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[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1352321027' post='1861728'] Haven't got any suggestions...but let us know as and when you're doing any gigs in Brum! :-) edited to 'you're' before the gramma police get at me!!/ [/quote]will do..

yeah i like master blaster, lovely little solo in the middle

[quote name='Rasta' timestamp='1352320345' post='1861706'] Anything by 'Chic' matey. My soul band, perhaps now a bit funk too, have just started playing 'I wish'...great fun to play. Other easy cover suggestions would be 'Express yourself,'Move on up'' or 'Long train running'....but if they're proper funkateers then funk up Chameleon or some Jamiroquai ...May the funk be with ya brother! [/quote] yeah i was thinking Good Times by Chic... might be an obvious choice though, and doesnt really have many changes in it... thankyou dude...

as the title says i have a rehearsal in 2 weeks for said band.. they are doing originals and some covers.. they have asked me to play the bass line to amy winehouse's valerie.. no probs there.. but they have also asked me to play a song of my choice.. .... i immediately thought of 'i wish' by Stevie Wonder... kick ass bass line that most people know and i can play with confidence... just wondered if you guys had any other suggestions, that might be suitable.. needs to be fairly recognisable, up tempo, nothing too simple, and funky... any thoughts..

it might be another boring PBass copy but i bet it sells... especially in the US... Labella have a huge following over there for there strings.... i would play it... would i buy one.. would i f&^k....

not really finding it difficult to find a band just finding near impossible to find a band whos not doing bloody rock covers... they are endless..!! a real bummer with living in rural ares is everyone plays rock.... there like bloody sheep

i had a yamaha mo6, but didnt like it very much as it seemed to be orientated around dance music.... im looking for a keyboard that can produce good piano sounds, as well as the classic organ sounds such as rhodes, hammond, moog etc... i guess im a little clueless when it comes to keyboards so im open to suggestions and what to look out for... im also looking at the second hand market... a friend of mine has a Nord C2 and that sounded fantastic, but i know those are very expensive.... my criteria.. want to record via MAC/usb full sized keys 5 octave lots of different organ sounds thanks...

you aint wrong blademan... he is superb...

raking means dragging one finger on your right hand (if your right handed) to pluck notes.. a slide is a left handed technique(if your right handed) that lets you slide from one note to another, up or down.. there is no right or wrong technique, just what works for you.. but... walking with your fingers (index and middle finger) is the most efficient way of playing.. imo.. or you can go to multiple fingers just remember james jamerson played with one finger..

do yourself a favour and buy some LIndy Fralins...

[quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1350830402' post='1843938'] I'm finding that on gigs we're getting more and more younger people turning up, who find Steely Dan quite hip. [/quote]i put AJA on when i go to my sisters house and her 2 daughters love it..... they always say "put steely on" i think its great to bring up kids listening to music like that... did me the world of good being subjected to micheal mcdonald and george benson when i was a nipper

Lakland without doubt, nothing like a 55-02 neck.. ooh and that tone

this is turning into TalkBass.... pick up a bass and play metal.... i doesnt matter what bass your using... ok maybe a daisy rock might look a bit strange [u][u] [/u][/u] imo you should play something different to everyone else and walk your own path [u][u].[/u][/u]

[quote name='Wil' timestamp='1350764192' post='1843329'] I like the first album, but the others I tried sounded a bit like lift music. [/quote] oh please not the generic lift music cliche.. i hear that so many times... i dont care if its not your preference but dont palm it off in such a way

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1350755632' post='1843191'] ok - i know the odd song by them. one album to start with please... [/quote]i always think the best way to listen to any new band is to buy "the best of " showbiz kids is a great one... but i think AJA is the one to really hear SD at there best... then maybe a look at Fagans masterpiece the Nightfly.. thats a different kettle of soul altogether mind.

clinical maybe but soulless, i cant get my head around..you only have to listen to AJA's title track to know these guys were doing something special, there music like loweregisterhead said, takes me to another place.. but of course this is all a mute point if they dont do it for you...

[quote name='MB1' timestamp='1350746884' post='1843002'] [b]MB1. [/b] [b]Must really try and catch Nearly Dan![/b] [b]cant imagine theres much chance of seeing Steely Dan (or Steeleye span) for that matter [/b] [/quote]going to see Pete (Nearly Dan) next month in gloucester, looking forward to it Pete...

ive been listening to this band for a long time but to this day im still in awe of there stuff..., great sense of humour.. a very sophisticated approach to music, with such a fantastic attention to detail..... as with so many SD albums there is so much going on lyrically and musically.... the more i listen to this band the more i realise how clever they are/were.... [color=#333333][font=Arial,]If you do not know SD, then listen to these to improve the quality of your daily existance - yep, they"re that good.... imo oh..they got some serious funk also... [/font][/color][url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpwVFuWTeFQ"]https://www.youtube....h?v=dpwVFuWTeFQ[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV3zWSawJiw"]https://www.youtube....h?v=HV3zWSawJiw[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HER02B21JJw"]https://www.youtube....h?v=HER02B21JJw[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL3s_aZXRUE&feature=related"]https://www.youtube....feature=related[/url]

PC.. any links?

i have got my hands on this interface but i dont have the software ... any ideas where i can obtain it.. can i get it for free, if not how much is it..?

i had an oly white 2010 USA standard fender jazz and it was superb... great all round apart from the routing under the pick guard (but i like to take the pickguard off) ... but apart from that it was a fantastic instrument...... i would say the consensous was USA Fenders have never been better.