Laura Lee's Monster Minimal Khruangbin Bass Rig

The finesse funker shows the wide variety of sounds she can get with just five pedals and a wah that never goes off.

Reverb addict Mark Speer and badass bassist Laura Lee met with Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger before their ultra-hip, sold-out show at Nashville’s Basement East. Speer and Lee took the crew through their non-conventional approach to nuevo-vintage tones.

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[victotronics]

Love how her attitude fits the whole Khruangbin aesthetic. Very refreshing interview.

[tenkarabadger]

It’s an older video, but it checks out.

[WeepTheGreed]

"i have had the same strings since I bought the bass" amen, lady. Amen.

[sirhc]

man i dig her tone. and she seems like she has a great personality.

[matthewzin]

Holy crap i've never really heard her playing isolated like this; her tone is fantastic.

[ObsidianLife]

You know...she's SUPER NICE as a player...her lines are SO melodic! She doesn't go crazy but everything she plays is perfect!

[ailyas]

I'm happy to see artists that keep on using more affordable gears even after they got big, such as Laura with her SX here. It helps destroy this stigma that you NEED high-end gear if you want to make it big.

[hccarder]

That is far and away the most upright acoustic bass sounding, electric rig!! Incredible

[jonbohn]

she has the tastiest sense of note placement and rhythym. never too much always just what the song needs.

[Rogers]

I love that the whole band's ethos is exploring within the box. And that goes all the way down to the gear they use too!

[matthewsolina]

I love how the focus is on looking cool. She’s an entertainer. And she does look super cool.

[wyntje]

man this approach is one to live by. keep things simple, make the magic happen on your instrument. she rocking the same SX knockoff she started with, did some clutch upgrade to the pickups and tuning pegs. compressor is a must if you play live and a solid amp. done.

[nathanphifer]

Just talked to Matt at Rockin Robin and verified that they are NOT closing. Thank God! 4:39

[timothysegal]

I love the fact that she uses an SX. I've had one exactly the same. I've had a bunch of vintage and recent Fenders afterwards, and this SX sounded much better than a lot of them. It was a cheap bass by all means, but the sound was amazing. So I love it that she just sticks with this, while she probably could have about any bass she wants.

[mouse]

I love her playing, great tone and feel, she always plays really good parts that fit the songs perfectly....bravo Laura!

[MrDaneBrammage]

I have the same SX bass. It was about $90 brand new on eBay in the mid-2000s.

[christophersambuco]

Wow, it really does sound like an upright bass

[tatialo]

Those Sx's are great basses!!! That one is the older version, alder body!

[gladejustglade]

It's helpful to hear her say the name of the band. I could never be sure.

[joeappel]

Great interview with Laura Lee. Love Kruangbin. Love how all three of them keep things pretty basic in terms of gear but get so much out of it to make their own unique sound.