Scott Shriner
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Scott Shriner (born July 11, 1965 in Toledo, Ohio) is the current bassist for alternative rock band Weezer. 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. 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.
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 for undisclosed reasons, he 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 has appeared on two Weezer albums, Maladroit and Make Believe. 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 [1]. He has also played shows with Patrick Wilson's band The Special Goodness.
Scott's bass guitars of choice are his 1960 and 1962 Fender Precision Bass guitars. His rig setup consists of a SVT Classic and two Ampeg SVT 8x10 cabinets [2].
On November 9th, 2005 he married Jillian Lauren in Hawaii.
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| Weezer |
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| Brian Bell – Rivers Cuomo – Scott Shriner – Patrick Wilson |
| Former members: Jason Cropper – Matt Sharp – Mikey Welsh |
| Discography |
| Albums: Weezer (The Blue Album) – Pinkerton – Weezer (The Green Album) – Maladroit – Make Believe |
| Extended plays and live albums: The Good Life – The Lion and the Witch – Winter Weezerland |
