Marvin

When I was a little while ago, usually about 30 mins tops. However, my wife who works at the local school came home from work yesterday and informed me that the new music studio, which includes recording and rehearsal rooms, is available to hire. A big smile from me. Decent facilities not 5 minutes walk from my house.

[quote name='sturm' post='659027' date='Nov 19 2009, 11:06 AM']i had one, thought the sound was really nice, swapped for a 5-stringer though, which is even nicer [/quote] Probably me just being picky. It was growling nicely last night.

All he needed to do was pop a new neck on, check the pups and he's been off again. How wasteful these rock stars are, really.

I have an SR300 in Sparkle Red (well that's how it's described) with rosewood board. The sound is a little wanting sometimes but for the price I shouldn't really grumble. The body is brilliant for me. Light and thin - a bit like myself. Got mine for about £235 in north devon. I wanted blue with a maple fretboard because I'm fickle like that.

I can't read (music), but I would say 'feel' definitely comes from the player not the paper. When I say feel, I mean how to 'attack' the strings and all those nuances that provide feel. I picked up the music for a funk number a while back. I can go through and work out what is played, notes, how long to hold, pauses etc. But I come from listening to lots of alternative rock, rock and indie inspired material. I find playing funk difficult because I can't communicate the feel of funk when I play it. Please ignore if this doesn't make sense or you find irrelevant.

Haven't heard of him afraid. But you're right he has some very nice stuff there.

Watched it a couple of weeks ago. I've never liked Duran Duran, but I thought it could be interesting. Afraid to say I found it thoroughly uninteresting. Hopes were dashed, so back to quietly ignoring them.

[quote name='The Funk' post='657757' date='Nov 18 2009, 01:30 AM']I always thought it was A blues/minor pentatonic. Haven't played it in many years so I can't remember it all that well. Someone might have said it's in the key of F if it's the IIIm chord but I can't remember it so I can't say if they'd techincally be right.[/quote] My theory knowledge is woefully inadequate, but I think I understand what you're saying. A blues/minor pentatonic does seem to fit/sound ok though.

Full on. No compromise.

[quote name='Clarky' post='658419' date='Nov 18 2009, 07:09 PM']Hey Al, wanna borrow this for the gig? Doubles up as a bandana [attachment=36643:thong.jpg][/quote] My goodness, that could get the whole forum removed from the internet. It's put me right of me HobNob and cup of tea that has.

You'll have a great time. If you are not driving, you could get as bladdered as the crowd and you'll never remember a thing.

[quote name='iamapirate' post='657178' date='Nov 17 2009, 04:39 PM']Walk this way - Aerosmith [/quote] I'll suggest on Thursday when I meet up with said person, and see how he reacts!

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='657540' date='Nov 17 2009, 10:04 PM']Have you been watching the Victor Wooten DVD by any chance ? Peter In A[/quote] Haven't been watching any Victor afraid, apart for a small clip posted on a thread here a couple of days ago - a true master of bass. Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Don't know which plonk decided to plump for F? It will keep me drummer happy he loves this track so I had 5 minutes....what funky time I've had.

Am I right in thinking that it is in A - pentatonic or blues. Take your pick! It's just that I saw somewhere that it was in F, but it just doesn't sound like F.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='656310' date='Nov 16 2009, 07:46 PM']What is your lineup? Do you have keyboards?[/quote] A simple line up. Drums, Bass, Guitar and vocals.

Many thanks to all. I'll throw your collective expertise at him. [quote name='OldGit' post='655759' date='Nov 16 2009, 10:39 AM']Pick the funk out this [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8685&st=0&p=90010&#entry90010"]Dance Floor fillers thread[/url][/quote] Very good link, I'll definitely be throwing some suggestions from the list.

[quote name='neilb' post='655407' date='Nov 15 2009, 08:38 PM']Me, at a black tie do: [/quote] You look nothing like your avatar. I feel cheated.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='655473' date='Nov 15 2009, 10:05 PM']I'd imagine Brick House would go down well in most boozers.[/quote] Good tune indeed. Certainly haven't a problem with what my mate has suggested.

I thought a bit of Stevie Wonder, but it didn't receive a positive response. And when I said Doobie Brothers, got told 'cheesy American rock'. I'd go for both, Higher Ground a brilliant tune, and so to Long Train Running. I thought they were funky, hence my confusion. I'm beginning to think perhaps my mate has got genre confusion. Like the sound of what you're doing with [i]Why did you do it[/i].

[quote name='Marvin' post='655380' date='Nov 15 2009, 08:02 PM']and just as important people will want to hear.[/quote] Reading that to myself I think I termed it wrong. Like most covers band the aim is probably to play material that doesn't make your audience want to leave the premises or throw stuff at you. I generally run stuff past the wife as she is the typical disinterested pub punter. Wants to be able to tap her foot to it, maybe dance to but also ignore it to be able to chat to others. She refers to this as the 'tap and yap' test. That fine Stretch tune is definitely in, cracker.

A particular member of the rhythm section, for a covers band, wishes to do funk or funky stuff, and some reggae. But, I'm confused as to what is actually meant by this. When pressed for material that said person wishes to cover, I only get the following. 1. Stretch - Why did you do it 2. Commodores - Machine Gun & Brick House. and that's it. Generally, I've said that we should concentrate on stuff that we can play, that we don't hate and just as important people will want to hear. Basically a good quality strong set of songs regardless of genre. So what is meant by the term funky? Can anyone suggest any sort of funky tunes? Are there tunes songs that are thought of as funky but are not necessarily pure funk? To me funk refers to George Clinton, Parliament, Sly and the Family Stone and so on, oh and Bootsy of course. So am I missing something? Perhaps I can then take something back and say ' what about this?' PS no RHCP please. Ta Apologies if none of this makes any sense.

A guitarist and a singer. Maybe a drum machine, recording gear? Mmmmmmm.

[quote name='gary mac' post='645055' date='Nov 4 2009, 10:44 AM']A couple of days back in the bassists wanted/available section there was a request for a bass player in the Devon area. Why not check it out.[/quote] Was sorely tempted by this and thanks for the link. However, had a good chat with drummer and things are back to how they were. Which is really good as we were having a really good laugh as well. The aim is definitely a band and we've agreed a broad range of material, not actual songs but bands and influences. So we are moving. Thanks for all your comments and advice. BC comes through again.

All the above + a big bundle of cash. If you really want to be in their band you could try paying them. It might work.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='651953' date='Nov 11 2009, 08:25 PM']Disagree.... We can all argue over Christopher Isherwood vs Norman Mailer or Shakespeare vs Brecht but noone is going to say Jeffery Archer is a better novelist or Victoria Wood a better playwrite. There are obviously sujective elements to it but it is perfectly defensible to argue that a is better than b. Otherwise everything is great and it most certainly is not. Am I the only one here who sees the value in debate? Some folk seem to think the only 'cool' space to be in is to live and let live and agree that everything is brilliant. Serene but BORING Maybe its a Welsh thing? [/quote] Some people see a fence and will always want to sit on it I'm afraid