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The SBL Podcast

129 - LOST POLOS / Scott's Album Breakdowns (Tone, Grooves, Solo's, Technique and More)

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Scott's Bass Lessons

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4.8522 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Scott offers insight into the final track from The Devine King Project, Vol. 1. Lost Polos is home to a lively syncopated Latin rhythm with a driving groove and some intriguing options when it comes to the bass line. In this episode Scott breaks down the track Lost Polos.And how he honed his Latin chops.His love of Funkifying the Cláve by Lincoln Goines.The inspiration he took from Rocco Prestia.Where you can find the FREE album eBook.And much, much more!

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0:00.0

Hey friends, how's it going? Hopefully having a great one wherever you are in the world today.

0:04.7

As I said last week, we're coming to the end of the rolling out these performance videos from the album.

0:13.0

And this is actually the final one.

0:17.7

The final countdown.

0:19.7

It's the final one.

0:21.0

It's lost polos.

0:22.3

And it's the, it's kind of like the one that is, well, it's a Latin thing.

0:30.0

Just to point it out, and none of the others are.

0:32.9

So it's kind of like, it's got a different flavor to the other pieces on the album. But I think it's

0:38.8

really, really fantastic. Love the vibe of it and absolutely loved playing it as well. I'm a

0:45.5

huge fan of electric bass in Latin music. And I don't like I haven't listened to a lot of

0:53.0

traditional Latin music. Like I've listened to like, I haven't listened to a lot of traditional Latin music. Like,

0:55.3

I've listened to bits, but I haven't gone deep down that rabbit hole. But what I have done is

1:00.7

gone down the rabbit hole of Anthony Jackson doing it with Michelle, Michelle Camilo, the

1:07.0

Michelle Camilo big band, the Michelle Camilo trios's with Dave Wechell. And, you know,

1:12.9

like, I've just, I went hard down that rabbit hole for a long, long time. Um, really when I was

1:18.6

maybe, hmm, 18, 19, maybe. Yeah, maybe like 19, 20, I think. And it was just a revelation for me. I'd never

1:29.0

listened to music like that. So I've got this kind of huge love for it. And then off the back

1:35.1

of that, I found Lincoln Goins, the great Lincoln Goins, obviously bass player for Bob Berg and

1:40.7

Michael Brecker and Mike Stern. But also he released a video, well, a book and a

1:49.1

video tutorial VHS back in the day called Funkifying the Clave, which is actually available

1:55.5

on YouTube now for free, which is outrageous, like stuff like that, just on YouTube for free.

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