Anybody doing this?
How's that workin' out?
My new band has been evolving for some time, going through two drummers, three singers and debates about the keyboard player.
Saturday we invited another guitarist/singer to come and jam with us, and we had a GREAT jam (although, in honesty, we were having a great jam before he got there too). We each seemed to work around each other very comfortably on rhythm and never seemed to step on each others space, we shared leads very democratically, and the vocals, both lead and harmony, were the best we've ever had.
Anyway, he can sing lead vocals, harmonize well, play a nice rhythm guitar and some solid, conservative lead guitar, and doesn't seem to bring a lot of ego with him.
So we actually invited him to join us, and axed the two other singers we were using (other than myself and the bass player, yes we actually had FOUR SINGERS! in the band for a little while).
My question is, has this really worked for anyone other than The Doobie Brothers? I mean, all of you guys, have you been in bands with THREE GUITARISTS, and if so, how has that worked out?
We've always had concerns that adding another guitarist just wouldn't work (too much sound, too much of the same instrument, too many egos, etc.), but on this first go-round, it really seemed like a perfect fit.
Thoughts, comments, suggestions?
How's that workin' out?
My new band has been evolving for some time, going through two drummers, three singers and debates about the keyboard player.
Saturday we invited another guitarist/singer to come and jam with us, and we had a GREAT jam (although, in honesty, we were having a great jam before he got there too). We each seemed to work around each other very comfortably on rhythm and never seemed to step on each others space, we shared leads very democratically, and the vocals, both lead and harmony, were the best we've ever had.
Anyway, he can sing lead vocals, harmonize well, play a nice rhythm guitar and some solid, conservative lead guitar, and doesn't seem to bring a lot of ego with him.
So we actually invited him to join us, and axed the two other singers we were using (other than myself and the bass player, yes we actually had FOUR SINGERS! in the band for a little while).
My question is, has this really worked for anyone other than The Doobie Brothers? I mean, all of you guys, have you been in bands with THREE GUITARISTS, and if so, how has that worked out?
We've always had concerns that adding another guitarist just wouldn't work (too much sound, too much of the same instrument, too many egos, etc.), but on this first go-round, it really seemed like a perfect fit.
Thoughts, comments, suggestions?