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Bass players that can play keyboard?
- Thread starter Axtman
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I’ve had a midi controller for some time, used mostly for recording. I stuck with first position triads. I recently bought an arranger keyboard and started learning inversions and different techniques. I am in my 60’s and have cognitive impairment from many years of having M.S. Its been a challenge but in a good way. Like you, I’m using it to help keep my brain functioning.
Kasim Sulton
When I saw Utopia in the early 80s, they pulled an ultimate show-off move of playing four songs, and swapping instruments between all four musicians on each song.
Each guy wound up on bass, guitar, keys and drums.
And sounded incredible at every station! While singing in 4 part harmony!
Show offs ....
When I saw Utopia in the early 80s, they pulled an ultimate show-off move of playing four songs, and swapping instruments between all four musicians on each song.
Each guy wound up on bass, guitar, keys and drums.
And sounded incredible at every station! While singing in 4 part harmony!
Show offs ....
Pretty much anybody who went to music school, so all the classical players and most of the jazz cats
Studio - his bass tech generally delivers their "live" keyboards.
When I was growing up it seemed like every musician could sit at a piano and play something, often something beautiful and amazing when considering their chosen or main instrument. Understanding how other instruments make music lends to our native or chosen main instrument - even bass.
Before becoming a dedicated bass player I often doubled between keyboards and guitars occasionally bass when the bass player wanted to sing a song or two, back then everyone had a song or two to sing in most bands as well.
Before becoming a dedicated bass player I often doubled between keyboards and guitars occasionally bass when the bass player wanted to sing a song or two, back then everyone had a song or two to sing in most bands as well.
If you can’t play “bass” on a keyboard, you probably can’t play bass…very well.
Everyone should know how to play keyboard, if only with your left hand.
Bass is not a “rhythm” instrument. Its a “harmony” instrument and you will never learn or remotely understand harmony if you are only ever playing one note at a time.
Everyone should know how to play keyboard, if only with your left hand.
Bass is not a “rhythm” instrument. Its a “harmony” instrument and you will never learn or remotely understand harmony if you are only ever playing one note at a time.
During two-piece jams where I want to fill in on keys I often play simple basslines. My Nord has a particular vintage EP setting which can emulate bass pretty well. You can actually perform slower bass rolls on a keyboard even though hardly anyone does. **piano players usually do more of a walking upright sorta thing even if it's slow rolling blues
I was a long-time piano student all through grade school, and was up for a piano scholarship to North Texas. By then, it had gotten way too old and the thought of a 17-20 hour course load and recorded practice hours was more than I could contemplate for another 4-5 years.
I consider it vital that I came to bass from an instrument where I could see, hear, and play all the parts and spell out any and every chord. I would have been limited a lot if I had come to single-note bass playing as my first instrument, though many players have done this with tremendous results.
I consider it vital that I came to bass from an instrument where I could see, hear, and play all the parts and spell out any and every chord. I would have been limited a lot if I had come to single-note bass playing as my first instrument, though many players have done this with tremendous results.
I leaned organ formally as a kid. With my feet playing bass. So me too. Still play keys and piano.
Jim Crichton, Michael Sadler, and Dusty Chesterfield all play both currently for Saga.
