Your ideal band.

[Led_Zeppelin678]

Basically, tell us what kind of musicians you'd like to work with if you were famous and could pick anyone, and what kind of music you'd like to make with them. You can pick famous musicians (Guitar - Al DiMeola, for instance), or just describe how you'd want them to play (Guitar - Jazz-style player). Go ahead and post multiple ones, if you want.

Band 1: Main Band

Warr Guitar - Myself
Guitar - A mix between Steve Hackett and John Petrucci
Bass - Les Claypool/Stanley Clarke style player
Drums/Percussion - Mix between Portnoy and Phil Collins
Vocals - Mikael Akerfeldt/John Wetton voice, Peter Gabriel's style
Keys - Kind of like Tony Banks, but faster
And someone else to play violin, mandolin, cello, and whatever else we want.

Prog, with a little bit of metal.

Band 2: Super-group side project

Warr Guitar - Myself
Bass/Vocals - John Wetton
Guitar - Steve Howe
Drums - Phil Collins

Band 3: Super-group jazz/jam side project

Warr Guitar - Myself
Guitar - John McLaughlin
Bass - Stanley Clarke
Drums - Virgil Donati
Keys - John Novello
Violin - David Cross

I'd also like to snag a mask and weekend in a cheesy power-metal band (bass), if I got famous. :D

[nopicks4me]

id just like to be in bella fleck and the flectones.

[Az_Holl]

I want to be in a one guitar band, Rage Against The Machine style sort of thing.

[Jimbobntnr]

Jim Heath and Poison Ivy on Guitars
david grohl on drums
We'll take turns singing and do upbeat psychobilly.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Me on xylaphone.
Someone on cowbell.
Someone on tamborine.
Someone on bongos.
Someone on kazoo.
Someone on one of those slide whistle things.

It would be a death metal band.

[irishslappop]

a bad *** sitar and me on the tablas.

[DanD]

I would like to play in a band similar to that of Dredg. That would be fun, I think.

[Soulfly666]

Me on xylaphone.
Someone on cowbell.
Someone on tamborine.
Someone on bongos.
Someone on kazoo.
Someone on one of those slide whistle things.

It would be a death metal band.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Mine would be Porcupine Tree -Colin and +Me. :p

[MasterofBass]

haha, i have a few bands:

my super progressive metal band will consist of:
Bass - Me
Drums - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
Lead Guitar - Tony Iommi (Sabbath)
Guitar and Vox - Devin Townshend (yeah, of SYL, he'd be great for it)
Keyboard - Rick Wakeman (Yes)
yeah, interesting combo to say the least... but we'd kick major ***

my super Death Metal Band:
Bass - Me
Drums - Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)
Lead Guitar - Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
Guitar and Vox - Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)

Jazz group:
Bass - Myself
Guitar - Al Di Meola
Drums - Dan Wood (my high school jazz band drummer, serioulsy the best jazz drummer I know)
Keyboards - Keith Emerson

and finally my ultimate blues group (which will involve rasing the dead)
Bass - Myself
Guitar - STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
Drums - John Bonham
Keyboards - good blues style keyboardist

[Left Shoe]

hardcore band with indie influences

[Omega Red]

guitar- john mclaughlin
bass- Gary willis
drums- billy cobham
keys- Keith Jarrett
percussion- zakir hussain

[Dot.]

me on bass.
marvin dominguez on guitar.
some other guy on drums.

genres: everything from punk to blues. this was my band, but marvin is leaving.


i want my band back.

[pitchfork]

My ideal rock band...
Singer: Roger daltrey
Guitar: Pete townshend
Bass 1 entwhistle
Bass 2: me
Drums: keith moon

Well seeing as entwhistle and keith moon are dead it won't happen, i would love to play with the who one day, the two that remain anyway.

punk band:
Rythm guitar/ vocals - Joe strummer
Bassist - Wooten (just to see what he would do with punk)
Drums - Me

[Sao_Sin]

If anyone lives in london and wants to play in a Saosin/Circa Survive/Brand New style band. Let me know.
We have demos up.

www.myspace.com/thestorybegins

[Jaded]

Bass- Me
Bass- My friend
Guitar- Me
Guitar- My friend
Guitar- My other friend
Guitar- My other friend
Drummer- My other friend
Keyboards- Somebody who rips
Trumpet- My other other friend

[Saberpunk]

My Bad Religion esque punk/hard rock band

Me - Bass and backup vocals
Vocals - Scott Weiland, STP Velvet Revolver
Lead Guitar - Gregg Ginn, Black Flag
Rythem guitar - Emma Hill, good friend lol
Drums - Steve Gallo, Agnostic Front

My heavy groove/metal band

Bass - Me
Lead guitar - Pepper Keenan, COC
Rythem guitar - Jeff Loomis, Nevermore
Vocals - Henry Rollins, Black Flag, Rollins Band
Drums - Bill Ward, Black Sabbath

My Melodic death band

Bass - Me
Lead guitar - Cory (Belilue)? Trivium
Rythem Guitar - Christian Olde Wolbers, Fear Factory
Vocals - Anders, In Flames
Drums - Dave Mackintosh, Dragonforce

[MuRd0K]

Warr Guitars? :lol:

Wait, you are serious!?

[Chris K]

Jazz band-

Bass-Me
Guitars-John McLaughlin
drums-Steve Smith

Shred band
Bass-me
guitars- Steve Vai and Joe Satriani
drums-Virgil Donati

I wouldn't mind recording another Vertu style album with Richie kotzen either.

[xon]

Bass- me
guitar-omar rodriguez lopez
guitar-tom morello
drums-dave grohl/jon theodore (not sure)

best band on the planet

[PaulR]

All the guys from Explosions in the Sky + me.

Oh, and we're taking lessons from Between The Buried And Me, to create some sort of super post-rock, deathmetal, hardcore blob.

[skingle]

I am currently working with two guitar teachers, and then me on bass, playing acoustic rock.

I think this is pretty sweet and is a great compliment for me as I'm only 15.

[Akira]

Wouldn't a band containing Warr Guitar, guitar, bass, and keys sound really crowded?

[Linkinbassist]

my first band would be a crazy mix of He Is Legend, Hard-fi and Bloc Party, So indie and Hardcore...

Bass - Me, oh fair.
Lead Guitar - Max (My bands guitarist, great man...)
Rythm Guitar - Dave Grohl (Cause he's good at it)
Drums - Jose Pasillias
Decks (For no reason) - DJ Sammy, methinks...

My Metal Band will make more sense...

Bass - Me
Lead Guitar - Steve Vai
Rythm Guitar - James Hetfield
Drums - Mike Portnoy
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra (I'll write all their parts with a conductor)

[skingle]

^You would think so, but I think you could make it work.

Wouldn't be for me though.

To Akira

[darrell]

I've never seen Dave Grohl so many times in the same thread. I don't think he's THAT good.

Bass - Me, of course.
Drums - Jeff Porcaro (RIP), Carter Beauford, or another drummer who can actually groove. (Dave Early (RIP), David Garibaldi, etc)
Rhythm Guitar - Dave Matthews (he may not be the best, but he is chill :) )
Lead Guitar - Anyone as long as they can play well, not play too much, and not have a big ego. (sounds pretty broad, but believe me, it's not...)
Keyboards - Billy Joel... I love his style and his music. He's got some great ideas... must be that Beethoven guy he likes. :thumb:
Percussion - Karl Vanden Bossche, perhaps? There's others... but I love the work he's done.

I'm not sure what else I would have...

[willibassist]

my metalcore band
bass - me
lead guitar - Alexi Laiho, children of bodom
rythm guitar - Izzy Stradlin, guns n roses, Izzy Stradlin and the ju ju hounds
keyboard - Janne Wirman, children of bodom
drums - Sam Almond, the drummer in my band cos hes incredible seriously

[nisakss]

My band:

- one guitar in which the guitar player alwas uses tones of effects (Think the Edge)

-an a overplaying drummer (think Neal Peart)

-a good vocalist who can pick up the another guitar if necessary. (Tom Yorke style)

-a good multi-instrumentalist able to play percussion and keyboards and do dj stuff. (The guy from Incubus)

[BassCozzy]

Me - bass
guitars - Jimmy Page,Stevie ray vaughn
Drums - Keith Moon
Vocals/Guitar frank zappa

[janyeno]

ideal band for me:

guitarist in the style of John Frusciante
guitarist in the style of Dave Gilmour
drummer that isn't too wild, but knows when to go all out... like ginger baker or mitch mitchell or some other 60's-70's rock drummer.

[PainKiller8191]

my prog metal band -
me on bass
my genious guitarist friend on guitar
Thomas Hekk (Meshuggah) or Mike Portnoy on drums
a mix between James labrie and the new guy from sentenced on vocals
and kevin moore on keys

....yeah...

[deathscreamingsheep]

My ideal band. Me learning to sing and playing guitar plus three stooges who'll do absolutely everything I say, turn up to all rehearsals and be enthusiastic live performers.

[...someone®]

PopPunk

Lead Vocals [And Rhythm Guitar]: Jesse Lacey [BrandNew]
Lead Guitar: Mike Einziger [Incubus]
Bass [And Second Vocals]:Me
Drums: Jose Pasillias [Incubus]

[Sleepy]

My ideal band is myself and a drummer - any more than 2 people and I start to go insane. I'd probably want Hellhammer, Inferno, or Kai Haito to drum for me; all 3 of them are absolutely amazing. I'm not bad on guitar or vocals, and I'm learning keys...so soon enough I'll have no need for anyone else except for a drummer.

(People in bands frustrate me, if you couldn't tell)

[Shuffle It All]

Vocals-layne stanley (AIC)/chris cornell
me-bass
lead guitar-frusciante
rhythym-izzy stradlin
drums-hard one, i dunno, maybe john bonham.

[the101er]

A three piece with:

Me - Bass, ukuleles, Whamola, percussion, harp

My mate Matt - Drums, percussion, tin whistle

Sid from Slipknot - Decks, beer keg


How ****ed would that sound?

EDIT: I'm still laughing from imagining a rendition of 'Eyeless' on harp and tinwhistle

God I need to calm down :lol:

[dickhead645]

Me- Bass/Vocals
Geoff- Guitar/Vocals
Danny- Drums/Percussion

[kev_trb1006]

Vocals - Adam Duritz
Guitar - Richie Sambora
Bass - Me
Drums - Zack Starky
Piano - Freddie Mecury if he was still alive
Harmonica - Stevie Wonder

[Led_Zeppelin678]

^You would think so, but I think you could make it work.

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[spinal_remains]

ok if i could pick some dude's out that would be the perfect band it would be


les claypool-bass guitar

dime bag D-guitar

the drummer from slipknot

and the singer would be like danzig


thats what i think

[lemoley]

Bass - Me of course ;)
Drums - The guy from DFA1979
Guitar - Tom Morello
Vocals - Zack De La Rocha

[BenJammin]

My ideal band would be me, playing bass.

That is all.

[Rasta Rocker]

My ideal band would be...

Bass- Me
Drums- Brain
Guitar- My friend
Vocals- Zach de la Rocha or Bob Marley

Something very groove oriented, could either be chill or heavy depending on the singer.

[Esp Griffyn]

Bass - Me
Lead Guitar - Steve Vai
Rythm Guitar - James Hetfield
Drums - Mike Portnoy
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra (I'll write all their parts with a conductor)

Steve Vai in a metal band?

Why limit such a creative musician, by putting him in the bland and limiting style of metal?

Anyway, for me

Guitars - Me, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani
Bass - Chris K
Drums - Neil Peart

[thelowsoundofbass]

Bass: me
Bass 2: my friend jeff
Lead Guitar: my friend Adam
Rythme Guitar: my friend Ryan
Drums: my friend tyson.

wait, those are the guys that I am jamming with tonight.

lowsound

[Making'Music24/7]

bass - me
guitar - clapton
drums - keith moon
vocals - robert plant

[sixner]

1 guitar band - incubus style

i'd be so happy...

-sixner

[Kayetan]

Piano- Bill Evans
Bass- Scott LaFaro
Drums- Paul Motian

Probably the greatest trio ever.

[e p]

myself-bass
questlove-drums
dj qbert-turntables
john medeski-keyboards
maceo parker-saxophone
trey anastasio-guitar
qtip-vocals
brandon boyd-vocals

sounds like: lounge, jazz, rap infused into one.

[tinnitus]

good thread

the red hot chili peppers or the mars volta... or a mix between the two

[darrell]

good thread

the red hot chili peppers or the mars volta... or a mix between the two

You're supposed to make a band (see previous 3 pages)... don't just name your two favorite bands.

[museic]

me on bass
nick zinner from the yeah yeah yeahs and headwound city on guitar
brian chipendale from lightning bolt on drums
yasuko o from melt banana on vocals
kyono from mad capsule markets on vocals as well!

man that band would be hectic!

[muthafunkabass #2]

PROG/THRASH METAL BAND
Vocals- Phil Anselmo
Lead Guitar- John Petrucci
Rhythm Guitar- Dave Mustaine
Bass- Me
Drums- Inferno

GROOVE-ORIENTED REGGAE/FUNK BAND
Vocals- Bob Marley
Guitar- Joe Satriani
Bass- Me
Drums- John Bonham

[PainKiller8191]

Steve Vai in a metal band?

Why limit such a creative musician, by putting him in the bland and limiting style of metal?
You're such a douche bag

[Led_Zeppelin678]

PROG/THRASH METAL BAND
Vocals- Phil Anselmo
Lead Guitar- John Petrucci
Rhythm Guitar- Dave Mustaine
Bass- Me
Drums- Inferno

GROOVE-ORIENTED REGGAE/FUNK BAND
Vocals- Bob Marley
Guitar- Joe Satriani
Bass- Me
Drums- John Bonham

:chug:

Phil Anselmo = Greatest Metal Vocalist To Ever Live

[tinnitus]

You're supposed to make a band (see previous 3 pages)... don't just name your two favorite bands.

f'ucken alright then :smash:

Me - bass, vocals, drums and guitar.
pamela anderson - doing what she does best :naughty:

nah..

me on bass
cedric on vocals
john on guitar
chad on drums

[Criss Frantic]

I'm already in the only band i'll ever want to be in.

[Chris K]

I wouldn't mind

a band of me on the center channel, Stuart Hamm on the left Channel and Jonas hellborg on the right channel.

or me on Bass, ESP on guitars and Mike Portnoy on the kit.

[deadautomatic]

I would go for a new style metal linup with 2 vocalists.

Drums: Matt McDonoughe (Mudvayne)
reason: Heavy technical drummer but is still diverse enough to play softer music

Vocals: Maynard James Keenan (Tool/APC)
reason: Comes up with great melodies as well as being able to get vocally aggressive and can seemingly make his voice sound however he wants

Vocals: Corey (Slipknot/Stone Sour)
reason: He also can contribute to great melodies but he can give powerfull screams, yells and growls better than Maynard in most cases. His style is much more agressive overall.

Guitar: Mike Einziger (Incubus)
reason: A very talented guitarist that tries to apply and make the most of what he knows and knows when and where to do it. Very atomospheric style and could add a softer side to the music

Guitar: Mircea Gabriel Eftemie (Mnemic)
reason: He writes great riffs, he's awsome at coming up with unique song structures, and I would never need to higher an artist for cd artwork or a webpage designer.

Bass: Me
reason: Why the hell wouldn't I want to be in this band?

[Esp Griffyn]

You're such a douche bag

What warrants this insult?

Because I said it was limiting to have such a diverse musician play in a metal band? :confused:

[ebe9]

Vocals: female singer from either Lacuna Coil or Nightwish
Drums: SOAD's drummer
Guitar: Tounge of Caleb (Limp Bizkit's former guitarist)
Bass: Me

[Grondahl]

Vocals/Rythym guitar - Chris Cornell
Vocals/Lead guitar - Jeff Buckley
Bass - Me
Drums - Tim Alexander
Extra guitar/harmonica/keyboards/extra drums - Ian from the Go! Team
Decks/samples - DJ Shadow

[Alex]

my super Death Metal Band:
Bass - Me
Drums - Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)
Lead Guitar - Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
Guitar and Vox - Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)

that is perfect^ for Death metal




My rock band:
Lead Guitar - Steve vai
Bass - um guess who?
Drums - Neil Peart
Vox - Bruce Dickenson
Keys - Janne Warman

[BenJammin]

myself-bass
questlove-drums
dj qbert-turntables
john medeski-keyboards
maceo parker-saxophone
trey anastasio-guitar
qtip-vocals
brandon boyd-vocals

sounds like: lounge, jazz, rap infused into one.

Medeski is an awesome keys player.

[lobsterjohnson]

Sludge/Thrash Metal
Bass - Steve DiGiorgio
Guitar/Vocals - Matt Pike
Guitar/Vocals - Dave Mustaine
Drums -Brann Dailor