Stranglers Bass Effects?

[Hobbayne]

[quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1351464376' post='1851548']
Isnt "Goodbye Toulouse" in 2 different time signatures.
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4/4 and 6/8 time?

[rogerstodge]

Baroque Bordello is another one

[the_skezz]

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1351533059' post='1852289']
Baroque Bordello is another one
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Cracking intro, one of the best tracks from that album to play.

[rogerstodge]

[quote name='the_skezz' timestamp='1351535338' post='1852334']


Cracking intro, one of the best tracks from that album to play.
[/quote]totally agree mate, i fumbled through that one for years, only recently have i had a proper listen and can now play it properly

[The Dark Lord]

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1351533059' post='1852289']
Baroque Bordello is another one
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Don't know if you are aware of this, but the great exalted one in black, who shows us all how a bass player should be, whose name we are not worthy to mention and without whom we would all be lesser musicians (like drummers or guitarists) ....... claims that Baroque Bordello is his own favourite Stranglers song of all time - see the following:

[url="http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/stranglersjjburnelin055.htm"]http://www.punk77.co...burnelin055.htm[/url]

It should, therefore, be made a crime not to study this track weekly.

[rogerstodge]

I was playing for a "glam" tribute band when i met "the Bass god", got chatting to him and he asked me what band i played with, when i told him his reply was... "so your'e one of those glam rock tossers then".. Luckily i was in a good mood or i would have er.. erm.. Ahh.. Perhaps not..

[Rothers]

Just popping in to say that JJ has always been my bass hero. I have the honour of playing some Stranglers songs in my band. We cover No More Heroes and Hanging Around at the moment. We did do Grip, but since we lost our keyboard player we dropped it.

As for the sound, good pick ups on my custom 'Rothers Punk Bass' turned up to full treble and a little natural overdrive on my Laney rig.

[rogerstodge]

[quote name='Rothers' timestamp='1351885116' post='1856669']
Just popping in to say that JJ has always been my bass hero. I have the honour of playing some Stranglers songs in my band. We cover No More Heroes and Hanging Around at the moment. We did do Grip, but since we lost our keyboard player we dropped it.

As for the sound, good pick ups on my custom 'Rothers Punk Bass' turned up to full treble and a little natural overdrive on my Laney rig.
[/quote]good stuff... We do heroes, hanging around and peaches

[The Dark Lord]

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1351886960' post='1856704']
good stuff... We do heroes, hanging around and peaches
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No More Heroes and the Hugh Cornwell (2011) version of Golden Brown here ...... although thinking of Peaches and Something Better Change (although not all in the same set usually).

[Lozz196]

Keep trying to put a Stranglers song in The Daves set. Something Better Change - with me on vox - or No More Heroes. But the rest of the band think the solos go on for too long and are boring as they`re full of keyboards. Fools, like solos can`t be shortened to compensate for having no keyboards?

Edited November 2, 2012 by Lozz196

[lojo]

You don't need keys to gig a stranglers song !

[Lozz196]

I know - which makes it even more infuriating. Both songs work great without keys - have seen/heard it done, and the songs really work as guitar-based songs.

[Spike Vincent]

As solo artist Hugh Cornwell ably demonstrates,although Toiler on the Sea didn't quite work with the bassist singing the keyboard line..

[Rothers]

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1351894065' post='1856785']
Keep trying to put a Stranglers song in The Daves set. Something Better Change - with me on vox - or No More Heroes. But the rest of the band think the solos go on for too long and are boring as they`re full of keyboards. Fools, like solos can`t be shortened to compensate for having no keyboards?
[/quote]

I'm aware of The Daves. I'm bassplayer in The Synthetix. We play throughout Herts, Beds, Cambs and Bucks. You should come along and see us. Be good to meet you. [url="http://www.lemonrock.com/thesynthetix"]http://www.lemonrock.com/thesynthetix[/url]

[Rothers]

I've just been asked to learn Duchess for inclusion in our setlist

[Lozz196]

[quote name='Rothers' timestamp='1351942563' post='1857093']
I'm aware of The Daves. I'm bassplayer in The Synthetix. We play throughout Herts, Beds, Cambs and Bucks. You should come along and see us. Be good to meet you. [url="http://www.lemonrock.com/thesynthetix"]http://www.lemonrock.com/thesynthetix[/url]
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Just had a look at the above link, like the band, think the Hitchin gig will get me (and a few mates if possible) along.

[Rothers]

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1352317146' post='1861624']
Just had a look at the above link, like the band, think the Hitchin gig will get me (and a few mates if possible) along.
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Be great to see you there. Please come over and say hi. It should be a very hot and packed gig at The Vic and will be great fun.

BTW we've just added 4 studio demos to our Lemonrock page and our website. If they were'nt there when you looked earlier they are worth checking out

Edited November 8, 2012 by Rothers

[Hobbayne]

Stranger from another planet, welcome to our hole! - Just strap on your P Bass and we,ll play some rock and roll!!

[Stephen Houghton]

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1352382146' post='1862364']
Stranger from another planet, welcome to our hole! - Just strap on your P Bass and we,ll play some rock and roll!!
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Get a grip!

[Cosmo Valdemar]

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1351894065' post='1856785']
Keep trying to put a Stranglers song in The Daves set. [/quote]

I've got just the pedal for that Lozz

[Lozz196]

You most definately do Ben.

[Rothers]

We added Duchess to our set that we played at the Golden Lion, Clifton, Beds the other night

[monsterbassman]

i supported them once n stood next to rig wow