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The SBL Podcast

209 - Danny Sapko and THE TRUTH

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

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

What really happens when you post a bass video every day for two years? Scott sits down with Danny Sapko to dig into how he picked up the bass, what pushed him onto YouTube, and the honest truth about what worked and what didn’t. Dive in and see what really powered it!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Stop pretending and doing all this stuff that other people is doing.

0:03.0

I just need to be myself.

0:09.0

I started changing up my style on YouTube and long story short, now I'm getting a million shorts a day.

0:16.0

I've said some stuff and some of the stuff has been like, no, you can't say that.

0:26.6

I have no problem with getting rid of big lying cheating.

0:36.6

But with the Giacomo thing, the worst thing was all the stuff I couldn't say because I thought if I get this wrong and that's like going to be the end of me.

0:40.3

Is that your tempo? Sounds great. It's great.... The

1:13.6

The Beautiful.

1:36.3

Hey, do you want free bass gear, extra content and exclusive videos?

1:45.0

Well, listen up. As an SPL Insider, you get to be part of our free monthly giveaways where you can win bass straps, strings, pedals, multi-effects units, gig bags, even full on bases, like this one.

1:57.0

But that's just the start. SPL Insiders also get exclusive Directors cut versions of our YouTube videos, longer with

2:04.2

deeper insights and packed with extra tips you will not find anywhere else.

2:08.9

Plus, you're also going to get bonus behind the scenes content as well.

2:13.2

All of this exclusive content is only available to SPL Insiders. It's not on YouTube and it's not on

2:19.7

our website. It's truly exclusive. And the best part is it's 100% free. Just click the link below

2:25.6

or go to SBLinsider.com. Sign up and boom, you're in. Free gear, exclusive content,

2:32.1

no-brainer. What a start. Dan has traveled so far today, so we are truly lucky to have him with us.

2:38.7

Mr Danny Sapko.

2:40.1

And for this video, we thought it'd be cool to find out how the heck he ended up on this beautiful instrument,

2:44.9

not this specific bass, but on the bass itself.

2:49.1

And also, how the heck you ended up on YouTube and all of that malarca. And on Scott's bass lessons. And on SBL, yeah. So, yeah, how did you end up playing the bass in the first place? So, I started off on guitar, as a lot of bass players do. Did you start off on guitar? Unfortunately, I did.. Unfortunately I did. It happens to the best of us.

3:09.3

It does.

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