"Stand By Me" Ben E King Bass Cover

[PsychoSymantic]

Damn good tone out of that baby. that bass has to be a Hoffner with flats to sound that good.

[DeeDaa87]

lol, do you have a bird??? at the end of the song it sounds almost the same as my roomate darn parrot lol!

[rutlegirl]

@DeeDaa87 lol, no hun I don't... I think it was my child. lol

[darien478]

Shouldn't flick the strings on the bass my music teacher says :L

But this song is epic

[rutlegirl]

@darien478 listen to your music teacher, I unfortunately don't have one haha

thanks! yes it totally is an epic song! :)

[LeroySams]

You rock RutleBabe.... ;-D

[rutlegirl]

@LeroySams :D Aw thank you very very much, you rock too!!

[LittleGothick]

man you got Mc Cartney's bass, WALK IT a bit.... nice cover though ;)

[realjuvelive]

well is that bass guitar ?i play classical guitar can i play bass guitar too ?

[TheAdamocovicProject]

@realjuvelive ha im a bit put back with that well is that a bass guitar, lol us bassist are becoming rare and classical guitar? oh ye and sure anyone cane play an instrument if you learn it theres different playing styles that you can learn but you should be able to learn it quickly if your a guitarist

[RafaGutBen]

you have paul mccartney bass!

[chrismarshall1950]

i don't understand the tabs you wrote in the info

[TheThingThatThinged]

Can you send me the tablature you used? The song info doesn't make much sense to me.

[rutlegirl]

Hi! I'd love to but I played this by ear and I tried to write down a tab here in the info bar... I don't have it written any other way. sorry!

[7pingu]

very nice bass!

[rutlegirl]

thanks!! :)

[CaNeLoBaSs]

That song is in A. But You Rock-

[rutlegirl]

thanks!! :)

[ogsf4life]

hey hey ur bass looks like pauls from teh beatles if it is the same kind could u tell me what they're called?

[rutlegirl]

Hi there! It sure does :) Paul's beatle bass is called a Hofner.... but I have a copy of a Hofner made by bridgecraft :)

[jonathandavidr]

Over a year ago you commented on my cover of this song and said that you also wanted to cover it...and you finally did :)

Nice cover, Jonathan.

[guitarexpert11]

rock on!

[rutlegirl]

rock on buddy!!! :)

[GordonMorrice]

Awesome. Could you possibly do the bass line from "Time of the Season" by The Zombies? It sounds quite similar to the bass line in "Stand By Me" but is still distinctive and really cool. Thanks.

[rutlegirl]

thanks! Yes I'll see what I can do :)

[GordonMorrice]

Cool! Thanks!

[wishcaw]

weird i have a book of bass lines and stand by me is in it and it is not like how you play it but it sounds the same

[rutlegirl]

Hi! I found this tab somewhere online.... so if yours is in a book it's more than likely most accurate to the original. But you never know... I have seen variations for songs in books!

Just play whatever version you like :)

[ogameuser]

how much time do you study bass to do this song?

[rutlegirl]

Hi! Well I have been playing for 2 years but the wonderful thing about bass is that it is an instrument you can play a song on immediately without having to study the instrument. You can look at some tab and just memorize where to put your fingers... and play it a few times to make the timing just right.... and then you're playing a song! :) This bassline is fairly simple and it is just the same one repeating over and over. Try it, you'll have a lot of fun with it!

[ymcadanceman]

i actually did this on an acoustic, it sounds very similar, but yours is better.

[rutlegirl]

How cool! I bet it sounded very cool! :)

thank you for listening

[Vanessatss]

Perfeeect.

I want to play bass too, like you girl.

I'm your fan =*

[rutlegirl]

aww thanks sweetie! I hope you do play the bass - you will love it!

[jow3st]

what model is that?

[rutlegirl]

it's a fake Hofner... made by Bridgecraft :)

[Ericclapton24000]

Nice Hofner!

[rutlegirl]

Thanks!!

[XKEVBURTONX]

best cover i've heard just like the real one

[rutlegirl]

oh wow, that is very nice of you to say, thanks a lot :)

[HrGarfield]

I want your bass man, how much did it cost you?

[rutlegirl]

Yeah it's really nice for a copy! It's a bridgecraft and I bought it on ebay 2 years ago for $200. There are lots of copies out there... even Hofner has a less expensive model of this bass. :)

[beatlesfan4eva456]

TTTAAAAAAAAAAABBBBB??????

[rutlegirl]

Hi, oh sorry... I've been super busy - the tab is in the info box... I hope it's ledgable for you.. youtube often times changes my formats when I type something out

[JJLumbers]

so great

[XxFoolzRkoolxX]

Hey, nice cover, i have to do this for some school class band or something. I'm playing bass for it as well. =] If i can play it half this good, i will be happy. Haha.

[PeggyCHEWtube]

omg! i loved this, 1 of my fave songs and u pulled it off soo well!

[JcMotoXXX7]

awesome cover!

awesome song too =]

[geoffzap]

Brillant, as ever! Ur so talented! And artistic... B kool. x

[rutlegirl]

Hi Geoff! Thank you sooo much, that is really cool of you to say :)

[KrimboElf]

Awesome! And I love your bass, Hofners kick ass!

[csideparknj]

as i was looking for gene vincent i came across your be-bop-a-lula video. i thought interesting. but when i saw you play bass to please please me, WOW! i been looking at your videos for over two weeks now, and still have not seen them all. they are all great, and the buddy holly ones touch my heart. im looking forward to the next video. peace and love.

[csideparknj]

as i was looking for gene vincent, i came across your video. be-bop-a-lula. interesting i thought. but when i saw you play the bass to please please me, WELL! to sum it up, i have been looking at your videos for over two weeks now, and still have not seen them all. i love them all, but the buddy holly ones really touch my heart. true love ways , my favorite.

[sandman2o11]

very nice. i love it. where can i find tabs for this. im having a hard time reading it.

[rutlegirl]

thanks!  The tabs are included in the info box :) happy playing!

[wtfAvailableUser]

Lovely, but you should use all your left hand fingers, would sound much smoother.

[onetwothreeoclock]

cool. played tight

[bubblybombshell]

I love this, beautiful!!! 5 stars

[bubblybombshell]

You are amazing! What talent! I love this! Fantastic bass playing, you're great! 5 stars I love the song!

[baldyholly79]

I LOVE your bass playing Michelle. Your timings perfect and your notes are so clean, are there any limits to your talents? A real you tube gem you are.

[CelticLady44]

Beautiful, Michelle, Just beautiful. All I can do with a guitar is look at it! But you, now that's a whole different animal!

[Rob1Jasmine2]

Wow great guitar playing you can really play very well your friend Robert Kisses.

[dunskie]

Nnnnailed it!

Ha ha. Way to go.

[huanca2008]

Hi, how do you do.? I saw from Spain Obama, we wish you all the best with the new president.

I already gave you a few 5 stars. good.

take care.

[PhDfeelgoodEH]

You make everything so awesome.

[jaipeteagain]

Is that you playing bass rutlegirl?111 Dirk McQuickly is gonna get jealous and no mistake. Blumin marvelous.

[jaipeteagain]

Is that you playing Rutlegirl???!!! Well I'll go to the bottom of our stairs! Thats blumin marvelous. You are a dark horse and no mistake.

[jaipeteagain]

Is that you playing Rutlegirl!!!!? Thats bl....y marvelous! You are a dark horse and no mistake.

[AcousticMonster]

Great playing. Can I have that bass? ^_^

[hysonly]

Sounds great,great guitar playing.

And this song..i love this song:

Thanks for let me listen:)

Have a great day and a good time:)

Dorte

[irishguy7218]

awesome job

[hollybird11]

wow loved it 100 *s x holly

[torontoteddy62]

Great song and also fablous guitar playing your friend Robert.

[hereslittlerichard]

That was so great Michelle! I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH! :) :D :P ;)

[DrPlum]

Michelle, this is very, very good.. You had me mesmorized watching.

[Chazzle1611]

Nice playing! (:

[monello198]

well done girl...

i particually love the dramatic pause...

;-}

[dorondoron]

Fantastic!!Fine job:)

[NepaTrish]

nice. i like your videos. i started playing bass a few months ago.

[cjwaywell]

Isn't it terrible how it falls out like that at the worst possible moment, glad you got it back in quick :-)

[roadbikemum]

Michelle!!

you are the best.

Hope all is well, much love,and stars...

Julia.x.

[deanb92]

Great Michelle! I have a hard time playing my bass. You do fantastic! 5/5

[weeyin1155]

Fnatastic Michelle, just fantastic! Go girl!

Glowing stars and warm hugs..Jan and Susan.x

[zunathanzu]

right on, thanks for ending my evening with this great song that reminds me of my childhood and learning how to skate on the local pond with this song playing

[WannaBeatle]

wow!!! you've gotten to be great, my young padawan ;)

ya even are using your thumb in the correct style...gets THEE tone that way. I bow down to your greatness

[rutlegirl]

i bow to YOUR greatness on bass!! thank you Mikey. Hope you're doing great....

[Radicalreels]

That was great Playing! I tried the phone number too! Lol

[hallbe]

Very nice!

Was the description a secret code for your phone #? ;-)

[Gordieiati]

Very Cool!

[Mellifluous49]

Straight to faves with this one Shelly- wow, complete awesome! you got this one by the tail!- great stuff..

richy

[stewballmax2]

Hi

rutlegirl...

Just love the black and white videography as it adds the sense of being in a Greenwich Village coffeehouse after hours and being privy to a private performance. The bass is breathtakingly groovy as it add yet another dimension to the proceedings. A truly magical musical showcase!!

Peace,

Max (slupin' a Cherry Coke (with bendy straw)