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- “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” by the band “Looking Glass” off of their self titled album that came out in 1972 and featured Piet Sweval on bass.
This bass was made by the fellow who has worked on my basses over the last few years. My musician friends who have a guitar tech/repair person they trust and whose work they respect should consider themselves very fortunate. To be a bass player and to find a tech who primarily works on basses is beyond fortunate. I'll add more info on the bass when I get it from Joe.
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Joe finally got back to me with the specs. Here they are...
32” scale
24 frets
Mahogany body core, walnut accent line, maple burl top
Mahogany neck, macassar ebony fingerboard, pau ferro neck binding
Ebony, walnut, mahogany and flamed maple headstock veneers and pick up cover
Kent Armstrong Music Man pickup
Passive electronics
Hipshot hardware
Pretty sure that’s it!
“The sailors say TJH, you’re a fine bass player.”
Do they really? Haha... thanks.
@@TJH3113 That’s what I hear. 🤙
Whenever I want to know the correct way to play bass on a song, I watch this.
Wonderful to hear. Thanks!
@@TJH3113 agreed
Me too
This song always takes me back to being a kid when life was care free and everyone you love is still alive. When your parents are still young and aunts and uncles are the coolest. A roadhouse cafe with a jukebox selector at every table. Three songs for a quarter, you pick them and the excitement builds as you wait for yours to come through the cue. Finally they pop up ... Magic Carpet Ride and Born to be Wild by SteppenWolf and Brandy. If your Uncles were cool, those were their go to songs and knowing them, I just imagined how hot Brandy must have been. Great playing and I like when you follow up playing without the song to really see and hear what you are playing!
It's amazing how a song can bring you right back to a certain time and place, isn't it? Thanks for sharing your memory and taking the time to leave such a great comment.
You could not go 1 hour without hearing this song on AM radio in 1972 - I still remember being 10 years old and wanting to "meet Brandy". Thanks for posting - brings back great memories and your playing continues to impress me.
Truth! Thanks, Jeff and take care!
I have to say I've under-appreciated this dynamic baseline. Great performance Troy!!!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
I just poured my coffee and saw this. A perfect moment.
Awesome!
Nice cover, I loved this song as a kid, still one of my favorites today. Also makes me wish I was at the beach
Long live the summer of 1972! Thanks Troy - love you man! Hope to meet up with you at Bethel in 2021.
Thanks. I hope so too! Stay in touch.
Troy....THIS was an early birthday present for me and my dear sweet late Twin brother who absolutely adored this song when it came out back in the early 70's! We of coursed shared a room and at that time we shared our own 45 record player and Jim played this non stop as in yada yada yada! I hear this today and I can hear my Mom yelling at Jim to "knock it off already"...LOLOLOL Tears and a Huge Grin on my mug! We were my Mom's Heckle and Jeckle and I am missing my playmate Big Time! LOVED your story about your Bass Guy Joe C.....and I have no doubt that he lit up when you mentioned "Carl Thompson Bass" !! Your's is a really Beautiful Bass and the story that goes with it is awesome too! Brilliant description for your Bass Sound--- Polite! Cheers From Ohio
Happy Birthday! To both you and your dearly departed Brother. I'm very sorry for your loss. I'm glad the video brought back some bittersweet memories. Thanks and take care!
Happy bass line. Thanks Troy, for the smiles!
Always! Aw, thanks, James.
OMG! Joe's basses are to die for !
Agreed!
Superb as always! I saw Piet Sweval on bass guitar when he was in 'Starz'. They were the opening band for 'Sweet'. This was in April '78. Of course, Sweet were incredible and opened with 'Action'. They played their catalog of hits, etc. I liked a power pop tune Starz played called 'Hold On To The Night' which was the bands single at the time.
Thanks! Very cool! As I mentioned in another comment, Brenden Harkin from Starz did some engineering work in the mid-80's and I recorded a couple of times with him.
THANKS SO MUCH ! For all your videos - I'm a 6 string guitar player of 40 years who started playing with an "Old Guy" cover band a couple years ago on Bass. At first I was like "Man I don't wanna play Bass" but I'm having a blast with it now, thanks to you - you've helped me so much and I loved the extra ending with you playing this one "A Capella" That's huge, hearing it without anything else, and solo .... Cheers !!
That is awesome! I'm glad you are enjoying your time on the bass. Thanks and take care!
What a fabulous bass line!!! So melodic and dynamic!! Well played Sir!
It really is, isn’t it? Thank you very much.
Every badass bass line I look up a cover to, and I see you playing it!
Wow! Thanks.
Goose bumps!!!!!! Wow!!!!!! What a sound!!!!! love the way you play this. Marvine ;-)
Many thanks, Marvine!! I'm very glad that you liked it.
What a sweet groove and a fantastic sound on the bass.
Thank you kindly! I'm glad you liked it.
That's a killer looking bass, and it sounds pretty decent too. I really appreciate that you are playing through without the backing track at the end now as well.
Yeah, Joe does really nice work and he is currently working on a bass for me.
Love this song and I like the story behind the bass and his maker.
That's great to hear, thanks.
I remember this and so many other songs riding in the back seat of the car with the folks on vacation. Sooo many have cool bass lines that we never realize!
Definitely! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, Jim.
I have been playing bass for many years, you are the best.
Very cool and thanks so much!
Always loved the bass on this song. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
That is a gorgeous bass. Heard this song dozens of times and never knew the band's name or paid much attention to the bass. Wonder if all the girls born in '72-'73 named "Brandy" were conceived while this was on the radio?
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Cheers Otto man!!!
I think so too! Actually, the name "Brandy" became really popular after this song came out.
Wow! I praise the gods of the TH-cam algorithm for delivering me to this video. I was listening to Brandy while in the car the other day and, after hearing this song for decades, what caught my ear was how intricate the bass line was. I made a mental note to find a good cover on YT and it was the wall of amazing masks behind you that won my click. As a horror fan myself (sitting next to a lifesize statue of Ash from Army of Darkness at the moment), I have to give you props on that collection. Of course, watching you play this great song so effortlessly and flawlessly was even more amazing. New subscriber and fan won. Thanks! Ed A.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave. Such a great comment. Take care! Most of the masks are from Death Studios. and The Evil Dead is my favorite horror trilogy.
Holy crap what a gorgeous bass!!! And it sounds great!
Edit: I thought it wasn't full scale...thanks for mentioning!
I agree. Joe does very nice work and the amount of detail on it is incredible. I should have spent more time describing it. Yeah, I think it's 32".
@@TJH3113 You can always make another video to talk about that beautiful bass! 😆
My guitar teacher repaired his own tube amps and built some of his own guitars. He led me through a couple simple repairs, which gave me the confidence to be my own tech. Now I maintain my own guitars and scratch build amps. It's so nice not to worry about what might happen to your gear after you hand it over the counter. Very satisfying, too.
Very cool! The worst part about bringing your stuff to the store is that most technicians don't even want to be bothered talking to you.
Superb craftsmanship. Your description of it having a "polite" sound is spot on, but I could also see it having a not so polite sound playing in a smokey New York jazz club in a three piece with some drums and piano. The lead female vocalist is struggling to make it big, but she definitely has the pipes to hang in there with the greats. Sorry, I got lost for a second. Great tune and dynamic playing as usual.
I just put the specs up in the text area. Yeah, "polite" seemed like the right term. It blends in and sticks out just enough without being intrusive. Personally, I don't mind a bit of intrusiveness in my basses. Thanks for the visualization.
Another great job Troy, one of my favourite songs from when I was a kid, awesome to hear you covering it. Love the story about the local Luthier, always good to here some history on the Basses you chose for the songs.
Thanks so much!
What a nice bass, and fine bass playing!
It really is! Thanks.
Gorgeous sound, it's why I love the bass
I think so too.
I think I finally realized why I love your channel over others. It's not just the songs you choose to do, but how your playing breathes new life into songs of my youth where I took the bass lines for granted. Thank you again. You helped make songs fun again, and as a fellow bassist, you make them (and me) all the better.
Thanks for the very kind words, Barry. I appreciate them greatly.
Under apprehended classic. Awesome playing.
Truth! Thank you kindly!
WOW ..That bass is beautiful and it sounds really good for this tune..that’s really awesome you have people you trust to do work on your gear and to let you check out the bass your playing.. Your playing is great as always..thank you for taking the time to do this tune on that cool looking bass..hope all is well and have a great day..
Thanks. I agree and the tone of the bass sits well in the mix, which is what most people look for in a bass. Yeah, Joe knows the bass is safe with me. Actually, I wanted to to get it back to him as quickly as possible, which I did. Thanks again, Drew.
You have a soulful way on how you play that baseline. It's rhythmic and romantic all in the same vibe. Love it.
Thanks so much, Wadie. I'm glad you liked it.
Always loved this song when I was a kid, and that is the best back wall diffuser EVER!
I’m glad you liked it! I’d never thought of the masks as serving that function, but I guess you’re right😂.
What a terrific way to start a Sunday morning!!! A fantastic cover of one of my favorite 70's tunes
Great to hear, Mike! Yeah, I love this song as well.
Wicked COOL bass! Excellent playing.........as usual!
It is, isn't it? Thanks, Ron!
That is one beautiful bass. The tone is just great
It is! I'm glad you liked it.
I do all my own work, I have all the tools and equipment. This all started in the early 80's when round wounds ate fretboards on fretless basses which is almost all I played. I had to block the fretboards about every six months, then I learned to do fretwork and everything else. I studied electronics for several years and the rest is history. I actually enjoy it. That Bass sounds good to me and I have always liked the song...
Very cool. You are very fortunate. I'm glad you liked it.
You're playing is Studio musician quality as always. But that tone of that bass... Wow. Smooth
Thanks so much, Joe.
That bass goes to places my head just doesn't! Awesome cover TJH
I'm glad you liked it, Chris. Thanks!
My favorite song ever! Made even better when your beautiful bass line "politely" sings out! Beautiful instrument visually and auditorially...
Awesome, I'm very glad to hear that. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.
Nice choice to highlight your chops. This bass line was actually legendary back in the day with savvy musicians. His contributions were almost always stunningly melodic and so original. Almost like a virtuoso lead guitar player......but pushing it out on a bass. Nice video.....really took me back.
Thanks.
Great job and nice bass! I never realized there was such a complex bass line in Brandy. I guess I always thought of it as just a background song. I need to be more attentive to some of the songs from my youth. Keep on rocking!
Thanks! Yeah, the bass is a bit buried in the mix, but there is some nice stuff going on.
Such a sweet bassline
Couldn't agree more.
That fits so well with this song. Man... The bass lines in songs like this are like melodies of their own perfectly matched to the rest of the song... If that makes sense LOL
I agree. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Great job on this classic track! Just goes to further show how some of the earlier "pop hits" have some amazing bass lines. Loved it!
Thanks so much, Forrest!
Great to see a man with so much respect for both his instrument and his craft! Hats off to you, Sir! I look up to people like you!
Thank you very much! That was very nice of you to say.
Troy, thanks for all you’ve taught me. I don’t play bass, but my guitar instructor encourages me to watch bass players to learn more about playing octaves and chord tones. You and Lee Sklar have been my tutors through the “what else do I have to do besides play” summer of 2020.
Aw, it was my pleasure. I'm very happy that you could take something away from watching my videos. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave such a nice comment. Take care!
Wow! Great tune. I think this came out around 1972. Reminds me of going to day camp and being at Rockland County Pool. What I really love about your posts is that it shows how hidden the bass was in most rock. I love how you’ve made the bass just as important as every other instrument.
It really is, isn't it? It's amazing how a song can bring you back to another time and place. Thanks John. Hope you are well. Take care.
Love that bass and the tone!
Glad to hear it!
Great song and a great bass cover as usual. Love it!
Thanks a lot!
Very beautiful bass!!! How serendipitous you saw Joe while you were driving!
I agree! It was serendipitous and quite unusual that I went out of my way to speak to him. I'm glad I did.
Sounds great! Love the bass on this tune.
I'm glad you liked it, Cid. Me too!
after years of playing this song, 1 I've learned to play it by watching that first video of yours, secondly though this is the "original" way to play the song, It's so fun playing it full of ghost notes (that I've incorporated also by watching your videos!) your play style really influenced me , and I got a lot of fun playing bass with that, thank you sir !
I'm glad to hear the videos were helpful. As you might have notice, I changed my hand and fingering positions a bit when I relearned the song for this video. It makes more sense to me now. Well placed ghost notes can really bring a bass line to life. Thanks and take care!
Joe showed me this video of my bass and I find it incredible that you chose this song to showcase it as it was going to be the first song I learned to play on it as well. Serendipity is miraculous. This also helps me get the actual bass line down. Thank you.
Very cool! And thanks for allowing me to play it for the afternoon. I treated it better than I treat my own basses. Congratulation on the bass and if there's anything I could help you with please don't hesitate to ask.
What a beautiful bass
I think so too. With so many Fender clones out there it's refreshing to see a unique design.
Very nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
_My love, my life, my lady is the sea._ TJH, your great bass cover of this song is the sea.
Thanks!
LOVE that tone!!!!! Nicely done, thanks!
Thank you kindly!
You sir, are most bad ass! Thank you for helping me learn songs I’ve needed to know for various gigs! Best on the net hands down!! Thanks!!
And you are too kind! I'm happy to have been of service. Thanks and take care!
The Looking Glass!! From New Brunswick, NJ (where I’m from!).
I once recorded at Brendan Harkin's home studio back in the late 80's. He used to engineer at a rehearsal/recording studio I worked at in Congers, NY. I remember him being associated with Looking Glass and Starz.
That is an amazing bass! Super nice!
It sure is! Thanks, Howard!
Awesome song 🎵 love that bass guitar 🎸 wow 👏 amazing sound I like that solo at the end excellent 👌
Thanks a lot, Nelson!
What a classic. I had no idea the bass line was so good. Great job bringing it out in the open.
Glad you liked it! Thank you, John.
What a sound!
Nice, isn't it?
Great cover, Great Song!
Thank you, Mark. It is, isn't it?
Nice bass!
I think it is too!
Nicely done and I love the sound of your new bass!
Thanks! Actually, it was just on loan.
@@TJH3113 The owner would have to wrestle it away from me lol
Love this song. Sounds great Troy.
Me too!!! Thanks, Julie!
You are a great musician.
Aw, thanks for the kind words.
Your friend really makes high quality basses for sure! A great pleasure to tune in and hear this cover man!
Couldn't agree more! Thanks a lot!
@@TJH3113 You are most certainly welcome! Cheers!
Gorgeous bass Troy, sounds awesome too. Looks like one Victor Wooten would play. Love that song too.
I think so too and thanks!
Another awesome cover by TJH. THAT is a gorgeous looking bass BTW. Beautiful grain.
Thank you kindly, Dale! It really is a stunner, isn't it?
@@TJH3113 Yep! Thanks for all the great covers. This has been my "go to" place for bass covers for quite a while . I am thankful for the hard work and effort that you put into making this available to us. Cheers
@@cogwap359 Well, I thank "you" for watching and taking the time to comment. I've been doing this my whole life and would be doing it anyway if there were no TH-cam type format go make it available for people to see. So, the fact that some people enjoy it and, even better, find it helpful means a lot to me. So, you're welcome, but, as always, it's my pleasure.
A very good rendition of a classic song. I also can appreciate the playing without the backing track to hear this bass as well as hearing your notes clearly. Sometimes, unless it's mixed right, I find it difficult to clearly hear the bass line being played. I do like seeing the machine heads lined up to the strings rather than the head. Gives it a nicely engineered look.
Thank you very much, Anastasia. I'm glad you liked it.
I just got home from a long weekend of working out of town to find this perfect rendition of one of my favorite songs. Thanks, Troy! Maybe I'll use it as a guide to learn this when things slow down.
And whose the one putz who gave this a thumbs down?
Welcome home! Go for it!
So crazy. A good friend of mine who is visiting just had a conversation about this song last night and voila! Here’s Troy posting a vid of the song. Awesome. Thanks Troy. Dig the tone, feel, and accuracy in which you perform all of your videos. 👍
Cool! It's amazing when things like that happen, isn't it? Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to leave such a positive comment. Take care, Ken!
beautiful bass!
Indeed!
Troy, you always make my day with your videos. You're a fine bassist.
Pretty sure I'm not the first to make a relevant comment specifically with this song.
Aw, that's very nice of you to say. Thank you.
awesome as always
Thanks again!
Bravo!!! Such a great job as usual! The tone from this bass is like a prize fighter punching you in the jaw, WOW!! Keep em coming Troy!!
Thanks a ton! I'm very glad you liked the sound of the bass. You should check out some more Joe's work through the links I put in the text area beneath the video.
Another outstanding job! Brought back lots of memories. Thanks Troy
Glad you enjoyed it, John!
I like how you keep playing after the song.
Cool. I’m glad to hear that.
I was going to ask you if that was a new one. Love the sound of it. It's very pretty and classy lookng. You are the right person to be playing it. Tell the owner I said that. :-)
Thank you so much! I will.
I've always LOVED THIS SONG Troy!!! Although the first number of times I heard it,I had NO IDEA WHO in the world even PLAYED IT,or WHEN IT CAME OUT or was Recorded,etc. But now that it's a "classic" in a sense............It's become a fave of mine to listen to!!! I LOVE it's soulful,consistent feel it has and MAN.............if THIS SONG could be played at EVERY Bar/club I EVER GO INTO from now on............that'd be the ULTIMATE!!! Lol.
GREAT COVER Troy!!! So glad ya did this one!!! (and YES,that is a GORGEOUS looking bass!!!) ~Peace~
Me too! Now you know!
Thanks!
@@TJH3113 Haha,Indeed I DO KNOW Now!!! Thank-You!!! ;-)
Really pretty baseline today Troy! Great choice. Nice to day dream to.
I think so too! I'm glad you liked it.
Good stuff, Troy......you got the moves, bro
Thanks a lot. You're joking about the moves though, right?
Very cool bass!!!
It really is!
Another great cover Troy. Looking forward to the "skinny" on your new bass.
Thanks! Actually, it was just on loan. I just put the specs in the text beneath the video.
@@TJH3113 Thanks for posting the spec's. Us bass players like knowing these tidbits on custom instruments. Heard a song on the radio today that I think you have yet to do: Heart and Soul by Huey Lewis and the News. Mario lays down some tasty melodic lines on this, my favorite song by the band.
@@ultimatebasses No problem. He was just a little tardy in getting them to me. I’ll check that song out. I remember I really enjoyed learning and playing “Power of Love”.
Nice to see a “re-cover” and hear different fills 👍🏼
Glad you liked it! Thanks.
That was AWESOME! I was able to lock into your groove virtually. Thank you! That's a great bass too.
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
The song's title sounds familiar, but I'm 100% sure I didn't know that one. Love at first hearing (is this correct English? I'm brazilian).
Have a great week, Troy.
I'm glad you liked it. Yes, the way you put it was fine. Take care!
WOW!!!!! BRILLIANT SONG AND BEAUTIFUL BASS!!!!! CHEERS FONZY!!
You know I love the videos with the extras. What an awesome treat. Have a great week Troy.
Rock on! Thanks Tommy.
@@TJH3113 Cheers Fonz
Execclent tone for this song. perfect. That bass sounds great and its beautiful.
your truly blessed. Great cover
I think so too. It's a much more conventional sounding bass than I usually use and I looked for a few songs that would take advantage of that feature in its tone. Thanks Tim.
I sure love that wood grain bass, looks like Burch? And along with that amazing tone just amazing.
I think the top is maple. I'm glad you liked it.
@@TJH3113 It is beautiful
Awesome job!
Thanks!
That’s and epic bass and epic song
I'm glad you like it... and the song. Thanks.
Good example that staying below the fifth fret isn’t the only way to play. What a great melodic line.
Thanks. It is, isn't it?
Great song and a stunning bass. I always love seeing you post a song after I've already learned it, so I can see what I got wrong. ;-)
Glad you enjoyed it, Jeff! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Now that's a Nice Bass
It truly is.