75 - Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson & Madonna’s Bassist?! - The Guy Pratt Interview

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4.8 • 522 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In today’s episode Guy Pratt talks about his stint with Pink Floyd, studio dates in LA with Madonna and Michael Jackson, and the 1964 Jazz Bass that he got from The Who bassist, John Entwistle. Heads up: there’s even a cameo question from The Darkness' Justin Hawkins! In this episode you’re going to learn: How Guy landed the gig with Pink FloydWhat he played on Madonna’s Like a Prayer.All about his go-to Jazz Bass (christened ‘Betsy’)His infamous session for Michael Jackson’s Earth Song.And m...

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0:00.0	What's up and welcome to the next episode of the SBL podcast, Scott and Ian Show.
0:07.2	Although today a special treat for you, we are going to play the entire interview that Scott and I did with session legend Guy Pratt.
0:19.1	Now, if you don't think you know Guy Pratt, think again. This resume is deep.
0:25.0	It's gnarly. Some big names. We're talking about Pink Floyd, right? We're talking about Madonna.
0:33.0	Somebody called Michael Jackson. It's absolutely crazy.
0:38.1	He also played with toy matinee.
0:40.3	Guy is an amazing bass player, amazing storyteller, comedian.
0:45.3	I mean, it was so fun to sit down with him.
0:47.0	He has these great stories about being in the room with Michael Jackson, but Michael,
0:51.2	like, hiding behind the studio desk?
0:53.8	It's outrageous. Also, he does, like, hiding behind the studio desk? It's outrageous. Also, he does
0:55.7	like a really hilarious Madonna impression. It was really fun to get to hang with him.
1:01.9	We talk about gear. We talk about all these sessions. We had a really, really good time.
1:06.2	We put him through his paces with trivia and a string change challenge.
1:11.2	I also wondered if guy might like P.B. and J better than beans on toast, you're going
1:17.3	to have to get to the end of the episode to find out.
1:20.9	Now, before we get there, let me just tell you the sponsor, today's episode, you know what
1:26.2	it is.
1:26.7	It's SBL.
1:33.8	It is the best education online for bass in the world, bar none.
1:38.8	If you want a handheld trajectory through song-based learning, it's there.
1:41.6	If you want perspective from studio pros, it's there.
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