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05-02-2008, 10:18 PM
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I'm not sure if theres been a thread like this, but what would you consider a perfect band lineup?
for example, I'd love:
-drummer
-lead guitarist/back up singer
-bass/back up singer (me)
-lead singer.
kind of like The Who. 
I'd feel like a trio would be lonelyish, but two guitarists are annoying.
I don't work well with chords splattering all over my lines.
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05-02-2008, 10:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southeast Mass | | | Jazz Band:
Me on Upright (when i get good)
Bari/Alto Sax player
Tenor Sax
Clarinet maybe
Drummer
Piano
Geetar
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05-02-2008, 10:34 PM
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President, HittStreet.com; Endorsing Artist, Schroeder Cabinets | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Missouri, USA | | I'm really happy with our lineup:
- Singer/electric guitar
- Bass
- Drums
Ideally, the drummer and I would sing back-up, too. It wouldn't mind another singer (we had a female back-up vocalist sit in on our last studio album), and we also had some piano & djembe parts on our last album which were pretty cool. But, as far as travel, splitting $, and just overall locking in with each other and staying tight, a trio works great.
Our drummer wants to add a keyboard player, but I'm ambivalent about that. We're going to have a keyboard player friend of his play a show with us and see how it goes, and we'll see 
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05-02-2008, 10:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Joliet Ill. | | Check this out, this is my big bro. One of his college group, but they sound so awesome! This setup sounds great to me. http://youtube.com/watch?v=H1o5sxPk9D4 |
05-02-2008, 10:53 PM
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05-02-2008, 10:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Wisconsin | | | I like power trios...
I could go for latin percussion, DB, and sax though....
but as for ultimate line-up.... I'd go with guitar bass drums and lead vocals (hives-esk but with one guitar... however i'd be in and hives-esk band regardless of instrumentation in a heartbeat) |
05-02-2008, 11:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Earth | | | Four-string electric bass
Twelve-string acoustic guitar
Six-string electric through a Leslie speaker
Hammond through a Marshall stack (the old switcheroo)
One guy alternating between Electric Piano, mellotron, vibraphone
Baritone sax
Drums played by rock solid no nonsense rock drummer
All of the above providing lead and harmony vocals as needed plus an awesome soulful frontman like Oscar Brown, singing, finger-popping and banging on a tambourine.
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05-02-2008, 11:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | | My band:
Singer/guitarist
Drummer
Flute Player/backup vocals who can play bass
Alto/Tenor/Soprano Sax Player
Myself on Bass and occasional rhythm guitar.
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05-02-2008, 11:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia | | | Perfect band? Iron Maiden! |
05-03-2008, 12:04 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: northern illinois | | | i've always loved the idea of playing in a power trio. |
05-03-2008, 02:07 AM
| | | | Rocknroll: Upright Slap bass (Male Backing Voc.) - Lead Guitar - Rhythmguitar and (female) Vocals and maybe drums.... |
05-03-2008, 02:24 AM
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Physician CSR, Park Surgical Co INC | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | trance band:
keys
drums
bass
dj
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05-03-2008, 03:00 AM
| | Nihavend Longa Vita Brevis | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Turkey-Istanbul | | | Piano, Fretless Bass, Drums is a good one.
I would like...
Bass + Drums (with distortion) + Turntable + Synth Guitar + sax player (alto, tenor) + Keyboard |
05-03-2008, 04:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Finland | | | My perfect band would always show up at the gig on time, sober, prepared and help with my bass gear without having to ask for help. It'd be nice if the band sounded like the house band at Muscle Shoals Sound back in late 1960s/early 1970s. On second thought, adding the Memphis Horns would be a nice touch.
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05-03-2008, 05:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain | | | Drum, Bass Guitar, Piano, Trumpet, Guitar, Voice....
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05-03-2008, 05:20 AM
| | | What i've got at the moment:
Singer/perc
Piano
Trumpet/Backing vox
Bass - me
Drums
all at grade 8 standard or above on their instruments
Additional instruments for recording (to be started on the 26th of may)
Sax
Trombone
Violin (poss)
Female Backing vox |
05-03-2008, 06:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal | | | power trios rock
Guitarist + vocals
Bass + Back vocals (me)
Drums + Back Vocals
i'd like also something like this
Female Vocalist
Male Vocalist + Guitar or Bass
Back vocals + Guitar or Bass
Drums |
05-03-2008, 07:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nibiru | | | Guitar
Bass
Drums
Keys
Vocals
EWI
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05-03-2008, 07:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cypress, TX (NW Houston) | | | I have done the power trio thing it can be fun. If I could put togeter a band it would be
Bass
Drums
lead/rythm guitar x2 (I would want both lead capabile)
Keyboard
utility horm player or 2 (someone who can play more than one wind instrument)
For a singer I would like it to come from the instruments and have a mix of males and females. All the bands I have been in the singer played guitar and I kind of like the singer that plays an instrument.
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05-03-2008, 01:48 PM
|  | Master of Reality | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Diego, CA | | | I've been digging Elvis Costello's stuff with the Attractions more and more recently. Seems there's room for Bruce Thomas to be doing awesome stuff with Steve Nieve to laydown high end chordal stuff. Elvis is dropping vocals and if you listen you can hear his guitar fill out the sound but not get in anyone's way.
Also really love Queen's lineup with a dedicated frontman who can double on keys for material calling for it.
The Band also is great in that it feels like a really collaborative effort. Room for everyone despite the bigger roster.
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