Santana's Bassist?

[-Sam-]

Does anyone know who played bass on santana's caravanserai?
Or what he/she was playing?
Awesome tone and incredibly funky and groovy. My favorite santana by far.

[Bruce Lindfield]

Do you mean the electric bass playing or the Double Bass on tracks like Stone Flower and La Fuente Del Ritmo etc. ?

[RiseOfTheWooten]

Was it this guy?

http://www.bennyworld.com/

[Bruce Lindfield]

Certainly not!!

Doug Rauch played BG and Tom Rutley played Double Bass on a lot of tracks. In fact all my favourite tracks from that album have Acoustic Double Bass..

The 1st and last 3.

[RiseOfTheWooten]

Man, I tried.

[Bruce Lindfield]

That was a 1972 album - I expect Benny was still at school then!

Only about 30 years out!!

[RiseOfTheWooten]

Damn man, in 1972 I wasn't even born yet.

[Bruce Lindfield]

I think that's when I got my first bass!

[PhR]

More info about Doug Rauch:
Doug Rauch

[PhR]

Originally Posted by Bass_Mule

Or what he was playing?

He used a Fender Jazz with a Gibson EB humbucker as a third pickup (located near the neck).