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The SBL Podcast

172- Let’s talk about P Basses (and my Freddie Washington Obsession)

The SBL Podcast

Scott's Bass Lessons

Scott's Bass Lessons, Bass Guitar, Bass, Online Bass Lessons, Education, Music Interviews, Electric Bass, Music, Sbl

4.8522 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

While Leo Fender will be forever revered for his iconic electric guitar designs, without doubt his greatest contribution to the advancement of popular music was unveiled in October 1951 – the first year of the Fender Precision. Today’s podcast is a reminder of why the P-Bass has remained the ‘go-to instrument’ for so many bass players, for so long. What can we possibly say about it that you don’t know already?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Two things. What made you fall in love with the sound? And I also wonder why the lovely P-bases

0:07.8

you have at the moment, just start cutting the mustard divine. There's nothing more in the world

0:14.0

that I want to get into more than these questions. I'm just like, oh damn, this is going to be fun.

0:19.2

Yes, good.

0:25.0

Dude, do you ever play Emily bass videos?

0:34.3

Never. Have you ever played her a bass video? I mean, this is, you know, relevant to our conversation. It's just not a random one, so like stick with me. But I was thinking the other day, because I, for the first time, context, I've been

0:43.1

married for a long time.

0:45.5

We've been together nearly 20 years, right?

0:47.6

I have never played her any bass videos ever.

0:51.4

Ever.

0:52.1

Ever.

0:52.9

I've never been like, heyisa check out this schooly sparrison solo

0:59.6

oh hey listen to the the voice in that hey drinth girl gets on this i like check that out

1:08.0

and i played to stew ham's bass.

1:28.7

Oh, what's it? Watch how supple his thumb is when he's thumb in that G string. You know? Anyway. You've never said that. Yeah, you've never said that to Lisa? No. It's high time you do. I know. Well, well, the other day was the first, and the reason why I realized this,

1:36.3

I was like, holy shit, this is the first time I've ever thought about playing Lisa a bass video,

1:40.5

and I did, but I even said to, I was like, Lisa, have I ever played you a bass video? And she was like, she's kind of like, look to me, huh? What is a bass video? Yeah, exactly.

1:47.0

Right. And I was like, oh, I'm going to play your bass video later. And she was like, she didn't seem very excited about it. And to be honest, when she watched it, she wasn't that excited either. But at least I was excited and I was compelled to show with this video. But you haven't, then, you haven't shared any videos with, with Emily.

2:03.0

I mean, if there's something that feels funny or crazy, maybe, but I'm not sharing with her base videos of like, of something that I earnestly think is amazing.

2:16.6

And maybe that's a. S's Claypool's supple thumb.

2:20.1

No.

2:22.6

No, there's enough.

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