Ceebass Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Didn't really know where to put this, but here it goes: I've been offered a nice live recording gig playing keybass/synth bass in a band that already has an electric bass player. Has anyone been in this situation before, or played on a two-bass gig? Any thoughts on how to approach it? I imagine good communication and then staying out of each other's way would be reasonable starting points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Treat it the same as a band with two guitarist would. Different sounds, different lines. But also remember the awesome power of really tight unison playing too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) Kind of bridging two topics here in one ... when I played bass in an industrial band in the early 90s we had a lot of sequenced bass stuff and lots of other low frequency stuff on backing tape for me to play around. If you listen to what Peter Hook did in New Order and Joy Division, quite often he'd play around sequenced bass lines or synth pads and find melodies to either counter or compliment them (eg Joy Division's "Atmosphere"). Another good example of where this works really well is the Cure's "Disintegration" album - lots of low frequency synth pads with interplaying melodic bass parts twisting around them (eg. "The Same Deep Water As You"). Have fun! Edited October 24, 2016 by darkandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceebass Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Cheers fellas, I'll definitely check out some of those tracks as a reference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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