Members Kramerguy Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 tbut i'd say guitarists. Virtuoso guitar players are a dime a dozen these days. Just stroll into guitar center on any given day and you'll find a handful of them. This is the attitude I run across the most, and I strongly disagree. Just as easy to replace anyone else IMO. Even vocalists are easy to replace, in the sense that great vocalists are so rare that you probably aren't replacing one anyways.. Not hard to replace a "lead bassist" or "lead drummer" either Chew on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 I have to say the drummer is at least the quickest member to get a replacement worked in. The thing about a decent drummer is that they can fake thier way through a song that they are familiar with. They can't play a wrong note and don't have to worry about key changes or any of that stuff.Max I agree in that I'd rather have to get through the night with fill-in drummer than any other spot in the band. But I think that replacing the drummer full-time is more likely to have the most dramatic effect on the overall sound of the band than other spot. Unless the new drummer just HAPPENS to play an awful lot like the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 I have to say the drummer is at least the quickest member to get a replacement worked in. The thing about a decent drummer is that they can fake thier way through a song that they are familiar with. They can't play a wrong note and don't have to worry about key changes or any of that stuff.Max Good point. I hate it when drummers critice other musicians while they know nothing about the other musicians instrument. Only speaking of drummers that don't play other instruments of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 It would crumple our band (replacing the bassist).That's because the drummer and I have played together for a while now, and a lot of the tunes we play live or die by the rhythm section.For big dumb rock type stuff, yeah I agree: bass doesn't have to groove with the drums because there usually is no groove, just straight time. It all depends on the band, as other people have always stated. I was playing with a funk/R&B group for awhile that seemed to have a different bass player at every gig. Since it was a largely "jamming through the standards" kind of group, this could be done. Sometimes we played with monster funk bass players; sometimes with just straight rock guys who kept simple rhythms. But either way, the sound of the band stayed pretty much the same. It was the drummer, guitar and singer gave that group its groove and sound. I certainly thought the funkier bass players enhanced THAT particular sound, but it didn't kill the band when the other guys were there the way a more straight-ahead drummer might have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members b_f_c_99 Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 I personally think that anybody that is in a band, and "gets" how a band works, does their homework, doesn't add drama in general just knows how it works is hard to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members march56 Posted September 21, 2010 Members Share Posted September 21, 2010 There are way more guitar players but you have to weed through them. On the other hand, a shlock drummer who can at least keep time will get you bye. (Maybe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted September 21, 2010 Members Share Posted September 21, 2010 Definitely guitar, no question in my mind. No doubt about it. It also annoys me that the vast majority of music resources (print, CD/DVD, web based) are geared towards guitar players. You can get the guitar chords/leads for just about any song. Printed music magazines are all but extinct except for Guitar World in which each issue is fat with content, ads and a DVD to boot! I've yet to find an accurate transcription of the ending piano solo for a song as ubiquitous as Sweet Home Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted September 21, 2010 Members Share Posted September 21, 2010 No doubt about it. It also annoys me that the vast majority of music resources (print, CD/DVD, web based) are geared towards guitar players. You can get the guitar chords/leads for just about any song. Printed music magazines are all but extinct except for Guitar World in which each issue is fat with content, ads and a DVD to boot!I've yet to find an accurate transcription of the ending piano solo for a song as ubiquitous as Sweet Home Alabama. Yeah, there's free guitar tabs for everything under the sun all over the internet. There's more guitar tab of keyboard parts than there is actual keyboard transcriptions. I think it's because guitar players are more interested in impressing each other with their massive skills while keyboard players prefer to keep their secrets close to the vest.... ~ducks~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted September 21, 2010 Members Share Posted September 21, 2010 I consider it I suppose a badge of honor that every song, every note I play with my current band I learned myself. I'd rather be "wrong" and musical, knowing what I'm doing and justifying it with my ear, than "right" and stiff, playing by numbers off a tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lp_junkie Posted September 22, 2010 Members Share Posted September 22, 2010 Keyboardist- because we don't have one, our style of music and fans don't need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theGman Posted September 22, 2010 Members Share Posted September 22, 2010 Definitely don't need a keyboard for that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_7string Posted September 22, 2010 Members Share Posted September 22, 2010 No doubt about it. It also annoys me that the vast majority of music resources (print, CD/DVD, web based) are geared towards guitar players. You can get the guitar chords/leads for just about any song. Printed music magazines are all but extinct except for Guitar World in which each issue is fat with content, ads and a DVD to boot! Same here. I wish that Keyboard World had taken off circa 1988. It was an experiment from the publishers of Guitar World. They were trying to make a keyboard version of it, with transcriptions (sheet music) of cool rock songs. Unfortunately, they changed the title (Modern Keyboard, Keyboard World) and it tanked, so they never continued it. It was cool seeing the sheet music for Whip It! replete with suggestions for how to simulate the patches for each sound in the song. Had fun playing the cooler-than-cool keyboard parts to Yes' "Roundabout" too! I've yet to find an accurate transcription of the ending piano solo for a song as ubiquitous as Sweet Home Alabama. Skynyrd's keyboardist was definitely a great talent. He is surely missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kurfu Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Lead guitarist, hands down... give me a dime and I'll get you two dozen of 'em. In the past five years, my band has used seven different lead guitarists (some were "members" for a time, and others were subs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marko Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 I would have checked "The guy who owns the PA" ... but it wasn't an option in the poll. ... Hell, it wasn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted September 24, 2010 Members Share Posted September 24, 2010 Skynyrd's keyboardist was definitely a great talent. He is surely missed. It's an additional tragedy that he didn't get around to making a lesson DVD before he passed. At least I'm not aware that he ever did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted September 24, 2010 Members Share Posted September 24, 2010 Hell, it wasn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crossways Posted September 26, 2010 Members Share Posted September 26, 2010 I think it depends on the band. If you are a band that is paying well, it's probably not hard to replace anyone. If you scrounge for drink money at gigs that are few and far between, I'd say it's difficult to find a replacement for any position. Beyond pay, I'd say the type of music you play would make a difference as well. I guess you could make an argument for all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hugbot Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Bassists are generally hard to find, but easier to work with in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarPlayerFL Posted October 1, 2010 Members Share Posted October 1, 2010 Bass Player. We've been through so many. That's because the first two letters of bass are B A. (bad attitude) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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