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The SBL Podcast

189 - Is The Golden Era of Boutique Basses Over?

The SBL Podcast

Scott's Bass Lessons

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4.8522 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve got a few thousand dollars to spend on a bass, the chances are that you’re looking for more than just another bog-standard 4-string. This kind of money gets you into boutique territory and a world’s worth of luxury instruments. However, with a big budget comes a big responsibility. In this episode Scott and Ian dig into what the future holds for boutique brands like MTD, Ken Smith and Fodera Guitars.

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0:00.0

So, as you guys know, the, Ian and I bought these matching twin, twin Ken Smith six strings.

0:17.1

And yours is here. In the last episode, I don't think it had arrived. Oh, I didn't arrive. The last one that were we talked about it, I don't think it had arrived. And it has arrived. Should we show the good people? Oh, dude. I don't think I've seen it. You haven't seen it? You made me a loom, but I haven't actually seen it like in the flesh you've not held that baby up okay hold on so it's not this one because this one is mine but all right here we go are they both as heavy as each other yes yeah oh look at that bad boy just it's like an aircraft carrier

1:00.2

i know it's crazy the back is so beautiful too the back if you're sorry if you're

1:06.3

listening to the pod and not watching i'm holding up uh serious boutique lumber at the moment. The way these

1:14.2

are constructed is just so cool. They're like, you know, like a peanut butter sandwich of the highest

1:20.6

quality. Yeah, look at the volute on the back is so cool. See that? I love those. Yeah,

1:27.2

I don't think my other, Smith, my four strings got that. I don't think it was, I don't think they were doing it then. I think it must have come after that. I think mine's 82, 84 maybe, 84. So I think that they came after. Yeah. But anyway, so Ian was just asking whether, like, all I'd say, right, that I have got,

1:48.0

I give you, like, context up front. I really love bases with a thin front to back, as in, like,

1:56.5

the depth of the neck, front to back of the neck. I really like it to be like really

2:02.3

thin and I was having a conversation with Ian yesterday. I was like so what's the difference

2:07.7

between that base that that I ordered and you're Ken Smith and he was like well not not much

2:15.4

but the neck on the one that you've bought is like thick he's like he's

2:20.5

thick and i was like no like a swollen grandma's leg

2:26.6

man

2:29.8

oh you can't think of anything else, dude.

2:35.9

Now whenever I pick up a base that has a wide front to back,

2:39.3

and see, I like that.

2:40.3

I actually like necks.

2:41.2

You actually like it, don't you?

2:42.0

I do.

2:42.7

But now every time I pick it up, I just think of grandma's swollen leg, you bastard.

2:48.7

Oh, no, I know.

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