Local Band Discovers They Don't Need A Bass Player

[Etchbass]

Watch Video Here

That's a Fender Bass VI (really cool bass- 6 strings tuned E to E... any fender employees surfing this forum? Please do a reissue of this bass!) the guitarist is simultaneously playing! Anyway, I love the guys playing in this video, a couple of the most talented, hardworking guys I know, very nice dudes too. Plus they have the coolest band name in the world.

 

[ggunn]

Watch Video Here

That's a Fender Bass VI (really cool bass- 6 strings tuned E to E... any fender employees surfing this forum? Please do a reissue of this bass!) the guitarist is simultaneously playing! Anyway, I love the guys playing in this video, a couple of the most talented, hardworking guys I know, very nice dudes too. Plus they have the coolest band name in the world.

Savoy Brown did that for a while in 1970.

 

[A-Step-Towards]

They did reissue it and it was spendy

 

[hdracer]

Here are four of them in stock, chose your color.

Fender Custom Shop Basses at The Music Zoo

 

[seanm]

The local band Monkey Junk is winning a lot of blues awards without a bass player. They sometimes use a baritone guitar though.

 

[Etchbass]

Here are four of them in stock, chose your color.

Fender Custom Shop Basses at The Music Zoo

Damn, expensive! Thanks for the link! I'll hold out for a Squire Classic Vibe Series one I think... Here's hoping anyway!

 

[NML1986]

There was a band a few years back from my hometown like this called I Was A Cub Scout. Not my kind of style, but very talented indeed.

 

[CrashCarlisle]

After watching the video, I do not feel threatened....

 

[kenstee]

Damn, expensive! Thanks for the link! I'll hold out for a Squire Classic Vibe Series one I think... Here's hoping anyway!

Or you can get the 2012 Schecter Hellcat VI (about $600) which has just about all the benefits of the Fender Bass VI except a tremolo - and the price.

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[RaniBrandt]

Looks like you could pretty easily throw a Jazzmaster tremolo on that Schecter, and you'd still be saving nearly $3K. Now me wantee.

 

[TwinBass]

I believe Lakland is soon going to be coming out (or maybe very recently came out) with their take on the Bass VI.

 

[Demon_Hunter]

what the heck with all these nerdy, bearded bands that hold their guitar up high and do herky jerky movements all the time???


/end partial sarcasm


/maybe

 

[klejst]

The band The Presidents of the United States of America is another band off the top of my head that comes to mind where their "bassist" (who is also the lead singer) does not play an actual bass guitar, but a I believe Gibson SG guitar that is tuned down low to act as a bass. He might only have four strings on it too, I cannot remember exactly how he does it.

 

[MatticusMania]

I saw this band from NC called the StereoFidelics, and they did not have a bass player.
Though, there was bass in their music... the guitarist was playing bass on foot pedals while he jammed on guitar. It was awesome!

 

[LiquidMidnight]

The band The Presidents of the United States of America is another band off the top of my head that comes to mind where their "bassist" (who is also the lead singer) does not play an actual bass guitar, but a I believe Gibson SG guitar that is tuned down low to act as a bass. He might only have four strings on it too, I cannot remember exactly how he does it.

If I remember correctly, he only had like two strings on it.

Also, he released a bluegrass album a few years ago.

 

[DeadGoonz]

About 10th years or so ago the NYC band called Candiria played without a bass player for a few years. They were a very talented group of guys and I have no idea as to why they didn't have one, but they eventually did add a bass player and they were even better.... Wonder why?

 

[carlthegroover]

Frankly I wasn't very impressed with their sound or their music, but to each their own. And yes, they do look nerdy and jerky.

 

[Munjibunga]

Damn, expensive! Thanks for the link! I'll hold out for a Squire Classic Vibe Series one I think... Here's hoping anyway!

Hey, it says, "Guaranteed lowest price."