139 - The 5 Greatest Basses of the 1980s

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🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Be afraid, be very afraid: the ‘80s are back. This was a time when synth keyboards ruled, when sequencers were rapidly making ground, and bass players feared for their jobs! Trends and innovations in bass design were not exactly scarce either, and to prove it, we’ve collared together five of the very best bass guitars from the 1980s. In this episode Why Scott bought a Yamaha BB.What makes the Wal bass circuit so wacky?Ken Smith and the first wide-necked 6-string bass. Who’s taken Scott’s...

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0:00.0	Let's go straight to bases.
0:01.3	What do you got there?
0:02.5	Well, I've got the, I know we're all, we're syncing up here, aren't we like twins?
0:07.5	I know, yeah.
0:08.0	I've got the BB 3.
0:10.0	Is it BB 3000?
0:12.0	BB 3000.
0:13.0	I was inspired by Mr. Jonathan Marin, who is a fantastic base plate.
0:19.0	You will be, you guys watching this, I'll be here in Jonathan today,
0:21.9	but I was inspired by Jonathan who plays or has played a BB exclusively for years, right?
0:30.3	And it was just outrageous. In fact, I'm going to play the clip that really inspired me to get. I haven't
0:36.5	got, I've got a bunch of clips today that
0:37.9	we're going to be sharing. I haven't got that one organized, but I'm going to get it anyway. And you're going to hear Jonathan absolutely kill it on the BB, but he inspired me to get this place. And I know that he inspired a lot of other players as well to. Oh, yeah, absolutely. to get the BB.
0:53.9	Same.
0:54.2	But we're not only going to be talking
0:55.8	about BBs today.
0:56.6	We're going to be talking
0:57.2	about our faith other players as well to get to get the BB. But we're not only going to be talking about BBs today.
0:56.6	We're going to be talking about our favorite five 80s bases.
1:02.1	Bases from the 1980s.
1:03.6	Oh, I was a poet and I didn't even know it.
1:05.8	But yeah, and we're kicking it off with the BB.
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