Thanks Pam @PamPurrs , that’s what lockdown will do to you, not that i mind 
Thanks John @John_E , some thing’s do go wrong, that’s why we keep pushing each other to be better 
Thanks @sfadams , i agree Nightwish are an awesome band, its a pity Sami has left the band and trying to decide with vocalist i prefer is really difficult as they are both really great.
Thanks Bill @Lanny , i really enjoy covering Chris’s song’s, they can take you to another place 
, without having any of those wildwood weeds 
you don’t even have to leave the farm with that stuff and still have a great holiday 
Cheers Brian
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Great job on all three! Left comments on the website .
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This is a few months old… before i joined here
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Great tune and even better jacket!
That’s a tough tune to stay in the groove for, admirable to attack it.
Timing swayed a bit over the song, but you kept up which is amazing.
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Madness always gets a thumbs-up!
After a month of trying off and on, Our House still eludes me. That is a messed up bass line. Mark Bedford is a seriously underrated, under-appreciated bass player
@JoshFossgreen, ska lesson, please?
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Only 3 covers @TNKA36 ?
Great job on them all but especially the Nightwish one. Awesome cover of a great band 
Plenty of time to do a few more too. I reckon we’ll be in lockdown for the foreseeable future 
Cool Madness cover @Old_WannaBe
I never really appreciated them until I saw a cover band at the Rock and Blues ( I think it was there) and watched the crowd reaction. Although only a cover band they still had everybody dancing
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Didn’t say BAD.
It was Rad, very cool song. I liked it a lot, but not exactly the type of music I get exposed to often, so its cool you played that interesting song, or I may not have ever heard it, ever.
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Great job @JerryP, I can’t say it any better then Lanny did, so I won’t even try, but the timing and tone were great.
Is that your new Hawaiian bass?
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Nice Job, fun song to play, really get those fingers moving.
I did like this song, and the other few Madness hits, but never got too much beyond that.
Have not listened to yours yet Brian @TNKA36, I will get to it in a bit.
Just got the new iMac up and running and was setting stuff up, but once I got Safari up, and pulled up Bass Buzz forum, got stuck here for an hour now, and still have not cleared off the notifications.
Oh well, I really only needed the iMac for this forum, and garage band, so I will stick around to clear them before I take “one step beyond” (pun intended) clearing the notifications here on the forum.
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Thanks Toby!
I’ll be in Hawaii after the 11th, so on the 12th I’ll be checking out the local music stores for a possible used bass that normally would be out of my price range but may be discounted for a fast sale. If I don’t find something like that, I have my eye on the Ibanez I had mentioned in a previous thread.
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Cool cover @Old_WannaBe even though I don’t know the song….
Timing a bit off in a few places, bit I think that was probably due to trying to read music and play at the same time.
It’s great that you have a reference point from before you started the course. Will be interesting to see a final result comparison…
Keep on Thumpin’!
Lanny
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So which bass are you playing?
I did not see it listed, did I just miss it?
I don’t recall seeing that one before. Have you done a cover with it before?
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That is a bass I picked up from a website called Overstock dot com way back when I knew nothing about basses. It cost me $125.00 back then (2003). It’s a Lyon LB40 by Washburn but I recently had Seymour Duncan pickups, new pots, and D’Addario ECB81 Chrome Flats put on it. I’ve used it on quite a few covers, most recent was “The Gambler”. It just sounded right for this song.
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I have seen those for sale from time to time, they look like just fine instruments.
Perfect first bass, nice to see you hold onto it and give it some new life👍🏻
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So here’s my cover of Train Train by Blackfoot…. Although I know that @PamPurrs - Pam has already done this one, I decided to also do it since I love Southern Rock. Given the situation I’m in having to focus totally on the band, this will probably be the last cover I create and post…
I did not follow the original bass line since I wanted the bass to take front stage, and I also wanted to try to use fills that would give the song a bit more of a blues feeling and also try to emulate what I conceive a “Train Bassline” would sound and feel like. Enjoy!!
Keep On Thumpin’!
Lanny
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