Favourite bands without a bass player

[Call Me Al]

I also first thought of Delvon Lamarr!

McTuff is another good trio

 

[ndcaster]

The Kills

 

[Rustbucket]

T Model Ford & Spam. 2 of the coolest blues dudes most folks never heard of!

 

[Rustbucket]

Cedric & Lightning:

 

[HolmfirthNJ]

I can’t speak for their later years, but early Black Keys put on a rockin’ two piece live show with just guitar and drums.

Very nice, and this is probably one to see too, for fans of Dan Auerbach

 

[nojazzhere]

I once saw a TV appearance of The Captain and Tennile......Both Toni and Daryl on keyboards, with a guitarist and a drummer. Toni sang, played keys and ( I believe) a Rhodes keyboard bass with her left hand.....very impressive.

 

[Boxla]

I'll mix it up and add my favorite band with no guitars and pretty much only a bass. Along with great horns and drums....Morphine. One of the best ever.

 

[radtz]

I would add that bands that use synths to cover bass parts, aren't really bands without bass.

In other news, The Dead South uses a cello for bass.

 

[effzee]

Oh goody, I love threads where I can post a JSBX video or two!

 

[radtz]

I'll mix it up and add my favorite band with no guitars and pretty much only a bass. Along with great horns and drums....Morphine. One of the best ever.

bass drum, bass saxamaphone, bass guitar..... Yep all basses covered.

 

[Spox]

 

[bigbreak]

Madura

 

[jdgladw]

Since this is a standard setup for garage punk, here's a list of some of the big 'uns of the genre:

Cheater Slicks


Bassholes


Gories


The Oblivians


Gibson Bros.


Dex Romweber has already been mentioned (RIP Sara) or I would have included his bands here.

 

[Spox]

Released thirty years ago this month.

 

[bowman]

They used bassists on all their albums.

Quite true. But live, they did not. I saw them live once, and you don’t even miss the bass guitar, because Ray covered it very well with that little Fender bass keyboard. Some of the records had Ray and a real bass doubling the same part.

 

[tomkatf]

The doors

Live, yes Manzarak covered the bass lines with a keyboard bass. In the studio, several bass players, most often Doug Lubahn(RIP)...

from the font of all knowledge, Wikipedia:

"One day, Clear Light's producer, Paul Rothchild, asked Lubahn to work on sessions for The Doors' second album; as the group lacked a bass guitarist, uncredited session bassist Larry Knechtel had doubled Ray Manzarek's keyboard bass lines on select tracks from their debut album.[2][5] In contrast to Knechtel, Lubahn played on seven of the ten tracks on Strange Days (1967) as a credited contributor.[5] The Doors invited Lubahn to join the group as a full-time member during the Strange Days sessions, using Rothchild as a messenger; however, Lubahn declined the offer for multiple reasons, including his refusal to leave Clear Light.[2] He also played on all but two tracks on Waiting For The Sun (1968) and, albeit less prolifically, on The Soft Parade (1969).[2][5]"

 

[Double Stop]

I love them but, holy hades. The first time I witnessed E.N I had to hide behind a concrete pillar a few times to protect myself from Alexander Hacke's bass.

Yeah, I guess they technically at times "use" a bass, but not in the conventional sense. I have yet to see them live, so fingers crossed.

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

Live, yes Manzarak covered the bass lines with a keyboard bass. In the studio, several bass players, most often Doug Lubahn(RIP)...

from the font of all knowledge, Wikipedia:

"One day, Clear Light's producer, Paul Rothchild, asked Lubahn to work on sessions for The Doors' second album; as the group lacked a bass guitarist, uncredited session bassist Larry Knechtel had doubled Ray Manzarek's keyboard bass lines on select tracks from their debut album.[2][5] In contrast to Knechtel, Lubahn played on seven of the ten tracks on Strange Days (1967) as a credited contributor.[5] The Doors invited Lubahn to join the group as a full-time member during the Strange Days sessions, using Rothchild as a messenger; however, Lubahn declined the offer for multiple reasons, including his refusal to leave Clear Light.[2] He also played on all but two tracks on Waiting For The Sun (1968) and, albeit less prolifically, on The Soft Parade (1969).[2][5]"

 

[tomkatf]

Cliff De Young is an actor… Doug later played in Billy Squier’s band and Dallas Taylor?… Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young)…