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Tales from the beach is one of my current fave albums

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='773033' date='Mar 12 2010, 06:17 PM']The bass part is simple but effective. I've heard many a bassist overplay on that song. Just doesn't need it.[/quote] +1

Hehehehe...... Quick head.

[quote name='The Funk' post='772117' date='Mar 11 2010, 09:14 PM']Whoever Curtis Mayfield's bassist was. EDIT: Joseph 'Lucky' Scott?[/quote] +1

...... This brings back so many hazy memories..... oh yes

[quote name='Les' post='772231' date='Mar 11 2010, 10:44 PM']Pubs pay £150-200 ish up here. There'sonly 3 of us so you can get a beer out of it, you'd struggle if there was 6 or 7 of you, ie horns, etc. But I'd love to see a couple of soul/funk bands on our local circuit.[/quote] You're not wrong Les....... Pubs pay poo.... The thing is that with good Disco music.... there's a lot going on..... my outfit is a 5 piece, but we handle horns and such with keys/samples so we get away with it.... 3 vox so we just about get away with the big vocals sounds on some of those recordings.... Function work pays very well but you have to have a punter who wants that genre of music rather than an eclectic mix

'74 was good as that when Bar codes were introduced...... Packet of Wrigley's I think was the first.....

[quote name='OldGit' post='772225' date='Mar 11 2010, 10:43 PM']Oh no Diss intended! More like Re-spect![/quote] I know....... you love it!

[quote name='bubinga5' post='772214' date='Mar 11 2010, 10:36 PM']This maybe depends on the band...they are no easier/harder than each other if you play and are good at that genre.....some funk is easier to play than some rock..ive played some Zep and its way harder remembering the lines etc.. (although some Zep is damn funky)...if you naturally play funk its easy, but if its not your bag or you dont have the feel it may be harder... I was in a Reggae band and found it hard...but i dont listen to Reggae so that prob didnt help...[/quote] We chuck 'The Ocean' in by Zep during Sex Machine..... thats a damn funky tune

[quote name='OldGit' post='772208' date='Mar 11 2010, 10:33 PM']"Jay 'Lurve Machine' Cresswell" A lot of the numbers in your set list are common in pub bands ...[/quote] Indeed .... that's just some of them...... we do a great segway of Groove is in the heart and Last night a DJ saved My life with all of the samples played in... don't diss the Lurve Machine!

[quote name='xgsjx' post='772202' date='Mar 11 2010, 10:27 PM']I think it's probably a lot easier for bands to play good rock music than it is to play funk or jazz well as a band. That's not a bad thing, just getting a good funk or jazz sound is a difficult thing to do in a pub.[/quote] Hmmmm..... Why is it easier...... Rock music easier to play than Disco or Funk? Maybe.....

[quote name='bubinga5' post='772180' date='Mar 11 2010, 10:03 PM']i would say there are more people in the UK listening to rock than funk..IMHO[/quote] Kids today....... Meh!

Absolutely...... just a shame not so many people watched the film..... I thought it was funny any way.... 'Let's fill a bath-tub full of sweat!'

I wouldn't say it's not as popular..... it's just that there are soooooooo many bands doing punk, indie, pub rock.......

[quote name='King Tut' post='772151' date='Mar 11 2010, 09:39 PM']I think they're probably all making more money doing functions?[/quote]

Iconic...... you missed my band..... Hot Sauce at the Dog and Partridge near Orsett last week..... all the disco and funk you can shake a stick at.... [url="http://www.myspace.com/hotsaucedisco"]Hot sauce on Myspace[/url] We are on Facebook too ;o) I'll send you some dates for the near future if you're interested J PS.... sample set list below - Superfly Couldn't Get It Right Long Train Running Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out Living For The City I Like It Little L Cosmic Girl Play That Funky Music Ladies Night Love Me Sexy You Should Be Dancin' Signed, Sealed, Delivered Theme From Starskey & Hutch Superstition Disco Inferno Car Wash Boogie Nights Move On Up Don't Know What It Is But It Sure Feels Funky Cold Sweat Sex Machine I wish

I can't stand Fender basses (Fender Guitars however are fantastic..... hmmm strange) but this is beautiful....... Is it me or does the string spacing between the A and the D seem wider than the others?? J

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv_UUIvKT-k&feature=related"]Maceo - Cold Sweat[/url]

Been there done that.... worked all over the industry.... not much bass related apart from being responsible for launching Tech Sound Systems (now Tecamp) in the UK many moons ago and also distributing GK

I use Status Hotwires and they have black bindings also

[quote name='Bankai' post='758280' date='Feb 26 2010, 03:06 PM']Righty. All UHF systems will be made obsolete in a short time. Ofcom are moving the part of the spectrum allocated to wireless systems from CH67/68/69 to CH38. All kit on CH67/68/69 will become illegal to use, full stop. There are a few manufacturers that have started producing kit for CH38 already but it's a tad expensive. The government will be operating a compensation scheme for kit that will be becoming obsolete but there's a few problems. 1. Compensation offered will only be at the second-hand value. (And they determine that value. Something purchased for £1k will only be compensated at a negligible amount) 2. It's only being offered on kit purchased before a certain date. (I believe that date is something like Oct08. I may be wrong on that, I'll need to check) 3. And as far as I know, it's only being offered for kit on CH69 Big hire companies etc. are up in arms (with good reason) as their whole hire fleets are being made useless and it'll be costing them thousands to replace what they can't use. However.... The VHF frequencies used for some older kit, remain unaffected.[/quote] Sorry this is incorrect..... All UHF systems are not going to be made obsolete. Yes it's true that there are frequency changes afoot but depending on what system you have already you may be ok. If you use a cheap fixed de-reg product on channel 69 unit then you will need to buy something on another frequency. Some kit such as Sennheiser Evolution product G2 and G3 on range 'E' (UK unit) will run the de-reg frequencies available on Channel 70. These will be un-affected after switchover so if you have one of these units you are safe. In fact with Sennheiser G3 you can actually run up to six different frequencies on channel 70 de-reg due to a larger tuning window. These frequencies are - 863.100 MHz, 863.400 MHz, 863.750 MHz, 864.225 MHz, 864.550 MHz and 864.975 MHz Compensation will only be offered to license holders. Some manufacturers will offer a deal on new kit but it's not a great deal. Channel 38 can be used immediately in certain areas where available.

[quote name='Golchen' post='762777' date='Mar 3 2010, 11:40 AM']Audio interface question I need to get a cheap audio interface for use with recording music on my mac laptop. Generally speaking, do they utilise the mic input or do they work via USB? I know nothing about interfaces at all! To cut a long story short, apple repairs have buggered my mic input and can’t seem to fix it, so I need to get an alternative way of getting sound into the laptop.[/quote] Normally via USB or Firewire

Nope...... but if you have a fretless.... yes!

Can I just ask.... have you adjusted any of the DSP settings? Have you got the correct pre-sets for your JBL speakers loaded? May be worth checking the DSP software. If you have not already I would download the latest version of Band Master (HiQNet) software and alter some of the settings, particularly the input gain settings as they are generally set lower than you would normally want.....