stinson Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 This lot were amazing live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomTing Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 The Fall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Top of the Pops 1968, Chris Kefford miming a slab '66 Precision, Roy Wood miming a Bass VI ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Evil Blizzard have 3 or 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Showaddywaddy had two bass players - but they didn't play at the same time. In fact they had two of everything - drummer, bassist, guitarist, lead singer. This is because they were formed by merging two four piece bands - I think it stopped competing for gigs and gave them instant dep cover. That's why there were always 3 of them doing semi-comical backing vox routines on TOTP. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 14 hours ago, seashell said: At previous London Bass Guitar Shows, I've seen both Robert Trujillo and Ida Neilson perform (separately) with line ups that included two bassists. Both amazing, as you can imagine! But just quickly googled both of them and couldn't find evidence of this being a permanent arrangement in either case. Plus Mark King 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 41 minutes ago, BoomTing said: The Fall Yeah, The Fall had a few line-ups with two bassists. Shame they left the interpretive dance out in later years 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomTing Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, Doctor J said: Yeah, The Fall had a few line-ups with two bassists. Shame they left the interpretive dance out in later years The amount of bassists & the Dancers seemed to change over the Years. But Marks Job Spec for Keyboard Player always seemed consistent LOL 😂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 When Ken was with Bros, they had 2 bassists live. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 15 hours ago, Nail Soup said: It was Ned's Atomic Dustbin...... I think one played the traditional bass role, and the other a kind of lead bass. If I recall correctly at the beginning four of the 5 members considered themselves a bass player, but got it down to two by moving to something else. The drummer is a good friend of mine and he's a mean bass player. He gives drum. bass and guitar lessons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 The Dirtbombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Skybone said: Evil Blizzard have 3 or 4. Whenever I see t-shirts of them from a distance it looks like Evil Buzzard. Squak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I went to an all-dayer in Nottingham once and saw two bands that had two bass players. One was a 3-piece, with a drummer, and the other had a drummer and singer/guitarist. Sadly I can’t recall the names of either band. Until then I’d never seen a band with two bass players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Omnific - proggy, instrumental metal. Really good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 I only ask because I was jamming with the guitarist in our band and he picked up a bass and started playing and we thought it sounded great. As long as there was an octave or more between us it sounded really good. If we strayed too close it got a bit muddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Rothko had two, possibly three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, Maude said: Not a band with two basses normally, but on this occasion they were, and bloody good it is too. 'kin love that track and the first time I saw/heard two basses on the same tune. IMO don't think The Cure ever bettered Faith, which Primary's on They had 2 basses on other tracks, Check out this live version of Pictures of You Maybe this isn't the best clip but Bob plays a 6 string bass on this tune Edited May 25, 2021 by Barking Spiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: 'kin love that track and the first time I saw/heard two basses on the same tune. IMO don't think The Cure ever bettered Faith, which Primary's on They had 2 basses on other tracks, Check out this live version of Pictures of You Preaching to the converted my friend, preaching to the converted. 😉 The Cure, along with Joy Division, are the band that have been with me since my early teens. Other stuff comes and goes, genre preferences chop and change, but The Cure are always there. I didn't post any bass and bass vi stuff on purpose but they do a lot of that. Robert Smith is the sole reason I bought my bass vi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Maude said: Preaching to the converted my friend, preaching to the converted. 😉 The Cure, along with Joy Division, are the band that have been with me since my early teens. Other stuff comes and goes, genre preferences chop and change, but The Cure are always there. I didn't post any bass and bass vi stuff on purpose but they do a lot of that. Robert Smith is the sole reason I bought my bass vi. As an aside, which do you rate as the Cure's 3 best albums? I guess many would go for Disintegration, Kiss Me and maybe Wish. For me it's 17 Seconds, Faith and Pornography with Bloodflowers and Disintegration not far behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 The darker albums are definitely better, but I have a real soft spot for the quirky pop ones like The Top too. Although obvious, I'd say Disintegration is my favourite as I was sixteen when it came out and it had a big impact on me. I'd heard Charlotte Sometimes a few years before but never knew who it was, it sounded nothing like any of their singles which was all my young ears had heard at the time. Before Disintegration was released I discovered their back catalogue and really got into them, especially the three 17 secs, Faith and Pornography, then Disintegration blew me away. Wish was good but couldn't compete with Disintegration. Wild Mood Swings, meh. Then Bloodflowers was back on form, a really great album. My favourites change all the time, I know it's only a compilation but the first disc from Join The Dots is absolutely fantastic (I wore out three cassettes of Standing On A Beach), amazing to write songs that good and just throw them away as B sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 10 hours ago, BoomTing said: The amount of bassists & the Dancers seemed to change over the Years. But Marks Job Spec for Keyboard Player always seemed consistent LOL 😂 She does suit that dress … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Canadian Prog band SAGA have 2 bassists altho i dont think they both play bass at same time. Singer takes over bass duties for some songs while bass player moves onto keys. At times the singer and bass player move onto keys along with their permanent keys player. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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