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Scott's Bass Lessons

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🗓️ 16 March 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Whether you're in the market for an active 5-string or a custom-built classic, choosing the right bass guitar can be difficult. How do you know what’s the right one for you? In today’s episode, we list what we think are the 5 best bass guitars you can get your hands on. In this episode you’re going to learn: Why every bassist needs a Jazz BassWhen you might need an active 5-stringWhy a P Bass might be a better option for studio playersShould Scott buy a Rickenbacker?And much, much more.

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0:00.0	What's up and welcome to another episode of the Scott and Ian show on the SBL podcast.
0:05.5	And today we're making that list.
0:08.2	Oh, we're making lists.
0:09.8	We're making lists.
0:10.7	We're talking about the five bases.
0:13.1	Every basest needs.
0:14.8	It's a really fun conversation.
0:16.5	Now, look, you could argue that you really only need one.
0:19.9	Could you get by with just one? Of course.
0:22.1	Like old Bob Allison used to say, Ian, don't they kind of always go boom, boom, boom?
0:28.1	You're not wrong, dad. You're not wrong, but that's no fun. We want to talk about all the options.
0:33.5	I remember seeing as a kid, a bass player magazine episode that out that said, like, here are the bases that everybody needs.
0:40.7	So we're sort of doing an update on that.
0:42.8	It's interesting.
0:43.7	I come at it from sort of a studio perspective, thinking about tracking on somebody's record.
0:49.3	Scott's maybe coming at it from a live or gigging perspective.
0:52.6	Where do you come at it from? How many bases do you bring to a session?
0:57.8	Right? How many bases do you bring on stage? Do you always bring a backup for a gig? What about a tour? What about a jam session?
1:05.7	We're going to talk about some of this stuff and I absolutely love talking about this. Of course you can get it done
1:13.1	on one, but that's no fun. We're going to talk about all the bases you need, okay? Hey,
1:18.9	this week at SBL, there's some really cool stuff going on. I got to tell you about it
1:22.8	before we get into the episode. We just released last week a songwriting and composition course with Michael
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