Yeah, that works

[JimmyJ]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Jimmy Earl who played bass in Stanley Clarke's band for several years.  Rhythm bass for Stanley's lead bass I guess. 

More recently I seem to remember seeing Thundercat play some upper bass in a band with a lower bass player, maybe with Kendrick? 

Years ago my brother and I played double electric bass on a couple albums for John Serry.  That was industrial-strength jazz-fusion music with intricately written interlocking bass lines which required two players.  Amazing compositions, but I think if I tried to listen to it now I'd need a little nap after each song.   

Nothing wrong with a two-bass hit.  (Sorry Jazzy, baseball reference).

Jimmy J

[cozmik_cowboy]

In college, we put together a band to do one gig;  Crazy Eddie & The Neutron Bomb Band (nobody named Eddie anywhere - but the name should give the time frame......)
It actually wasn't too bad.  Perhaps not surprising, considering that the the lead player & bassist were both pros taking a break to try college, the drummer later made his living as a jazz pianist, and the keyboardist, a math prof, has 2 albums of originals.
I, of course did sound - but came up on stage to sing harmony on "Stand By Me' & "Tears On My Pillow" and lead on "Seeds & Stems" - and on "TOMP", I reached around the bassist & did a basic '50s line on the E & A up by the nut while went up around the 12th fret on the D & G and went all Phil.

Peter (who has told this often enough to have already heard any "reach-around" joke you might be tempted to make)

[peoplechipper]

In my band Rumsfeld we tried 2 basses for a bit; sounded really cool but the guitar player (playing lead bass) tried switching to playing only keyboard, or trumpet, etc. ...we're still friends, but not bandmates...

[hieronymous]

Does Santa on a doubleneck count?

[keith_h]

There's this oldtyme jam in town I go to every so often, not so much to participate but to meet clients to hand off completed work or pick up a job. It's a good central meeting place and often is the case I'll meet-up with my friend and mentor Ward Elliott for dinner somewhere before. Anyway, I digress... it is commonplace for there to be at least four or five basses in that jam at once. Which is why I choose not to participate. It's the worst kind of cacophony. A mental ping-pong match to try to play with. I don't know why someone doesn't try to enforce a 'take-turns' rule... 'cause, good night... it sounds like the Gates of Hell slammed shut, behind you some nights.


With that said, I was gonna' post this on the Upright Bass Showcase Thread, but this seems like a pretty good spot.

Love the video. We need a thumbs up button.