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And I think we may have a winner with the MX49. Thanks to everyone for their input.

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Thanks for the responses. At this point in my career, I'm probably looking to buy used because I'd like to keep it under $500.00. I've already got a Korg Trinity and two Tritons, so I'm looking for something much smaller. I don't even care about full size keys. I just want the sound. As an example, one song would be Colour My World, by Chicago. People love to slow dance to it. Another would be the the flute part to Can't You See, by The Marshall Tucker Band. Then an organ sound would be nice on some of the country songs we do. I'm not looking for extravagance, I'm looking for utility. :-)

Greetings from across the pond. My main band has just lost our keyboard player because of family matters. This is somewhat of a problem because of the lack of good keyboard players in my area. While I'm the bass player in this band, I've played keys in other bands. I'm not interested in going back to being the keyboard player for this band, though . . . no, I'm a bass player in my heart of hearts. The problem is that we are giving up about 25 good songs that I could be contributing key parts to while the song is being performed. So my question:

Can any of you who also play the keys, or use a keyboard player in your shows, recommend a small quality keyboard for use live? I've been trying to find something like a Korg Microstation here but it looks like I won't be getting it without being "gored." I don't want to have to drag around a big keyboard rig, plus the bass rig, just for the sake of having keys in a few songs. I'd be using my hands to play it. I'm NOT Geddy Lee! lol

So, any thoughts on a good compact keyboard for this bass player to use onstage for piano or organ fills while I have a bass hanging from around my neck?

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(To the moderators: my apologies if this post is in the wrong section. Please feel free to move it to where it needs to be.)

Friends with the lot in both bands. But, in the main band, the wives are also good friends. Tis like family. :-)

Threads like THIS is why I love this site. Hey, that wasn't a bump, was it??? lol

Good for you. My experience with Warwick customer service has always been a good one. Hope your experience proves to be a positive one!

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1440687142' post='2852986']
This is tricky. If you approach it from a purely musical point of view then he is being rude. If you approach it from a religious celebration perspective then you are being a bit precious given that the Lord is generally considered to take a more the merrier stance.
Of course, the truth is probably somewhere in between.
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Agreed. We have two drummers, two bass players, two electric guitarists, three keyboard players, and a yet to be counted number of folks who play acoustic guitar that play from time to time in the worship group at our church. The only thing we've never doubled up on at a service is drums (and that's because there's only one kit). Lots of other percussion is being played though!

We who comprise the core group are skilled enough to where we can accomodate and "smooth over" the little hiccups that happen when playing with less experienced musicians. Our rehearsals are always open, and attendence by those outside the core group is always encouraged but never mandated. I think that everyone in the core part of the band agrees: this is NOT our band. It belongs to the Lord. Our efforts are generated and focused on the worship experience of the congregation, and humbly using our talents as love offerings to the Lord. Far be it from me, or anyone else in the core group, to diminish the joy of someone bringing their music or talent and presenting it as an offering before the throne of grace. Far be it from me, or anyone else in the core group, to tell someone that their presence or contribution to the worship experience is not wanted. It's NOT our band. The sound may not be as PURE as we'd like it to be sometimes but, we are not playing for our ears. All we focus on, and strive to do, is to offer up a "joyful noise" to our creator. <><Marc

I am a singer who is blessed to be able to play bass while singing and do both well. I am doubly blessed in that I can do it well whether I'm on the keys or playing the electric guitar. I would count myself as a musician, however, if I was completely tone deaf when it came to vocals. Hell, one of my sons plays a killer harmonica. He can't sing because he's blowing into the harp. I'd be hard-pressed to tell him he's not a musician because he doesn't sing. lol

Surprisingly well put together. And easy on the eyes, too! :-)

Nothing wrong with doing shows for charity if the show is done right and the charity is a legitimate one.

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I suspect that, if it IS a serial burgler with specialized and specific knowlege of the instruments he is stealing, then, in that event, he probably has an extensive "client list." If this is true, then I suspect that his clients are more likely worldwide rather than local. Just a gut feeling. :-(

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Personally, I dislike practicing (which I define simply as a means to a predetermined goal) though I try to do it for several hours every week. I much prefer picking up a random instrument (whether an acoustic or electric guitar, a mandolin, a bass, or maybe just sitting down at a piano) and seeing what the hands are playing thereby losing myself to the music. I much prefer creating when I'm going to be playing an instrument. YMMV

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If it was my bass, and the mark bothered me enough to start a thread about it (no disrespect to the OP intended), then off it would go to the luthier. A good luthier can probably make that mark just disappear. It'll completely put it out of your mind when you play it.

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One of the bands I'm in is a "country" band. I recognize a lot of the songs on the set list provided by JapanAxe. The primary focus for any new country song to be considered for the set list is: "Is it danceable?" Over the years, I've managed to "broaden" the sound of the band with a few of my tunes which are most denfinitely NOT country. lol But, still, the question for any song to be introduced always is: "Is it danceable?" If it is, the folks will happily pay their cover, dance the night away, consume unbelievable amounts of alcohol, and leave the club feeling that they really had a good time. This makes the band and the club owners quite happy, too! I have two other bands for doing the hard-driving, the technically challenging, or the "respectable" stuff. lol

Of all the songs I've listened to over the years, one song stands out -- against the backdrop of the gentle synthesizer part almost droning on . . and numbing the listener's mind, Moon's explosive drumming and Daltry's primal scream near the end of Won't Get Fooled Again came the closest to taking my breath away.

I don't see the problem with becoming an accomplished musician on more than one instrument. It appears that you're seeing all the negative aspects and the personality issues without considering the potential for personal growth as a musician. Like many things in life, opportunities can present themselves in very different packages.

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Self learning, yes. Every instrument I play. But far from "taught."

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Listened to Ship to Wreck. She really reminded me of Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1435494975' post='2809300']
Has anyone had a problem getting insurance because they are musicians ?

When I was getting car insurance quotes last year, the prices were prohibitive when I said my profession was musician, but came right down when I said teacher.
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I would suspect it has something to do with the fact that way too many musicians leave their instruments and equipment in their cars for way too long -- sometimes in very questionable locations. It, and the equipment in it, becomes a target to thieves. The car gets damaged when it gets broken into causing the insurance company to lose money paying off a claim that probably shouldn't have happened.

Just a guess, though. I'm certainly not in the industry.

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[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1435621546' post='2810812']
I remember playing a grim little pub in Burnley (god knows how we got booked there) and at the beginning of the second set the guitar player announced that he would like to buy everyone in the audience a drink – he still had change from a tenner…!
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Proving, yet again, that some of the smarmiest gigs provide for some of the most delightful stories. I'm still laughing!

Ummm, I just was "strolling" through some of my old posts and came across this one. Forgive the "ding-bat statement" about "fretless strings." What I was trying to say was that I was waiting for the [b]flatwound strings[/b] that I had ordered for the fretless bass.

Well, the flatwound strings have been on the fretless bass for a while now. It actually took some getting used to for me. They sound great but, I'm so used to the "friction" of the woundround strings on my basses. Tis a new adventure on the bass to be sure, and I like it! :-)

[quote name='Weststarx' timestamp='1435325793' post='2807736']
She came up to us after the gig and threatened being even worse the next time we are there, we were all just really polite and didnt give her much of a response. She seems like a really nasty piece of work, and seems to only be there to heckle the bands to make herself feel some sort of power i think. The trouble is she has cancer, and I think she is using it to her advantage in that she seems like the type of person that would play the[i] 'You cant say that, I have cancer card' [/i]if anyone were to give her some banter back.

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[quote name='Iain' timestamp='1435445501' post='2808933']
Ask her if she wants to book you for her wake? Or would that be bad taste, overly harsh and just plain out of order?
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Yes, it was in bad taste, overly harsh and just plain out of order . . . truth be told, though, it was funny as hell!!! lol

[quote name='tonyquipment' timestamp='1435228889' post='2806680']
Sorry we don't do requests

Sorry don't know that one

You get on with it

Get me a pint

Steady now, you're on parole

Etc...
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These are going in my little black notebook under brilliant responses to idiot hecklers. [u]Especially[/u] the last one. lolol

[quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1434919248' post='2803894']
Theme from World At War. Walked on stage to this at one gig and proceeeded to play the most agressive set I've ever done.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAvt8AewEBs[/media]
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Yes! It still sends shivers down my spine when I hear it even to this day!

I listened, not knowing what to expect. I was impressed.

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