Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) Bass Cover
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- The People have spoken and I have heard their voice, so it's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" by ABBA which actually appeared on the "Greatest Hits Vol 2" album that came out in 1979. Because it was released on an "anthology" album, Wikipedia wasn't really clear on who played bass on this particular song, but a little further sleuthing leans toward it being Mike Watson. To be honest, it's sometimes hard to tell those guys apart. I wonder if that was a conscious choice on ABBA's part, or if they just happened to get extremely lucky.
There still seems to be some discussion as to who actually played bass on this track Rutger Gunnarson or Mike Watson. Obviously, I don't have any personal knowledge as to who it was, but here are the two links that led me to believe that it was Mike Watson - freebasstransc... and philwbass.com/...
That's probably some slapping you hear on the bass during the choruses, but, for obvious reasons, I could not do that.
I'm playing the Spector Pulse through a SansAmp Para-Driver Ver. 1. The Pulse has had the same upgrades done to it as I had done to my Legend Classic (the sunburst bass) - EMG p/u's (Gold Logo/with Alnico magnets) and a MightyMite HAZ Clone preamp.
Nice cover. Rutger Gunnarsson was a massively underrated bassist.
Thank you. I agree with you, but I believe that this was Mike Watson on bass. Mike also played on “Winner Takes It All” and I would’ve sworn that it was Gunnarsson playing that song.
@@TJH3113 I stand corrected, it was Mike Watson on bass. I never knew!
@@andywilliams6074 I was as surprised as you.
Maybe you mean his son, Gunnar Gunnarssonsson.
(Joke reference: czcams.com/video/I-OOpZitfd0/video.html )
Pareciera que usted toca con una púa, pero no. ¡Me quito el sombrero!
I'm a bassist, and you are a inspiration.
That was very nice of you to say. Thank you!
The thing that always astounded me about ABBA was the production value of their recordings, it still holds up today.
Definitely! From what I’ve read, the guys in Abba were like the Fagen and Becker of Sweden.
@@TJH3113 Wow...High Praise indeed!
From what I heard the tapes were never in good quality as they kept endlessly overdubbing ( possible exception 'The Visitors ' as it was on digital?).
I'm lucky to have some decent cds suggested from the Steve Hoffman forum ( forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/abba-on-cd.685955/ ).
On Spotify I listen to this ( apologies if you know all this) open.spotify.com/album/3fG66EBBPGC0yBhpXQs8l8?si=mGbefFOrRKeqshjFJ48HPw&dl_branch=1
@@jaysterling26 No, I'm not familiar with any of this. Thanks for sharing, Jay.
Mad bassline, well played man. To look at me you wouldn't realise but I love ABBA. The songs, melodies, harmonies, orchestration.... They nail it every time.
It really is, isn't it? Don't worry, your secret is safe with me!
Can't get enough Abba and bass lines.
Funky stuff man
Awesome! I'm almost done knocking my head against the wall with "Knowing Me, Knowing You."
! I think a lot of people would be a bit dumbfounded by this cover Troy. Obviously you have enviable mastery of the bass and you consistently amaze. I get enormous pleasure in listening , watching and trying to copy mere fragments. Then I untangle my fingers and brain and think "How the f**** did he do that?" You are amazing and inspirational and I guess a whole bunch of people around the world think so too. Thank you. From Oz.
Actually, I think most regular subscribers expect some offbeat stuff from me every once and a while. Thanks so much for the very kind words, I don't deserve them but really do appreciate them. Thanks again and take care, Geoff.
Hear hear.
Money, Money, Money has a sick bassline, as most ABBA songs do. I'd love to see you cover that one soon. Thank you for this awesome cover!
I agree. I think it’s a little more interesting than this bass-line but I will post it at some point Thanks a lot Dante, take care!
@@TJH3113 by all means listen to MMM varying tempo versions of 1979 live concerts! (at different locations)
Thats why Lemmy from Motorhead adored Abba
Amazing bass line. Abba is so underated (bass wise)
I think so too!
Great playing! More Abba, please!
Thanks a lot!
Nailed it !!!! OMG your fun to watch. Super inspiring for beginners !
Glad you liked it!!
You make it look effortless. Been trying to play this for months. If not years!
It wasn’t, I can tell you. Keep at it and you will get it.
It's the best bass cover of this conposition I've ever seen, respect from Russia.
Thanks so much!
@@TJH3113 I just want to confirm my point of view - the bass cover an excellent. Thanks a lort and continue, please.
This was so righteously in the pocket!!! You should have worn a white pantsuit and a big gold medallion for this one! That ad-libbing sounded great, whatever space it “took up” it made better! Thanks for another great cover!
Thanks Emelia! I’ll have to dig around to see if I have one, you never know. Thanks, I’m glad you liked it. Take care!
Abba i love this Sweden group awsome ,injoyable melody definitely clear amazing sound 👍👌🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
I’m so glad you liked it, Nelson! Thanks and take care!
What a great bass line, Troy! I've never really appreciated it before and you really do it justice.
It is, isn’t it? Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Take care!
Dude you always blow my mind, I just started playing bass as a huge Rush fan, it's been 3 months and I watch your videos just to get inspired sometimes because wow, you are in a whole other league, your tone is immaculate too! Practicing a little bit every day just so I can get to this level
Little question, do you ''whack the bass'' just like Geddy does? Because it's amazing how it sounds like you're using a pick but you're not
Wow, thanks for the very kind words! You're exactly right, playing every day, even if it's for just a little while, is better than not playing at all. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to just sit down and pick the bass up. If you do that, chances are that you'll be there for a while. I would say that I play with a medium amount of velocity. I used to play much, much harder until I figured out a way to set my basses up so that they "sound" like I'm beating them, without actually killing myself.
@@TJH3113 Ooooh I see, I don't really have a cool setup or anything, I just kinda crank that tone knob and it sounds alright, but I aim for a nice tone. If you'd like, please check out the bassline of ''Nos Siguen Pegando Abajo - Charly Garcia'' if you'd like to get into the music from my country! it's a cool bassline in D tuning, I think you'd like it a lot
I love this Sound !!!
That’s great to hear, thanks!
Thank you for stretching my ears beyond what I would have ventured into on my own. Not something I would have really gotten into on my own, but a very tasty bass line hiding inside of it. Some play the music they love, some love the music they play.
It was my pleasure, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave such a great comment. Take care!
Valioso trabajo muchísimas gracias desde Chile
Muito obrigado por assistir e comentar!
I agree with Dante below. I love the bass line to Money Money Money. I think it's quite tasty and I previously suggested the bassline Money as McCartney-esque. I always found as a bass player that the octave playing so prevalent in pop (Disco) music of the 70s could be actually quite taxing on the ligaments in the wrist! Especially with all the proper stretches. I understand that repetition strengthens that but when you're used to doing traditional rock songs, these disco tunes wake you up a bit. Looking forward to your cover of Money Money Money. I happen to play in three bands. A hard rock band, A Stones and Petty tribute, and a dance band. But I am fascinated by ABBA. Mostly it's the girls' harmonies that are siren to me but I like also they way they crafted their songs. Pop, yes perhaps, but all forms of music have their place. And the bass is integral to it all! Thanks Troy!
Thanks for the great comment, there's a lot packed in there.
- Yeah, Disco bass-lines can be a wakeup call if you're not used to playing them. "Gloria" by Laura Branigan is a great example of that. "Last Train to London" as well!
- Wow, you're a busy guy! I know a fellow who is in a Petty/Fleetwood Mac tribute which is pretty cool too.
- Yeah, it was the incredibly catchy melodies that got me hooked on ABBA until I discovered how great some of the bass-lines were!
Thanks and take care!
@@TJH3113 Troy , have you ever posted the bass to "Whatever gets you thru the Night: by Lennon and Elton? great bassline there too. Currently working on it for my Dance band.
Waking up to ABBA song is going to brighten my weekend. Thanks Troy, that was exquisite and intense.
Awesome! I hope you have a great one! Thanks and take care!
Great job. I never realized what a great bass line this song has...
Thanks a lot! I’m glad you found it interesting.
Not only did you give me goose bumps but you also sent me three sheets in the wind while I was riding my horse. You nver missed a beat. That was thrilling and awesome.Have you ever thought about doing a live stream? loved, loved, loved it. Thanks so much Troy!!!!!!!!!! Marvine ;-)
Wow, thank you Marvine. Be careful on the horse! I would have no idea how to go about doing a live stream.
Slapping that bass guitar fast and loose like some sort of delirious funky priest
😂🤣😂
What a great groove, sir! So funky bass, i love the way your pluck sounds! Amazing, cheers. :)
Thanks a lot Sebastian!
It turns out that this is what it sounds like when the cover is clearer...I'm really amazed 🔥
Thank you!
I like the way you play the bass on it's own without the music. It's kinda like all you hear from a venue when you are outside, just the low frequency sound waves penetrating the walls.
That's great to hear! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Troy really can play the bass, congratulations, cheers!
I try. Thanks Juame!
Outstanding. So much in the groove.
Thanks a lot Stu!
thank you very much, friend, to show us the beauty of the bass riffs of ABBA
It was my pleasure!
Troy! Just exquisite playing and tone. Thank you once again for sharing!
Thank you for the very kind words!
Absolutely fantastic!
Many thanks!
The Musicianship and Singing of ABBA seemed to me to always be overlooked because of the genre and style of the tunes. The same could be said for many of the "Bubble Gum music" from back in the very early days of The MTV Music Age! I dated a gal in my early 20's who turned me on to a ton of music that could have slipped on by me and ABBA was one of those "Surprise's" that I was fortunate to hear and enjoy! I was STILL a Huge RUSH Fan and of course Bowie, Steely Dan, and The Doobie Bro's, and many others too...but when I was out of the public eye of my pals....my gal showed me a musical life that I might have missed! I'm forever grateful to her too! Great Cover Troy as you nailed This! Cheers From ohio
True. The same can be said for a lot of 70's pop and some 80's stuff as well. My greater appreciation for ABBA really occurred over the last few years. You are fortunate to have kept an open mind when you were younger. Thanks again and take care!
The Madonna song that samples “Gimme Gimme Gimme” was “Hung Up” - she wrote to Benny and Bjorn to get the OK, from what I recall.
Yes, that's the one!
Best version on CZcams yet!!!
Do you think? Thanks a lot, James!
Troy . Your ad libing is why I love to watch you play so talented and so modest but yours is now the best cover and why because you have the groove brother your a gentleman and a star .
Aw, thanks so much for the very kind words.
You nkre or less randomly appeared in my recommended videos today. I do love me a disco bassline and the Gimme Gimme one is probably one of the best out there. Very cool!
Oh and for the record, I certainly am a metalhead as well. Grew up in the eighties though, maybe that's it ;)
Nice to make your acquaintance, Ed. Yeah, it must be an 80's thing.
Amazing cover, and beautiful bass.
Thank you very much.
Not gonna lie Troy, after your rush covers I couldn’t get behind a lot of the other ones, but this is a theme I can definitely follow for a few months. It’s very interesting to me how a lot of ABBA songs are driven by above average bass lines, never would have put ABBA on the list of bass covers I’d watch, but that’s changed now. LOVE your covers :))
I hear you and I appreciate you keeping an open mind. If I were going strictly for views and selling a good or service, I'd probably still be doing Rush... and definitely Beatle and RHCP covers, but I'm not. This means that I just learn, play, and upload songs with bass-lines that I think are interesting from a bass player's perspective and, as I've grown older (and definitely since I've started this channel) I've opened my blinders up quite a bit and found a lot of interesting stuff by a diverse field of artists. With regard to ABBA, I used to openly mock them when I was young, but now have a great appreciation for, not just the awesome bass-lines, but their music in general. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave such an insightful comment Hesham!
@@TJH3113 you definitely contributed to my “open mind” status, I trust your taste and even if I don’t like something, at least I can say I don’t like it first hand. Keep those sexy bass lines coming and keep stocking those masks :) cheers from Egypt
I absolutely love the bass in this track and your take on it. Brilliant!
I’m glad to hear it. Thanks a lot!
Awesome playing and tone!! 👏👏👏👏
Thank you Laura!
It's a fine line between disco and funk and this song walks it.... Super cover Troy!
Thanks so much!
Loving your Abba work, Troy. I've been sniffy about this song for a long time, but this brought me to listen to it again and enjoy it. AND hear shades in the vamping around 0:30 of Visage's 'Fade To Grey' (written by the guys from Ultravox) which itself points to Rush's 'The Weapon'. From Abba to Rush via Midge Ure - I would never have thought it!
Thanks Ian!
I wasn't expecting this to be great but hell yeah very well played and impressive, thanks for that
Glad you liked it!
There is only one word for that - SUPERB.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful playing. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks Constantine!
I am so happy! Thanks so much for taking my request. This song has a great bass line. I've listened multiple times by now with my headphones. To clear the doubt, it is Rutger Gunnarsson in the bass, and he also wrote the strings arrangements of this track. Once again, thank you!!
I'm very glad you liked it. I came very close to not doing it, but figured, "Why not?" I'll edit my text to reflect the controversy as to who actually played the bass on the recording. The only things I could find on-line to directly give credit for playing the bass both pointed to Mike Watson. Here are the links I used - freebasstranscriptions.com/transcriptions/abba/gimme-gimme-gimme/ and philwbass.com/2014/01/02/the-bassists-of-abba/
Well, you just sold me on the Spector Pulse.
Remember, this has been slightly modified, but the stock bass was perfectly usable as well. I did a review (with a cover) on the bass when I first got it, but haven't uploaded it on CZcams yet. If you're a member of Spector Bass Nation of facebook, you could find it there.
@@TJH3113 I am. I'm going to check it out.
Great cover really got me grooving.
Thanks… That’s awesome!
Thanks for sharing. That's a lot of eighth notes with nice sixteenths thrown in every now and again for effect. Wasn't familiar with this ABBA song...until now!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I wasn't familiar with it either before it was suggested.
Another fantastic cover, from one of my favorite bands!!
Thanks a lot!
Wow I've never given ABBA any thought, this shows them in a different light, I just wish I could play like this 👌
Yeah, it took me a while to really learn to appreciate them, but they are really amazing!
Side effects of being subscribed to this channel. You my become a ABBA fan🤣🤣🤣 Awesome cover !!!!
😂🤣😂Thanks!
This is high class, very high class.
Very impressive.
Ruger Gunnarsson would have liked this if he had lived.
Thank you very much.
Awesome Job Troy!! Can't go wrong with ABBA! When I watch them live I'm concentrated on what the guitarist is playing..... 😳.... 🙄....
Thanks! I hear you…😉
You deserve much more views. You are just sick. I feel that bass in all my body. I will pray to play as good as you are. Thanks for that bassline :)
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. I’m sure with some time, patience, and practice you will surpass anything I’ve done.
Absolutely a pleasure to watch and listen to. Make On
Thank you so very kindly.
Always cool as the other side of the pillow. Great tone on your set up. Well done on a kicking bass line
I’m going to have to steal that one from you. Thanks a lot Jason!
Great cover. Also, love the wood grain and finish on that bass - looks great, rich dark tones.
Thanks a lot! Yeah, it's got a different look to it. They only make them in two colors, this one and a grey-tone.
Jeez those are some tight bass riffs! Very nice 👍🏻
Thanks!
Wow! Really good clean playing.
Thanks a lot Joe!
Interesting ....I was just listening to a greatest hits the other night and “heard” this bass for the first time. Killer cover!
Wow! What a coincidence! Thanks!
Такие партии должны быть включены в обучение игры на басс-гитаре!Я любитель прог-дэт-металла,вроде Cynic,Atheist,Sadist и прочее подобного,просто в восторге от этих партий.И мне хочется этому научиться!
Я согласен. Я вырос на прогрессивном роке - Rush, Yes, Kansas, Jethro Tull... и никогда не оказывал ABBA того уважения, которого они заслуживают. Их песни являются прекрасными примерами первоклассного написания песен, которые содержат первоклассные басовые партии.
Superb as ever!!
Thank so much!
Great addition, I'm so going to learn this! Thanks for your time!
Awesome! My pleasure!
never realized how cool the bass is in this song. great cover!!
That’s what I’m talking about! Thanks Kimzy!
Amazing. Love your covers. Could learn a lot from you
Thank you so much!
As I said earlier... metalhead at heart, but I also love a bit of ABBA.
If I may say, I am really liking these polls you're doing too👌.
That's me too! I was just listening to Entombed, now look where I am lol
That's great to hear Daniel. It's good that you have a wide appreciation for different types of music at such a young age. To be honest, that didn't happen for me until I was much, much older. As far as the polls go, I always struggle to decide what to post, or if to post anything at all. So, when I'm really stuck, the polls help take the process of selecting a video out of my hands.
@@TJH3113 it's great you now have a wider appreciation, cuz there really is other stuff out there other than music I'm used to which is great that I have only now just discovered.
Great job (as always) Troy! I've always maintained there are two types of people in this world; folks who love ABBA and folks who love ABBA yet won't admit it! ;-)
Thanks! Well said!
Your tone is always so fierce, Troy! You make me want to put some fresh rounds on my jazz and dig in
Thanks, I'm glad you like it. I think you should!!!
Thats one of the best for me 😍 awesome!
Glad you liked it!
@@TJH3113 i really enjoy it! Nothing get bored hear more and more 😁
Y'all might not know this, but Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad is a Lebensborn SS breeding program child from occupied Norway. After the war, Lebensborn mothers and children faced a horrible backlash from the people of Norway. Pretty unfair to take it out on the kids. Frida was raised by her grandmother who took her to Sweden where the child could be raised in peace. It helped that her grandmother spoke Nynorsk rather than Bokmal as the former is more similar to Swedish than the latter.
Frida's success and fame gave her some leverage to help the plight of Lebensborn children in Norway. In Quisling's Norway women had few options, sometimes to the point of survival. And when options get that narrow, I think notions of "consent" kinda become the boundaries of what the more morally sound among us would consider adjacent to rape. Not everyone in Norway saw it way, but these were the rich and connected. They never faced the hard choices. They never do.
Very interesting stuff. I knew very little about this horror.
You play so good. Brilliant
Thanks so much.
Didn't really appreciate this bass line until I saw you play it. Well done!!!
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks!
Fantastic bassline executed brilliantly....as always.
Many thanks!
This great and challenging at the same time. No slapping!! Amazing!!!!!
Thanks Oscar!
Damn! Dude this is so good
Thanks a lot!
Buff what a Bassline are you created! The original is very good, but this absolutly amazing!
Thank you but I’m trying to play it fairly close to the way it was recorded.
Awesome! Gimme, gimme, gimme some more ABBA covers!
Haha... more to come!
What a great morning and a pleasure to listen to you. If I had a wish it would be "Son of a preacherman" by Dusty Springfield.
Awesome, I'm glad you liked it Carlos. I'll check it out.
@@TJH3113 in my eyes a great bass-line, similar to the art of James Jamerson
Best version on CZcams yet.
Thanks so much!
3:32 those are the fills I live for, its so in the pocket! Love the groove. I can see the grin of that's a good one lol
Aw, thanks. Actually, that smile was more like, "I can't believe I just served up that plate of cheese." I really should have put some more time and thought into that section of the song.
I have been enjoying your videos for many months now and continue to be impressed with your skills/abilities and your collection of instruments. I have to admit to seeking out the videos you have done with your Ric and have wondered how you choose which bass to play for a particular song. You get great sounds out of all your basses.
Thanks for sharing with us!!!
Wow, thank you! I have to tell you, the Ric is one of my least liked basses, for a lot of reasons that I won't get into now. Most often, I just use the bass I happen to be playing at the time. Once and a while I'll use a particular bass because I think it will suit the song well. I don't tailor my sound to the songs, I just get a sound I'm happy with and go with it. Also, once and a while, a particular bass just doesn't work as well as I'd like - either because of its sound or how I play it, and those are the songs that get the unlisted, alternate versions.
Always loved the bass line to this song! Reminds me a lot of Paul Turner from Jamiroquai (theres a treasure trove of great bass lines)
Very cool! I can hear that.
That was awesome! Never realized that bass part was so good. You were smoking!
Thanks!🙏
Sensacional !!!!
So nice and refreshing to hear great funk/disco style bass without the overuse of slapping and plucking that is so common these days! Just my own opinion
Thanks Carl-Fredrik. To be honest, if I could slap, I probably would, but I've always believed that slap was best used as an embellishment and not a primary technique.
新しいベースですね。
演奏も素晴らしい！！
はい、別の新しいベース！
どうもありがとうございました！
That run at 3:33 is so similar to the one in The Fixx's "One Thing Leads To Another". This is probably where he lifted it from!
Anything is possible!
Wow, talk about taking us back in time! Great cover!
Thanks a lot Todd, hope you enjoyed the trip!
Super Job!!! Greetings from Germany
Thank you very much!
very well....this bass souds great!!
Thanks a lot!
Amazing.
Another great video.
This Spector is beautiful!!
Thank you so very much Gustavo. I’m glad you liked it!
I played this song for a while, but many parts I played is not as accurate as you play. So thank you for this detailed cover; it can be useful ;-)
Like I said (more or less), I took some of the parts that were played and made a composite line that I stuck to. It's really close, but I didn't get into the minutia of the variations like I normally do. That being said, I'm glad it helped!
You’re the best Troy. Cheers
You are!
@@TJH3113 you made my day.
Wow. Very well done. Respect. ❤ The song sounds simple but the bass line is so hard to play 😮 your audience scares me a bit 😊
Thank you very much! DeathStudios!
Nice playing beautiful 👍
Thank you.
❤
bravo. I do look forward to your adlibbing :)
Many thanks! Did I ad-lib on this one?
This is simply fantastic so well played thank you!
Thank you very much Gabriel!
Finally someone did justice to this bass line
I’m glad you liked it. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!