92 - Is Versatility on the Bass Overrated? Well, it depends…

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🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Can you play heavy metal and smooth jazz and pop, all in one day? Or are you strictly the bassist for one act and one act only? It used to be taught that versatility would equal more opportunity for success in your bass playing career, but is that still the case? In today’s episode we ask if it’s actually better to flip this idea on its head and focus your energy in just one direction! In this Episode you're going to learn: Why Ian has always valued versatility.How to know which path is right...

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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.
0:06.3	Scott and I are going to be talking about versatility today.
0:09.0	Is it important?
0:10.3	Does it matter?
0:11.4	Like, should you just commit to one thing?
0:13.8	Like, if you love the pick, should you just commit to that and just be like,
0:18.6	nope, sorry, bro, rock and roll vibes forever. That's what I do. Or if you're a slapper, should and just be like, nope, sorry, bro, rock and roll vibes forever.
0:21.6	That's what I do.
0:22.5	Or if you're a slapper, should you just be like, nope, Davey 504 forever.
0:26.6	I'm only slapping the bass.
0:28.0	Or if you just like swing, she'd be like, nah, man, I'm just going to commit to this.
0:33.2	There is part of that that is very alluring.
0:36.5	And this conversation came up around the great drummer Dave Eilich, killing drummer,
0:42.2	Killer Teacher, who talked about versatility being a bit of a sham.
0:48.0	And listen, I have prided my career on being versatile.
0:53.5	So I don't know that I agree, but I do agree with part of it.
0:58.4	And Scott and I get into it today. It's so awesome. I really enjoyed this conversation with
1:04.0	Scott. So check it out. If you're on that fence of like, what do I do? Like, you have to be versatile
1:08.5	to play in that variety band to do the wedding gig thing. But then maybe you have a band where you're doing something else. You're like, ah, but should I just commit to this one thing? Oh, it's the push and the pull. It's the push and the pull. We're going to get all into it today. Hey, let me tell you what's going on at SBL this week. Very cool. Check it out. We have a mentor session coming up Monday, June 26 with the great Gary Willis.
1:33.2	He's going to be talking about 1983 versus 2023.
1:39.6	What's changed for bass players?
1:42.0	If my math is correct, that's 40 years.
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