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The SBL Podcast

180 - Hubert Eaves IV Interview

The SBL Podcast

Scott's Bass Lessons

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

4.8522 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Normally bass players are ALL chops or all groove. Hubert Eaves IV has it all. It was back in 1997 when we first discovered his bass playing thanks to Erykah Badu Live. In this episode Ian and Scott talk to Hubert about the making of that incredible album. Who said pocket has to be boring?

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0:00.0

you know it's like it's like popping a string we just keep going

0:10.8

dude don't stop yeah that's right now you're like oh damn what would be the worst string

0:19.1

to break for you hubertbert, on a gig?

0:23.2

On a gig would probably be that, uh, hmm, the D string.

0:29.6

The D string.

0:31.3

Why do you say the D string?

0:32.8

Yeah.

0:35.3

I find myself, uh, just thinking about it.

0:38.6

I mean, I could be wrong, but I'm kind of on that string along.

0:42.6

Yeah.

0:43.2

And you'd have to skip to get that space between that G.

0:49.0

You know, that would be kind of crazy for me.

0:51.1

Yeah.

0:51.5

Which for you?

0:53.6

I'm an A-string guy.

0:55.0

I feel like I play a lot of octave pedal stuff.

0:58.8

And so the A-string, I've said a lot that if I could just have one string, it would be

1:03.1

the A-string, always.

1:06.1

I'm all-E-string.

1:07.9

This is fascinating, isn't it?

1:09.5

I'm all-east.

1:10.4

Isn't it?

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