

[@ITPAPA69]

Thunderfingers would be honored.

[@TJH3113]

I'm flattered you think so.

[@Donn713]

Great song choice and I'm loving the drive/tone here. If I had to guess at the settings I would say the bridge pu has the tone wide open and the neck pu tone is rolled back... Maybe more volume on the neck pu too... I'm just curious

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. I think I did something like you described. Normally, I insist on both pick ups being full up and equally balanced because I'll never remember the settings.

[@azcrim]

I'm tellin! The singer said the EFF word!!

[@TJH3113]

Haha.

[@peternierenberger3459]

I'm fairly new here so I have to ask, Have you ever done the Moody Blues, I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band? Keep up the great work, love your videos!

[@TJH3113]

Sorry for the delayed response. I haven't done the song you mentioned but I posted "The Voice" a few weeks back and I've got a couple of other ones off to the side. Thanks.

[@davidanthonyburton2253]

Is Tom Sawer, 'Hucklebeccer Finn'/ not sure? Please ignore me today🤣😂! Anyway. Please can I say the bass sounds great ( the playing is not bad too! 👍😂) P. S I mentioned once about a ' blues' guitar player from Chorley, Lancashire UK/GB 🇬🇧.. and he was someone I played guitar with for a year or two. And he was called Eddie. But what I wanted to comment to you on. Was that his surname. Was Entwistle! 👍 I miss Eddie Entwistle cos he died 20 years ago!

[@TJH3113]

Thanks David.

[@Igor_Vinicius]

I like little mistakes in a song. It makes the final product more "organic", more honest. Today's recordings are so perfect and sterile that they make the listener uncomfortable. More unconfortable than a few imperfections here and there would do. But I must say that I too keep wondering how some mistakes end up in the final version. Was it a band's decision? Or the producer's? Maybe a budget limitation? Did anyone even notice the mistake until the record was ready? Maybe all those uncertanties are what make these 'bloopers' so fascinating.

[@franktreppiedi2208]

In my experience they leave in mistakes because they don't want to fix it. Sometimes mistakes aren't noticed until mixdown and then they'd have to get the bass player in, set up and then re record. Most producers don't want to spend much time on the bass as the drums or vocals. I agree though, little mistakes sound more human. Listening to isolated bass tracks make me feel like my idols can make mistakes too. And that's fine w me.

[@iaminbetweendays]

Thanks! How do you like that Peavey? They made the best stuff in the early 80's. I have a few old Peavey amps :)

[@TJH3113]

My pleasure. The Peavey's are great...built to last.

[@ThunderBassistJay]

Great job! If it takes a pair of glasses to perform like John Entwistle, so be it. If I play without glasses I can hardly find the fingerboard, let alone see individual strings. :-)

[@TJH3113]

Thanks. Haha!

[@TheDp1965]

Wow great job, I wonder if John was playing an Explorer or an ALEBIC at the time they recorded this song? Cheers.

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.

[@orbit951]

LOOK BEHIND YOU!

[@johnrosier1686]

I have a Peavey bass like that but I never made it sound that good.

[@TJH3113]

Not every bass agrees with every player. We all sound better on some basses than others.

[@thefreshapes7480]

Can you do one of these nights by the eagles? One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands.

[@atknogz]

She could have gone to the Stew Leonard's in Yonkers.

[@TJH3113]

She did once, but she prefers the one in Danbury for some reason.

[@johnbarlow1234]

im after a peavey t40 but hard to find one in the uk and you have two a rare white one and a standerded colour are they going up in value

[@layol692k7]

+ TJH3113 Jamming man love it

[@TJH3113]

Thanks.