Raslee

+1 on Brown paper bag!

B*ll*x...i missed that one....and i was after one of these!

Er...i'd say Stir It Up - Marley , Whitelines - Grandmaster flash, Walking on the moon - Police, Give it away - Chili's (Good for jumpin up and down), So What - Miles Davis, With or without you - U2 and finally the Addams Family theme tune.....all pretty easy.

I had a really good gig at the weekend playing improvised reggae. We played classic repetitive riddims ,which as a reggae bassist i knew,and let horn players and vocals do there own thing-we even had someone on melodica too. We eneded up as an 9 piece with a packed dancefloor by the end of the night and been asked back to play again at what is a bit of an up market cool venue. Crazy as we also got paid the same as my reggae covers band that performs at the same venue... for lots of less effort, no practice, great fun, lots of spontaneity and being reggae the best bits was where you could drop out listen to the others and drink your beer and come back in again. Improvisation is a winning formula loosely based on some ideas and i am a total convert

Alex a PM is obviously comin' your way -

I must admit for recording i'm using my Ashdown Electric Blue 180 combo with a 12 inch, loving the sound i get from it DI'd. However I gigged my Ampeg SVT rig the weekend, nuff power and the right sound for me-although i swear the ampegs are not as loud as stated on the amps. I guess it depends what sound you like on stage-i like it to sound on stage as i'd hear it out front so very warm dubby phat but defined-it's surprising how much power you need to get that defined low end! People think its crazy asking why you need so much power? but us reggae players need speakers that push that low end without farting and the power to get it heard & felt....it's a very different science/art compared to many other genres getting 'the reggae sound' - and then there is technique but thats another thread.....

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='891483' date='Jul 10 2010, 06:18 PM']I used to just dislike it but now I am starting to really hate that f***ing goofy American ska sound. If I ever bump into Reel Big Fish I will punch each of them in the face.[/quote] +1 - Trojan, Studio 1 etc = Ska - real ska rude bwoy!!! - 'The amount of bands i gwan see at a festi billed as ska band, i see dem, dem na ska' (Spoken as if Lloyd Brevett was beside me!)

Sorry guys, not going to make it-gutted. Got an important rehearsal to do tomorrow now. Have fun anyhooooo X

Yeah love JTQ, 'A few useful tips about living underground" is awesome but Corduroys 1st album think its called 'Dead mans cat' is a fav

I've got one that i take out with my party festival band, really like it (although would swap for Ampeg BR2E-hint) - will be using it tonight playing mashed up prog rock & dub in the early hours. Can get good bass out of it for my sound too!!!

Bit old but Galactic, Lettuce, G-love & the special sauce, Cordroy are worthy of a check if you haven't already