We need a video on Ian’s bass collection next!

I loved watching Ian nerd out playing the Magnum bass and playing 'Don't Stop Believin', pure joy.

Back in the early 80's I bought a fretless Wal. Very similar look to Scott's Wal with an amazing unmarked neck. I went down to the factory, played and discussed lots of options, what a day that was - they then built it for me over the coming months. It took me many years to pay it off, but what a bass. 20+ years later - it was stolen from my house in London. I'm pretty sure the thief had no idea what they had... I searched hard for many years but it never turned up. A bit of a sad end but we played many gigs togther and watching this video brought back some lovely memories...

You both on video together are a such a joy to watch. Half an hour of smiles and fun, good vibes. Blessings on you all

I dunno, all these boutique basses in the world, but I still find an old jazz bass to be the coolest of the lot..

41:07 A very fun to watch video, guys. Thank you! As an instrument maker, I've just *got* to make one correction [pushes spectacles up bridge of nose]: the top and back facings on the Wal Mk1 are in stained *sycamore*, not spruce. Spruce is far too soft to use as a facing and never has figuring (flame) like that. End of pedantry. 😊

My favorites out of them all imo: 1. 84 Ken Smith, 2. Wal 3. Alleva Copollo. Amazing collection overall Scott! I enjoyed this very much, thanks!! ❤

Man I loved watching this, what a great insight into the best of bass out there ... Always lusted after a Wal and your comments just cemented my experience lol .... Cheers guys!

The output of a Wal can be adjusted in the electronics section. There are 4 mini pots inside. 2 are for slight adjustment of the low mid of each pickup, one for gain and one for the amount of pick attack.

This is just so damn comfy to watch…makes the work day go by so fast and stressless. Love the demos/comparisons and love those beauties! (the basses…sorry guys 😂).

If you need any storage space Scott, I'd be happy to look after a few for you!!😂

Others watching the amazing bass collection and drowling....me pausing the demos to appreciate the amazing fills and chops of Scott when playing them...😮 . Seriously, you have such a good taste and technique, everything sound beautiful and meaningful. I definetly have to learn some of those fills 😂

This video is so awesome to watch! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻 Awesome chemistry between two awesome bassists! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻 My brain just starts drooling with anticipation when I see these monster axes!! 🎼🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

I went to Leeds College of Music in 1988 and did the 3 year jazz degree course... you didn't miss much! I have learned more through watching you than I ever did at Leeds...

I remember hearing that anecdote about your conversion to bass from Chris after I’d done a talk about speaker tech at the Bass Guitar Show 2017 - I also got quite a few decades of UK bass & amp history from him, we were chatting ages avoiding the deafening chaotic noise of the main hall! That first job worked out well for you! 🙌

Another great & fun video guys ! Cool basses & great talent from both !

My favourite has to be the 70s jazz bass, the wear and finish on it is gorgeous and I just love the simplicity of a really solid fender jazz - will be my dream to eventually have a bass just like that one.

Great geek fest, thoroughly enjoyed this; cheers to both of you and the whole crew who helped you put this together!🤗

Fricken awesome. A jaw dropping collection right there. Two great British legacy brands represented in Overwater and Wal, both with very different philosophies. Maybe one day they'll be joined by a Jaydee and Status? The two Ken Smiths sounded quite different to each other too. Who doesn't love that Fodera style dovetail neck joint. Wal and Ken Smith look to have similar pickup placement, though obviously very different humbuckers. As a short fella with small hands, I appreciated the amount of "33 inches with narrow string spacings 😅 *The Wal output difference is probably the pickup heights but don't forget the internal gain trimpot. I think i recall reading Wal's Pete Stevens considering their wenge topped basses as having the most aggressive, pronounced attack from their offerings. Also nice to see Mick Karn getting a shout out

Thanks so much for sharing. So many beauties. That Alleva Copollo is just gorgeous and sounds incredible. Wow!

Such videos where a broad range of basses are played by the same people in the same setting are so insightful. THX

That was so good, thanks!

Always a pleasure hanging with you guys.

I've got 4 electric (1fretless, 1 eight string), 2 acoustic and 3 double basses (1/2, 5/8, & 3/4 sizes). I pretend that ~1 of each, justifies it.

Great video. When it comes to English basses it’s worth mentioning Status Graphite. Totally amazing instruments and a ton of great players that use them. Not just for top end slappy mark King style either. The neck pickup sound on them is astonishing.

This video was such a pleasure to watch. I'd love to see Ian's collection

Such a cool video! All basses are awesome, but there is something special with that 4 string Ken Smith and Alleva Coppolo. Ian's Wal sounds great too.

Best collection I've seen. Thumbs up!

LOVE the chemistry / banter between you

If I am not wrong, there would be a trim pot for the output inside the electronic compartment of the wal basses, so you could adjust that to match output of Ian's bass

Yo this is why I would never own more than 3 ro 4 basses at a time. It's too difficult to let them go. They become family to us. My first bass was given to me ( MusicMan 77 Sabre) Tabacco Sunburst with mutes on the bridge. It's been over 20 year but to this today I regret selling that bass. Great collection...

Live in Carlisle, and love Overwater! we used to be Facebook pals, and man, I adore your journey, Scott!

As a double bassist with a C-extension, the Kubicki extension makes perfect sense to me and I would love to see another manufacture use that idea!!

Saw your interview with marcus miller and brilliant question and input about sire basses.. i learned somethng new.. Respect your love for bass.. keep bassing 😊

Michael Anthony used a BB I believe. Yamaha makes great stuff, some of the best instruments I ever owned were Yamaha. I had a TRB 5 string and it had the clearest low B ever, I miss that thing I believe the late great Sean Malone of Cynic used a fretless Kubicki in the early 90s before switching to Ibanezes

Awesome bass collection Scott. Great video.🙂

Awesome collection Scott! 🎸

Beautiful collection indeed. Would love to video where you two play famous licks and riffs on p bass and jazz, where we can hear differences

Billy Sheehan's first Yamaha bass was a pink BB3000, you'll see him playing in the "On Bass" VHS tape.

Love these collection videos !

Such a cool video. Awesome collection. Do one for Ian’s too!

As If you wanted to go to Leeds college of music, I’m working there atm its called Leeds conservatoire. I recently picked up a bass and started learning since I’ve been working there and I came across your channel a few months ago. I just entered the competition and became an SBL Academy member! I’m looking forward to checking out the lessons and improving my bass playing. Some awesome basses in this collection too :)

The Factor 4 would be so handy. I've been learning a lot of songs lately that requires the bottom string tuned down to D. So being able to go from E to D with just a flick would be nice. The tone is really cool!

Such a great video! 🤘 Fender needs to make Scott a new neck for the P Bass of Doom! It’s weird that I’m sentimental about that bass, because that was the period that I became a SBL follower. We need Ian’s collection next!

Very good back stories , and some really sick thumpers. The banana man , wow what an incredible sound across that board.

Scott, the Factor? In true John Taylor colour? Really? What are you? ‘Devine’ ? 🤣 This one’s special! Like the Banana bass and the ‘74 Jazz. It should go to a young humanoïd! Man, this feels like catharsis in it’s truest form! It’ll make you feel good, but think about the one that gets to play this as her’s/ his actual bass! Man, this is so beautiful what you are doing! I’m in tears here, but happy. Man, this giveaway is like ‘Giant Steps’ on a human level. 🖖

Just did the same, down to 18 (from 30), was hard at first, but feeling more free emotionally to play them more since the heard is thinned out. Will probably cut down to 12. That will be a good number for me.

This may well be one of the Best Videos you have ever done! Need I say more? Love the Wal, But oooo the sounds that come from the Ken Smith are phenomenal! I think my fave is the F bass BNF-5!!! I really am super jealous!!! Great Collection!!!!!! With so many great choices, I don't see how you could ever pick one over the other!? I really do love them all! Pokemon Bass Collection: Gotta have 'em all! Until I do, I just have my 1979 Rickenbacker 4001 in Mapleglo, 2010 Fender American Deluxe Active Jazz Blonde Ash, and my Dean EAB4. I really regret getting rid of my 1975 Gibson Ripper Bass in natural, as well as my old short scale 1972 Fender Musicmaster in white(age yellowed to a cream color). Keep 'em all if you can, although I appreciate that you are doing a special giveaway.

LOVED this video. The Kubicki sounds soooooo good! It was Slap, Pop and Tap where I first saw/ heard a Kubicki.

That Manne bass just sounds insane! So noble sounding...

Amazing collection. Love it! More please

The neck on the '74 Jazz bass looks to be on a slight angle: the strings where the neck meets the body don't look quite centred. If so, you can probably correct that fairly easily.

It's amazing how different they all sound

I was looking for a fretless bass recently and found a 2019 MIM Fender Jazz for sale for 400 bucks. The guy bought it during covid but never played it. So i decided it wasnt a bad price. It came with a set of Seymour Duncan quarter pound pickups, badass bridge, hipshot tuner, and a hard case. He even gave me the Rumble 25, well worth the 2 hour drive. Those wondering the shop where he bought the bass from did all the work and the old parts were in the case.

Scott not to correct you but it was Alembic first active electronics and to use a filter instead of just bass/mid treble, first multi laminent body's and neck and neck through, quick release strings, Graphite necks. I love mine just about anything you want and never a complaint.

Amazing! Lovit!

This is not just a showcase of your collection, but there's a bit of bass guitar history and demos thrown in for good measure. Me likey likey.

Interesting collection. I only have ten in my collection including my standup and Uke bass. Do you have any hollow or semi hollow body basses. I have a 67 Gibson EB2C and a pair of Hofner Clubs. It seems my keepers all have 30” scales. Coincidence mostly. They are all passive.

The Yamaha BB basses have my favorite necks ever, some other noteable BB players would be Peter Hook, Nathan East, Abraham Laboriel (at least at one time he did), and my personal favorite, Tetsuo Sakurai.

I'm glad to see that even a master such as Scott D has to count frets in the upper register to see how many the bass has. Glad it's not just me!! 😆

Love you guys!! btw where all Scott's knobs at?! none on the overwater p, none on the moollon/cs p

Cool vid. Favourites? Ken Smith 4 (looks like a maple body behind that facing, which explains the sound IMO) and the Wals. The Kubicki is cool too. FWIW the wenge-faced Wal Customs I’ve played have always sounded better to me than most of the others.

I love my early 90s Kawai 5 string bass. Amazing tone.❤

The last bass , the ' WAL ' bass is a beautiful monster ! Love it !

Great collection!! Even better school. Praying I win the F-Bass VF4 Custom. Would love to see Ian's basses as well

top five I'd recommend: Ken Smith Basses: Known for their unique sound, cutting through mixes amazingly, and the innovation behind various modern bass features. Wall Basses: Despite their rarity and expense, these basses offer a distinctive, unique sound with experimental electronics and a one-of-a-kind shape. Manise Bass: A six-string, 32-inch scale bass made of multilaminate construction, offering a work of art look, solid neck, and both magnetic and piezo pickups. Capo Basses: Crafted with active electronics based on the Fender platform, offering a familiar Fender feel with a unique active setup. Ovation Magnum: Known for being used in famous tracks like "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey, this bass offers a vintage vibe with a heavy, solid feel and a distinctive sound.

Yeah, Wal is the holy grail for me. Love that they both own one now!

First bass with onboard active electronics? Alembic. First 5-string bass? Alembic. Give the Wickershams some credit, folks ;-) As for my favourites among Scott's basses - they go like that: 1. Wal (but with fresh strings, they don't like dead rounds, just like Alembics) 2. '84 Ken Smith 4 3. Yamaha BB ex aequo with the fretless F Bass. And if I could choose among the giveaway ones... I guess it would be the Willis Ibanez. I love playing fretless and that thing is just YUM.

fun video, thanks guys!

That 74 Jazz is probably a 75 transition year bass, it has the chrome bullet truss rod adjuster for a a 75-76 but it has the older style headstock decal.

Boi I wish I would have had a shot to get a bass like 1 of those who ever did got something really special man . I been a drummer for 35 yrs I got hooked on heroin and sold my stuff dumbest thing I ever did but been clean for 11 yrs thank God I've lost so many friends and family Idk always why I was spared but I try to help others as much as I can. Anyways I always wanted to learn to play bass so a month ago I picked up my brother's bass and I could some what play of course by ear only but just what I needed at the time to keep my mind busy thru tough times . His bass is old n falling apart lol but I love it I will play that thing till I can't Wich is soon lmao .man this guy is killer on the bass good vid

That is such a great collection.

Womderful collection of beautiful basses. May i ask why the glove ?

the d-tune of that Factor 4 is so .... brilliant !!!

Iconic duo!

8:56 Tetsuo Sakurai of Casiopea! Rocked a BB2K for the Mint Jams stuff and had a signature BB5K, as seen on the Galactic Funk live video

25:10 It's a Kubicki EX- Factor because it has the drop-D lever. There are ones without the lever that are simply called Factor.

The 'Don't Stop Believin' bass and the Live aid bass...very cool.

Yes! I want to see Ian's collection!

It figures that I'd miss a giveaway for a Gary Willis signature! Also, Jonas Reingold from the Flower Kings played a Yamaha BB for quite a while. Extremely unique sound. And the late, great Sean Malone played a fretless Kubicki Factor on Cynic's Focus album.

Notable Yamaha players: Nathan East, Peter Hook, Curt Smith (Tears for Fears/Graduate), the dude from Van Halen etc etc

Superb! But a question - What amps were they played through and were the settings consistent so as to give a fair rendering comparison?

Great collection. I live in Hamilton where f basses started. George made great guitars as well. I saw uzeb and met Alain. What a sound

That Journey bass is insane!

Great review for a many interesting basses🎉🎉🎉

what a treat it was.

Try adjusting the internal trim pots on your Wal bass :) I’m guessing you and Ian have them set differently as a lot of players don’t know to adjust them.

Vary nice collection I do like the old Fenders too.

Really surprised not to see a maple board p-bass, RIC 4001-4003, Gibson EB-0/Thunderbird/RD, Tobias, MusicMan String Ray, and last but not least G&L!!! All of which are true rock n roll beast and even some good funk/r&b/jazz pieces. Oh that 80’s black yamaha BB3000 was played by Johnny Winters bass player through the 90’s-2,000’s straight up to his death. It was that exact black with matching headstock and the light colored rings around th pick up! One if not the greatest live blues bass man I have ever witnessed!

WOA! that copppolo bass is made for slapping, it sounds amazing

Loved it !

The Yamaha BB's neck pickup is not in P position. It's closer to the neck. So some BB owners report in Basschat. That alone would explain the difference in sound with a P bass.

i have two Furlanetto (F bass) BN5, a fretted and a fretless one, the fretted one goes up to 26 ftrets, it’s insane

After months of looking, I've managed to get hold of a 1983 Yamaha BB3000 (in black) and am awaiting delivery from USA! I cannot wait to play it! Will it be a real Fender P Killer though? I hope so :)

What do you guys think about the basses from Blade? Thinking of getting one :)

The Wal is my dream bass. I don’t have any where near enough money for one, but maybe one day.

Re the Wal's and the difference in tone between the two basses. There are internal adjustment pots for output level and pick attack on the electronics boards in side the bass. This will probably account for differences with previous owners having made a few changes for a personalized sound.

You've never looked at the Ibanez BTB series basses. Would be nice to see, along with a deep dive by Ian into the Line 6 HX Stomp

I've gone light. Down to 9 basses 1. Ibanez Premium 2600 2. Epiphone Thunderbird 3. Warwick Corvette $$ 4. Harley Benton RB-414 5. MIM Fender Precision 6. Sire Marcus Miller v5 Jazz 7. Peavey Fury 8. Jackson Minion (son's bass) 9. Best Choice Acoustic (I play bass while hiking)

It'a a nice collection, especially the Wal MK1 and Ovation Magnum IV but I'm surprised there is no Alembic, Warwick, Gibson or Stingray in the collection! For me variety is the key as it makes you play differently, I never have more than 1 of the same model/type of bass. I'm guessing Scott is mostly a lover of Fender Precision & Jazz basses and variations of them which is fair enough, they are classics (I have both too, but one of each is enough!)