How many things are better by committee? Some, perhaps. In music, having a key instrument covered by committee would seem a recipe for disaster. On 8 different albums between 1967 and 1971, The Doors used 11 different bass players, some albums featuring more than one. The Doors did not have a bass player on stage when they played live. Their keyboard player, Ray Manzarek, took care of that. In the studio, Manzarek was concerned that his keyboard bass did not have the “articulation” needed, meaning that keyboard bass doesn’t cleanly break through the mix. So, how did The Doors make it work? They chose some of the best studio musicians…