Comments on: What are the minimum instruments you need in a band to get good music?

By: Mr. Mark

Mr. Mark — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:46:59 +0000

like everybody else has said it depends on your style of music. For a typical but pretty stripped down rock/funk/jam/blues/pub band you’d need at leats a three piece; drums, bass, guitar and hopefully one of you guys can sing otherwise you’ll need a fourth member. This is pretty standard though and there are alot of other things you can do. for example; i bought a drum machine and some midi equipment recently. I record tthe bass and rythym guitar and program the drums at home, and i play lead guitar and sing over the top live. I get planty of gigs and none of my band mates ever stuff up (cause they’re machines) and this works just fine for me. The moral is that it doesn’t really matter how many of your mates you can jam with (or how few), all that matters is that you’re be satiafied with the sound you’re putting out and have fun doing it. So experiment, ask for feed back from people who aren’t your mates and start a band that you can be proud of – sometimes that’s the best anyone can do
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By: awsomeJ

awsomeJ — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:14:59 +0000

bass guitar elec guitar drums and gr8 vocals like green day who're the BEST BAND EVER!
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By: hmmmmm

hmmmmm — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:00:59 +0000

depends you can do a lot with just an acoustic guitar
of you have drums, through, your gonna need bass
piano is a good addition, it really depends on what yoy want
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By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:10:59 +0000

Er…. a single person and their voice?

Most bands have at least one drummer/bassist/guitarist and at least one of them doing vocals of some sort.
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By: John

John — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:58:59 +0000

It all depends on what kind of music you’re going to do.
The White Stripes have made great music with guitar and drums
With jazz you typically need a horn (Sax/trumpet),bass and drums. You could throw in a piano.
But I would say two. That’s all you need to make a band.
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By: gibson sg

gibson sg — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:22:59 +0000

This one is kind of open ended and complicated. there is no "simple answer". I mean, it depends what you have access to, your style of playing, what kind of music your into, and how many people you could play with. If you look at famous bands, probably the minimum would be Nirvana (I believe they got away with two guitarists and a drummer, but don't quote me on that). And even if you had a two man gig, you can do some awesome stuff with two guitars. However, I would say it depends on how many people your playing for (if you are doing gigs, which I assume you will be). Realistically, I would say that your "standard" small band should have a lead guitarist, rhythm guitarist/ slash singer (if your going to do vocals, it would probably easiest for the rhythm guitarist), and a drummer. Like I said though, there are a lot of variables involved.
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By: Mizz SJG

Mizz SJG — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:11:59 +0000

Depends…some just use a keyboard and a mic…a rock band should at least have a guitar, bass, drum kit, and a mic…some amps and a sound board with stack. Although the White Stripes sounded cool with just two players…depends.
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By: Hanna

Hanna — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:43:59 +0000

it depends on what band u are going to make,

if it’s jazz / funk, then u need a drummer, bassist, keyboardist and a singer for minimum.
if it’s rock or pop, u need drummer, guitarist, bassist and a singer, hut keyboardist is also needed in some songs too.

good luck
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