Andy Summers chorus settings anyone?

[cragginshred]

Tried this in the Fractal forum with no luck. We may be covering the Police tune 'The world is running down' and I'm looking for a chorus setting.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Serious question. Despite being a great song in it's own right; why this song out of all the Police songs? I LOVE The Police but have struggled since the beginning of time to find a song of theirs we can do justice that makes sense in a cover band.

 

[cragginshred]

Serious question. Despite being a great song in it's own right; why this song out of all the Police songs? I LOVE The Police but have struggled since the beginning of time to find a song of theirs we can do justice that makes sense in a cover band.

I would not have picked it, but bassist who is a master Jedi suggested it. 3 chords so it will not take much time to put it together.

 

[Blix]

Summers mostly used a flanger (EHX Elextric Mistress) for "chorus", so try the Deluxe Mystery model in the flanger block.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I would not have picked it, but bassist who is a master Jedi suggested it. 3 chords so it will not take much time to put it together.

It's a great tune. The Police are in my top 10. I have just never been able to figure out a song that a crowd would like in a dance environment. Easy add on the guitars and the groove is great.

 

[cragginshred]

It's a great tune. The Police are in my top 10. I have just never been able to figure out a song that a crowd would like in a dance environment. Easy add on the guitars and the groove is great.

I like them more the older I get and Sting too. In the 80's I saw them as just another radio oriented band.
I also am curious as to how this will go over live. Not really a dance groove but ya never know

 

[JiveTurkey]

Oh I've always loved them. Saw the reunion tour

Sting is great too but I understand why people don't dig him. Saw him in Red Rocks in the wayyyy early 99s and it was amazing as well.

I've suggested Roxanne a few times (where I do my best Eddie Murphy) but the band hasn't taken the bait just yet

I'd love to do Man In A Suitcase or Canary in a Coalmine or Bring On the Night or insert every song but Mother here. Report back with how it goes once you've played it out!

 

[2112]

Electric Mistress is perfect for Summers.

Here's some blocks that are matched to a vintage EM - https://forum.fractalaudio.com/thre...tress-tc2290-chorus-sony-spiral-delay.186796/

 

[Whizzinby]

Summers mostly used a flanger (EHX Elextric Mistress) for "chorus", so try the Deluxe Mystery model in the flanger block.

Yeah, learning he was largely using a flanger and not a chorus was mind blowing. I have patches called “Police” on every platform I’m on, all with a healthy dose of chorus effects.

Ive considered buying the new EHX Walking On The Moon flanger out of reverence for his tone.

 

[2112]

PastFx Elastic Mattress is the closest thing you can get to a vintage EM without spending big money these days. Plus you get tim tams with it!

 

[Stone]

It's a great tune. The Police are in my top 10. I have just never been able to figure out a song that a crowd would like in a dance environment. Easy add on the guitars and the groove is great.

Canary in a Coalmine

 

[Stone]

Oh I've always loved them. Saw the reunion tour

Sting is great too but I understand why people don't dig him. Saw him in Red Rocks in the wayyyy early 99s and it was amazing as well.

I've suggested Roxanne a few times (where I do my best Eddie Murphy) but the band hasn't taken the bait just yet

I'd love to do Man In A Suitcase or Canary in a Coalmine or Bring On the Night or insert every song but Mother here. Report back with how it goes once you've played it out!

JT you guys don't film/record your shows? Id love to watch those
I love cover bands, when was young I was always in the bars on the weekends that had bands and back in da day there were many
Unlike today

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

It's a great tune. The Police are in my top 10. I have just never been able to figure out a song that a crowd would like in a dance environment. Easy add on the guitars and the groove is great.

 

[JiveTurkey]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Serious question. Despite being a great song in it's own right; why this song out of all the Police songs? I LOVE The Police but have struggled since the beginning of time to find a song of theirs we can do justice that makes sense in a cover band.

Man in a suitcase.

If you could arrange King of Pain to get to the kick-in-the-pants part a little quicker? Probably prods a little too much in the beginning for general cover band purposes.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Man in a suitcase.

If you could arrange King of Pain to get to the kick-in-the-pants part a little quicker? Probably prods a little too much in the beginning for general cover band purposes.

YESSSSSSSSS II


I always thought Next To You would be a blast \m/ See also So Lonely

 

[CBHScott]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Synchronicity I >>>>>>> II.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Synchronicity I >>>>>>> II.

YESSSSSSSSSSS

 

[la szum]

Oh I've always loved them. Saw the reunion tour

Sting is great too but I understand why people don't dig him. Saw him in Red Rocks in the wayyyy early 99s and it was amazing as well.

I've suggested Roxanne a few times (where I do my best Eddie Murphy) but the band hasn't taken the bait just yet

I'd love to do Man In A Suitcase or Canary in a Coalmine or Bring On the Night or insert every song but Mother here. Report back with how it goes once you've played it out!

I've been breaking balls to get Roxanne added for years now!

Any lull in practice and what do I break out?

Only Police song I have ever done in a band in front of a crowd. It went over pretty well. Sing-a-longs
with words no one needed to recall are eazy peazy for ALL humans.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I also am curious as to how this will go over live. Not really a dance groove but ya never know

That groove sounds danceable to me, especially if the drummer and bassist can nail that rhythm.