Following on from the 2 bassists thread in Off Topic, what about bands with no bassists. I can't think of a whole lot but I am sure there are many. Obvious one is White Stripes, also there was an English lass (name escapes me, a bit like PJ Harvey, who did gigs with drums, guitar, and someone on keys/harmonium).
Aussies Jeff Lang and John Butler have done gigs with just drummers.
Durruti Column sometimes had no bass player live. Some smaller indie bands like Moon Duo/ Wooden Shijps used synths instead of a bass player. Not forgetting Seasick Steve until JPJ started jamming with him.
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A sprinkling of two bassist bands in there too, for good measure!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyQgllCIpqY
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Plenty of artistes where organ/keyboard provides a bass line. Some of Grant Green, I think some Freddie King , Matt Schofield, probably half the eighties.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
The Doors have already been mentioned as well.
White Stripes were influenced (ie, they took the same style basically) of bands like The Flat Duo Jets and The Soledad Brothers, who had no bassists either
Then The Black Keys came along and did the same but made it sound a bit easier on the ear, I guess
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Bands usually have a bassist for a reason….and it sure isn’t their intellectual conversational skills.
And to interpret for the drummer.
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Jeff Beck - Guitar shop. Superb album with no bass player.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8YLxY2BziE&t=404s