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. Luerssen D., John. Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story. ECW Press, 2004, ISBN 1-55022-619-3 p. 369 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 freind Rob Weaver, as well as Bob Schramm and Bill Whitman. Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 370 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. Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 370 Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 371
In the summer of 2001, Shriner joined Weezer on a provisional basis. Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 370 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. Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 372 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. Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 372 He is Weezer's third bassist, yet he is the longest running bassist that Weezer has seen.
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. 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 an SVT Classic and two Ampeg SVT 8x10 cabinets.
On November 9th, 2005 he married Jillian Lauren in Hawaii.
He guest starred with the band The Scrantones at The Office convention. He has a cousin Josh McAfee that is also a bassist from Toledo,Ohio. He likes to praise Ahmad.
