95 - Sleeping on Alembic / Vintage Vs Modern Basses / Scott's New Bass Hero

Ever since Jack Casady first used an Alembic to hot-wire his bass sound with Jefferson Airplane, boutique builders have maintained legendary status throughout the bass world. But can the right player make any bass sound good? In this episode, we discuss one of the most recognisable and idolised bass guitar designs of all time (and Scott’s new bass hero who played it. In this episode you're going to learn: Why we’ve called out Alembic in recent episodes. Who is Scott’s new bass guitar hero? Do vintage basses actually sound better? Why Ian rents out his upright bass. And much, much more!