Re: [Harp-L] What? No bass player?

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Eric Neumann" <eneumann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 2:11 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] What? No bass player?


> Excuse the very weird question - but I am going to ask it anyhow.
>
> Have any of you veterans heard of a blues band - that tries to emulate
> Chess Records sounding blues groove - ever heard of a band doing that
> kind of sound without using a bass player?
>
> Or, I would like a few opinions on a blues band that only contains aw
> front man (harp/vocals) 2 guitarists, and a drummer.
>
> Or... Does anyone know of any band that only has 2 guitars, a drummer,
> and a front man - and NO BASS PLAYER?
>
> Let's just pretend this is a bar bet...

Hi,
That's the way Little Walter toured. To make that work, busy over playing 
musicians who can't play rhythm need not apply for that gig. I've done gigs 
this way and the two guitarists I used were not only good lead players, they 
were also EXCELLENT rhythm players, and one of them also did bass playing 
gigs, and it worked great!!! Hound Dog Taylor used to go out as trio with NO 
bass player and it worked well, as they could both easily do a bass line 
when not soloing. Everyone has to have a great sense of rhythm and groove to 
pull this off or it can be a disaster. If just ONE of those players tend to 
overplay and/or lacks rhythm chops, it ain't gonna happen, and there are 
TONS of musicians that don't.

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/