Harlequin74

[quote name='jonnythenotes' timestamp='1432325960' post='2780607'] Hi Harlequin. Before you press on any further in your search for a keyboard player, I would really try another way of performing the songs you think you can't do without a keyboard player... Remove all the modern stuff ( effects and trickery)you use in the band until you are left with the guitars, the leads, the amps the speakers and vocals... All the pedals and effects...put em on hold for a while. Once you have painted yourself into a corner, and got rid of everything you think you need, start playing the songs...say a Stevie Wonder tune, and replace what you have got rid of with aggression. It might sound a bit odd at first, but very quickly you will hear your instruments and musicianship shining through, instead of hearing the artificial stuff that hides and stifles so many good musicians. I think you will find it far more exiting if you take a 'lets make do with what we've got' approach to the band, instead of trying to hear and create what you haven't got, and perhaps don't need, or adding things because they were there on the original recordings. Entertaining an audience has nothing to do with the size of the band, the beats per minute, the style of music or how loud you are. It's about getting them to believe in what you are doing and getting them to buy in to every note you play. The delivery of your music is everything... It's not the size of the bore, but the force of the shot that counts.. Just look at the energy The Pistols, The Jam, The Strokes, The Police etc did, and still do, with the most basic of instruments and effects... [/quote] I like your thinking alot Jonny! At present we have a playlist of around 30 songs, with female vocal, guitar, drums and bass, and have a great groove. Perhaps i am overthinking it? Maybe the other way to go is find another rythmn guitar, work on the groove and reselect the song list to suit. But keeping the great soul, funk vibe we seem to have together....... Food for thought, thanks again.

[quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1432298742' post='2780168'] I have had to do this with the last two keyboard players we've had. I seem to be the delegated voice for this as everyone else is too chicken. It is probably also because most keyboard players we've had are actually trained piano players, so feel they have to use their left hand and just trample over and muddy up the bass player's range. The current one is learning, but keeps looking like a child who has had his toys removed for being bad when we tell him he needs to play simple organ/chord swells rather than New Orleans jive piano on everything... [/quote] Well we are only in Crowborough/tun wells , so can we borrow yours please......from time to time

Thanks Guys, at least i am now smiling! Jonny, do you use any midis or similar for keys lines, or do you substitute their parts for sax etc? On songs that we do like Stevie Wonder, 'do i do' or 'i wish', it really needs keys dont you think..? Why cant all other musicians be as reasonable and hard working as bass players eh , he he

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1432207682' post='2779148'] I can empathise.....been looking, asking and posting on different forums for ages. Not easy to find [/quote] And then.....every time we find one and audition? Turn up late.......forget the song list.......... Etc etc. Starting to think we will have to dep, as doont want to play along with midi files , or similar...... How do you manage?

Wish you were based in the south, i would bite your hand off! Good luck with the search.

Hi all Based neat Tunbridge Wells/Sevenoaks area, we are a covers band playing soul, funk, some pop and having a real problem finding a keys player! Any advice, or perhaps someone you might know please let me know! Thanks and best wishes Mike

Thanks again guys. Appreciate your advice!

Great advice guys, thanks. Will go and test with 2 x 102P's. Sounds like the way to go....... Thanks again

Hi all Some advice please...... I have a Fender American Deluxe as my main bass, which i play through a Markbass Little Mark III and Traveler 102P. Sounds awesome, but lacking some headroom on larger venues or open marquees. So, was going to add either a Markbass 12" or 15" cab, which resets the amp to 4 ohms but then you get the full 500 watt from the amp. I am heading toward the Markbass traveler 15 but any thoughts or advice would be useful. Thanks.

My back up P bass is the Matt Freeman. Great value, well specd and plays very well

Hi Simon, you have pm!

Very interested stickman. Will send you pm