203 - Joe Dart and the INCREDIBLE Bass Lines of Vulfpeck

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🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Scott sits down with the one and only Joe Dart to talk all things Vulfpeck. From the iconic grooves that put the band on the map to the lines that fans can’t stop playing, Joe breaks down the stories, ideas, and moments behind his most loved bass parts. Tune in for some bass wisdom and a closer look at what makes Joe’s lines so addictive.

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0:00.0	There's not that many bands that have bass as a front and center part of the band.
0:09.0	I try not to plan anything. I try to just really be as spontaneous as possible.
0:17.0	Base, unlike almost any other instrument, gets to kind of go wild down there.
0:25.6	Subdividing from the eighth note to the 16th note to the 32nd note, but you've got to land it.
0:34.6	What really like motivates you and gets you going and gets you wanting to play is the group.
0:40.3	I really set out to be just like a bass player and a band.
0:45.3	I just, I wanted to be a part of a rhythm section.
0:52.3	So you guys have asked for this moment for so long and we finally made it happen.
0:57.3	We have got the incredible, the legendary Joe Dart here to have an incredible conversation
1:02.2	with us and we were just discussing before that there's no other way to kick this video
1:07.4	off than starting with Dean Town. The longest intro of all the time.
1:30.3	Yeah. It's been a while since you've been to a minute, man.
1:50.0	It's got a different tempo live too. The
2:03.6	The The
2:20.3	The The
2:37.0	The The
2:53.6	The Yeah.
3:15.3	This is a fun part live, man. I forgot Theo's playing a lampshade.
3:28.0	Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
3:30.0	Woo!
3:31.0	Woo! I'm gonna be. I'm gonna I'm
3:41.6	The Go! Go! Oh! Go! Oh! Oh Oh
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