jpowell

Any of the workstations will get you a lot of good sounds (Yamaha Motif, Korg Triton, Kurzweil PC3X, whatever the hell Roland makes). I tend to like Yamaha and to a lesser extent Kurzweil for pianos. None of their hammond organs will fool anyone if it was solo'ed in a track, but they can all do a decent enough job in-the-mix.

 

I think all of these workstations will also have a sequencer, but that's really not what "Won't get fooled again" is (unless you just wanted to have the keyboard play the part for you). I think it's two sine waves (one an octave higher) with a tremolo effect (probably done by syncing the synth's amp section to one of its low-frequency oscillators) -- i think that's right; it's been a long time since I programmed a synth. Anyway, all workstations should be able to do this. And you could probably do a good job of this on a Nord Electro or Stage (which are not workstations and have fewer sounds, though the sounds they have might be better) just by pulling out the 8' and the 4' drawbar on the Hammond section and adding tremolo with the depth set all the way up.

 

 

 

Is Out of Tune me? Oh well, I'll take the credit even if I don't deserve it. Definitely check out the Casio CDP series and the Yamaha P85. They'll both set you back around $400 to $500 and they're pretty darn good for the price. If you're looking at keyboards online, remember that only HAMMER ACTION keys feel like a piano. They might say that they have weighted keys or soft touch or piano-like, but none of those feel like a piano. If you want to play something that feels like a piano, make sure it says it has hammer action.

Yea, thanks for the info G and C....it just seems like such a big decision and then get it and not be happy with it.

Wow, I'm thankful for your reply, Out of Tune, although somewhat overwhelmed (I have only bought one keyboard in my life-1981 Casio) but definitely want 72 to 88 keys, a piano "feel," and some various sounds that might be give me a little variety to the basic piano sound. I'm probably only looking to spend 500 to 600 dollars on the keyboard, and then finding an amp to go with it. I'm basically just looking to find some people to play with, so I don't expect to be on a stage soon although something I could set up for an open mic night that is respectable sounding would be nice. I'll keep reading on and appreciate any other advice posted here by others. I also like The Cure and The Cars! John

Hi All,

I'm a big Wilco fan. Would like to buy a portable keyboard-something that might help me play the music of Wilco and other similar bands. Any advice is appreciated. I don't have the money to buy what Mikael and Pat may play and am not sure of what specific boards they play. Also am clueless about amps. Thanks in advance for help. John

Hi everyone,

I'm in St. Louis-Wilco hasn't been here since May '08-except for Farm Aid last fall, which was a short set. They haven't done a regular show since Wilco the Album came out. After reading this email, it sounds like they won't be coming through here this year...anyone have any insight? Thanks.....

Did Wilco's set get cut? I thought they would get longer than a half hour. Did Gretchen Wilson go over, thus irritating Jeff and inspiring his comments?

hmmmm, I haven't played it in a while. I'll have to look at it again. (Actually haven't looked at this board in months.)

 

Anyway, I've got to get ready to play some Wilco at a wedding coming up, so might as well take another look at this while I'm at it. If I can remember it, and figure out a way to explain it . . . I'll see what I can do.

Thank you-I need all the help I can get! John

Hi, I'm trying to figure it out on the piano (the band version)-can you tell me which inversion of the chords you are using-what's on top or what's on bottom, and do you have the rest of the song (like what happens in that instrumental bridge)? Thanks, John (I proposed to my wife trying to play that "accoustic" version but I'm still working on it!)

I've got Cmaj7#4 for that first chord . . . but then, I play it on piano so there's no capo obviously.

 

so my no capo version starts

 

Intro: Cmaj7#4 Cmaj7#4 Gmaj13 Gmaj13 x2

 

Cmaj7#4 Cmaj7#4 Gmaj13 Gmaj13

 

D9 D9 Gmaj13 Gmaj13

 

Cmaj7#4 Cmaj7#4 Gmaj13 Gmaj13

 

D9 D9 Gmaj13 Gmaj13

 

and on and on . . .

How long was it between the opening band going off and Wilco going on? Thanks for your replies! John

I am attending tonight's show in St. Louis. I was wondering approximately how long the opening band is playing and how long until Wilco goes on...I'm rushing from another appointment to get to see Wilco. The opening band is supposed to start at 8pm.

Thanks. John

I was at the show Saturday night (came up from St. Louis) and it was fab. Made the mistake of not wanting to stand in line for the poster before show-I would be willing to buy a poster from anyone who has an extra one, althought I haven't seen a picture of it (are there pictures online)? I would hope they would have these for sale at WilcoWorld.net? If anyone can help me, please post on any of these questions. My email is personal email is jpowell@vdoh.org Thanks....

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"Send Message" is under the avatar.

Thank you!!!! John

you could send a PM to Sue right here with a note to him in it

Hi-I'm kind of ignorant-how would I do a "PM?" to Sue? Thank you. John

Dear All,

This information might be somewhere on the Via Chicago site, but I wasn't sure where to look. What email address or snail mail address might be the best to use if one is trying to write Jeff and/or the other guys in the band? Looking for some advice from someone who has written and heard back from the band members! Thank you, John

Hi,

I know this sounds really stupid, but I'm not much of a computer guy. I posted about trying to download the More Like the Moon EP and I know you directed me to that page where one can download, but when I clicked on the "link" it gave me a list of the songs but I just got computer jibberish when I clicked on the individual songs. I tried emailing the people at Wilco world but the email was returned. Thanks for patiently reading this. John

I tried to download the More like the Moon EP from the web today on my Mac, but I'm getting an error message saying that "Safari can