204 -The Fenders that Failed

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🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Scott and Ian plug in for a wild ride through Fender’s weird and wonderful bass history—from the Bass VI that gave us Patsy Cline’s “tic tac” sound and Beatles chaos, to the world’s first five-string Fender Bass V. It’s all about Fender’s boldest experiments and the players who turned them into classics.

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0:00.0	This bass is unlocking a whole new you.
0:12.0	Hey, hey, Mr. Devine, whose base is that?
0:20.8	This I'm not even sure that we can call this a base. Hey, Mr. Divine, whose base is that?
0:25.2	This, I'm not even sure that we can call this a base.
0:29.3	What are you talking about?
0:31.7	There's a small amount of guilt.
0:36.6	People have just clicked this video and their mouths have dropped to the floor.
0:39.0	Or they've clicked off it already.
0:40.3	They're like, that's not a bass.
0:41.6	SGL.
0:44.9	Scott Guitar Lessons.
0:45.7	I got it.
0:47.4	It took me a second, but I got it.
0:50.6	This is actually Mr. Danny Sapko's bass.
0:51.9	That you brought over.
0:52.9	I mean, guitar. Wait, hold on a minute. It's Mr. Danny Sapko's what that you brought over. I mean, it's, wait, hold on a minute.
0:54.5	It's,
0:54.8	it's Mr.
0:55.4	Danny Sapko's what? Guitar. No. In a shell suit. Come on. Give it to me. Give me that. Oh, hang on. Wait a minute. I've got Danny Zap over it. Give me the Yorkshire bass for God's sake. Oh, yes. That's great.
1:11.9	Yeah, shout to Danny.
1:13.0	Thank you, Danny, dude. That's great.
1:11.9	Yeah,
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