GazWills Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) ok, so this may not be the right place to post this, but i never really stray outside of the effects forum, so am sticking with what I know! my friend played me Royal Blood the other week, and I was drunk so I forgot. Then tonight I saw them on the T in the Park highlights, and they are awesome, a great bass-driven 2-piece. So I want to know what other bands, not necessarily 2 piece but certainly bands without a guitarist, are there out there that people are into, where the bass is really driving everything. I know a few, but want to hear something new! I know of, and love, dianogah, bear claw, death from above 1979 (obviously) and zu can anyone else point me to something new and exciting?? and any info on how they use their pedals and amps to deal with the lack of guitars?? Edited July 11, 2014 by GazWills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazWills Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) thinking of starting a post-hardcore / post-rock ish 2-piece, so looking for inspiration!! Edited July 11, 2014 by GazWills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Gonna have to recommend the might Oaf, as I did on one of the other of these threads... http://oafmusic.bandcamp.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazWills Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 cool, listening to them now - interesting stuff!! should have posted links to some of the bands I mentioned: [url="http://bearclaw.bandcamp.com"]http://bearclaw.bandcamp.com[/url] bear claw are an awesome chicago band with 2 bassists... well worth a listen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazWills Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) lazy of me to not search for any previous threads - this is a classic "drunk and at home on a friday night" thread! Edited July 11, 2014 by GazWills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefrash Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I play in a hip hop band which is just me on bass and some 1 finger keys. The rest is rythym. It does mean though that on bass you need to think of layers and dynamics. The boy from Royal Blood does an amazin job. He has some really interesting sounds out a single bass, but I dont think you need to go that far to get soundin BIG on one bass. As long as you're clever on the stuff you use, and you are precise in what effects you use, I think you can soud prety massive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazWills Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 yeah, I definitely think amps and cabs beat FX for sounding big in a small band! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Not rock by any measure, but there's Nerve (JoJo Mayer, John Davis & the Japanese guy). Ultraista are also a worthy listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefrash Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 With no guitars too, as a bassist you have a lot more of the frequency range to play about with, so I've certainly been my most creative in a non-guitar band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 2 piece with no guitar? OM [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usCgO_COsUM[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero9 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Check out 'Back Door' with Colin Hodgkinson. Not 2 piece, but certainly no guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeward2004 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 +1 for Royal Blood - watched them last night and was blown away by how great, phat and huge those two guys managed to sound! There was also a little band from Scotland called Biffy Clyro I quite enjoyed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976fenderhead Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP7NJ6zB-wY"]Lightning Bolt[/url] (bass + drums) [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OAUeduzoSw"]Paus[/url] (bass + 2 drummers +keys) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 there is something i like about that lightning bolt band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jecklin Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 I love OM, great band. For something diffrerent check out [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothko_%28band%29"]Rothko[/url] and the later project [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK66cbO9FpU"]Rome Pays Off[/url]. Tortoise may also have had only bass guitars and drums in their line up at one point. this is of course in rock/post-rock based genres. Move into the Jazz spectrum and you have loads of guitar free, bass led action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Cop shoot cop? Probably long gone, but remember seeing them live years ago. 2 basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plunkrock Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Love a bit of Om and Lightning Bolt! They play with a guitarist full-time now, but Big Business are definitely noteworthy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byo Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 No geektards? Castrovalva. I believe I first heard of them on Shep´s blog. http://sheponbass.co.uk/blog/interview-anthony-wright.html They are on Spotify too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plunkrock Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 [quote name='Byo' timestamp='1405293338' post='2500570'] No geektards? Castrovalva. I believe I first heard of them on Shep´s blog. [url="http://sheponbass.co.uk/blog/interview-anthony-wright.html"]http://sheponbass.co...ony-wright.html[/url] They are on Spotify too. [/quote] Ant from Castrovalva (sadly disbanded recently) posts on basschat quite a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazWills Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 [quote name='plunkrock' timestamp='1405289728' post='2500542'] Love a bit of Om and Lightning Bolt! They play with a guitarist full-time now, but Big Business are definitely noteworthy! [/quote] yeah, saw them play in bristol before, very good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plunkrock Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 [quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1405360727' post='2501240'] yeah, saw them play in bristol before, very good stuff [/quote] Awesome! I missed them last time they were near me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) There's a couple of other threads about two-piece/duos but if they haven't been mentioned, can I add Clatter? EDIT: and Black Keys? Edited July 14, 2014 by Bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976fenderhead Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 [quote name='Jag_Bassist' timestamp='1405365047' post='2501295'] Nobody mentioned Death From Above 1979 yet? killer bass tone. [/quote] Only the OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) [quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1405360727' post='2501240'] yeah, saw them play in bristol before, very good stuff [/quote] Was that the gig at the Exchange when Al fell off the stage? I've seen them a few times in Bristol. When they played The Cooler, several years back, I was completely blown away by them. Edited July 15, 2014 by bartelby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 You have our very own BC Shep's band "Our Helical Minds". Two-piece and great sound (don't know if it's the kind of sound you're looking for). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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