I have a problem with rabbit holes and I’ve fallen into one with The Sonics…! This is a bass cover to a live version of their song, Have Love, Will Travel.
The Sonics - Have Love, Will Travel
The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, that formed in 1960. Their aggressive, hard-edged sound has been cited as a major influence on punk and garage music worldwide, and they have been named inspirations to the White Stripes and Nirvana.
I’d never heard of them until a couple of weeks ago, when I watched the film Ford vs Ferrari, loved the movie soundtrack and stumbled on them from there!
For this bass cover, I used the Steinberger, direct into GarageBand, via the Scarlett Solo. In GarageBand, I utilised the Classic Amp simulation, plus a bit of overdrive. The bass track was played twice.
In a departure from the norm, the video was shot on location in Swanage, Dorset, UK., by my daughter. We deliberately went for a moving, shaky ‘live’ feel, I love the outcome!