Jerry Only

pigsonthewing · #1 11-25-2009, 06:07 PM

The Misfits are tied with Black Flag for my favorite punk band of all time, and I was wondering if anyone else was a fan, and what you guys think of Jerry Only's playing. I don't like him as a person, because he's a hypocrite and has kind of overdone the whole "Fiend Skull" thing.

He had a pretty sick Rick, though:

HailCorduroy · #2 11-25-2009, 06:16 PM

I love his playing. My band covers "We Are 138", "We Bite" and "Vampira"

pigsonthewing · #3 11-25-2009, 06:19 PM

I love those songs and another good bass song with him is "Hybrid Moments and the intro to "London Dungeon"

VroomVroom · #4 11-25-2009, 06:19 PM

I'm a big fan of his playing...don't know much about him beyond that. The joke at my local store is to use my first and his last name for...well, anything related to me. "These strings were ordered for Jerry Only." "The special pricing on this applies to Jerry Only." Yes, it's sad how easily I'm amused.

pigsonthewing · #5 11-25-2009, 06:34 PM

Haha that's funny, people must either think they're talking about the actual Jerry Only, or a very possessive bassist.

MutronIII · #6 11-25-2009, 06:47 PM

Big fan of his sound, the sound that made me want to play. Ironically, my first amp was an acoustic 270.. it wasn't until many years later that I discovered that's what he used to get THAT sound (think evilive).

His playing OTOH, is nothing to write home about. The tracks that Eerie &\or Glenn re-recorded (Legacy, the various comps) are just as good, if not better. I've heard and seen tons of bootlegs, and they honestly were one of the worst live acts ever, at least once Doyle joined.

pigsonthewing · #7 11-25-2009, 07:04 PM

I like this video of them live, I don't know about other shows though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUtE2vge3Ps

Evilive is great, though.

MutronIII · #8 11-25-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pigsonthewing

I like this video of them live, I don't know about other shows though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUtE2vge3Ps

Evilive is great, though.

That's from Why Be Something You're Not, a local access TV show in Dearborn, Mi. I had a VHS copy way back in the late '80s... not easy to come by back then.

That was a matinee show, and a bit laid back compared to the usual madness. Nobody hit in the head with a bass, no bottles thrown.. the beer had not yet started to flow.

ibanez33 · #9 12-01-2009, 12:15 PM

imo, jerry is one of the most down to earth guys in music, i've been to every misfits show that has come through denver, after every show he stays as long as it takes to sign anything for anyone, take pics, or just shoot the **** with fans, as far as his playing,...........its punk rock. 2 minute songs rule!!!!!!

sevenyearsdown · #10 12-01-2009, 12:20 PM

I love the Misfits..well the Danzig era of them anyway. I pretty much grew up on that stuff - but Jerry as a bass player.....not really all that impressive.

mpm32 · #11 12-01-2009, 01:32 PM

My 800RB was owned or played by Jerry Only. At least that's what the ad said when I bought it.

Probably just used it when it was provided as backline at some club.

HOOLIGAN · #12 12-01-2009, 02:59 PM

The very altered and smashed remains of that Ric was recently up up on ebay for $12,000 min. bid-No takers

That bass had a great Ric tone on the early stuff (coffin-box
cd set), Then he went bat-**** crazy and replaced the pickups w/ dual P's & a Bart bridge pickup, as well as bat
wings on the headstock, sounded like a raging fart in a fan
("Walk Among Us","Earth A.D.")-I still dug it!

I thought it was brilliant that he strung his basses E,A,E,A

mcapote · #13 12-01-2009, 03:04 PM

playing here Dec 4th. I'm debating on going or not though.

HailCorduroy · #14 12-01-2009, 03:29 PM

They are playing here tonight. A band we played with a few weeks ago is opening for them. I can't make it though.

Holy War · #15 12-02-2009, 01:12 PM

I cant stand him

Kink Rimson · #16 12-02-2009, 03:59 PM

His tone on 'Return of the Fly' sounds like a demented turkey. And I mean that in a positive way.

lousybassplayer · #17 12-02-2009, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Holy War

I cant stand him

That seems....implausible.

Deluge Of Sound · #18 12-03-2009, 02:46 AM

Walk Among Us is a great record, but I never really cared about what they were playing/how they were playing it.

DiCicc0 · #19 12-03-2009, 03:08 AM

I dig Him in that 1950's cover album DVD, were He's playing "this Majik Moment" er sumthin and someones throws a glowrod stick thingy at him and He Catches IT! while playing.

impressive most impressive.

ThunderV · #20 12-03-2009, 03:16 AM

off the topic, but have any of you tried his signature "skull buster" Dean Markley strings? Picked up 3 packs of them at guitar center for $8 a pack. Originally just bought them for the price, they are really awesome strings!!!!!