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[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1419967656' post='2644469'] Assuming so.... Let us know how Uptown funk goes - its on our setlist for next gig. Still having fun trying to get a perfect sound for the bass. [/quote] Well we tried it all together for first time and it sounded good enough to play with only the one rehearsal. I am actually playing guitar in this band; though I am a bass player first. Our bass player got some great sounds for it, using MuTron filter and Aquilar Octave....hope that helps! And there are plenty of cheaper filters out there that do a passable imitation of a MuTron, e.g. EHX Qtron

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1419931057' post='2643982'] Pitcher and piano ? [/quote] that's the place - very smart and pleasant surroundings for a NYE gig!

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1419929850' post='2643968'] I have been in there I think on a stag doo, glass partitions and mood lighting etc all in an old church, raised up wooden areas? Have a good un [/quote] that's the one Pete - thanks, will do our best to enjoy! Hope yours in centre of town is a blast too.

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1419885877' post='2643670'] I Dj'd in clubs in the 90's, wouldn't know one end of a booth from the other now though with all this technology. Would you believe the young'ns don't even carry vinyl these day's, they don't know what they're missing carrying 160 records up three flights of stairs and across a dance floor full of sweaty armpits. [/quote] Ha! I could have written that myself!!....So true. Re OP's Q....I have 3 big playlists on iPod: chilled, grooving and dancing for different grades of mood and dance. We also have a DJ we bring in when budget allows.

The Disco Prophets will be performing Disco and Funk classics from late 70s to present day at The Pitcher & Piano in Lace Market, Nottingham. Entry is free, the venue is a beautiful converted church and it is expected to be very busy with 650 capacity. Doors open at 19.00. We will be on at 22.30 and 00.05 and the club closes at 3.05. Photo of gig added now...

My band The Disco Prophets have best ever gig we've had for NYE at the best bar/club/venue in Nottingham; it's a v high quality conversion of a beautiful old church. Capacity 650 and manager has made it free entry, as give back to punters (or clever marketing). We are getting extremely well paid; but above all it should be a great party and we're all looking forward to it. The two 1 hour sets will have people dancing all night too. It's disco and funk classics from late 70s to present day. Last song of night is Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars! Edit: Pitcher & Piano on High Pavement in Lace Market, Nottingham if anyone wants to come along.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1419698663' post='2642003'] Apparently my accountant already likes you :-) [/quote] Ha! I guess you must mean Melvin....he's an avid music fan and supporter of local bands, and spent years volunteering for local City Farm...a thoroughly decent bloke is Melvin!

I'm three years into having set up my own function band and only now feel I have gathered good enough musicians, who genuinely feel and understand the groove, to be serious contenders for function work. We're starting to break through and get the gigs we want...at last! I nearly gave it up before Summer 2014 after much hard work and frustration; but thought give it one more go and some great people appeared from nowhere!! Along the way we had some individual great musicians who had the feel right; but never a whole band's worth at same time.

I'm in! Will do likes in a mo https://www.facebook.com/discoprophets Live disco band looking for functions and weddings in 2015 in E Mids and S Yorks If you want to check us out live and come to a great party, we're doing free party for New Years Eve at Pitcher & Piano, High Pavement in Lace Market, Nottingham

Bad drummer with no potential = walk away. Bad drummer with potential, but doesn't work at it = walk away. Good drummer, who won't do enough work on songs = walk away. Ok drummer with potential, who works hard at it = stick around to see he/she can cut the mustard Good drummer, who works hard at it and plays kit musically for the song = definitely staying with that band Same goes for rest of band and singers. If any of them have unbearable attitude = get rid of offending individual or walk away

[quote name='Drax' timestamp='1419179538' post='2637284'] Back to the OP - had a weird turn of fate the other week. Fairly well oiled in a tiny pub in Ramsgate, people dancing away to an extended version of The Message. Got talking to the DJ and turned out it was Skip McDonald ! He lives in the area and hosts a night there once a month. Naturally we then had a drunk (well I was drunk) conversation about Doug Wimbish. Pub is Queen Charlotte, Ramsgate. Any BC'ers ever in the area PM me and I'll join you for a pint. [/quote] My old mate Jeff is largely responsible for the rise of quality funky nights in Ramsgate. He moved there some years ago after much DJing in London and created a scene!!

Gumtree is good for selling gear too; but best to trade locally face to face for cash. I guess that would be a popular amp though; so unless you are in especially remote area you should be able to sell it on there.

[quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1418420319' post='2630192'] Nile Rodgers makes it sound simple, but it's actually an incredibly hard style to master. Very underrated and innovative player, and a very clever and decent chap to boot. Lesson from Justin here : [url="http://www.justinguitar.com/en/RF-007-LeFreak.php"]http://www.justingui...007-LeFreak.php[/url] [/quote] here, here....and Le Freak is remarkably hard to get right...most players murder it, including me!

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1414139203' post='2586225'] Anything with Nile Rodgers or Keith Richards in it. [/quote] I wouldn't describe Nile Rodgers guitar playing as simple. It is effective; but remarkably complex in its apparent simplicity. Quite a lot of his playing is very hard to do too, at least if it's going to be done right. Frankly, nobody I have ever heard sounds exactly like Nile Rodgers, which says something about the man's marstery of rhythm guitar.

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1418899229' post='2634546'] This is Jazz/funk: Herbie Hancock Headhunters 1974: [media]http://youtu.be/GAlejqkd-gg[/media] Paul Jackson on bass. Groove personified. [/quote] This is the truth about Jazz and Funk and where the two genres meet.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1417969058' post='2625568'] This may not convert anyone to the Funk but it does show that P-Funk isn't always as many think it is.............. [media]http://youtu.be/T50UmHwGeSI[/media] [/quote] aaahhh....Eddie Hazel.....he should be ranked with Jimi Hendrix in my book! check this bit of Eddie out... [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcwEEu9yF7w"]https://www.youtube....h?v=CcwEEu9yF7w[/url]

[quote name='Bo0tsy' timestamp='1418036710' post='2626103'] I agree with BetaFunk on this, (and this is a man who sounds like he knows his P-Funk from the YouTube vids!). It's difficult to make recommendations as it's dependent on what type of funk music you're into. I've yet to see the BBC4 program but have recorded it. Even if it's a basic introduction to the genre, it's great to see some funk back on TV [/quote] I agree with the two Bs on all of this. Re P-Funk generally; I would say that it has to catch you and you have to catch it at the right moment in your sub-conscious/consciousness. Listening and/or dancing to anything related to George Clinton is definitely a trip that will take you to places that you never could have known existed. His imagination and awareness (both social and musical) is limitless and awe-inspiring. Re the funk documentaries on Friday night - what a disappointment! But I guess it could be a valuable revalation to anyone who has not been touched by the unholy groove yet and definitely good to have some Funk on the idiot box again.

One of my fave LPs is a copy of George's album Brazillian Love Affair.....and it's signed by George himself too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYNEbdvBXlc

I suggest forget Fender and get a G&L made in the original Fender plant in CA. I just got one made to my own spec for £795 thru Andy Collin of Black Cat Strats in St Albans. Quality is just as good as a CS Fender for fraction of the price and Leo Fender himself designed them and said they were the best guitars he ever made! Lots of cool models to choose from, incl J, P and MM types and other interesting unique models that are totally G&L. Their Asat Bass is über cool and capable of extraordinary range of tones in active or passive mode.

Hi Sorry to rain on your parade; but your name is very misleading. I thought you were the original Defunkt for a moment there and was amazed but ready to travel to see you play and I expect others would do too. I'm sure your band are probably be very good! But I would have been very pissed off to have come down to find I had been mis-sold a band. I don't suppose Joe Bowie and the real Defunkt would be happy with you using their name. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defunkt

defintely skip the Mooer stuff - it's crap!! I had the blue Mooer compressor and it was truly horrible on both bass and guitar. I have tried quite a few compressors and theone's that have stuck are the Keeley 4-knob and the HBE CPR they may both be around £175 new; but could probably be picked up for closer to £100 used. The smaller box CPR would be good and the 2knob Keeley has the attack and clip controls on inside. You might wnat to visit here for great compressor reviews too http://www.ovnilab.com/

My cup drooleth over!

I picked up the G&L S500 on Friday night and have now had a chance to play it for a few hours over last five days. It is a very stable platform with a beautiful neck. Normally I don't like very flat necks (this is a 12" radius); but this one feels v comfortable and accessible for funky rhythm playing on three strings and for licks and solos you can easily bend two whole tones without chocking off the note. The build quality throughout is exceptional. I don't think I have ever seen such a snug neck/pocket fit and all the hardware is very present, smooth and accurate. The paint and neck finish is beautiful and the rosewood neck has a lovely dark grain with a few nice flecks or swirls of deep burnt orange. The medium jumbo frets are very well finished (no surprise really with G&L Plek-dressing machines) and the factory set-up is pretty nice; though I think it could be improved and the action could be lower. The trem is fantastic, compared to more traditional Fender trems. It is very stable; but the B string does seem to stick a little at moment; I am nto sure if this is just the string settling or what. I will let the guitar and strings settle for a few months and then get it set up by usual techs, who know all my preferences; this should take care of any little details like string sticking when tremmed. Then there is the sound - it is very modern compared to traditional Strat tones. It is cleaner sounding and a bit more authoritive and it doesn't quack quite as much as your old Fender; but traditional Strat sounds can be found with a bit of adjusting of tones with the Passive Treble & Bass system. This guitar definitely has it's own character and can drive an map a bit harder than standard Fenders. The toggle switch hooks up the bridge and neck pickups, so that whether in positions 1, 2, 4 or 5, both pups are on. 2 and 4 give you all three pups. Soundwise you can get good approximations of anything from an accoustic, via Tele to Strat. the G&L MFD pups also sounds full and beefy enough to pass for a light humbucker or P90. I especially like that whatever pick up setting you use, you get exactly the same output level from the guitar; whereas my old 54 reissue Strat has a noticeable drop in volume between positions [size=3]2 & 4 vs. [/size][size=4]1, 3 & 5.[/size] [size=4]And yes this brand new USA G&L built for me to my specification in the factory at Fullerton, CA in little more than 8 weeks did really cost me just £795 in total. And the Tolex case it comes with is v nice indeed; as is Andy at Black Cat Strats, who organised this great deal for me. I cannot recommend him or an S500 highly enough![/size]

[quote name='grandad' timestamp='1414527432' post='2590339'] Hi there, I also use my Ampeg B115E as my main giging cab and love the well balanced tone across all 4 strings. It's easy to lift with hinged and sprung side handles also easy to move on castors. And it looks cool. I briefly owned an Ashdown ABM 115. Tone-wise it had huge low end but little else. It was big, weighed a ton, uncomfortable side handles and no castors. The Peavey TVX 115 I found fairly close tone-wise to the Ampeg. Why not replace the speaker if the cabinet is still sound? [/quote] Absolutely agree here. A while back I went to tour music shops to buy a new 1x15 bass cab. I had £800 in my pocket. I did lots of comparisons and in the end plumped for a tatty looking old ported Musicman cab (I think it's an RH115) The grille clothe was ripped, it had no badges and the Tolex was horrible; but it sounded so good and so loud......and the best part was it only cost £100. When I got it home I tarted it up to match my Fender head and checked the speaker, which turned out to be a beautiful vintage Italian RCF speaker in excellent working order. I still use this cab for bass and it still sounds amazing and 'a while ago' was over 15 years ago! So I reckon Grandad is right, just try a few out and listen to them very carefully before you buy. I would add, make sure you use a very long instrument cable and get yourself a long way from the cab to see how well it shifts that air and throws it across the room. Here's a pic of said cab all tarted up to match the head, which I bought for £75 out of Admag from some twat who said it didn't have enough lights on it. He should've listened with his ears, not his eyes!

NGD has arrived. am picking up this bad boy tonight will report back when had chance to get to know it a bit