casapete Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 In this country BJ Cole has been probably the leading pedal steel player for years. Amongst his credits are sessions for Sting, Robbie Williams, Robert Plant, David Gilmour, Gerry Rafferty, The Stranglers (!), Groove Armada and Tom Jones. I believe he also still plays with Hank Wangford & the Lost Cowboys, a great band if you get chance to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Love Sax's and Bassoons (why don't we hear more of these?) - hate distorted/overdriven guitars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Really partial to the sound of a drop-tuned acoustic guitar - think Joni Mitchell and Hejira, Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter etc. Have an irrational loathing of the sound of tap dancing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I can't think of any instrument that I dislike, when played well anyway. Bagpipes when played badly can be painful to listen too, but when played well they can sound incredibly haunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Favourite has to be uilleann pipes. Violin is also a favourite. I has decided that eventually I'm going to get myself into a Celtic folk band with fiddle, acoustic guitar, accordian and drums and run off with a red headed Irish lass. I've told my wife as well and she's given it the thumbs up 😁 I also love marching bands, the military snare is just amazing. Not a fan of harmonica and I struggle with the sax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, ambient said: ...but when played well they can sound incredibly haunting. Hmm... From a great distance (across a glen or two..?), maybe..! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Hmm... From a great distance (across a glen or two..?), maybe..! There was a guy busking on bagpipes by where I go for my afternoon coffee a few weeks ago. It was extremely painful listening to him. It might just have been that he was cold, but it sounded awful :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 9 hours ago, Linus27 said: Favourite has to be uilleann pipes. Violin is also a favourite. I has decided that eventually I'm going to get myself into a Celtic folk band with fiddle, acoustic guitar, accordian and drums and run off with a red headed Irish lass. I've told my wife as well and she's given it the thumbs up 😁 I also love marching bands, the military snare is just amazing. Not a fan of harmonica and I struggle with the sax. +1 for the uilleann pipes. Wish I could have started learning them yonks ago but my parents aren't Irish curse them. Fiddles and accordians also work for me in celtic folk but elsewhere? No thanks. Saxes? yup, great in funk brass sections (yeah technically I know they're wind instruments) but feckin terrible in 80s pop, mainly cos the standard of playing is pretty entry level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: Fiddles and accordians also work for me in celtic folk but elsewhere? No thanks. Ooh.. massively disagree! IMO They're a cliche in 'celtic folk' (*shudders at the term*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: Ooh.. massively disagree! IMO They're a cliche in 'celtic folk' (*shudders at the term*) not sure as they can be a cliche in celtic folk anymore than electric guitars are a cliche in rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Just now, Barking Spiders said: not sure as they can be a cliche in celtic folk anymore than electric guitars are a cliche in rock It's just... 'Celtic folk'... it sounds like the tat you get on relaxation CDs from the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 ...but anyway, fiddle and accordion also belongs in roots, folk, country, latin, blues, soul and loads of other genres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 It might not be wise to say this on a bass forum but the musical sound that aggravates me more than anything is the octave pull used by slappers. Slapped notes I can cope with but octave pulls, particularly when used excessively (i.e. once more then every 10 minutes ) are just aurally awful IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 11 hours ago, TheGreek said: Love Sax's and Bassoons (why don't we hear more of these?) - hate distorted/overdriven guitars. There's a whole lot of brass that gets overlooked. It's a shame. I love a sousaphone myself. Interestingly, there was something played on 6music a few weeks back that featured a bassoon solo. It blew me away but I neglected to note who it was. There is hope for contemporary music after all. I agree with a previous comment about synth brass not quite cutting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Linus27 said: Favourite has to be uilleann pipes. Violin is also a favourite. I has decided that eventually I'm going to get myself into a Celtic folk band with fiddle, acoustic guitar, accordian and drums and run off with a red headed Irish lass. I've told my wife as well and she's given it the thumbs up 😁 I also love marching bands, the military snare is just amazing. Not a fan of harmonica and I struggle with the sax. I love Uilleann pipes too. They have the good qualities of pipes without the drones so much. Moving Hearts turned me onto them big time. I realise that I have been mentioning more things that I like than that I dislike so far. I find the drones on bagpipes tiresome. Edited January 5, 2018 by SpondonBassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Osiris said: It might not be wise to say this on a bass forum but the musical sound that aggravates me more than anything is the octave pull used by slappers. Slapped notes I can cope with but octave pulls, particularly when used excessively (i.e. once more then every 10 minutes ) are just aurally awful IMO. ..ha ha well, as a big fan of slap bass I partly agree i.e. if octaves are the only notes being popped in a bassline but otherwise I think they're pretty necessary in funk bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Barking Spiders said: if octaves are the only notes being popped in a bassline Ahhh...Sometimes known as 'The Norman (Archer)', or a 'Doinker', with noises usually made by non slapping Bassists, in the wrong places, at the wrong time with more pulled force than a Medieval Bowman.*** Edited January 5, 2018 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 11 hours ago, Linus27 said: I also love marching bands, the military snare is just amazing. You might be interested in this website. The United States Marine Band - 'The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa'. Three albums (legally free to download, but MP3 only), along with the full scores and single instrument parts in PDF. (Click on the individual track to get access to the score PDF's). http://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 02/01/2018 at 16:05, ZilchWoolham said: There are very few instruments I can't enjoy in the proper context, but pedal steel guitar gets awfully close, probably because I haven't really heard them outside of country. If someone were to plug one in to a plexi on full whack and pour out some blues I probably wouldn't mind it. Lap steel plays both lap and bass parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) 4 awful sounds for me bagpipes, recorder, a kazoo and sadly my own vocal tones I generally have to overcome my voice issues as I don't like putting on others to do the dirty deed in the composition challenge , but if given the opportunity I would have someone else sing instead of me. Ed having said that, as my lad did the vocal for my last one , I did ask him how my studio 'etiquette' was while directing and working with him , and he was happy with the process and enjoyed it. As he has done a bit of work in real studios , I took a bit of confidence from that Edited January 5, 2018 by lurksalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyd Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 It's probably an unpopular choice, but the sound of rock guitars playing a melody (as opposed to rhythm or soloing) always sounds a bit suspect to me, especially if there are more than one of them at the same time. It always sounds a bit thin and weak for some reason, although I'm sure that as soon as I post this I'll immediately think of counter examples.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpullchord Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Santana’s guitar sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 17 hours ago, DJpullchord said: Santana’s guitar sound. I've never been much a fan of his music though I enjoyed the 'Love Devotion Surrender' record he did with John McLaughlin. I thought it might have been a door into more complex music for him but he didn't really have the harmonic chops to really fly there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 17 hours ago, DJpullchord said: Santana’s guitar sound. Know what you mean. That distorted and slightly sharp thing can get tiresome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 04/01/2018 at 22:08, TheGreek said: Love Sax's and Bassoons (why don't we hear more of these?) - hate distorted/overdriven guitars. According to my sister (she tried to learn a few years ago), bassoons are bl00dy expensive and quite demanding to learn. Also the whole wind-instrument transposing thing seems silly to me. How hard can it be to write stuff down sensibly?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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