A friend and I were thinking of starting a band. We both play bass. Anyone ever do that? Curious how you work it. What could be cool is that she plays a Fender Mustang and I play a Gibson Thunderbird.
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Band with two bass players
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Only time I've ever heard of or seen two bassists was Spinal Tap.
Not making fun of your idea, just never thought of it seriously before is all. I would imagine it would take a lot of creativity to make something like that work and sound good. Best of luck!
Not making fun of your idea, just never thought of it seriously before is all. I would imagine it would take a lot of creativity to make something like that work and sound good. Best of luck!
Certainly not opposed to covering Big Bottom!
I can't imagine it working for mortals. I've seen some pretty amazing stuff when the tops dogs get together and jam, but I'm talking about the elite (Clark, Wooten, etc). Of course, I could never have imagined two drum kits working together, but the Doobie Bros (among others) did it for years.
If you're going to experiment, it will be crucial that you each stay at different end of the spectrum (one of you down low (the bass line) and the other up high (a baritone/melody/solo type line).
If you're going to experiment, it will be crucial that you each stay at different end of the spectrum (one of you down low (the bass line) and the other up high (a baritone/melody/solo type line).
Here's two bass players that sound GREAT together. Todd Johnson on six string and Kristin Korb on upright. She has a hell of a voice too.
Ned's Atomic Dustbin! One played melodic lines and the other hammered the low end...
That's Todd playing in the upper registers of his six string bass. On other recordings, he's doing the walking down low under Kristin's voice or her great solos on upright.
If you’re a country band, one of you could play the I and the other could play the V.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Why are you focusing on how cool it looks? Can you find music that works?
Thanks, I'll check them out!
We'll be playing both kinds of music: country AND western. Kidding. This will most definitely be rock.
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Vanilla Ice went a metal phase and had two bass players. I saw the show at a country bar. It was actually pretty decent. And it was fun to have a mosh pit in a country bar.
Not sure what you're responding to here.
Burn Guitars all bass and a drummer. AFAIK they had one CD back in the 90s. I liked it and bought it.
Girls Against Boys
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Cop Shoot Cop
LCD Sound System
Tortoise
Dianogah
Regraped
Bear Claw
Steve Reich
The Cure (Primary, and The Exploding Boy - IIRC).
There are hundreds of examples (almost every band I've ever played in).
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Cop Shoot Cop
LCD Sound System
Tortoise
Dianogah
Regraped
Bear Claw
Steve Reich
The Cure (Primary, and The Exploding Boy - IIRC).
There are hundreds of examples (almost every band I've ever played in).
Anything is doable with the skills and good arrangements.
The bigger question is why would you want to do it? What’s the goal? What are you trying to accomplish by having two basses going simultaneously.
I don’t see anything impossible about having two bass guitars in the same band. But I think it would mean only one of them would be taking on the role of being the bass. The other bass guitar would, of necessity, perform some other function in the band.
The bigger question is why would you want to do it? What’s the goal? What are you trying to accomplish by having two basses going simultaneously.
I don’t see anything impossible about having two bass guitars in the same band. But I think it would mean only one of them would be taking on the role of being the bass. The other bass guitar would, of necessity, perform some other function in the band.
Well hot damn! I've got some stuff to check out. Thanks!
The goal is fun. Two friends who play bass who want to play together. Along with drums and guitar.
