83 - How He Got the Weezer Gig: Scott Shriner

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🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

We could quite happily tell anyone who will listen that Weezer are our favorite band. Scott Shriner has held the bass chair since 2001 and has always stood out among the group’s history of bassists. His rock-solid pocket playing brings an extra edge to Weezer’s tone, which is why we think you’ll love this episode as we dive into Scott’s bass playing and career with Weezer. In this episode you’re going to learn: How Scott got the gig with Weezer.What it’s like sharing a stage with frontman Ri...

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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.
0:05.7	And today, such a treat.
0:08.4	We have Scott Shriner from the legendary band Weezer.
0:13.6	I'm a big fan.
0:14.9	I'm a big fan.
0:16.3	Did I keep it cool?
0:17.6	Did you keep it cool, Allison?
0:19.2	You're going to have to find out.
0:20.4	Scott Devine and I
0:22.0	sit down with Scott Shriner for over an hour and we talk about everything. How he got the Weezer
0:29.1	gig, the audition process, what their rehearsals are like, his gear trajectory, even him
0:35.6	studying with Gary Willis at MIT coming up, right?
0:40.6	This is a studied bass player.
0:42.8	We also talk about this period in his life where he was in this like dirty like biker rock band and he didn't shower for months.
0:50.8	It's amazing.
0:51.9	You are not going to want to miss it.
0:53.5	Before we get to it, let me just
0:54.6	give you a little bit about what's going on with SBL this week. We just put out a brand new
1:00.8	course, Rhythm Section Development, with me and Steve Gould. We did a course a couple years ago
1:08.1	on this. It was wildly popular on the campus, even if I do say so
1:12.1	myself, which I do. And we decided to do a second part of it. And it's amazing. Steve talks to
1:18.8	bass players. He really is talking to our community about how to think like a drummer, how to think
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