Bass Camp 2016 Interviews - SCOTT REEDER (Kyuss/Sun and Sail Club)

Scott Reeder on how playing in Kyuss has effected his career and his life. He also talks about his new Warwick Masterbuilt Custom Shop 8 string bass and what's special about the way he plays.
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Music: Alien Rant Factory by Sun And Sail Club
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[@Zim96]

So humble. Sky Valley is probably my favorite album of all time.

[@ziggylayneable]

a lot of the younger people who have discovered Kyuss that didn't live through the 1990s and aren't from generation x born in the 1970s or late 60, tend to think that"blues for The red sun"was their best album. I think it's their second-best. "Welcome to sky valley" was in my opinion the best album they ever made

[@daniellemalan8832]

Sky Valley, agreed, its phenomenal!

[@le4289]

@@ziggylayneable agreed, oliveri was great, but reeder was really something else.

[@ziggylayneable]

@@le4289 Reeder for some reason is a right-handed guy,and he would take a bass that was strung up for a right-handed person, and just flip it over without switching the strings around to accommodate left hand playing. That always kind of blew my mind.he's playing on the wrong hand and the strings are backwards. But he's just as good as Geezer Butler. Ambidextrous.the only other player I can think of who is truly ambidextrous is Michelangelo Battiatto the guitar player. Steve Vai played left-handed on that giant guitar shaped like a heart with two necks on the right side and one neck on the left. Steve says he could never really play the left one properly. That puts Scott in a class of his own completely separate from every other bass player or guitar player. I personally think the dude is a freaking musical prodigy....

[@nicoguarini28]

Bass god.......

[@robinsonsvillage7599]

Such an underrated bass player! One of my favourites!

[@joshv5376]

James Burns for sure, could got the Metallica gig. God bless Rob, but I'm sure Scott wasnt far behind!

[@diegomazzaron9191]

@@joshv5376 Scott is better than Rob anyway.

[@daniellemalan8832]

Reeder's the man. Across The River,The Obsessed, Kyuss. He's such a chill dude, hope to meet him some day.

[@johncuda]

Such a humble individual. Thanks Scott for being a inspiration to many sorry bass players such as myself!

[@ionlyusepics]

yeah, he's great

[@brianscraper7433]

I love Kyuss: Welcome to Sky Valley because of his bass playing! Supa scoopa, Demon Cleaner, and Space Cadet are amazing! I never realized he plays left handed with it string as a right handed bass. Guess I’ve never watched film of him playing.

[@inthefade]

I met Scott before a Kyuss reunion show years ago (the one before Kyuss Lives). Him and I talked about music production for at least an hour before sound check. Has to be the nicest of my childhood idols that I've been fortunate enough to meet. My favorite thing I remember is that he told me that he had a back door going out of his studio and ran an 1/8 inch cable out to listen to mixes in his car. Music like Kyuss is always best listened to in a car, totally immersed in the sound.

[@rjmcmooseknuckle]

Such a good guy , humble and just a beast bass player :)

[@thomaspagel4434]

very inspiring man. Thanks a lot for that interview and big respect to him!

[@diegomazzaron9191]

I love this guy, so humble, talented and positive. He deserve much more in terms of respect, consideration and success. Why he never follow Josh in QOTSA?

[@maxm740]

I have the same question.

[@thestoo8328]

Loved his solo album. I'm going to listen to it tonight as it's been a few years.

[@dbruh5829]

Scott is the bass....Love this guy!

[@ptlutube]

Absolute legend.

[@pifie]

I *love* Scott, his solo album is _brilliant_, you have to check it ( _Tunnelvision brilliance_)

[@Sambob79]

nice dude. and beautiful instrument awesome!

[@TonyKoehl]

What a beautiful and talented human!

[@crlm0707]

My absolute fav

[@mathiasrjabs7316]

kyuss wretch album is very underrated I really enjoy that album. But certainly Sky Valley is their best album then Blues For The Red Sun I guess I would put wretch next after that and the circus leaves town

[@stanleysteamer3212]

When is he gonna do a album with the Melvins

[@nicoguarini28]

Scotty is the Jimi Hendrix of bass players!!!!

[@douchecraft3113]

"Coudn't play the drums, so just accidentally became the best bassist of all time.."

[@ziggylayneable]

People have always told me I looked like Scott. I've been hearing it since I was 30 years old. I'm 47

[@glenbellefonte9620]

Most people I know do not even know who Kyuss is, let alone Scott Reeder. You are the one who says it.

[@pawlpoche8736]

Wow, your thumbnail looks like him

[@trrrewr]

The man, the myth.

[@jasonren666]

even on a lefty he plays upside down .....very cool

[@pawlpoche8736]

Sky Valley on Mushrooms 🍄 is essential

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

The only bassist so awesome Metallica auditioned for him

[@estebanlopezcaste3111]

Ya esta viejo :/

[@InfiniteRhombus]

but besides the nut the only thing you would have to do is just get a lefty bass, this was one of the reasons i just started buying left handed instruments, it wasnt worth it to switch strings on a righty, or even play it like scott does cause it just causes so many issues

[@pifie]

But don't you think that inverted string position made his playing to be so different?

[@stuartmorris2803]

He's no Oliveri

[@hinjurock70]

LOL He's way better.

[@stuartmorris2803]

@@hinjurock70 no he isnt

[@stuartmorris2803]

Your move

[@hinjurock70]

@@stuartmorris2803 You obviously aren't a musician. Scott is much more technically skilled than Nick, and has more groove too. Nick is a good punk rock bassist, but not much more.