mario_buoninfante Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Hi, I was checking out Dele Sosimi (keyboard player with Fela Kuti, who's playing in London this Sat) and I saw on YouTube that sometimes in his band he has 2 bass players. I've always been fascinated by the idea of having more than 1 bass in a band. I remember the first time I heard about it was when I was a teenager and they told me there was an Italian underground band that had 2 basses. Never seen/heard them though. Then I remember years after that, I discovered Tortoise and they used to have 2 basses in the early days. I liked that a lot! Any other band worth sharing that have 2 (or more) basses? Any direct (or not direct) experience to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Ned's Atomic Dustbin Some line-ups of Talking Heads from the early 80s have both Busta Jones and Tina Weymouth on bass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Maybe tangentially, but King Crimson, during their Double Trio period, had one guy on Stick and one on Warr guitar. Those do go lo'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidl e Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Spinal Tap! But only for Big Bottom. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 King Crimson's 'double trio' line-up in the 90s - Tony Levin and Trey Gunn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 One of my bands! Here's me on my ACG (with broken leg)and Raph on his Cort at Morecambe nice'n'sleazy fest: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_buoninfante Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: One of my bands! Here's me on my ACG (with broken leg)and Raph on his Cort at Morecambe nice'n'sleazy fest: Nice! What genre do you guys play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_buoninfante Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 and what's the name of the band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, mario_buoninfante said: What genre do you guys play? Spose you'd call it PunkFunk with a psychedelic edge! We've got shouty (and occasionally melodic) vox, slightly crazed guitar that's a bit Hawkwindy, funkyish drums, bass that plays simple root type punky lines and me going widdleywee - sometimes with full Royal Blood split tone and sometimes with my newly programmed Bootsy tone. Here's a hint of mobile phone footage from the excellent Percy's in Whitchurch: (edit, we're Choked) https://fb.watch/gPhGKLXt0l/ Edited November 15, 2022 by Leonard Smalls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 BB BlackDog, a steampunk band led by our own @BB BlackDog. They’ll be launching their new CD on the 27th November at The Bull Shed, near Belper, Derbyshire. I have no personal connection apart from being a local fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 SMV = Stanley, Marcus & Victor. Stan has played tenor and he has had a 5-string bassist in his band whose name I do not recall. African bands may have lots of drums and bassists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I've been in a couple of bands with two bassists. In The Junkyard Dogs @mcdaddy played lead guitar while I played bass. In The Soul Seniors @songofthewind plays bass while I play keyboards (although @mcdaddy depped on bass for a couple of gigs too). Don't think that's what the OP had in mind, though ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_buoninfante Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: I've been in a couple of bands with two bassists. In The Junkyard Dogs @mcdaddy played lead guitar while I played bass. In The Soul Seniors @songofthewind plays bass while I play keyboards (although @mcdaddy depped on bass for a couple of gigs too). Don't think that's what the OP had in mind, though ... Yeah, I meant 2 bassists both playing bass, that's good to know anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Lewis Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Delta 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Monkey Boy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_buoninfante Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) don't know neither of them... (goes and launches YouTube)... Edited November 15, 2022 by mario_buoninfante Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Bros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Mass Mental - inc Robert Trujillo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I was quite keen on Tits Of Death back in the mid/late '00s. I'll be surprised if this post doesn't get auto-corrected, but here's a link to photos from one of their 12 Bar Club shows https://nicolai.click/tits-of-death-12-bar Ah, yes - also they had two bass players, which was the point I had almost completely forgotten. Sadly none of the photos shows both in the same shot, but anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Double bass: Ned's Atomic Dustbin (as already mentioned) Girls Against Boys Triple Bass: Rothko Dunno if quad bass exists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_m Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 With apologies for inflicting them on people again, may I present Evil Blizzard. Line-up used to be four bass players, a singing drummer, and a dancing pig, now it's three bass players (one of whom usually plays baritone guitar), a guitarist who used to play bass, a singing drummer, and a synth-playing pig. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Rothko. Stanley Clark had a second bassist in one of his bands a few years ago. I’ve played in a few electric bass duos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Any band featuring Peter Hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassFace1991 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 The omnific https://youtu.be/t_d3osflZTQ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Seems the appropriate place to mention - years ago I saw something on telly, possibly the artsy show on BBC2 which probably became Jools' Later at some point - anyway, imagine a dozen or so bass players in a crescent up against a white background all playing the main riff from Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" at a progressively slower and slower tempo. Anyone else remember this or any idea what it might have been? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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