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Scott Thomas Reeder^[2] (born May 16, 1965) is an American musician best known as the former bass player ofstoner rock bands Across the River,Kyuss andThe Obsessed, as well as the current bass player forFireball Ministry.

Scott Thomas Reeder was born inPomona, California.^[1] In 1990 whenScott "Wino" Weinrich reformedThe Obsessed, Reeder joined on bass and recorded two albums with the band including the landmark 1991 albumLunar Womb. Reeder left The Obsessed in 1992, and joined stoner rock bandKyuss who were without a bassist after the departure ofNick Oliveri. Reeder remained with Kyuss until they disbanded in 1995. After the breakup of Kyuss, Reeder auditioned forTool but lost out toJustin Chancellor. He also formed a short-lived supergroup withJason Newsted,Devin Townsend, andDale Crover, though none of the group's recordings have ever been released.^[1]

In 2002, Reeder produced the British hard rock bandOrange Goblin's albumCoup De Grace, with former Kyuss vocalistJohn Garcia providing guest vocals on tracks "Made of Rats" and "Jesus Beater". In 2003, Reeder received a call fromLars Ulrich asking him to audition forMetallica after the departure of Jason Newsted, a position eventually won byRobert Trujillo. Short excerpts from Reeder's meeting with Metallica can be seen in the documentaryMetallica: Some Kind of Monster.

Reeder handled production and bass duties for Bütcher and appeared on their albumAuricle in 2005. He left the band in October 2006. He recently produced the album "Wyllt" for LA band, Black Math Horseman.^[3] In 2006, Reeder released his first solo albumTunnelVision Brilliance on which he wrote and performed all tracks by himself.

In 2009, Reeder contributed to theYawning Sons project, singing on the track "Garden Sessions III" on their albumCeremony to the Sunset.^[4]

In 2010, Reeder produced theKarma to Burn albumAppalachian Incantation.^[5]

• He covered a Kyuss song, "Demon Cleaner", on stage withTool in 1998.
• He briefly joined the Los Angeles bandNebula and played several live shows with them in Southern California.
• In 2004, Reeder played bass on three tracks of theGoatsnakeEPTrampled Under Hoof.
• In 2008, Reeder played bass on theTen East albumThe Robot's Guide to Freedom.
• During the recording sessions for theSixty Watt Shaman albumReason to Live, Reeder joined Sixty Watt Shaman, and former bandmateScott "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 joinedKyuss Lives! in Europe in July 2011 to play four shows as a substitute forNick Oliveri.
• Reeder was featured on the title track of Hungarian progressive metal band Angertea's Distrust EP.
• He played bass on the song "From Can to Can't" from the 2013 documentary filmSound City.^[6]
• Reeder was the recording engineer/co-producer for the Low Fly Incline album "Other Desert City" recorded in 2012 and released in 2014. Also contributed bass to the song "Three Cheers", and Talk-box to the song "Silver Cadillac".^[7]

• Reeder has used various Rickenbacker 4001 basses, but changed to Ibanez ATK 300 basses later in his Kyuss career.
• He was endorsed by Ibanez and played a custom made ATK model.
• Currently, Reeder is endorsed byWarwick and uses a Thumb Bolt-On, Katana NT4, and a custom Katana NT8.^[8]
• 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 is because he would play on his father's right-handed instruments when young.^[9]
• As of 2013, Reeder now plays a custom Warwick Katana bass. Designed to his left-hand specification but still strung in reverse.^[10]

• Scott Reeder discography atDiscogs

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