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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Wishing my dear old friend, Helen Anastasia Anderson, a very Happy Birthday! I'm actually a couple of days early, but who wants to upload on a Sunday?
This is a do-over. I uploaded my original cover back on January 30, 2011, right around the time that Helen and I became acquainted.
"Cup of Wonder" by Jethro Tull off of the "Songs from the Wood" album which came out in 1977 and featured the late, great John Glascock on bass.
I'm playing the Ernie Ball MusinMan Sterling. I always find myself struggling to get a sound I'm happy with out this bass and I've contemplated selling it but, for certain things, it's perfect. I don't think it sounds particularly good in this video, but it's not bad.
Always good to see someone of your calibre playing a part from the much missed John Glasscock.
Thank you.
It sounds great and that's an excellent cover! I think JT bass lines are very under appreciated
Thank you very much. Truth!
The "tone" Gods are smiling. Sounds great, Troy.
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks.
Songs from the Wood was the first album that I ever bought.
Over here in the UK, the BBC used to do a thing where they televised a concert, and simultaneously broadcast the sound on FM radio. Not surprisingly, they called the series 'Sight and Sound - In Concert'.
This particular concert was from the Golder Green Hippodrome in London, on the 10th of February 1977. I heard it by accident, whilst tinkering with an old television set that I had been given.
At the time, Tull had just released Songs from the Wood, and were plugging it throughout the concert. I remember being a penniless apprentice at the time, and the album purchase cost me more than I would have liked...
I believe that the concert, or parts of it at least, are up on TH-cam.
Love the videos Sir!
🙏☮️👍
Very cool. Thanks for sharing such a great story with us. Thanks and take care!
Fantastic Troy. That’s a finger full. I’ll have to look back at your catalog to see if you played “Solstice Bells” and/or “Velvet Green.” Wood and Horses are two of my favorite albums. Actually I love almost every Tull album.
Thanks 🎸
Thanks Art! The Glascock albums happen to be my favorites as well. He was on "Too Old..." too, wasn't he?
@@TJH3113 yep. It was his first. I didn’t know that. I’m glad we have Google 😀🎸
Great job on this one T.🎶🎸👍
Thanks a lot!
Gosh, you make the difficult look so easy...Bravo to you (again)...Tull is my all-time favorite...not many bands will cover their tunes...and not only because of the flute, but because the musicianship is generally at a very high level, in complexity as well as in execution...
Thank you very much!
you get such amazing tones from all of your basses, one of the most unique tones i’ve heard from a music man!
Thank you, I appreciate that!
Thank you for selecting this song, such a great album.
I'm glad you liked it.
what a groove!! you rock sir!!
Thank you very much!!
Helen, I hope you have a magical and very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
YAAAY! I remember asking you for this masterpiece and you did it! Thank you, sir! This line of bass is brilliant! John Glasscock ❤️
P.S.: I hope one day you do Strip Cartoon from Jethro Tull as well 🙂
I'm glad I could oblige you! Thanks!
COOL BASS YAY
THANK YOU
Excellent, thanks Troy, well done.
Many thanks!
Great job, Troy. The bass sounded perfectly fine.
Thank you.
You are among the (very) few that are able to nail not only the right notes, but also the ritght feel. I love when you Jethro Tull. Thank you.
Wow, thank you!
Happy Birthday Helen. The bass sounds real nice so don't sell it. I've always meant to get a Music Man bass. They certainly have their place in a wide variety of songs.
I played one of these as my main bass for a few years a while back and I think they are great. That's why I got it. But I'm really trying to streamline things further and move anything I don't play on a regular basis. That being said, I'm still of the fence about it.
Happy birthday to Helen!
Very nice playing. Love Jethro Tull, really fun and challenging bass lines to master. I’ve been working on Bouree for a long while now.
Thank you! Are you working on the album version or the live version of Bouree?
@@TJH3113 Right now just the album version. I'm doing alright until the strumming. I saw your live version though, it was fantastic! Very inspirational.. I'm nowhere near that level yet lol.
@@ionlytalkaboutbassAs hard as the live version was to learn I don’t think I’d have done very well with the album version… because of the strumming.
Good job, as always. Thank you ;-)
Thanks once again!
Amazing playing! Those John Glascock lines are no joke. A lot of real interesting nuances, note choices and its amazing you pull them off perfectly. The few times ive attempted to learn one of his parts its taken such a long time and just as long to string it together.
Thanks a lot!
I just love watching the expression of joy when you play.
Did that happen?😂
Outstanding playing, and a cool base track, too. I've never heard this song before, either.
Your tone always sounds good, but it sounded especially good today.
Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked it.
I think you are a cup of wonder lol!! Thank you. I always enjoy the poppy upbeat lines💚😊👍
😁Aw, shucks...
Another wonderful performance. It's pretty busy, but still serves the song.
I was lucky to have a chance to see Martin Barre's band play last week. He's almost 80, but that man can still flat out play. Their show is a little over two hours (all Jethro Tull), with a 15 minute intermission. They were terrific, I heartily recommend them. The tour is heading to the northeast in the beginning of May.
Thank you.
We've seen Martin Barre's band 3 times and he's consistently good. His singer adds a lot, with his voice and guitar playing. Last time Dee Palmer was supposed to be with him, but she wasn't for some reason. My only criticism is that they are a bit more Rock than Prog sounding.
One of my all-time favorite songs from my favorite album and band of all time. Naturally, it precedes Hunting Girl which is my favorite song of all time by any band. Thanks for the "do-over". You are a genius. Anyone who can play Anderson's music perfectly, has to be one, but I think I've told you this before. Well done and thank you for sharing!
I'm glad you liked it! "Hunting Girl" is a great one, isn't it? I just saw a video of that song on the Jethro Tull TH-cam channel from the BBC's Sight and Sound concert series.Thanks so much and take care!
Fear not - it sounded great to me.
There is a certain magic with JT and it was great to feel it while watching.
I thank you.
Great playing and sound! You really nailed this one 🤘!!
Thanks a lot!
@@TJH3113 tough song too!
Outstanding as ever, sir. It's always a happy event to see you posting a Tull song.
Thank you kindly!
Would love to hear your take on the beginning of "a passion play' by Tull, food for thought. Nothing fancy, just an interesting bit of tune. Great stuff as always!
I'll check it out! Thank you!
That song has some great bass lines. Many different techniques.
I think so too! Thanks for watching.
Ciao amico , ho ascoltato la tua cover di 13 anni or sono e questa recente ; trovo quest'ultima molto piu' completa tecnicamente . Complimenti e felice compleanno 🤙👏👏👍🥂🎸
Ciao! Sì, sono riuscito a scoprire qualche dettaglio in più mentre imparavo di nuovo la canzone. Grazie e abbi cura di te!!
Always excellent ❤
Thanks Cindy!
💯💯💯
Thanks!
Ernie ball musicman sterling 👍
Yes! It's hard to keep track of the different import models. Their "Sterling" import bass is actually a Stingray.
Nice job TJ! That sounds like it took some work! There seems to be a style to Tull's bass parts (post Aqualung) irrespective of the player which makes me wonder how much of those parts are written by Anderson. (Though Glasscock had a bit more technique than the others).
Thanks Nelson! It wasn't too bad, just needed to brush up on it. Some of the muscle memory was still there. I think you're right, Tull always had a tight, focused bass sound which carried on when Dave Pegg took over. Ian Anderson played a track or two on "Storm Watch". While the part he played may have been "Tull-ish", the execution and sound was not. Richie Blackmore considered John Glascock to be one of the best bassists he knew.
@@TJH3113 I didn't realize Ian played bass on some of the tracks on Stormwatch so I just checked it out. Obviously, WRITING a bass part and PLAYING a bass part are two separate things. He did okay. But yeah, Glascock is pretty special.
Yup, i had a Stingray back in the day and never jelled with it as well.
Great basses... I used one of these (and a 5 string) as my main gigging bass for years, but it just doesn't sound the way I'm used to hearing myself.
@@TJH3113 Thanks for all the great vids. I use them ever so often for reference. Best of luck.
Excellent job as always.
If you’re thinking of selling that Sterling, I would be interested.
I have an ‘01 and love it for certain things. Always wanted one from that era with a maple neck.
Thanks!
Thanks. (I copied and pasted my reply to another person below) I paid $1,350 for it in December of '21. It's a '98. I'd probably be looking to clear $1,200 for it. There are a few cosmetic things that came with the bass and have not changed at all since I've had it. It also has a hard case. Really can't find one for under $1,600 these days.
Thanks!
I know, hard to find and a fair price
Excellent Troy. Jethro Tull is one of my favs. How much you want for the bass?😃
Thanks! I paid $1,350 for it in December of '21. It's a '98. I'd probably be looking to clear $1,200 for it. There are a few cosmetic things that came with the bass and have not changed at all since I've had it. It also has a hard case. Really can't find one for under $1,600 these days.
@@TJH3113 I thought it was one of the ones made over seas.
Troy have you tried turning the bass treb and mid all the way down, then make any adjustments to your sound on the amp or SansAmp or whatever preamp you use? (Kind of making the bass “passive” I guess) play it like that for a while and see what you think, then whenever you want to it cut through or shake the windows… a little goes a lot further. I don’t know if that’s a common thing or not, but I play mine a lot more now, with that approach. Obviously everyone has an opinion, and this may or may not work for you. Cheers, you’re the best Fonzy.
That's the mistake I make when EQing these basses... the Treble control. The treble sounds very shrill and brittle to me. Being an active bass I always seem to want to start out with all the controls flat or with a slight boost. Just out of principle I could never use the tone controls as a cut. I totally get what you are saying though and I guess that's why I seem to favor passive basses. I get along very with the Spector basses though. The best sounds I've gotten with my MusicMan basses are when they sound flat, but it's just not how I like hearing myself.
@@TJH3113 that’s funny, I was just A/B ing them and other basses, with what I was saying, just into an amp with nothing but a cable into an amp. It definitely wasn’t as “cut and dry” as I thought. It turns out the pedal I always use, compresses it a lot more than I thought. The difference are staggering.
I totally agree about passive bases though, much easier.
Either way, great talking with you. Have a great weekend.
@@PushSueAside To be honest, I could not tell you how any of my basses sound without going through a SansAmp or other preamp pedal. The only time I hear them "dry" is when I'm over at Joe's picking up a bass and trying it out before I leave. He's got a little GenzBenz head and 1x12" cabinet that sounds fantastic. It's the reason I got the Genzler preamp pedal.
@@TJH3113 I haven’t done it in so long, this morning i was really surprised how different everything sounded. What Genzler pedal is it? I haven’t tried Genzler before, I’ve seen videos on a few products they make but now I’m curious.
@@PushSueAsideIt’s a Genzler Magellan… similar to a Para-Driver but without the “Drive” function.
Ici le French 🤣encore bravo! moi j'aime bien le son de cette Musicman😜👏
Merci beaucoup!
Great job, Troy! I am not familiar with that song but I'll revisit the album. Thanks for posting. Just curious, do you have a "real" (not Sterling) Music Man. If so, is the price difference worth it? I'm playing in an Aerosmith cover band and Tom Hamilton played the Music Man in the late 70's/early 80's. I'm thinking of getting one.
If you want stingray sound from you MM sterling just turn up the treble knob and in the eq add a little bit between 30 to 60 hz and maybe even reduce mid knob a little or not depending on the rest of your bandmates
Thanks Sam! This album and "Heavy Horses" are both great. Both my MusicMan basses are Ernie Balls - this Sterling and a Stingray 5 string. My friend Tim Dailey has an import MusicMan Stingray that he loves. I've never played one so I can't really comment on it. I will say that, while the Ernie Ball basses are great, there is no way I'd ever pay over $2,000 for one. If I were in your situation, I'd find the best feeling import I could put my hands on have some work done to it - a nice fret leveling... hell, even a Plek job. If you still think you could improve upon it then move on to the pickup and such. There are a ton of upgrade options out there.
If you were to return to Rush covers, would you please consider Wish Them Well off of Clockwork Angels?
I'll check it out. Thanks for the suggestion.
Pelo jeito, o Rush bebeu nessa fonte....
Haha! Bom ponto.
The fact that Tull aren’t in the Rock HOF is a travesty
This is true.
Hey Troy why don't you try and do some disco
You never know... I've thought about doing "Disco Inferno". I used to play it in a band and always enjoyed it. You know, a few of the ABBA songs I've covered are dangerously close to being disco.
Is it just me or are Sterlings kinda cooler than Stingrays?
I prefer them to Stingrays. Stingrays necks are a bit chunkier and I like the sleeker body style of the Sterling.
If you're selling, I'm a buyer
(I copied and pasted my reply to another person below) I paid $1,350 for it in December of '21. It's a '98. I'd probably be looking to clear $1,200 for it. There are a few cosmetic things that came with the bass and have not changed at all since I've had it. It also has a hard case. Really can't find one for under $1,600 these days.
Bro
Thanks?
@@TJH3113 Whoops! Sorry for being so vague. I loved this cover. Sent it to a buddy. I was at a loss for words. Didn’t think the author would bother, lol. Cheers!
@@CrackedPeridot No worries. I always still reply to every comment. Carry on.