The SBL Podcast

Education

The SBL Podcast

by Scott's Bass Lessons

If you’re a bassist — you’re in the right place. Join Scott Devine and Ian Allison from SBL as they dissect every aspect to being a bass player - professional or hobbyist - from basses and gear hacks, to musicianship and gig tips, all the way to mental health and what the future might hold for the music industry.

100 episodes

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1

216- This Pedal Made the Internet FURIOUS: The Walrus Mantle

51:32 Mar 11, 2026

2

215- Mike Dirnt and the INCREDIBLE Bass Lines of Green Day

50:45 Mar 2, 2026

3

214- EllenPlaysBass' Favorite Bass Lines

19:52 Feb 4, 2026

4

213 - Joe Dart Breaks Down His Favorite Bass Lines

24:21 Jan 21, 2026

5

212- Bass Players to Watch in 2026

48:27 Jan 5, 2026

6

211- 2025 Bass Gear & Basses in Review – The Best and the Worst

1:02:13 Dec 22, 2025

7

210 - The Top 10 Gifts To Get For The Bassist In Your Life

1:21:39 Dec 15, 2025

8

209 - Danny Sapko and THE TRUTH

25:59 Dec 10, 2025

9

208 - The LEGENDARY Bass Lines of Nathan East

1:02:18 Nov 19, 2025

10

207 - The Top 10 Funk Bass Lines (According to Reddit)

1:13:31 Oct 21, 2025

11

205 - The Legendary Bass Lines of Sean Hurley

1:26:36 Oct 7, 2025

12

Have Fender Lost Their Minds?

1:04:33 Sep 29, 2025

13

204 -The Fenders that Failed

1:09:13 Sep 24, 2025

14

203 - Joe Dart and the INCREDIBLE Bass Lines of Vulfpeck

1:11:50 Sep 3, 2025

15

202 - MXR Bass Synth: The Bass Pedal that BROKE the internet

58:15 Aug 26, 2025

16

201- We’re Finally Talking About This…

1:09:00 Aug 22, 2025

17

199- Bass Travel NIGHTMARE… what NOT to do!

59:17 Aug 4, 2025

18

198- Our biggest bass struggles - the stuff we felt shame about

1:07:56 Jul 21, 2025

19

197- Slap Bass Tone (6 Things Everybody Does WRONG)

41:32 Jul 14, 2025

20

196- The Legendary Bass Lines of Ready Freddie Washington

58:38 Jul 8, 2025

21

195- New Bass Day… all the juicy details

54:02 Jun 23, 2025

22

194-The Darkglass Anagram: Worth the Hype?

52:22 Jun 16, 2025

23

Live Q&A - All your questions answered about our biggest program

1:04:11 Jun 13, 2025

24

193 - My new program: everything you need to know

1:00:26 Jun 10, 2025

25

192- I dismissed Pino Palladino (The Truth)

54:32 Jun 2, 2025

26

190- The Dark Side of YouTube

1:03:12 May 26, 2025

27

189- I took a lesson from a LEGEND (and was disappointed)

55:26 May 19, 2025

28

188- OK. Let’s talk about Giacomo Turra… and the bigger questions behind the controversy.

51:20 May 12, 2025

29

187- Why MOST bassists are DOOMED :(

1:18:00 May 8, 2025

30

186- Rating 10 GREATEST Bass Lines of ALL TIME (according to WatchMojo)

57:10 Apr 28, 2025

31

185 - Rex Brown: The BONECRUSHING bass lines of Pantera

34:24 Apr 11, 2025

32

184 - Berklee College of Music - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1:12:15 Apr 6, 2025

33

183 - NEW 5 string arrived. It's INSANE.

58:35 Mar 30, 2025

34

182 - 5 ICONIC Bass Lines that use EVERY. LAST. FRET.

56:03 Mar 26, 2025

35

181 - Lee Sklar: The Working Bass Player

1:26:07 Mar 19, 2025

36

180 - BIG changes coming to our YouTube channel

52:31 Mar 3, 2025

37

179 - Writing 365 Bass Lines in 1 Year?... INSANITY.

1:31:27 Feb 24, 2025

38

178- Rating the technique of Bass LEGENDS

1:10:07 Feb 3, 2025

39

177- Record your bass (at home) and get a BADASS sound ($100 - $20K)

52:55 Jan 20, 2025

40

176- Vintage vs Boutique? Don't throw your money AWAY

54:25 Jan 13, 2025

41

175- Our Fav Bass FX Pedals (and Preamps) of 2024

49:00 Dec 23, 2024

42

174- The 6 Basses that DEFINED the 1990s (why Fender is ABSENT)

57:27 Dec 9, 2024

43

173 - 37 AWESOME gifts for bass players ($1 - $1000)

1:16:16 Dec 2, 2024

44

172- Let’s talk about P Basses (and my Freddie Washington Obsession)

55:40 Nov 26, 2024

45

171- My Health Scare and the MADNESS that prevailed

40:17 Nov 19, 2024

46

170 - Our favorite amps & cabs in 2024

1:01:14 Nov 4, 2024

47

169 - Is the Bass Amp FINALLY DEAD?! (In ear monitor takeover?)

57:59 Oct 28, 2024

48

168- Why Headless Basses Suck

42:18 Oct 14, 2024

49

167 - Dirk Lance: The ICONIC bass lines of early Incubus

56:59 Sep 30, 2024

50

166- Was G&L Leo Fender’s biggest MISTAKE?

46:38 Sep 25, 2024

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