Oh, the glory of the Three Piece Band!

i was in a three piece band, and i love them. granted i am in a 4 piece now, which is a lot of fun, but 3 piece bands are great for bass players because there is so much space to play around in musically. Plus my two all-time favorite bands are in a three peice format--Cream and Jacob Fred Jazz Oddysey

 

When I was playing in a 3-piece loved it. It was old school punk (think Ramones) and it really let me come through. It was a lot of fun.

 

I'm in a couple bands right now, and one of them's a 3 piece, the other's a 6 piece.

Surprisingly, there isnt a huge difference in how I play for them, though in the 3 piece I try to fill the sound up a bit more with octaves and chords and stuff. It's a lot of fun, even more doing backup vox too... It's great being able to let loose and not worry about stepping on anyone's toes (too much) More room to move around on stage too

 

I'm ain a 4 piece band, but the singer rarely play guitar.
So it's kind of a 3 piece. I love it!

 

Three piece, aw yeah.

 

Not enough people to haul equipment!
But yeah, playing-wise, it's a blast.

 

I'm in a 7-piece. The only time that's a good thing is when we have to start coughing up for gas and shirt expenses.

 

Sound's like a cool band. Some of that old 50s rock is really cool.

 

I agree with most of your points. However, our band recently went from a three to a four piece band, and it has definitely been for the positive. Some reasons why:

1) Lead singer can be more energetic than our previous guitarist/singer. That energy makes the audience more in to our songs.

2) Our guitarist can now focus on his guitar playing more, and is consequently playing better, and also playing more "lead" parts than strictly "rhythm" parts.

3) Our lead singer does play acoustic rhythm guitar on some songs, and can also play harmonica parts.

4) With myself and the guitarist on backing vocals, we can do some neat harmonies and backing vocal stuff.

So, while a three piece definitely has advantages, I've just personally found that I like the four piece rock band structure a little better.

 

three peices are great because they are so easy to play in...if you happen to find the right people though, im all for adding to the mix, its just that when you add that fourth person...or more, they damn well better know what theyre doing, and they better do it well.

 

My band is a three piece (bass, drums, guitar) right now, and I love it. Any more instruments would clutter the sound.