Are you a Bassist/Keyboardist ?

twangchief · #1 05-17-2007, 05:23 AM

Hi all,

I'm going to be morphing into a part time keyboard player. I'll still have my bass slung around my shoulder but I believe my band may be a little more versatile if I play some keys. I'll actually sequence most of it. Maybe I'll sample my bass and get a wireless mic and go out and sing to the people!!

Does anyone else here do this type of setup? What keyboards are you using?

Thanks

ALiP BoB · #2 05-17-2007, 06:32 AM

Uh, I want to be both a bassist and a keyboardist. Does that count?

rhythmchanges · #3 05-17-2007, 06:47 AM

I'm in a duo in which I play sax/bass/light vox and I just added a micro synth to my rack which I run my sax and bass through and use for an occasional pad, e-piano, or whatever. It keeps me from getting bored, lol.

twangchief · #4 05-17-2007, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ALiP BoB

Uh, I want to be both a bassist and a keyboardist. Does that count?

Sure!! Just as long as you keep playing bass.

I was also thinking about playing a washboard with my feet while playing bass.

tplyons · #5 05-17-2007, 02:19 PM

I do bass and keys on occasion. I use an old school DX-7 with a Korg SG-1D for real piano sounds. I need to get another Alesis Ion to do it all for me.

I also use synth pedals for some Geddy Lee type action.

need4mospd · #6 05-17-2007, 02:36 PM

I'm trying to start a group doing something similar, although I'll be playing mostly keyboard with a small set on bass. I use a Yamaha MO8.

keb · #7 05-17-2007, 07:15 PM

Yep, I have an Alesis Ion and Moog Taurus bass pedals for my keyboard/synth side. In the hopefully near future, I want to augment that with a Nord Electro 2 for organ and electric piano sounds, and a Moog Little Phatty for good ol' analog monosynth leads (though in the meantime the Ion can cover that role well enough.)

Airscorp · #8 05-17-2007, 09:38 PM

I'm a bass player but I also have a thing for techie-stuff and electronic sound..
I'm very close with my keyboardist in that I program the sounds in his head to his Triton extreme..
As for what I do for myself I'm not a keyboardist (don't have the background) but mostly make electro-industrial/trance stuff..

And I have GAS for a VIRUS

twangchief · #9 05-18-2007, 05:02 AM

Is anyone triggering any loops or sequences? Geddy does that...right? Has anyone sampled their own bass and used it in the keyboard?

I know this seems like "selling-out" but some serious lack of gig money is hurting me as a single income family. I know that bars and clubs are not paying much more than they were 20 years ago. I just want my three peice band to sound as full as possible.

moogboy · #10 05-18-2007, 05:08 AM

i use a Moog Little Phatty, a Creamware Minimax ASB, and a Studiologic MP-117 17 note bass pedal set that is for the Geddy Lee in me, and i also use the pedals to control both synths to create a huge sound. thats just the Synths that are in the bass rig. check my profile for the whole list.

Bassic83 · #11 05-18-2007, 05:09 AM

I'm a keyboard player/bassist! I'm considering taking my Motif out this weekend and doing the right hand keys, left hand bass thing again. We need some signature keyboard parts on some of our songs. Wish we could afford to hire a good keyboard player, but we can't, so I guess I'll have to do double duty. Gets tricky at times, playing two instruments and singing harmony- have to split your brain into 3 halves!

twangchief · #12 05-18-2007, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Bassic83

I'm a keyboard player/bassist! I'm considering taking my Motif out this weekend and doing the right hand keys, left hand bass thing again. We need some signature keyboard parts on some of our songs. Wish we could afford to hire a good keyboard player, but we can't, so I guess I'll have to do double duty. Gets tricky at times, playing two instruments and singing harmony- have to split your brain into 3 halves!

Yep...same situation here! Can't afford to hire a keyboard player. Some of these places are not paying anymore than they did 20-25 years ago.

twangchief · #13 05-18-2007, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by moogboy

i use a Moog Little Phatty, a Creamware Minimax ASB, and a Studiologic MP-117 17 note bass pedal set that is for the Geddy Lee in me, and i also use the pedals to control both synths to create a huge sound. thats just the Synths that are in the bass rig. check my profile for the whole list.

Holy Bejezus!!! You're bringing out the techno-geek in me!!!!! Wow!!

TheButler · #14 05-18-2007, 01:36 PM

I play keys, I have a CME UF 8 midi controller i use with my laptop. I have been getting stuff rigged up lately with some of the Native Instrument packages (absynth 4 and kontakt 2) I am just playing around at the moment though

Doubt i'll ever play the 2 instruments on the stage at the same time though