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Title: The Doors' studio bass players
Post by: Denis on March 10, 2013, 06:39:57 PM

I knew that The Doors used bass players on their studio albums but had never seen a breakdown, so was pleasantly surprised to see this list. Looking them up makes for interesting reading.

The Doors - Larry Knechtal
Strange Days - Doug Lubahn
Waiting for the Sun - Doug Lubahn, Kerry Magness & Leroy Vinegar.
The Soft Parade - Harvey Brooks
Morrison Hotel - Ray Neapolitan & Lonnie Mack
L.A. Woman  - Jerry Scheff
Other Voices - Jack Conrad, Ray Neopolitan & Willie Ruff
Full Circle - Chris Ethridge, Jack Conrad, Charles Larkey & Leland Sklar.

Title: Re: The Doors' studio bass players
Post by: Hörnisse on March 10, 2013, 06:42:45 PM

I always thought it was cool that Lonnie Mack played bass on Roadhouse Blues. 

Title: Re: The Doors' studio bass players
Post by: Denis on March 10, 2013, 07:03:20 PM

I thought it was cool that he bought the 7th Gibson Flying V off the line in 1958 and still has it!

Title: Re: The Doors' studio bass players
Post by: 4stringer77 on March 10, 2013, 07:08:07 PM

That's a fifties EB1 that Doug Lubahn plays on "Strange Days". Sounds pretty good but I like the tone Felix Pappalardi got from his fifties EB1 better. More raunchy, in a good way. Like this.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dpwNc-xwnxo

Title: Re: The Doors' studio bass players
Post by: Thornton Davis on March 12, 2013, 12:46:09 PM

I'll have to see if I can dig this up but somewhere I saw a photo of Doug Lubahn on stage performing with The Doors and he was playing an Eko Model 995 Violin bass.

TD

Title: Re: The Doors' studio bass players
Post by: leftybass on March 12, 2013, 02:13:15 PM

BP had an article on him a while back.