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Erock Proud Canadian from Toronto Since: Jul, 2009
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#1: Jul 8th 2011 at 1:39:25 PM

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7+?

I prefer 4. It sounds the best on stereo because it's balanced, and too many guitars can muck it up.

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CinemaZebra from The Texas Panhandle Since: May, 2011
#2: Jul 8th 2011 at 1:57:56 PM

I tend to prefer 3's.

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KitsuneInferno Jackass Detector from East Tennessee Since: Apr, 2009
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#3: Jul 8th 2011 at 2:05:20 PM

Five seems like the most versatile.

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#4: Jul 8th 2011 at 2:05:30 PM

Depends on the genre they're going for. Stuff like Ska or Baroque Pop would not be possible without a bunch of musicians (or a bunch of overdubbing).

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#6: Jul 8th 2011 at 2:54:26 PM

Most of my favourite bands are five-pieces (traditional prog metal set up - vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, bassist, drummer). The ones with smaller lineups tend to be ones where the vocalist also fills an instrumental role. That said, I don't honestly have a preference; there are ensembles ranging from duos to eight or more members that I enjoy.

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#7: Jul 8th 2011 at 3:07:48 PM

For most bands, 3-5 is the ideal.

For prog groups, jazz ensembles, jam bands, and rap groups, more is better.

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#8: Jul 8th 2011 at 3:54:29 PM

For some reason, 6 seems to be a magic number for me.

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Yachar Cogito ergo cogito from Estonia Since: Mar, 2010
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#9: Jul 8th 2011 at 4:25:34 PM

Agreed with the previous.

It allows for all of the different instrument types. String, keyboard, percussion, woodwind, brass and some sort of bass, I guess.

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DarkDecapodian The Prodigal Returns from the fold Since: Apr, 2009
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#10: Jul 8th 2011 at 6:41:54 PM

Anywhere from 1 to ten-thousand. That last amount is being kept for when the Guitar Army becomes a reality.

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Yachar Cogito ergo cogito from Estonia Since: Mar, 2010
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#11: Jul 9th 2011 at 5:03:40 AM

On second thought:

  • Guitar
  • Guitar (Or other plucked string instrument)
  • Bass (Any from the contra-bass and cello to standard electrical bass)
  • Percussion
  • Kebyoards/Mallet melodic percussion 1
  • Keyboards/Mallet melodic percussion 2
  • Woodwinds 2X
  • Bowed strings 2X
  • And at least 4 vocals

So... 10-14. Hopefully the members will each be capable of more than one instrument. Woodwind players ideally could also play some brass and saxophones.

edited 9th Jul '11 5:04:28 AM by Yachar

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TheGloomer Since: Sep, 2010
#12: Jul 9th 2011 at 6:13:47 PM

I enjoy soul music, reggae, that sort of thing, so I suppose I'd say as many as seven.

Ideally, it would be keys, guitar, bass, drums. As for the horns, it'd be either two saxes and a trumpet or two saxes and a trombone. You could either have a singer on their own, or somebody could double up on vocals.

Woodwind players ideally could also play some brass and saxophones.

The sax is a woodwind instrument.

edited 9th Jul '11 6:14:19 PM by TheGloomer

Yachar Cogito ergo cogito from Estonia Since: Mar, 2010
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#13: Jul 10th 2011 at 6:29:20 AM

I know, I was specifying as generally I meant flutes, clarinets and bassoons under standard woodwinds.

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#15: Jul 11th 2011 at 4:19:48 PM

[up][up][up][up] Or when Glenn Branca completes his ultimate guitar hegemony.

Depends on what you're going for, really, and wheteher it's a live or studio situation. I love big bands, but sometimes just seeing two people (or even one person) just generate a whole wall of sound can be pretty exhilirating.

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mmysqueeant I'm A Dirty Cowboy from Essairrrrcks Since: Oct, 2010
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#16: Jul 11th 2011 at 4:54:34 PM

Most of my favourite bands have 3 members.

TheGloomer Since: Sep, 2010
#17: Jul 11th 2011 at 6:04:37 PM

One thing I've always been pretty interested in is the whole sixties soul revue set-up, being a big fan of soul, reggae and rock & roll and so on. You'd get stuff like the Stax tour of Europe in 1967, which would have Booker T. and the M.G.'s go on first and play a couple of numbers, then the Memphis Horns would join them and they'd do some of the older Mar-Keys tunes, and after that they'd all stay on and back up the singers (all the greats - Carla Thomas, Arthur Conley, Eddie Floyd, Sam & Dave; Otis Redding headlined) for three or four songs each.

Same goes for the Motown revues. That kind of thing appeals to me, but it'd obviously only function properly for a pretty insular label or company.

edited 11th Jul '11 6:05:17 PM by TheGloomer

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