The Real Me Bass Cover
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
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"The girl I used to love
Lives in this yellow house.
Yesterday she passed me by,
She doesn't want to know me now."
If you have not heard, I’m going to be hanging out in the Zero-Mod booth at the “Guitar and Bass Expo” in Wyomissing, PA on Saturday, August 19th.
I’ll be playing along live to some of my favorite songs (including this one), on some of my favorite, Zero-Mod equipped basses. It’ll be just like my channel - except with the potential for mistakes!
Admission is free and they are running shuttle busses from NYC and Philadelphia to the show and I’m going to be giving out some cool TJH3113 stickers!
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We’re off to see Styx, REO Speedwagon, and Donald Felder tonight and that was going to get you an old “Blue Collar Man” cover that I’ve had lying around. However, I decide to save that cover for another time (a band member’s birthday or something like that) and post this instead. Mostly because I wanted to get it out of the way before the guitar show thing as it’s probably the only non-Rush material that I am going to do there.
About a month or so ago Facebook friend, Jennifer Hampton, left this bold comment on my page, “Hey, dude. Just wondering if I could put in a special request? Perhaps a little The Who "The Real Me"? Please? ” The only song that I’ve received more requests for than “The Real Me” is a song about a certain citrus fruit by Led Zeppelin. I let Jennifer down easy with my standard answer to that request, saying “Maybe one of these days. If I remember correctly, it's just a hair sharp or flat of concert pitch. That's why I put it down. I usually work on a couple of songs at a time and hate having to stop and retune between songs. So lazy.” That’s when my old friend, Jim Trice chimed in, saying, “I could help you with that”. Some of you might remember Jim’s name from any videos I’ve done where the music has been pitch corrected or brought up to concert pitch. I usually try and thank him when he does that for me and he's been helping me out with that for some time how. Next thing I knew, there were two copies of the song in my in-box. One was full speed and the other was a slowed-down version. I guess Jim didn’t think I could handle it full speed. Oh, and both were at concert pitch. Now, I had no excuse not to learn the song.
I don’t think it came out too bad. I believe I got all the “money” notes, I just had to skimp a bit on some of the very fast “twiddley-bits”, as The Ox was capable of these incredible bursts of speed that my fingers are just not able to muster. And as an added bonus, I also did a version using the slowed down version of the song that might be of some help to anyone wanting to learn the song for themselves. I’ll post that later on tonight. I think I'll put it in my "Bass Tutorials" playlist.
In case you had not picked up on it, the song is, “The Real Me” by “The Who” off of their Quadrophenia album which came out in 1973 and features the late, great John Entwistle, who I had the pleasure of seeing a couple of times before his death.
I’m playing the Old Guild B-301 that’s been outfitted with a Zero-Mod thumb-rest.
And thanks again to Jim Trice for his unsolicited assistance in this matter.
/ @jimmyjames714
THE pinnacle of Bass Lead songs.
It just might be.
I see 3 lead guitar players downvoted this masterpiece. Long live the legacy of John Entwistle, may The Ox continue to roam
WOW! Man, you are the first of hundreds of bassists on You Tube that have tried to the Real Me by The Who and not one has even come close, the wrong notes wrong beats, tempo, everything and you nailed it! I mean exactly! I could have sworn that was John Entwistle himself playing! Again, you absolutely nailed it amigo. You get a like and a subscribe by me definately!
Thanks so much!
RIP John Entwhistle! This is by far the hardest bass line in the world to play. Notes all up and down the neck, 16th notes, and staying spot on with the drummer. Well done, John would be proud.
M Cool *32nd notes
Idk about that, but Rip John entwhistle
John was so musical and of course he had to follow Keith and I think that had a lot to do with what he came up with for the bass parts.
@@JOHNWLOUCKS when The Who got a real drummer in Kenny Jones Entwistle was enabled to really open up
I thought so too until I heard "Dreaming From the Waist".
How the heck did Entwistle come up with those lines? what a savant.
tpbart he actually recorded this bass line first try as a joke and they kept it since it sounded the best. Go figure
Thanks 160! Genius bass players never get due credit. Entwistle IS the WHO. Wow.
Funny - as good as Troy is and he makes so much look easy.. he was workin' hard on this one.
If that's true, it's just testament to how much of a fuckin' genius he was!
@@tpbart Both he and Keith Moon fully deserves(d) as much credit as Pete and Roger for the success of the Who!
Holy smoke. I've always knew this was a badass bass line. It was more than a pleasure to see how it's played. The Who is the core of modern rock-n-roll. Each musician in this band is a virtuoso. I'm glad to have lived in those times. Our music will be remembered as some of the best of humanity.
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.
I can't explain how much I've been anticipating you covering this song. Your covers are always the best way to learn a song.
Me too!!! this is one of my favorite bass songs!
I cant explain? What a great idea for a song title!
Wi TuLow the who have a song called I Can't Explain
Junior Ramirez You have a firm grip of the obvious.
Wi TuLow thanks
Absolutely one of the stand out basslines of all time. There aren't that many bassist who can do a good job of using the bass like a lead instrument, but Entwistle certainly could
The ox would have approved! Great job man
Bravo! Thunder fingers, the Ox etc, Entwistle took playing bass in a rock band to a whole new level!
Thanks.
Agree. He nailed it. Nice achievement!
~ Why do you people keep adding an h to Entwistle's name? No h!
error corrected
Big Thumbs Up. The Ox would be proud...
Thanks a lot.
RIP John "Thunderfingers" "Ox". You did him proud. Thank you for posting.
💔 Thank you.
The tone is exactly like the original! Nice job!
Love the sound of that Guild.
It's one of my favorites too. Thanks.
Outstanding! Covering the Ox can't be easy. Nice job.
Brilliant rendering of a phenomenal song and bass part. John had a huge catalog of bass genius, but this one should impress even the most casual observer. Great job, Troy!
Thank you so much. I'm glad that you liked it.
The amazing thing is, Entwistle didn't intend to play this on the final recording... He was just messing about in the studio, but the rest of the Who thought it sounded so good that it ended up on the final version. It absolutely makes the song, yet it just sits so nicely between Townshend's power chords and Moonie's thundering drums.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!! Please do more Entwistle. You rock!!
awesome brother 🤝✌
Thanks ✌️
Great job! Taking on the Ox is no mean feat. RIP John Entwistle!
Crushed it! Love that "get out of my face" attitude, tone and power. I love that Guild... Thanks!
Troy, Awesome cover !! RIP John Entwistle
Great performance!
Thanks Alan!
Awesome cover of an equally awesome song!
First heard The Real Me in '89 on the W.A.S.P. album, The Headless Children, the bass line blew me away!!
Seeing/hearing them play it live on that tour made it sound even better!
Thank you. I remember hearing Johnny Rod's rendition of the song and thought it wounded great.
Ahh, this is such a dirty bassline, I love it! 5:15 next?
Excellent job! Well-done!
Thank you very much, Todd!
You might have had to "skimp a bit"? Where? That was about the baddest bass playing I've seen from you yet. This post doesn't need a thumb down button. Thanks for all you do for us.
thank you for all you do ! laughter and good times ! John E. is proud !
My pleasure! Thanks and take care!
The most elusive for me to get it done right.But of course you did.That Guild tone nailed it!!!!!!
Thanks Jonathan!
Old thunder fingers himself would be pleased with that ! Well done you and thanks for sharing 👍
Do you think so? Thanks so much.
Tight run, Definitely one the most underrated albums of our time!
Dude, you just did a service to every musician everywhere.
Thanks so much, that was very nice of you to say.
my oh my ... you pulled it off = A+
Thanks!
That slide at 1:16 and the following 3-4 seconds are bliss.
I love up-slides!
Perfect cover of John Entwistle's work. You keep on amazing me friend!
Sir, you hit this note for note. Incredible.
The Ox. Guy was a genius man. One of the best. Nice going as always my good dude. ✌
He sure was. Thank you.
You sir..... just blew my mind!!!!!!!
Thanks.
Entwistle low action. Well done Troy!
Truth! Thank you!
1:19 that smile when you realize that you nailed it
Is that what happened?😂
YAY I've been waiting for this one!!! Thanks very inspiring as always. I
love the difference in the lighting also it's a nice change. I think Mr
Entwistle is smiling down on this video lol.
Excellence. Thanks Troy!
Thank you.
Wow dude...best isolated bass cover I've heard of this!!! Is there correct tabs for this?
Thanks a lot. I'm sorry, but I don't have any tabs.
@@TJH3113 I'll just reference this video to learn it correctly
awesome job as always - next up 5:15 ? always look forward to new vids
best bassist in the best rock band.....you did a great job covering difficult song!
Truth! Thanks a lot Michael!
Hit send by mistake. Amazing playing as always. You have made learning fun but challenging which is great for me. Pushes me to be a better player and build some dexterity to my playing. Thanks for the posting.✌🏻
OMG! You can play anything. Tried to learn this when it first came out. Never did get it. Now that I can watch you do it so perfectly, it's on my bucket list.
To be honest, it wasn't as bad as I'd always feared it would be.
That's a heck of a song to play. Entwistle was a bad ass bass player and he seems always to be bored. The Who. What an amazing rock band!
It is, isn't it. I don't think he was bored, some people just don't find it necessary to pull porno faces while they're playing.
@@TJH3113LOL! "pull porno faces" never heard that term before, but always noticed that Clapton did it in the early days. I have a guitar player friend that does it all the time also.
Yes! Awesome thumbs up performance a true artist! Thanks for covering the piece. JW
great! What an awesome baseline by thunder fingers!
Thanks David!
Absolutely top drawer stuff old chap. Knocked it well and truly outta the park 👍
I could seriously watch/listen to your covers all day long. Well done Troy!
Thanks so much Andrea!
One of my all time favorites. Thanks so much.
Been waiting for this - And on the Guild no less...BOOYAH!
That combination of guitar, bass, and drums from 2:09 to 2:22 is one of the nastiest, most powerful riffs in rock. EVER. Prove me wrong.
I'm not going to try.
Not a note for for note cover, but putting your own mark on this classic just works, you sir, are an extremely talented bassist-awesome job and thank you for the work you put it covering this-Bravo maestro bravo!
Thanks a lot. I normally try to just recreate the part the way it was recorded. Any personality of my own that may seep through is not intentional. If I do something of my own, I'll usually announce that in the description.
And yet again you go and make one of the most amazing Bass parts ever look so easy.. thanks you for the post and dig the Guild tone..
Crazy good, Troy. I love this bass line because it shuts up the guitar players who like to say bass is easy. Thank you.
You bet!
I’ve listened to the original song hundreds of times, and you nailed every note. Also played with all the passion and crunch of the original. Bravo.
Thanks, I tried my best to capture all the subtleties that I could!
Love it!!! Greatest rock band of all time, IMHO.
Thanks.
Inherited my dad’s 77 Guild B302 and can’t wait to get it out of the case after watching/hearing your very impressive take on “ the real me “ , i see a 2nd Guild in the background dude you are the man
Very nice! I prefer just using the bridge p/u... so much so, that I had the neck removed from my B-302. The Guild in the background came with a warped neck, maxed out truss rod, and a twisted headstock. That being said, it still played fairly well.
Well played good stuff
Pete Townsend didn't have to play lead guitar that often since he had John doing it for him.
Truth!
Nailed it Sir! This is the greatest Rock bass line bar NONE!
Thanks so much!
As ALWAYS my Friend..............Watching You play Bass on ANY song (especially an Entwistle one!!!) is just a DELIGHT to my senses and eyeballs!!! Lol. Although,I'm a drummer,I DO understand the complexities of the Bass as basically,they both intertwine with one another on rhythm and tempo!!! So watching this one,was a JOY Sir-Troy!!! EXCELLENT Job!!! :)
You really nailed the unique tone as well as all the notes! Awesome cover!
Glad you liked it!! Thanks!
Fantastic!!
Unreal - I am left with few words after seeing you play that song to perfection.
Thanks!
Brilliant! The perfect amount of the base over the rest of the song. They should have mixed it this way on the album
Thanks a lot!
Well done, sir! One of favorites!
Love hearing those bass lines. Theres so much going on all the time. That's no Alembic but you have a great sound going on there too!! Great video!!!
Thank you!
CRAZY OCTAVES !! ... excellent
Thanks!
Great playing! That's some serious tone from that Guild, never seen one like it!
Thanks Lito! It’s a B-301.
Thunder fingers himself ! Probably one of the greatest bass&drums song ever. Great job man, thank you very much !
Truth! Thanks!
Well-done!
Such a talent and gift to have, only certain people are given it.
Aw, thanks so much fo rate kind words but, I have to say, nothing I do in life comes naturally or easy. Everything is trial and error, practice and repetition. I've met a number of people who are naturally gifted and I am definitely not one of them. If I was gifted with anything, it would be patience.
You didn't just take on the Ox, but you took on one of his most challenging songs! Fantastic job! I wish I had gotten into The Who earlier than I did because I would like to have seen Entwhistle play live. The only band I have ever heard covering this song that was worthy of the song was Pearl Jam at the VH1 Rock Honors in 2008. Jeff Ament is an underrated bassist and Pearl Jam's performances of "Love Reign O'er Me" and "The Real Me" blew the roof off of the place.
Troy thanks for that! You captured the vibe of The OX right there! Great job!
Thank you!
masterful, beautiful bass too
Appreciate it!
I have been working on this for a few weeks, I do not use on line tab sites because they are mostly wrong ,but you sir nailed it ,this is has close to the isolated bass recording as you can find.....excellent
On the very rare occasions that I've consulted tab sites (out of desperation) I've been sorely disappointed. Thanks!
Wow man .. bad ass. That's some pretty tough bass lines to get down. Sounded pretty well spot on. Great job man!!
Thanks so much!
Oh yeah. That was great!
OMG did Entwistle give you bass lessons? You play just like he does. I love the finger picking techniques John was famous for.
Ha ha… I wish! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, Rob. Take care!
Killer job on a one of a kind bassline. It seems to be like coming upon a sequoia in a forest. Great EQ on the bass too.
Thanks so much!
I like the choice of the Guild!!!!!!!!! I have a B-302. I always hated it, until I let it do what it wants to do, and after I played it like a Ric it sounded great. Wish there was a 5 string version of that.
Me too! They are among my favorites and I put their pickups in a number of other basses as well. I was looking to have a 5 string built and, when I was looking for a p/u that would sound remotely like this one, a few people suggested a Nordstrand? Big Single.
simply fantastic
Just wtf, incredible..so many regards to you, not just playing but showing how it is done.
Thanks so much. I hope you find it helpful.
I saw The Who on their "farewell" tour in 1982. Entwistle was on the money that night. Great bass playing and amazing lead vocals on the song "Twist & Shout." Thanks for this one - "The Real Me." This song motivated me to start playing bass... Yeah, when will you do the citrus fruit song that the dirigible airship band did many years ago???
Wow! Beautiful!
Thanks Jason!
Incredible rendition of one of the most incredible bass lines ever! When you can do Entwhistle, brother, you have arrived ...
Thanks so much! I put a lot of time into this one.
@@TJH3113 It showed. Keep it up brother, I love seeing a guy who knows bass is a thing all by itself, not just something to occupy the second-best guitar player in the band.
That was incredible and must have taken a whole lot of woodshedding to get down. Huge respect to your patience and artistry. My name's Ned, I'm a drummer and I've loved that song since I bought the LP in 1975. I would listen to the Real Me over and over just for those sublime bass lines. Ever tried the even more beastly " Young Man's Blues" from Live at Leeds ?? The masks are an awesomely bizarre touch.
Definitely. It was a long process and one of those projects you don't think about assigning any sort of "completion date" to. Thanks so much Ned for watching and taking the time to leave such a great comment. I steer clear of a lot of "live" recording because things tend to get a bit looser and more unscripted than the studio versions.
God you crushed that .. amazing talent ..
Thanks!
Love the tone you get out of that Guild bass. To me it's quite similar as a Ric. Outstanding vid. Have a good one. Curtis
Increíble!!!! El tema es excelente, pero tu cover es genial!!! Felicitaciones!!!
NAILED IT! Fantastic job, thank you.
Thank you kindly!
WONDERFUL. FYI--- at 1:45 John moved his fingers up the neck almost ON the neck for that bwoom bwoom bwoom hammer on sound. EXCELLENT BRO.
Thanks.
Sweet cover. I heard a story that Entwhistle was mad or dicking around when he first played bass on this song, thinking it would piss Pete off. Of course Pete loved it. Or so the story goes.... Love that bass line.
Ever consider doing Another Tricky Day? I dig the bass in that song too. Thanks for the killer vids.
I heard a similar story about Randy Rhoad's outro guitar solo on "Mr. Crowley." No idea if either or both are true, but I could see it happening lol
OH HELL YES
Fantastic job for a legendary bass line...!
Thanks!
@@TJH3113 ...and : what a sound, man...!
The Real Me is similar to Bernadette in that the bass line is always in motion and doesn't repeat exactly the same as the song progresses.
Really enjoyed this video, good job.
Interesting! Thanks Paul.