Post your covers! (2019-2022)

Staying with Status Quo, I have the pleasure to present Living on an Island from their 1979 gem Whatever you Want, in which I get in touch with my more sensitive side, and also discover that the Rickenbacker has a bass pickup (and a ‘vintage’ setting).

AFAIK, the Alan Lancaster used a 68 Fender Mustang with an Ampeg amp for all Quo recordings. Unfortunately, I had to make do with my meagre selection of axes. The Thunderbird was too harsh, the Hofner was too Beatlesy and the Ibanez is on loan, so it came down to the Rickenbacker to shoulder the burden. With some experimentation I found that by flicking the switch up, I can use the bass pickup for a much smoother sound :slight_smile: Also the vintage setting seems to make a positive difference.

Otherwise, no effects, apart from a little compression in Audacity.

Regarding the transcription, I pretty much followed the chords from Chordify and improvised some of the fills. The challenge was to follow the rhythm and lock in more closely with the drums…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGGPOZXjqYk

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