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Post subject: Re: Story of The Bass
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:51 pm
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Regrettably, I'm seeing a lot of live music in which synths are being used by keys players to double. It adds the fourth instrument to a trio, and will eliminate one live performer from any complement of musicians.


Not to be argumentative, but I don't think the math holds up here. If you add a fourth instrument to a trio, you also add a fourth musician.

Not to be further argumentative, but most keyboard players have 2 hands, and can play a keyboard and a synth simultaneously. Ask Bob Dylan if adding another instrument always adds a musician.

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Post subject: Re: Story of The Bass
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:18 pm
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strings10927 wrote:
arth1 wrote:
ZZDoc wrote:
Regrettably, I'm seeing a lot of live music in which synths are being used by keys players to double. It adds the fourth instrument to a trio, and will eliminate one live performer from any complement of musicians.


Not to be argumentative, but I don't think the math holds up here. If you add a fourth instrument to a trio, you also add a fourth musician.

Not to be further argumentative, but most keyboard players have 2 hands, and can play a keyboard and a synth simultaneously.

Let's take it from the top to a different beat. If the keyboard player is doing bass lines with the left hand, and top line with the right then adding drums and guitar [as was done last Saturday evening where I had dinner with friends] and quite effectively too, you have the sonic work product of four instrument provided by three players.
Voila! No call for the bassman.

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