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Babeinblack

Any good guitarist/vocalists on here ?

Ex four more heroes members shaggy & mick are looking for a guitarist/vocalist to join them in forming a new stranglers tribute band , they've got the gigging bug after doing the lust for life gig with Baz in sheffield & are raring to go. So if anyone thinks they're up to the challenge or know anyone who is then let me know & i will pass on your details to the lads

p.s hope it's ok to post this on here jim Wink
theraven1979

Re: Any good guitarist/vocalists on here ?

Fine by me - Good luck to them - Let us know when they get some dates together

Jim

Babeinblack wrote:
Ex four more heroes members shaggy & mick are looking for a guitarist/vocalist to join them in forming a new stranglers tribute band , they've got the gigging bug after doing the lust for life gig with Baz in sheffield & are raring to go. So if anyone thinks they're up to the challenge or know anyone who is then let me know & i will pass on your details to the lads

p.s hope it's ok to post this on here jim Wink
Babeinblack

Thanks jim , will definately let you know of any dates when they come up Smile
Eddy Burnel deux

bass player required?? if so I'm in Exclamation
norman normal

Will there be an audition for us fans? Laughing
mabus

Paul Roberts & John Ellis are free at the moment..
Arthur Streeb-Greebling

Sounds good, always wanted to be in a Stranglers tribute band, I play guitar but can't sing though.
Sad

Just started playing in another band a few weeks ago too, gonna be doing a few Stranglers choonz.
Babeinblack

Eddy Burnel deux wrote:
bass player required?? if so I'm in Exclamation

No bass player needed , just a guitarist i had no idea it would be so hard to find one !
Babeinblack

I guess Baz's boots are just too big to fill Crying or Very sad
Babeinblack

Arthur Streeb-Greebling wrote:
Sounds good, always wanted to be in a Stranglers tribute band, I play guitar but can't sing though.
Sad

Just started playing in another band a few weeks ago too, gonna be doing a few Stranglers choonz.

The vocals would be shared vocals like JJ & Baz do
Babeinblack

norman normal wrote:
Will there be an audition for us fans? Laughing

If you think you're up to the job
Alias

Babeinblack wrote:
Arthur Streeb-Greebling wrote:
Sounds good, always wanted to be in a Stranglers tribute band, I play guitar but can't sing though.
Sad

Just started playing in another band a few weeks ago too, gonna be doing a few Stranglers choonz.

The vocals would be shared vocals like JJ & Baz do


Like JJ & Baz do, or like JJ & Hugh did? Question
Babeinblack

Alias wrote:
Babeinblack wrote:
Arthur Streeb-Greebling wrote:
Sounds good, always wanted to be in a Stranglers tribute band, I play guitar but can't sing though.
Sad

Just started playing in another band a few weeks ago too, gonna be doing a few Stranglers choonz.

The vocals would be shared vocals like JJ & Baz do


Like JJ & Baz do, or like JJ & Hugh did? Question

Both i guess !
Babeinblack

Arthur Streeb-Greebling wrote:
Sounds good, always wanted to be in a Stranglers tribute band, I play guitar but can't sing though.
Sad

Just started playing in another band a few weeks ago too, gonna be doing a few Stranglers choonz.

Good luck hope it goes well Wink
Babeinblack

Eddy Burnel deux wrote:
bass player required?? if so I'm in Exclamation

Thanks for the offer mate but bass player is sorted
Alias

Babeinblack wrote:
Alias wrote:
Babeinblack wrote:
Arthur Streeb-Greebling wrote:
Sounds good, always wanted to be in a Stranglers tribute band, I play guitar but can't sing though.
Sad

Just started playing in another band a few weeks ago too, gonna be doing a few Stranglers choonz.

The vocals would be shared vocals like JJ & Baz do


Like JJ & Baz do, or like JJ & Hugh did? Question

Both i guess !


Like Caz and Steve Lawerence, more like!

Laughing
adam_neil

Are this new tribute band planning on doing a comprehensive set representing the bands career or just copying the format of MK4 (ie. the old hits + suite xvi). Just curious...either way good luck to 'em. Wink


Adam
Babeinblack

adam_neil wrote:
Are this new tribute band planning on doing a comprehensive set representing the bands career or just copying the format of MK4 (ie. the old hits + suite xvi). Just curious...either way good luck to 'em. Wink


Adam

They won't be doing anythingif they don't find a guitarist soon !!!!!! Crying or Very sad
I'm farly sure it will be a bit of everything Cool
Babeinblack

Apologies for the awful spelling in previous post Confused
maninwhite

based in liverpool,bass player for a long time guitarist for not as long,but can play guitar a fair bit and have done vocals as well over the past few years
and have wanted to start up a stranglers tribute band for a couple of years now(mainly cos i love em.. Surprised ) but its trying to find like minded peeps as well,everyone musician wants to do well paid functions gigs now..
i seem to recall four more heroes were leeds based?
so i might be a bit too far away
Babeinblack

maninwhite wrote:
based in liverpool,bass player for a long time guitarist for not as long,but can play guitar a fair bit and have done vocals as well over the past few years
and have wanted to start up a stranglers tribute band for a couple of years now(mainly cos i love em.. Surprised ) but its trying to find like minded peeps as well,everyone musician wants to do well paid functions gigs now..
i seem to recall four more heroes were leeds based?
so i might be a bit too far away

Have sent you a PM Very Happy
maninwhite

sent a reply.....
Orange

Hope it gets off the ground, I for one would go and see.
The Real F'N DL

New Guitarist / Vocalist

Any luck with the search?

I have had some experience as a vocalist, guitarist and pianist, I know a few Stranglers tracks too... Peaches, No More Heroes etc...

What do you need to book an audition?

Cheers
GDL
Babeinblack

Re: New Guitarist / Vocalist

The Real F'N DL wrote:
Any luck with the search?

I have had some experience as a vocalist, guitarist and pianist, I know a few Stranglers tracks too... Peaches, No More Heroes etc...

What do you need to book an audition?

Cheers
GDL


You need to pm me your details , name ,contact details & location etc & also need to know how much experience you've got playing the guitar & need a more detailed list of your repertoire
ThruBeingCool

Re: Any good guitarist/vocalists on here ?
MANUINBLACK

mabus wrote:
Paul Roberts & John Ellis are free at the moment..


i take it you did not go to any gigs after hugh left then??? Rolling Eyes
ThruBeingCool

Wot's Dave Betteridge up to these days Question
The Real F'N DL

Wanted Guitarist / Vocalist

It is with some regret that I have been forced to post this message, but I hope that it serves as a caveat to anyone wanted to apply / audition for this band.

My name is Dave and a couple of weeks ago I auditioned for this band and successfully got the job 24 hours later. Despite not being a Stranglers fan and having no knowledge of the band whatsoever. I was told that my next couple of months would require intensive learning of the material and absolute commitment. More important than this however was the absolute commital of purchasing a Marshall Amplifier to replace my Line 6. Not just any Marshall of course, but it had to be a half stack and it had to be a valve. Anyone who knows anything about amps knows that these amps retails up to about £1000 brand new and not much less second hand. Certainly more than a humble accounts clerk can afford. So I was told to buy on hire purchase or even hinted at selling my beloved Paul Reed Smith.

For the record, Marshall amps are in my honest opinion, over rated, lack versitility and are of a lower quality build that certain German/US brands.

I had to be sure that my commitment to this band was matched by the other band members, and that if I went out last weekend to buy a new Marshall, they would not betray me and leave me in the dumps with a debt I didn't need.

I posed as an interested party on this board to enquire about an audition. All I needed to hear from the band, or from the PA was... "Sorry, the position has been taken". INstead I got a message to contact the PA and give my contact details. Through a friend, I was eventually contacted by the Bass player and given his details to contact him to arrange an audition. The killer blow... my friend asked..."Have you had any luck finding anyone?"

The worst fear came immediately...NO!

So that is it... If I had purchased this amp, I even got a call from him a week or so back tell me to come and look at an amp he had discovered for me in Sheffield, a snip at £600. (I dont have that kind of cash around)... And another guitarist comes along... well, I would be screwed.

I understand the bands desire to want keep their options open, I understand them wanting a fellow Stranglers fan to join in with the desire to follow the Tribute Band/Stranglers lifestyle. But to ask me to make a financial commitment of this type and going behind my back is frankly unacceptable.

So I have decided that I do not need the stress and I no longer wish to be associated with this outfit... Good luck to anyone else who auditions. I hope your patience is greater than mine.

You don't have to make a reply slagging me off / commending my response on this board to make a message to me because I will not be here in the future. It's not where my heart lies.

If any of the band catches this message (and I have no doubt it will) please do not phone me, do not text me, do not email me and do not try to contact me. I have set my phone to ignore yours and I do not wish to be associated with you... ever.

I have other musical commitments to attend to and I don't need you... YOU NEEDED ME MORE!!!
Arthur Streeb-Greebling

Re: Wanted Guitarist / Vocalist

The Real F'N DL wrote:
For the record, Marshall amps are in my honest opinion, over rated, lack versitility and are of a lower quality build that certain German/US brands.


lol! funniest thing I have heard all morning.
You say Marshall amps are overrated but there you are using shite modeling-amps like Line6.
Get real mate.
Rolling Eyes
Arthur Streeb-Greebling

Just received a PM form The Real F'N DL.
Thought you might all wanna see it -

The Real F'N DL wrote:
Ha Ha ha ha ha Ha !!!!

Line 6 is my practice amp dude....... 75 watt Spider 112 as used by The EDGE. Mick thompson and Jim root and many many others (check the website)

I sold a Randall V2 last year because of financial problems and have been looking to get an amp soon... Top of my list is a LINE 6 / Rienhold Bognor valve which has been touted as the finest produced non boutique amp
EVER MADE!!!!!

My list is is being wittled down from@

Cornford Hurricane 50w combo
Mesa Boogie Road King
Deizel (If I can ever find a decent price for one....)

So as you can see, I am not a dumbass when it comes to amps, I know my stuff and have played most of them.... you name it SOLDANO, MATCHLESS, DUMBLE, VOX AC30, Fender Twin... I have played them all at one time or another.

marshalls are okay for Rock artists who have a very singular sound and refuse to compromise or diversify and any guitar mag will tell you such... But the truth is, to get a good range of sounds you need to go DIGITAL. FACT

Before mouthing off, pretending that you know something about the LINE 6 brand, go check out the LINE 6 website and the list of ENDORSEES.

It reads like WHOs Who... While Marshall's prestige have reduced so much that the only real artistes of note these days are SLASH, Kerry King and Zack Wilde (Oh sorry forgot the f'n DARKNESS!) Altogether Line 6 range of endorees outnumber Marshall by around 5 to one.

Need Proof>?
http://line6.com/artists/index.html?utm_source=Line6Index&utm_medium=Navigation&utm_campaign=AllArtists+DropDown

Compare Marshalls stock price to Line Six too....

More proof... check the TOTAL GUITAR magazine issue December 2004 on the article "50 BEST GUITAR BUYS OF THE LAST 10 Years"
NOT ONE MARSHALL AMP FEATURES IN THE LIST

LINE 6 WON IT with the POD (I have the rack mounted one!!)
MY AMP the SPIDER 112 came in 24th...

I also own no 2 The LINE 6 VARIAX guitar, Number 4 The Digitech Dan Donegan Weapon and number 29 the MORLEY ALEX TREMONTI WAH.

I also own a genuine US PAUL REED SMITH CE22.

But hey.... why dont you laugh at my amp fuck face? LETS FACE IT YOU KNOW FUCK ALL...



HA!!!!!! HA !!! HA!!!!!!!!




What a fucking Wanker.
Don't let that Twunt in your band, he will fucking bore you to death with stories of all the shite overpriced equipment he has.

Rolling Eyes
GRIFF

have always said that f you have the talent you will make your equipment "sing". It does not matter what equipment you use eg sit jet behind a fucked up old kit, or give Mr B or Mr G some old gear, or imagine srv with some bashed up old kit. It is pure snobbery, and shows the train spotters up for who they are. a poor tradesman always blames his TOOL/S Twisted Evil
ThruBeingCool

If I run his reply through 'BABLEFISH' will it make more sense Question
Arthur Streeb-Greebling

ThruBeingCool wrote:
If I run his reply through 'BABLEFISH' will it make more sense Question


Will it fuck!

He should go and play on a Guitar forum with all the rest of the guitar wankers on there and tell them what gear he uses.

He only seems interested in telling me what gear he has, I couldn't give a fuck.
I bet he can't play anyway, the snobby twunt.
Bubba

Hi, I'm a guitarist from the Leeds area. I can play loads of Stranglers stuff and I can sing, but I don't sound much like Hugh Cornwell. I'd have been interested in an audition, but the post by the disgruntled bloke above seems somewhat off-putting. Surely it's whether you can play the songs and make them sound right that is more important than what your actual gear is? I'm in my forties, have all my own hair and teeth and have been a Stranglers fan since the beginning. I'd be interested in a not-too-intensive association with the band as I have other life commitments.

You could do worse than give me a go. :)
The Nosferatu

id love to play in a stranglers tribute like, cant see much doing in the north east though really, at the moment!!
Bubba

The Nosferatu wrote:
id love to play in a stranglers tribute like, cant see much doing in the north east though really, at the moment!!


What instrument do you play? I was hoping to give the bass a go, but I can play them both equally well for stranglers stuff.
The Nosferatu

i can do whatever, drums, keyboard, bass or guitar lines, just not vocals!!!
Bubba

Wow, jack of all trades, eh? Shocked
The Nosferatu

yep master of none.
Eddy Burnel deux

nosferatu on keys, me on bass, bubba on guitar...just need a drummer Cool
Arthur Streeb-Greebling

Eddy Burnel deux wrote:
nosferatu on keys, me on bass, bubba on guitar...just need a drummer Cool



...Paul Roberts on Spoons?
Bubba

Arthur Streeb-Greebling wrote:
Eddy Burnel deux wrote:
nosferatu on keys, me on bass, bubba on guitar...just need a drummer Cool



...Paul Roberts on Spoons?


I love it when a bloke finds his vocation in life.
The Nosferatu

lol, paul roberts aint good enough for our gang.
Bubba

I appear to have secured myself an audition. Shocked







Bubba

I appear to have got the job. Shocked
Oh, for the benefit of the equipment anals I'm using a little 50w Marshall valvestate.
Babeinblack

Congratulations
Bubba

Cheers, m'dear. Very Happy
Alias

So, when are you'ze playing Glasgow?
PaulinLondon

And Finchley ?

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