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The SBL Podcast

103 - In Conversation with Oteil Burbridge - From the Allman Brothers to Dead & Company

The SBL Podcast

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🗓️ 16 April 2018

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this interview I talk to Oteil Burbridge about his drum-rooted rhythmic approach and how he’s taken the 6-string bass to new heights.

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Hey guys, how's it going? I am back with another episode of the SBL podcast and I've got some cool stuff to tell you about today. Obviously though, before we go any further, just check it out. We've got Oteel Burbridge in today. Base royalty. Come on. Now, if you have not heard Oteel before, he's shared the stage with people such as Eric Clapton,

0:22.7

Carlos Santana, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, Billy Gibbons, Phil Lesh, Johnny Winter, Bonnie

0:28.1

Rae, Cheryl Crowe, the Tadreschi Trucks Band. He was one of the founding members of

0:32.9

Deaden Company with John Mayer. And then in 2012 he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his

0:39.3

15 year contribution to the Allman Brothers band as the longest serving bass player in the band's

0:45.3

history so you know this guy O'Teele is he's just such an amazing amazing bass player

0:52.5

and we were lucky to get him down to New York. So he hung out with us

0:57.6

and we recorded this entire interview. Now, if you're about to listen to the interview,

1:02.0

obviously listen to the interview, but I should tell you that we actually filmed all this

1:06.7

over in New York. And this is a really, really high quality interview that we filmed in the

1:12.7

studio. So if you are an academy member, go log in to Scottsbacelessons.com and just watch

1:20.2

the entire interview. It's really, really fantastic. And remember as well, obviously this

1:24.9

interview with O'Teele, we've also got over 100 interviews

1:28.7

that have all been videoed for you to check out if you are a member. So go check that out. Now, if you're

1:34.9

not a member, just, you know, there's no better time to grab your 14 day free trial so you can

1:40.6

take the entire platform for a test drive. It really is a completely new opportunity for bass players, like yourself,

1:47.7

because it puts you in contact with education from some of the best bass players on the world.

1:55.0

You know, like the guys that are teaching for us,

1:56.9

I'm just going to give you a little list so you can get kind of a feel for what we're doing.

2:00.5

We've got like Adam Neely, Ariana Cap, Cody Wright, Damien Erskine,

2:05.5

Danny Mo Morris from Berkeley College of Music, Ed Friedland, Evan Marion, Gary Willis,

2:12.0

Kai Eckhart, Mo Pleasure, Philman, Rich Brown, Rufus Philpott, Sean Hurley, Steve Jenkins, Steve Lawson, Todd

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