Scott Reeder (bassist)

This article is about the bassist Scott Reeder of Kyuss fame. For the drummer, see Scott Reeder (drummer). For the artist, see Scott Reeder (artist).

Scott Reeder
Born	May 16, 1965 Barstow, California
Genres	Desert rock, stoner rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Bass guitar Guitar
Years active	1990-present
Associated acts	Kyuss The Obsessed Sun and Sail Club Tool

Scott Reeder (born May 16, 1965) is best known as the former bass player of stoner rock bands Kyuss and The Obsessed, as well as the current bass player for Sun and Sail Club.

History

Scott Reeder was born in Barstow, California, and is sometimes confused with Fu Manchu drummer Scott Reeder, who also comes from Barstow. In 1990 when Scott "Wino" Weinrich reformed The Obsessed, Reeder joined on bass and recorded two albums with the band including the landmark 1991 album Lunar Womb. Reeder left The Obsessed in 1992, and joined stoner rock band Kyuss who were without a bassist after the departure of Nick Oliveri. Reeder remained with Kyuss until they disbanded in 1995. After the breakup of Kyuss, Reeder began playing with Tool and was considered as a bassist for the band until Justin Chancellor took over duties as permanent bassist.

In 2002, Reeder produced the British hard rock band Orange Goblin's album Coup De Grace, and John Garcia provided guest vocals on tracks 'Made of Rats' and 'Jesus Beater'. In 2003, Reeder was among eight bassists, including Robert Trujillo and Pepper Keenan, to audition for Metallica after the departure of Jason Newsted. Short excerpts from Reeder's meeting with Metallica can be seen in the documentary Some Kind of Monster. Reeder handled production and bass duties for Bütcher and appeared on their album Auricle in 2005. He left the band in October 2006. He recently produced the album "Wyllt" for LA band, Black Math Horseman. In 2006, Reeder released his first solo album TunnelVision Brilliance on which he wrote and performed all tracks by himself. In summer 2011 he stood in at some shows of Kyuss Lives!

Discography

Scott Reeder

• TunnelVision Brilliance (2006)

Kyuss

• Welcome to Sky Valley (1994)
• ...And the Circus Leaves Town (1995)
• "Shine!" (1996)
• "Into The Void" (1996)
• Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age (split EP) (1997)
• Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss (2000)

The Obsessed

• The Obsessed - Lunar Womb (1992)
• The Obsessed - Incarnate (2001)

Sun and Sail Club

• Mannequin (2013)
• The Great White Dope (2015)

Other

• Unida - El Coyote/The Great Divide (unreleased 2001)
• Goatsnake - Trampled Under Hoof (2004)
• Bütcher - Auricle (2005)
• The Freeks - The Freeks (2008)
• Ten East - The Robot's Guide to Freedom (2008)
• Yawning Sons - Ceremony to the Sunset (2009)

Producer

• The Obsessed - Lunar Womb (1992)
• Sunn O))) - ØØ Void (2000)
• Orange Goblin - Coup de Grace (2002)
• Sixty Watt Shaman - Reason To Live (2002)
• Bütcher - Auricle (2005)
• Whores Of Tijuana - Whores Of Tijuana (2005)
• Dali's Llama - Sweet Sludge (2007)
• Dali's Llama - Full On Dunes (2008)
• Dali's Llama - Raw Is Real (2009)
• Black Math Horseman - Wyllt (album) (2009)
• Blaak Heat Shujaa - Blaak Heat Shujaa (2010)
• Karma To Burn - Appalachian Incantation (2010)
• Whores of Tijuana - Psycholongevity (2010)
• Rise of The Willing - Dark Desert Tales (2012)
• A'rk - From Sunbeams to Gamma Rays (Beginnings) (TBA)
• Dali's Llama - "Autumn Woods" (2012)
• Blaak Heat Shujaa - The Storm Generation (2012)
• Solrize - Mano Cornuta (2012, Go Down Records)
• Blaak Heat Shujaa - The Edge Of An Era (2013)

Other appearances

• He covered a Kyuss song, "Demon Cleaner", on stage with Tool in 1998.
• He briefly joined the Los Angeles band Nebula and played several live shows with them in Southern California.
• During the recording sessions for the Sixty Watt Shaman album Reason To Live, Reeder joined Sixty Watt Shaman, and former band mate Scott "Wino" Weinrich for a live song recording of the song "All Things Come To Pass". Reeder played bass while Wino played guitar along with all of the members of Sixty Watt Shaman. The song was recorded live in one take.
• Reeder joined Kyuss Lives! in Europe in July 2011 to play 4 shows in replacement of Nick Oliveri.
• Played bass on the song "From Can to Can't" from the 2013 documentary film Sound City.

Gear

• Reeder has used various Rickenbacker 4001 basses, but changed to Ibanez ATK 300 basses later in his Kyuss career.
• He is endorsed by Ibanez and currently plays a custom made ATK model.
• With Kyuss, Reeder would often play through a vintage Ampeg SVT all-valve head, into one or two Ampeg 8x10" speaker cabinets.
• He is currently involved with different bands as a sound engineer (currently mixing Ten East's new songs).
• Reeder plays the bass left-handed, and consequently uses left-handed basses. Rather unusually, however, he strings them upside down. This would suggest that he learned to play bass on a right-handed instrument.
• As of 2013, Reeder now plays a custom Warwick Katana bass. Designed to his left-hand specification but still strung in reverse.

External links

• An MP3 of his solo album's "The Day Of Neverending" is now available at the label's MySpace page, http://www.myspace.com/liquorandpokermusic.
• Scott Reeder on Myspace