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'''Scott Shriner''' (born July 11, 1965 in Toledo, Ohio) is the current bassist for [[Weezer]]. | '''Scott Shriner''' (born July 11, 1965 in Toledo, Ohio) is the current bassist for [[Weezer]]. | ||
==Early Life== | |||
Shriner took up bass in high school. After joining the Marines for two years following high school, he decided that he wanted to play bass professionally. He got his start in a band called The Seventh Wave with his best friend Rob Weaver, as well as Bob Schramm and Bill Whitman. Shriner moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 25 and played in several bands, including [[Broken]], [[Bomber]], [[The Movers]], [[Exciters]], [[Loved By Millions]], [[Black Elvis]], [[The Great Barbecue Gods]] and, most notably, Vanilla Ice's backing band. | |||
==Weezer== | |||
In the summer of 2001, Shriner joined Weezer on a provisional basis. Yet following the departure of their second bassist, Mikey Welsh, who left the band due to emotional problems that made him unable to be a part of the band, Shriner was made their full-time bassist. In his first show with the band, the 2001 KROQ Inland Invasion, he was attacked by an ex-bandmate onstage, yet continued to play on as security guards pried the man off his back. He is Weezer's third bassist, yet he is the longest running bassist in Weezer history. | |||
He has appeared on three of Weezer's six studio albums, [[Maladroit]], [[Make Believe]] and [[Weezer (The Red Album) | The Red Album]]. On Red, he co-wrote and sang lead vocals on "[[Cold Dark World]]," sang lead vocals on "[[King]]," a deluxe edition track and sung most of the lead vocals for the band's cover of "[[The Weight]]" by The Band. In 2005 he sang lead vocals on Weezer songs "[[In the Garage]]," "[[Dope Nose]]" and "[[Fall Together]]." In 2008 during the band's Hootenanny Tour he sang lead vocals on a cover of "Creep" by Radiohead. He also played on the band's EP [[The Lion and the Witch]] and numerous b-sides and demos that can be found floating around the internet. He has also played shows with [[Patrick Wilson]]'s band [[The Special Goodness]]. | |||
==Equipment== | |||
Scott's bass guitars of choice are his 1960 and 1962 Fender Precision Bass guitars. His rig setup consists of an SVT Classic and two Ampeg SVT 8x10 cabinets. Scott also uses Shure in-ear monitors. | |||
==On the forums== | |||
===Scott Shriner is so hardcore...=== | |||
Scott has been the source of conversation on recurring [[Albumsix]] and [[Weezer Nation]] forum threads, often referred to as a ''"Scott Shriner is so hardcore..." thread''. Each post starts with the phrase "Scott Shriner is so hardcore..." and the sentence is finished off with a, usually outrages and untrue, claim attacking Scott's hardcore appearance. | |||
====Notable SSISH posts==== | |||
* "Scott Shriner is so hardcore he can jizz gold." | |||
==Discography== | |||
===With Weezer=== | |||
* 2002 - ''[[The Lion and the Witch]] (EP)'' | |||
* 2002 - ''[[Maladroit]]'' | |||
* 2005 - ''[[Make Believe]]'' | |||
* 2008 - ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Weezer]]'' | |||
== External links == | |||
* [http://www.weezernet.com/index.php?page=bios&bid=3 Scott Shriner - Biography] | |||
* [http://www.weerez.com/ss_interview/ Scott Shriner Fan Interview - weerez.com] | |||
* [http://inkedmag.com/inked_people/53/ Scott Shriner discusses his tattoos at inkedmag.com] | |||
[[Category: Weezer members]] | [[Category: Weezer members]] | ||