I play guitar and bass and have a small home studio (8-track hard disc recorder). I "compose" (I neither read or write music) songs. I'd be pleased as punch to contribute to an album of original, or tastefully re-done, music. Let's get something going!

That's great; wish I had an HD. I did mine pre-HD-recorders. I got a TASCAM portable DAT recorder with XLR inputs and digital & analog out. I always have to record acoustic. The DAT has a switch to provide phatom power to the mics.

Rock Steady,

Just out of curiosity, why do you have to record acoustic? Is it lack of electrics, or lack of modelers? Or just your choice?

By the way, Rock,

My unit (recorder, just to clarify) is a Zoom 802bCD. It has 2 stereo drum tracks, 8 mono tracks, stereo master track. The modelers are practically limitless, effects up the old wazoo, mastering suite AND a built in cd burner.
20+ drum kits, 400+ rythyms, plus the ability to create your own beats. It has phase looping as well as optional usb card/port. It is capable of producing a pro-level cd. It's a FABULOUS little machine. There are similar things out there, but for the price, it can't be beat. And no, I'm NOT affiliated with Zoom. I just LOVE this machine!!!

Didn't mean to hi-jack the thread, let's make a record!

Mrs RS is a classical pianist accompanying violinists, singers, cellists, chamber groups and more. All the instruments are acoustic. It's a completely different world. Mrs RS wants it straight up, no balancing, no mixing.

Ohhhhhhhhh.

So I guess we're talkin' basic two track live recording. That can be a gas as well.

UT.

You, me, and any other bassists who think they are up to it...

Must do a cover of Fish (Schindlaeria Praematurus) by Yes if we do a Cellar album.

There are, if I recall correctly, nine bass tracks on that song. It would be plenty rad if we could find nine bassists.

Oh man, I would love to do that! Excellent call.

Philly has this thing called the fringe festival, where shorter acts and weirder things can get some stage time. My idea is, I would like to get area bassists together and do a Spinal Tap-esque act, of maybe just 5-6 bassists and maybe one percussionist. Totally rock the low end of the house, with a stage full of rigs, and blow people away.

The funny thing is, it would get a full house for a 15 minutes set, because all the area bands looking for bassists would show up.

hahahahaha, that would rock so hard!

Heehee, I was reading my friend's Spinal Tap book thing, and it said that Harry Shearer (/Derek Smalls) was preparing for the movie, he went into this little hole-in-the-wall music shop, pointed to the doubleneck bass on the wall, and asked the owner:

"What, exactly, is the point of a doubleneck bass?"

"Uh... nothing, there's no point really..."

"PERFECT!"



EDIT: you should do just a buncha covers with the bass band, but bass them out! And then you could name the band "Bassicaly, A Cover Band..."

Yeah, it would be kind of cool to start with something obvious and ironically funny, like the opening bit of Smoke on the Water, and then do something "pretty", and then do something "difficult" where everyone could show off chops, and then do something funky like say RHCP, and then end it with Big Bottom. So, something for everybody.

You would pretty much have to do Big Bottom. I don't see how you couldn't.

Of course Big Bottom, that's a given. Damn, that song's fun to play, too...

Don't forget some kind of like, mellow groovy Wootenesque thing, too

Let's see...

I sing. My voice is best suited to country and folk, although neither is my favorite genre. I can't help it if its gravely and twangy ;)

I play the piano/electronic keyboard. I took many years of lessons as a youngster, but went overseas and had no access to either teachers or instruments. Only recently did I get a keyboard as a present and am picking it back up again.

I play the flute and violin as well. Lost access to both instruments while overseas, but acquired a flute a few years back and have been messing around with it again as well.

My partner plays guitar. Oh man does he play! He was in several local (for him, in Maryland) bands before I met him and is talking about doing that again. He plays both electric and acoustic and has a mixer, amp and other goodies.

If we ever get enough room to set up all of our instruments, we'll start practicing on some music together. Maybe lay some tracks down and see what we can do. My current keyboard interest is in electronica...trance style sounds, although I can play rock, pop or classical as well.

Stormie

ForksBob works for the Fringe Fest, if you need a contact.

Danke! Entries are closed for 2006, so there is much time to consider this concept.

I have a Yamaha CS1x synth and also a PSR-510. I never forgave Sam Ash for selling the Korg Karma I was lusting after while unemployed...but Korg has moved on beyond the Karma to various flavors of Triton....so Karmas are getting cheap on eBay.

I used to be rather good at guitar, but don't play much anoymore...and I was classically trained in voice, but that was a previous lifetime and is now a very emotional subject.

Back in the late '90s I turned out a couple of little MIDI tracks on the PSR-510:
Friends in Houston and Julie