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Two Bassists in a band

#221
Technically you sure can. But for what?
With two drummers you can get complex patterns. Most prefer drummer + percussion (because you will get more texture variations) for this goal. But two drummers could work, if you need.

But what should two instruments create in low register? Actually, idea that low key instruments are mostly monophonic, is because how it works the best. Yes, you could have experiment with some low rumble textures. But it is pure novelty.
 
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Another vote for The Omnific - they have quite a few songs that balance the lower and upper registers with interesting melodies. I first heard them when I was Spotify surfing prog rock and wasn't sure I was hearing two bassist until I looked them up. You could also count Charles Berthoud cause he often taps both bass registers as once or tracks over himself like many other solo players.
I'll admit this kind of music tends to appeal more to those of us that have spent decades noodling around on 21 stings basses in our basement late at night whittling away our insomnia. :roflmao:
 
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jimmydean said:
I hate two bassist in a band , one playing bass lines and one playing melody/leads ......wait for your solo or get a guitar .
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JesterR said:
Technically you sure can. But for what?
With two drummers you can get complex patterns. Most prefer drummer + percussion (because you will get more texture variations) for this goal. But two drummers could work, if you need.

But what should two instruments create in low register? Actually, idea that low key instruments are mostly monophonic, is because how it works the best. Yes, you could have experiment with some low rumble textures. But it is pure novelty.
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Why even play bass.... Or guitar even, when a piano can do it all?

Hell, get a synth, and you don't even need a drummer.

It's beyond me why all music isn't played by a single synth player.

Also what do you need 2 drummers for when programming drums can do all that and so much more, much more flexible, and you don't need to drag around with 2 drums sets, and pay 2 drummers, absolutely ridiculous.

Get with the times!

Sell you basses and buy a computer!

No one actually plays physical instruments anymore.
 
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Ritter667 said:
Why even play bass.... Or guitar even, when a piano can do it all?

Hell, get a synth, and you don't even need a drummer.

It's beyond me why all music isn't played by a single synth player.

Also what do you need 2 drummers for when programming drums can do all that and so much more, much more flexible, and you don't need to drag around with 2 drums sets, and pay 2 drummers, absolutely ridiculous.

Get with the times!

Sell you basses and buy a computer!

No one actually plays physical instruments anymore.
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If you’re trying to be shocking, sarcastic, hyperbolic, feigning indignation or whatever, there’s been instrumental situations/music produced like that for around 60-70 years(give or take)already.
 
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Ritter667 said:
Why even play bass.... Or guitar even, when a piano can do it all?

Hell, get a synth, and you don't even need a drummer.

It's beyond me why all music isn't played by a single synth player.

Also what do you need 2 drummers for when programming drums can do all that and so much more, much more flexible, and you don't need to drag around with 2 drums sets, and pay 2 drummers, absolutely ridiculous.

Get with the times!

Sell you basses and buy a computer!

No one actually plays physical instruments anymore.
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Chill out, man. You 100 bassists Jaco covers bands are awesome. Girls love them. I believe. Just chill.
 
#233
I just realised I never got around to dropping this belter in the thread...



Ordinarily they just have the one bassist, but the genesis of this track was the singer showing the band what chord progression he wanted under his lyrics, by grabbing a nearby Hofner Verythin that happened to be plugged into a high gain guitar amp that was howling feedback with the hollow body.

They realised pretty quickly that without that going on, the song was lacking the magic, so it has to be performed with two basses.

Apparently the studio recording involved a lot of layers of bass feedback, augmented with some synths, and hours of hacking through the arrangement weeds by Nigel Godrich.
 
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Bob_Ross said:
For some reason I always get Idles mixed up with Ex Eye.

...and now I'm not even sure why.
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Well Idles do sometimes feature Colin Webster on saxophone, and Ex Eye feature Colin Stetson on saxophone.


BTW, I recommend NOT listening to Colin Stetson's score to the movie "Hereditary" on headphones, late at night - it's totally creepy as hell, but lures you into a false sense of security with some really beautiful moments.
 
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#237
I’ve been in jam situations where we switched off on bass, and the other(s) played guitar or mandolin, etc.
But sometimes we will have two playing bass at the same time.
Unless one is doing the bottom end and the other is playing up high, it’s muddy
 
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Heh, just ran across another M(h)aol video on YT and was wondering if they've been posted in this thread, and sure enough they have... by me.

But here's an even newer live set. They don't really do the "one normal bass one weird bass" thing, they generally both are doing weird and noisy at the same time.

 
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