Scott Reeder

desertstone · #1 05-17-2009, 01:59 PM

Hi all,

I would like to start a discussion regarding Kyuss/The Obsessed/Unida bassist, Scott Reeder's technique, gear or overall coolness.

Personally, I think Scott is really underrated, or maybe he is just not widely known. His work with the legendary Kyuss is simply amazing, go listen to Welcome to Sky Valley and you are in for some amazing grooves as well as heavy riffage and great bass tone.

From youtube clips, you can see that this amazing bassist plays finger style and picks very close and sometimes even over the neck. Also, it looks like he digs in really hard. However his tone sounds clean as there is no fret clank as described here Demystifying Metal styles, how to make fingerstyle playing heard in Metal

In my experience, if you play finger style and dig hard over the neck, you get loads of fret clank or even some slap style sound.

How does Scott achieve a clean tone: Is he digging in hard or in reality using a very light touch and it just looks like hard picking? Is it high action, down tuning or gear?

Any other comments related to this amazing bass dude are welcome!

thanks

skulletwhip · #2 05-17-2009, 02:03 PM

Scott Reeder is a huge influence on my groove. Very unknown player, but nonetheless, AMAZING.

If Kyuss got back together I would punch a baby.
Josh Homme won't do it though, even though he played Kyuss songs on the first QOTSA tour.

Anyway Mr. Reeder deserves respect.

Deluge Of Sound · #3 05-18-2009, 11:41 PM

I would say that among the music scenes I'm involved in, he's certainly not unknown.

I Love Kyuss.

My advice is to do a search on "Scott Reeder." There's a lot of information on here about him.

Mr. Seay · #4 05-18-2009, 11:55 PM

Scott reeder!!!!

lol unida,
Thats my uncle's old band

Turn the treble WAY down on your amp and boost you low mids

Veal · #5 05-19-2009, 12:15 PM

I always wondered how he didn't get a major case of the clanks from the way he played. I don't think he plays his bass as much as whips it into minding him!

Donisaur · #6 12-17-2010, 04:35 PM

What gets me is he plays left handed but strung right handed. IOW, strings are reversed / upside down.

chanson · #7 12-18-2010, 03:17 PM

Scott is on facebook pretty often, you could add him and ask him. Anyway, from what I know about Scott's older work, he obviously played a Rickenbacker, vintage SVT's and 8x10s. He plays over the fretboard, very hard, which gives the bass a looser, bouncier tone, as opposed to a tighter, punchier tone near the bridge.

To get a similar tone, I'd start with a Ric and a tube amp, preferably an SVT. Crank the mids and turn down the treble a bit. Rolling down the tone knob may be necessary too.

To get an exact idea of Scott's tone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4iXvI3HsQ0

boten607 · #8 12-18-2010, 03:21 PM

Scott and all of Kyuss were a huge influence on me. yeah, definitely go with Rics and SVT tube tones... Scott, Dan Maines (clutch) and Brad Davis (fu manchu) are big influences in riff-o-licious stoner rock world... Scott's current stuff isn't quite in the same heaviness, but awesome nonetheless. and he's a helluva nice guy to boot!

brndn123 · #9 12-18-2010, 03:36 PM

Somewhat off topic, but I'm glad someone decided to include his audition for Metallica in the SKOM movie. I swear I wouldn't have believed it unless I saw it with my own eyes lol

Jonyak · #10 12-18-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by chanson

Scott is on facebook pretty often, you could add him and ask him. Anyway, from what I know about Scott's older work, he obviously played a Rickenbacker, vintage SVT's and 8x10s. He plays over the fretboard, very hard, which gives the bass a looser, bouncier tone, as opposed to a tighter, punchier tone near the bridge.

To get a similar tone, I'd start with a Ric and a tube amp, preferably an SVT. Crank the mids and turn down the treble a bit. Rolling down the tone knob may be necessary too.

To get an exact idea of Scott's tone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4iXvI3HsQ0

wow, that youtube is killer.

so good to see some love for kyuss and scott reeder.

nick olivieri isn't to bad either.

rulyøngo · #11 12-18-2010, 04:53 PM

Great bassist!!!

TheHegemon · #12 12-18-2010, 06:40 PM

His grooves on "Gardenia" and "Supa Scoopa and the Mighty Scoop" were some of my favorites of all time, very underrated guy. Big influence on me as well

AcidFripp · #13 12-19-2010, 09:38 AM

Oh, man, yeah, he's great! Suits Kyuss' music perfectly. Damn, could you imagine a Kyuss surprise-reunion and a, like, 2012 album? Wouldn't that be something? If they don't want to do it, though... that's still OK because we have these fantastic recordings.

What's important now, however, if that Homme, Grohl, and JPJ get into the recording studio and make some more jams. That's what we need now.

Also, Era Vulgaris would've been an even greater record had Jesse F. Keeler played bass on it instead of Troy Van Leeuwen.

BUT I DIGRESS.

skulletwhip · #14 12-19-2010, 10:19 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgBga...eature=related

easternbull · #15 12-19-2010, 12:34 PM

It was after hearing Scott I finally decided to buy my first bass. The word influence does not cover what his style/tone/music has meant to me.

This guy is soo underated, and stilll barefoot!

jollygiantchris · #16 12-20-2010, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by AcidFripp

Oh, man, yeah, he's great! Suits Kyuss' music perfectly. Damn, could you imagine a Kyuss surprise-reunion and a, like, 2012 album? Wouldn't that be something? If they don't want to do it, though... that's still OK because we have these fantastic recordings.

What's important now, however, if that Homme, Grohl, and JPJ get into the recording studio and make some more jams. That's what we need now.

Also, Era Vulgaris would've been an even greater record had Jesse F. Keeler played bass on it instead of Troy Van Leeuwen.

BUT I DIGRESS.

There is a Kyuss reunion with John Garcia Brant Bjork and Nick Olivieri that is going to tour and said they are going to release a new album.

AcidFripp · #17 12-20-2010, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jollygiantchris

There is a Kyuss reunion with John Garcia Brant Bjork and Nick Olivieri that is going to tour and said they are going to release a new album.

Is it going to include Josh Homme? No? That's unfortunate!
Who're they gonna have instead of Josh?

jollygiantchris · #18 12-20-2010, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AcidFripp

Is it going to include Josh Homme? No? That's unfortunate!
Who're they gonna have instead of Josh?

Think one of the guitar player's from Unida. Could be wrong on that though.

AcidFripp · #19 12-22-2010, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jollygiantchris

Think one of the guitar player's from Unida. Could be wrong on that though.

Well, that could work... but you know it wouldn't work as well.

easternbull · #20 12-22-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AcidFripp

Is it going to include Josh Homme? No? That's unfortunate!
Who're they gonna have instead of Josh?

Only guitarists who would give this project some cred apart from Josh, would be Mario Lalli or Gary Arce.

As for writing a new album, Bjork wrote all of the best Kyuss songs IMHO, but he has lost it since the "brant bjork and the operators album".

Seems like theese guys are just out to pay some bills when their solo projects are running dry..