5 BASSES that changed the WORLD (but they're OVERRATED) | The SBL Podcast Ep. 143

[@hydraulixx]

My Top 5: 1) Stingray 2) P-Bass 3) J-Bass 4) Just get 1-3 5) See 4

[@jgold_52]

Sounds about right 😂

[@jacquescousteau217]

I have a 62 rosewood neck Jazz, and a 57 RI P bass with maple neck - albeit forty one years old - I HATE the Jazz neck at headstock. It’s too narrow, especially if you’ve been playing a P bass. I would go P bass , Rick 4001, Carvin fretless - The most underrated basses ever made - and an Alvarez as top four for different tones , and you can’t mistake the difference in tone of each.

[@Zmeister02]

I also love my stingray!

[@ernieflanaganstingraybassm1463]

Nice you and i are close !!

[@neverusingthisagain2]

I have a jazz bass and the volume on the neck pot is broke. With a pick it's delicious

[@mrmountain73]

Ian: "P-Bass with flats is for the soft touch thing". Steve Harris: "Hold my beer"

[@joshuabrice3800]

Nice!

[@jacquescousteau217]

Every session Jamerson played while at Motown was a standard P bass. Not only that - if I’m recalling correctly- he left the pup cover, and bridge covers on. He played between the two with the “ claw “ ie. Index finger, nothing more, and certainly never slapped …

[@GMiddleLast]

Steve Harris famously has an INCREDIBLY light touch, js

[@f2detaboada]

​@@GMiddleLastno he doesn't, I mean he does, but it's not famous. He was outed by Bruce in an interview in the final frontier tour for "tickling his strings".

[@martinheath5947]

Although not the lead singer Chris Squire's tight harmony vocals were integral to the Yes sound.

[@insederec]

Fact

[@bobpond6381]

Not to mention try to play Close to the Edge and sing those background vocals. He was amazing.

[@devinebass]

💯💯💯

[@bjack1547]

🐐

[@MrJosten72]

Trevor Horn reckoned he was as good as it got with regards to harmony vocals.

[@captainbungee]

No one ever mentions the Rick bass on the intro to Eton Rifles - It's positively thunderous!

[@eldorado5319]

My two favorite bass nerds, love you guys!

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@violao206]

Fully agreed. 100%

[@mikeymacaque]

Skynyrd also had guys playing the Peavey T-40, which may not be iconic but it is absolutely the most underrated bass ever.

[@mikeymacaque]

Also Krist Novoselic from Nirvana is totally a Tbird guy.

[@ernieflanaganstingraybassm1463]

Just so heavy mike

[@Noseheros]

honestly, T-40 is iconic in my mine (I've got a '79) but from Journey to Chat Pile, versatility and tone

[@ernieflanaganstingraybassm1463]

and the heaviest oak guitar oak only peavey would use OAK..thank god for the foundation bass

[@spoonysmalls]

I have a 6 digit 78, but it never gets played!

[@atelicmusic]

56:05 totally agree and would absolutely "blame" the humbucker for that! I played a Stingray for over 10 years but with a HS setup (humbucker + single coil) and so often defaulted to the single coil setups, playing close to the neck to bring out the humbler side of the instrument!

[@Thesongstaysthesame]

I absolutely love when you guys get together and make longer content!!! Love it!!! Sadowsky are my 1 to 5

[@sweetnsourchick1761]

Lady Bass Player here! Well, . . . I make noise with a bass. I love you guys together! Both of you are a trip! Keep up the great work!!!

[@robertkroberjr.157]

@sweetnsour Are you familiar with a female bass player from Japan named (Juna Serita?) She has a channel on KZbin. Check her out! Enjoy! 😁

[@NikkieRoxxx]

Me too:) Lady of low frequencies. I have 3 Ibanez'es: a RB, 2 mikro sdgr, 4 and 5 string versions❤

[@TristanJCumpole]

Alrighty. My top 5! 1 - Aria Pro II SB-1000 (Trevor Horn, John Taylor, many others) 2 - Music Man Stingray (Pino Palladino, Flea) 3 - Straight out plain B&W P-bass with Rotos through an Ampeg with a pick. I'll happily stop at three.

[@Vsko478]

Aria Pro II, Cliff Burton.... maybe...... 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@TristanJCumpole]

@@Vsko478 The SB-1000 connection with Cliff is incorrect....he didn't like the neck taper or the active circuit so he returned it.

[@arnoggeddon]

There's a lot of pictures of Cliff playing a SB 1000 live.

[@TristanJCumpole]

@@arnoggeddon "he didn't like the neck taper or the active circuit so he returned it." Cliff played the Aria Pro II Black n' Gold, an active variant of the SB-R60/SB Elite I.

[@arnoggeddon]

Thanks for the information! I didn't know that the glorious Black"N"Gold was a passive bass. And to be honest, I easily understand that Cliff disliked the active electronic just as when I tried an SB1000 some 25 years ago, I remember having found it very crappy too.

[@AndreMaurici07]

For me, when I see a T-bird I always think about SOAD bass player Shavo Odadjian. about the list, stingrays are always my number 1, I love how they sound, how they look and how they feel, the perfect pickup spot for plucking for me, just feel home playing it. another thing that I like on MM basses is the quality consistency, It's very rare to find a bad stingray no matter the year you get.

[@robertsuggs2510]

I have one of the older stingray sub,s & it plays and sounds GREAT!

[@andrewpappas9311]

Major props for mentioning Shavo, dude is super underrated in my opinion and has so many killer bass lines like on Sugar, Spiders, Chop Suey!, BYOB, Aerials, Mr. Jack and just everything from System's material. Such a killer player

[@harrysutton8998]

Would love to see you guys try a G&L l2000 type bass. Unsung hero of the bass world in my book!

[@JohnWhite-xc3md]

I just bought my second L2000! I never should have sold my first one. This one is much prettier though. The tones are beautiful too.

[@wolfwarren6376]

41:20 in the middle of watching the hofner bit about Macca’s bass. He still plays that bass! The one with the “Bassman” sticker is the setlist bass. Setlist is still there, the bassman sticker is long gone. And, the Cavern Bass just returned to Macca after over 50 years. Cool stuff! 😄

[@MegaAeroforce1]

The setlist is off the bass. Been so since late 90's early 2000's.

[@domboy666]

Yep the stickers are gone, as are the tape-wounds, but Macca still plays that bass on stage with flats.

[@peterschoenbauer]

right! anyway i cant imagine it to be 10 million bucks... that yamaha bb he used with wings is the most expensive bass guitar to this point

[@robertp457]

I love the banter and even though this video was an hour and 20 minutes, I could listen to another 40 minutes easily and then still want more ;)

[@jurgenhuman8417]

Loved the show. Your chemistry is so palpable and a joy to listen to.

[@valentinej2345]

I really appreciate the way Ian described the drawbacks of the Stingray. I had one and I couldn't figure out why I didn't love it. It sounded so cool by itself, but it didn't sit right in the mix for the style of music I play. I ended up trading it toward a G & L L-2500, which has 2 pickups and a more mellow sound, but could get closer to the Stingray when you flip the active switch, move to the bridge pickup, and boost the treble. But I didn't want that sound all the time, and the Stingray is always "ON". Great video!

[@simon_plays_bass]

I’ve an L2000. IMO the L2K series are Leo Fender’s best design, but they get way less attention than the P, Jazz and Stingray.

[@Thorsten_Kueppers]

The fact that Macca bought his Höfner 500/1 here in Germany and used it at the excessive gigs at Hamburg‘s Star Club still fascinates me so much. Being part of the infamous Reeperbahn-scene must have been just WILD! Period. 🎸 💃🏼 🕺🏼 🍸 💊 😂😂😂

[@hanshansel4212]

What a joy to watch and hear you guys! Just when I was thinking..it’s a shame the T-Bird didn’t make it..Ian finally came up with one…that really knocked me off!!

[@ShemariahOverman]

Music Man here! With my stingray 5 HH I can get any tone I need.

[@trailblazeratv6306]

That not really a Stingray though. It's more like a MM Sterling imo. I have both

[@nicacrush]

Not that iconic P thump

[@ShemariahOverman]

@@nicacrush I still rock my P bass. I love it.

[@TizzyA34]

All I could think of around the 8:15 mark was "Scotty Doesn't Know!" from Eurotrip.

[@GMiddleLast]

Saaaaaame

[@yetoot31]

Flats on a stingray helps a lot with the "issue" Ian had of it being to bright. It makes it sit better in the mix. My top is: Jazz Stingray Precision Rickenbacker 51 Precision Love this channel.

[@joeclark149]

Totally, agree, I have chrome flats on my Stingray and I love it.

[@RGBoombox]

Mike Watt - Thunderbird Gibson ripper/ grabber basses are pretty iconic IMO

[@robertsuggs2510]

Am now 65 and I always wanted to play a Grabber 🎸

[@Cap683]

I played a Gibson Ripper during the latter 1970s. It was designed to produce a variety of useful tones and had a great neck. The downside was that Gibson's QC was really bad and the bass became basically unplayable in about five years. The varitone switch allowed the pickups to be played 1. both in series 2. bridge pickup only 3. both pickups in parallel which like a really muscular Jazz Bass 4. both pickups wired out of phase.. In addition, there was what Gibson called a "presence" control which was basically a midrange cut control. Eventhough it is a mess, I still have it for the memories.

[@dapsign]

I just found you guys in the last couple of weeks, bought my first bass and am learning to play. I look forward to watching more of this newish format and will definitely listen to past episodes. So excited!

[@devinebass]

Welcome to the world of bass!! Great to have you here!!

[@Macna333]

Whatever you guys do is exactly what i want to see/hear. Thank you for all you provide. I love you both an i love all things SBL.

[@josephjordan2883]

OMG!! I love this! I am laughing out loud at you two so much!! Ian saying he will be cancelled had me cracking up… as did Scott’s hilarious comments! Oh… I blindfolded myself by turning my phone around and knew all 5 almost immediately. Pretty proud of that.

[@DiegoooTech]

The congested mid range on the P Bass help greatly leaving room for guitars and voice on the mix especially. And every mid range instrument of course. Unbeatable.

[@davidfung7902]

Love the Rick discussion and Spacehog too! I had a new Jetglo Rickenbacker 4001 back in 1975. It was the most rockin' look every, but unfortunately, my bass had a super-thin floppy neck and never really sounded great. There was a low-cut filter on the bridge pickup back in those days that made that pickup sound extra wimpy. In the early 80's I sold it and missed the idea of it. A few years later, I happened to see a purple 4001 that was a few years older hanging in a guitar shop in San Francisco (it was the shop that used to be a laundromat). It had herringbone binding and the crushed sparkly inlays. I plugged that one in, and all of a sudden, I understood what the Rick was supposed to be! But the store knew that too, and it was major bucks. In recent years, I've played newer Ricks most of which have been really great. Last year I bought a new Jetglo 4003s and it's been great! Tried to get a V63 with the split horseshoe and toaster pickups, but never found one. I noticed that Rick has a listing to sell their horseshoe pickup on their site, but it was never in stock until Feb this year. Got it, haven't put it in yet, but really looking forward to it!

[@Fnortner01]

Thanks for the time spent with Spacehog. Great memories for me from the 90s.

[@martinbeasley1540]

Would love there to be a part 2 to this, where you check into some of the more "modern" classics. Maybe an active special with Dingwall, Wal, Steinberger, Modulus, Overwater, Spector??? Just stock up on 9v batteries first though...

[@wimpynz]

Always enjoyed the longer form discussions with banter thrown in (as it naturally occurs). If it keeps feeling good to do it, I'll keep listening/watching as your enthusiasm and humour hits right. Also, the guilt I feel from not picking up my bass, which is directly behind me, is somewhat lessened by viewing your vids :)

[@adviceman5211]

You guys left out Leo’s last bass, the MOST versatile he ever made, the astonishing G&L L-2000 E . Magnificent !!!!!!

[@andrewpinner3181]

Thanks guys, your podcasts are always great : plenty of info, experiences, humour & above all your genuine humanity shines ! Always a great hang out. Vis à vis the Stingray & less standout tones, I would suggest listening to Paul Denman of Sade (esp. first album) - very sultry, smooth bass, although he pumps it up on the 'Snakebite' track.

[@jerryada]

Fucking best podcast duo ever. Charisma and talent all around. Thanks for this content, guys. You even have bass voices: Scott sounds like a P and Ian is definitely a J. Cheers.

[@peterbodington5349]

Loved this, thanks guys. I’ve been watching the videos for a while and always enjoying, but didn’t realise you did a podcast! I’ll be listening at work from now on. As for basses missed, surely the Spector NS-2 has got to be up there.

[@tobiaszbartos5417]

my top 5 is 1 P bass 2 Jazz bass 3 Music man 4 4 modern soak bar basses like Ibanez SR305E 5 thunderbird

[@Nanu4711Nanu]

1 JB 2 PJ 3 StingRay 4 PB 5 other and Rickenbacker and the ugly TB

[@brianpierce6877]

Honorable mention - Gibson EB-0 (Jack Bruce, Entwhistle, Bill Wyman)

[@rustymcfarland2221]

...and Felix Pappalardi, the greatest of all EB-0 players!

[@Cap683]

Jack Bruce played a Gibson EB 3 and soloed the bridge pickup.

[@greenspiderforce]

Awesome vid! I have an idea for the next one, top 5 underdog basses like Gibson Grabber/Ripper/G3, Rickenbacker 3000/3001, Fender Aerodyne, Dan Armstrong Ampeg bass, Peavey t-40 bass etc., Cheers!

[@viniciuscomacento]

I always starting watching these thinking "ah, too long, but let me stay at least 20 minutes" and I end up watching it all! Because you guys fill these with insightful comments and are so fun to watch to. Thank you for this AWESOME content on KZbin!

[@tat2jim]

Always enjoy your videos!

[@devinebass]

Cheers, appreciate that!

[@1mespud]

The reason for the pickup placement is so close to the bridge on the Stingray bass was suggested by Louis Johnson to Leo Fender. He didn't want the pickup in the way of his slap popping.

[@bennobassosaurus7078]

These are great clips! Keep em coming lads... Ya love em n leave em Devine, 😂 classic!

[@KajVardinghus]

I sat here "stuck to" this video from beginning to end. You're so passionate about bass that I couldn't get unstuck. Very entertaining. Congratulations!

[@iaindempster1354]

Great show guys. T Bird iconic player, Pete Way, UFO

[@Cap683]

Mike Lull made his version of the Gibson Thunderbird Bass but did so that it balanced well and looked beautiful. The only drawback was the list price was $4,000.

[@william7620]

After almost 60 years, having had 2 JAzz basses, 2 P basses, 2 Ricks, a Hofner Beatle Bass , a Stingray and probably 20 plus other basses, my go to now is a G&L SB-2 w/PJ configuration and a maple board.

[@joco9958]

That spacehog intro has the phone ringing sample from Penguin Cafe Orchestra 😊

[@stevenmriley]

Have played for 25+ years. Have made me excited about playing again. Love the videos and the comradery

[@chuckrobidoux]

Would love to see you guys discuss/play the (arguably) legendary Peavey T-40!

[@gordonplatter9162]

My 1st bass I wish I never sold it

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

These used to be everywhere, I never cared for them when I was a young guy, but I get it now.

[@paulrimmer1797]

I added a 3 way switch to my 77 musicman stingray, which gives coil tap, parallel or series wiring. What a massive range of sounds now available, so much better, now it has a throaty warm distortion option and a more "passive" P bass sound too - I may still have the wiring diagram somewhere

[@kristianeckholdt5230]

The "bassmann" Hofner a 1963 model is the same one Paul uses live to this day, his first hofner a 1961 model "The Cavern" was stolen in 1972 and was found and returned to Paul in fall of 2023. I also still owns the rickenbacker he used in The Beatles.

[@localbod]

💯🎯

[@philgallagher1]

It's weird... I'm not a bass player, I'm hardly even a guitar player, but I am subscribed to your channel and I have lost countless hours watching you guys talking about stuff that goes right over my head! I love it even though half the time I can't tell the difference between the tones you all find SO different!! Keep it up & I promise you I will TRY to develop my ear enough to comment about the actual content!

[@Karrox11]

Stingray with flatwounds ❤

[@TenFalconsMusic]

Stingray with spaghetti noodles for strings still sounds 1,000 times better than a Rickenbacker...or most other basses.

[@arnoggeddon]

So Chic!

[@ArchieOnEarth]

The Joe Dart model comes with flats

[@mluke31]

I have been watching you guys for a long time. I have learned a lot from you guys thank you...keep it up!

[@devinebass]

Cheers, glad you've been finding the content useful!

[@basskitty69]

'76 Thunderbird was played exclusively by Pete Way of UFO, once it became available - ditched the P. Thunderbirds were also played by Martin Turner of Wishbone Ash, Chris Squire of Yes, Glenn Cornick of Jethro Tull/Wild Turkey.

[@duncan-rmi]

glenn cornick had a home-made whammy on his too.

[@Cap683]

@@duncan-rmi When I saw Wild Turkey, Glenn Cornick was playing a Rickenbacker through Marshall amplifiers. The tone was wimpy.

[@tedberman7831]

Great video and awesome basses you just can't go wrong. I enjoyed the content

[@philipbinns6928]

The best sounding Stingray that I've heard is from Paul Denman, the bassist for Sade.

[@michaelromano2092]

I've been a drummer since age 10. Now, at 56, I picked up my first bass guitar and I'm super stoked!! You guys are awesome to watch having sooo much to learn about my new instrument. Keep on rockin'!!

[@rm_ohlsen3587]

You missed „The Jam“ on the Rickenbacker theme.

[@bassiclymike]

You guys are always informative and amusing! Among other basses I have several Rickenbackers and a Thunderbird. They both sound and play awesome but different; more grind and bark from the Rickenbacker and more solid, smooth sound from the T-bird. Does it neck dive? Yes, if you let it. I moved the strap button to behind the neck and use a grippy strap so it doesn't move much. It's not really heavy either, so I don't get fatigued playing it. And the neck is wicked fast. My Ricks are newer models so they have the push/pull tone knob to engage or disengage a .0047uf cap to get the vintage clank or a more modern sound. I find them extremely versatile, with a very wide range of tones. Feels like they were made for me too, so they're a joy to play. I like how wel they take to any effects you throw at them, especially overdrive, chorus and flange. Their clear crisp tone really helps the effects work well without getting muddy. Another bass you could have included that was played by Jack Bruce in Cream and by many others is the Gibson EB-3. Short scale, small body, big mudbucker in the neck position and a regular-sized humbucker for a bridge PU. I had a copy for a while, they're fun to play and downright dirty when you drive them hard, just listen to Bruce's live tone in the Cream days.

[@Ruffdrummr]

My top 5 1. PBass 2. Jazz Bass 3. Rick 4001/3 4. Yamaha BB5000 5. Fender (Japan) Jaguar Honorable mention: Ibanez Soundgear or BTB series Also have been playing a PBass with rounds for years. Such an intoxicating feel and sound.

[@tommy49elliot]

Great stuff, gentlemen. My honorable mention would have to be the Spector NS-2. As for Nikki Sixx, he definitely used other basses (Spector, Hamer, Schecter) but I always associate him with the T-Bird design.

[@ArieGoossens]

The way to make a stingray sound good and not be super upfront is to check out Cliff Williams

[@gatekeeper65]

Awesome video ! That was so much fun. I miss my 4001 stereo, but I don't miss the back aches from strapping it over my shoulder. Geddy was my guy, but Chris Squire, and Mike Rutherford both made it special too. Spector, and Chapman Stick if it qualifies. Take care guys.

[@robertpolischuck2908]

Jared Followill from Kings of Leon is the Thunderbird legend!

[@samthebarber93]

Agreed! 🤘🏽

[@BenCDaugherty]

That Spacehog baseline is nostalgic. I remember first hearing it and my dad telling me it was a rickenbacker and that he hated the feel of them lol. Good times man

[@willturnerbass3200]

The urge to sing Scotty Doesn't Know is overwhelming 😅

[@joshuabrice3800]

All day!

[@kenichijono7117]

Great video. In terms of ICONIC, I would add Steinberger, Fodera AJ contrabass and Fender BassVI

[@NotThatOneThisOne]

The Spacehog track is on the Guardians of the Galaxy 3 soundtrack. My young daughters love it.

[@JeffSiddall]

First bassist I remember seeing with a Thunderbird was Garry Lowe (RIP) from Big Sugar. That guy could sure bring the thunder!

[@Innerspace100]

I'd put your entire top-five into mine as well, with one exception: Instead of the Hofner, I'd chose the Gibson EB-3. An honourable mention would go to the original iteration of the P (or early Telecaster basses circa 1968-1971), the Music Man Sabre and the Gibson RD Artist.

[@DMaynardNelson]

For the T-bird: Tom Petersson - Cheap Trick(all the early albums before he moved to 12s live and in studio) Overend Watts - Mott the Hoople Martin Turner - Wishbone Ash John Entwistle - from '71 thru the mid 70s, including the custom basses (Fenderbird, Explorer) Pete Way - UFO Allen Woody - Gov't Mule Leon Wilkeson - Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@rome8180]

Nikki Monninger of Silversun Pickups plays a Thunderbird. I know that's not the big name you're looking for, but she's the first name that came to mind. They're a great band. I can actually think of more bassists who play a Ripper or a Grabber than a Thunderbird.

[@germarhoffmeister2752]

Top 5 for me: 1 to 4 Spector NS2 Kramer 1987, 5 Squier P-Bass JV-series.

[@terkish]

Peter Hook ''s Yamaha BB

[@ssab420]

My American Fender Jazz bass will always be my most versatile favorite bass. I love my stingray basses (I have a classic stingray from the 90s and a new music man stingray special with 2 pickups) to play live at the gig though. I just can’t get jiggy with a Rickenbacker I’ve tried multiple times to jam on one and it’s just not a comfortable all around bass to me. Can’t say much about the Hofner cause I’ve never played one but I’m 6’1/250lbs and that’s a small ass hollow bass I’m assuming I wouldn’t be a fan. P-basses are fun and I dig the sound I just don’t own one.

[@trailblazeratv6306]

Everyone needs a Jazz, P and Stingray imo

[@NoName-fo7mz]

Nope all three sucks and the only decent bass any mores is actually war wick 8 string tbh

[@zippermouth29]

Great vid as always guys! Just some insight from personal experience when it comes to Stingrays; the secret sauce I’ve found is in a feature that only the fivers possess. The Series/Parallel toggle. I use my Stingray 5 in series mode only and it instantly brings down the glassy treble and boomy bass and sits more in the middle like a P bass. I completely agree with you guys on the fact that a Stingray more pokes through the mix than sits when in its standard parallel wiring but in series it’s a whole other bass. I have a Jazz, P, Dingwall and Stingray 5 and switching the ray from parallel to series transforms it from the last bass I’d pick up to the first. I wish the fours had the same feature. Give it a shot!

[@TenFalconsMusic]

As a Rickenbacker 4003 owner, I'd say Rickenbacker basses are overpriced bass shaped toilets.

[@aarontown]

i have a 4001 and my Peavey Patriot outshines it

[@Not_dead_yet__stuff]

Over priced, yes. Bad bass, no

[@Mikey__R]

I often wonder how good a Fender type bass with Ricky pickups would sound?

[@johndonnelly687]

A year ago I bought a Jazz Bass. I had never played a guitar before, did keyboards. The first lesson I had was one of yours. Setup, tune, basics style. I am still learning and I gain so much from your videos.

[@marcpuyuelograndas1005]

Fantastic video. If we had to elongate the honourable mentions list, I think it would feature basses such as the Gibson SG or the Guild Starfire.

[@justinketchem8746]

Great Vid. Randy Meisner of the Eagles played a Rick on the Hotel California album. He was also a lead singer on many Eagles songs, including Take it to the Limit.

[@slapitman]

I'm a pre EB StingRay collector - I love them. This being said the Jazz is the most versatile weapon of them all - it can do it all if you get the right one.

[@och70]

@ 23:35 My favorite P-Bass style. Such a beauty.

[@Luigi55555]

I can’t see myself ever choosing anything else over the Jazz Bass. When I finally bought my professional ll Jazz last year with some money I got from graduating, I immediately fell in love with it even more then I thought I would. I have used it for every gig I’ve had in the past year and I can’t really ever see that changing. I have been truly hooked on the Jazz

[@Longplay_Games]

I agree, I have played a jbass as my main for probably 15 years and it's just so flexible. Slap, tap, fingerstyle, p-bass-ish if you want, deep and scoop if you want, whatever you like. Plus that really fast neck.

[@Spacula1]

Love this discussion!!!! And Ian mentions the Yamaha BB!!! The BB doesn't have a cold or sinus infection like the Fender!!! The mids are a bit higher - Love it! Gary Tibbs live with Roxy Music turned me on to the PBass.

[@bastoktok]

You are definitely the nicest guys. The more i watch you, the more i like to play. Thx for that. Course we'd love to come and chat with you.

[@Hitch1612]

Fully agree with the choices. I own all 5. The order of favouritism changes depending on what mood I’m in or if I’ve taken my medication 🤪

[@nigelbass]

Love watching your videos get better and better! Glad I am here for the ride. Here's a couple podcast ideas! awesome "weird note choices" in common pop/cover band songs for bass - similar to David Bennett. Title "what were these bass players thinking!?" A list of some of the coolest venues/gigs you guys have done, would be fun to hear your road stories Hot takes on how to run a band practice/ jam session thanks so much for the long form content about bass its awesome!

[@lalogallu]

You're definitely the best, love the most fun and interesting videos

[@ericbarnes1121]

Omg... finally, a mention of Bruce Thomas of the Attractions on SBL!!! More, please...!!

[@KarlHerbert71]

I've always had Mick & Dan (That Pedal Show) for my guitar needs, and now I've found Scott and Ian to encourage me to reconnect with my old Westone Thunder 1. My life is now complete 😁. Thanks lads 👍

[@devinebass]

👍👍👍

[@CtrlAlexDel]

Guys thanks for the vid! Please consider doing vid about modern basses like Ibanez, Dingwall, Schecter, LTD, Warwick, etc.

[@jacobheaney3836]

Great video, here would by my top five desert island basses of all time: 1) Fender Jazz 2) Fender Precision 3) Musicman Stingray 4) Rickenbacker 5) Sadowsky

[@BenD_Bass]

I love what you guys are doing. The random rants are great. I feel like I know you guys personally lol

[@ZenAndZen]

36:24 OUTPUT jack - there's no input jack on guitars. Love the banter.

[@drewlewis9412]

More of this style gents!!!! Great work

[@nobiazcustomsinc5030]

I remember the exact louis johnson instructional video you were talking about ian

[@devinebass]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Rory_Arlo]

Love the videos guys this is such an enjoyment! Although I think I’d take the hofner over the stingray personally 😂

[@dalemalloyfedbyravens4260]

I’m a southpaw and I’ve had to flip every bass that I’ve owned. Including my RIC which I had to put the strap post in the heel of the neck to counter balance I think that flipping a Tbird would be a good fit for me for balance

[@aleemabdul2232]

1. Gibson Thunderbirds with Tapes 2. Rivoli/eb2 with flats 3. Stingray with Rounds. 4. Jazz with flats and rounds. 5. Pbass with tapes.

[@paulking0512]

Love my MM Stingray 4. My absolute fave. Paul Denman showed that a Music Man can sit well in a mix in early Sade tracks.