Bands with 2 (or more) bass players

[asingardenof]

5 minutes ago, toneknob said:

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?

 

 

This isn't it but you reminded me of it  

 

[mario_buoninfante]

1 hour ago, ambient said:

Stanley Clark had a second bassist in one of his bands a few years ago.

Makes sense, since he rarely played below the 9th fret 😜

[Grimalkin]

Foley with Miles Davis on "Lead bass"...

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_(musician)

[itu]

2 hours ago, ambient said:

Stanley Clark had a second bassist in one of his bands a few years ago.

His family name is Clarke.

 

I saw Stan the man live in the late 80's or early 90's, and the man with the 5-string bass was Jimmy Earl.

[Lozz196]

My old band The Tuesday Club

 

 

[Beer of the Bass]

I briefly played with an old friend's solo project where she had electric bass playing the usual bass role and double bass (me) playing mostly bowed parts. Though it was an awkward and unwieldy lineup and it wasn't too long before it got slimmed down to make gigging and rehearsing easier.

[rushbo]

Hugo Largo. They made two brilliant albums in the late 80's.

 

[chris_b]

Dumpstaphunk. . . .

 

 

 

 

[pineweasel]

Ui:

 

 

Edited November 16, 2022 by pineweasel

[Leonard Smalls]

Parliament, and Booty's Rubber Band... Here's the PFunkers with Billy Bass Nelson and Cordell Boogie Mosson:

 

 

[mario_buoninfante]

1 hour ago, pineweasel said:

Ui:

 

 

 

Man, these guys are really good!
Post-rock on steroids!

Edited November 16, 2022 by mario_buoninfante

[Highfox]

Brilliant had 2 bass players in their early days.

80's goodness. Saw them a few times live

 

 

 

[Leonard Smalls]

I see all your puny 2 or 3 bass bands... And raise you 11!

 

 

[mario_buoninfante]

1 minute ago, Leonard Smalls said:

I see all your puny 2 or 3 bass bands... And raise you 11!

 

 

 

 

that's cheating mate!
no jams allowed

[Leonard Smalls]

9 minutes ago, mario_buoninfante said:

no jams allowed

In that case, how's about some harmolodic jazz? Ornette Coleman's Prime Time often played with 2 bassists - here he's with Jamaaladeen Tacuma (pink Kubicki) and Al McDowell, and for the sake of symmetry there's 2 guitars, and 2 drums as well (but only 1 sax)

 

[Nail Soup]

Three popular bassists did form a band in which they all played bass.

Bassists are  Andy Rourke, Gary "Mani" Mounfield, and Peter Hook. The band is called Freebase (see what they did there?)

 

From wikipedia:

Peter Hook stated that all of the songs have three basses; "Mani does the low part, Andy Rourke in the middle and I do the high bit"

 

[mario_buoninfante]

7 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

Freebase

aahahah nice!

[Bolo]

Deadbolt often used two bassists 

 

[super al]

Southampton band Toupé were 2 bassists and a drummer. Mighty fine band that my band had the pleasure of supporting a couple of times in the late noughties. There was a Zappa/Primus vibe about their music.

Grant Sharkey (50% of the bass section) is currently halfway through a solo project of recording 40 albums in 20 years.

 

[SICbass]

On 16/11/2022 at 02:05, chris_b said:

Dumpstaphunk. . . .

 

 

 

 

Oh my giddy aunt! I’ve no idea how I managed to miss these guys for all these years, but I now officially have a new favourite band - thanks so much for posting that 👍👍👍

[mario_buoninfante]

On 15/11/2022 at 23:19, rushbo said:

Hugo Largo. They made two brilliant albums in the late 80's.

 

 

didn't know these guys at well. really interesting band

[MGB]

 

[MacDaddy]

Does this count?

Herbie Flowers on electric bass, and Herbie Flowers on double bass...

 

 

 

 

 

[Hellzero]

9 hours ago, MacDaddy said:

Does this count?

Herbie Flowers on electric bass, and Herbie Flowers on double bass...

 

 

It reminded me I tried to play both parts at the same time on a fretless and went completely nuts, but I came close just before I heard the sirens with the blue lights and they gave me a nice shirt buttoned at the back.

[Hellzero]

I formed a quatuor some 22 years ago with 3 basses (one holding the same groove all along, one being always distorted with effects and one being a soloing fretless) and a terrific drummer, we rehearsed during 6 months for a unique concert, which by the way was sold out (some people must be masochistic as we had a standing ovation).

 

There was only one tune of close to 47 minutes called Stuyvenbergh (Arhythmic Deconstructing) and the band was called Mildje! (written exactly like this).

 

This is a never starting piece going into different places at the same time, sometimes gathering and ending up like a hope, which was an utopia.

 

The Stuyvenberg(h) was Queen Fabiola's castle and afterwards the place were the Belgian government took some of its decisions, so you might better get the approach.

 

We only recorded one rehearsal just to see if the arhythmic deconstructing was in place. 🤦🏻‍♂️