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51 precision bass for punk?

#61
i play a 51 in a kinda punk band. we have a lot of thing going on. it's pretty much a caothic hardcore or some **** like that.

replaced the stock pickup with a Seymour Duncan Bassline Quarter Pound and you're set. I even use flats and it gives me that distorted treble
 
#62
I ended up buying a squier standard p-bass special for a dbeat/grind band i am playing in. it easily cuts through everything else.

also this is easily one of the best forums i am on.

I still listen to the early Mr t experience stuff, obviously same goes for bad religion. I hate to look like a douche but I definatly have to acknowledge the fact :)
 
#63
Fat Mike of NOFX actually plays a Danelectro
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he gets the most awesome sound out of it
 
#64
Bongolation said:
I have.

It's real.

There have been pictures here of them, too. The spool simply separates.

I say it's a bad issue to have to worry about on a punk-gig bass. The point is to bomb-proof your gig gear, not hope for pass on known problems.
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Or maybe it'd be better to take care of one's gear.

Installing a pickup cover as it was originally designed would also work, as would learning to float the thumb. Isn't a lot of punk played with a pick closer to the bridge thereby avoiding any issues with the pickup?
 
#65
your idol said:
this guys more punk than me!
seriously guys who has this conversation. the OP is obviously after a certain aggressive sound related to punk rock, lets not have the "it's so not punk rock to ask that" bash going on here. it is punk rock to spend your money ONE TIME on the tool its gonna take to get the job done and make you happy... just cause homeboy dosent say idgaf and goes to the pawn shop and grab the first $50 hondo or westone he sees makes him no more or less hardcore. i bet you dont play the first POS you could find.

to the OP its a good question and you shouldnt be affraid to seek out advice on sound and tone...punk rock does not have to mean you have the recorded in a tin can sound of every crass album

if punk is dead its only because some d-bag gave it structure and rules
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Well said, and I wasn't bashing anyone, it's just strange for anyone to ask if any bass would be good for a certain kind of music.........there's more tone choice in an amp head that you could possible hope for from a different bass, especially punk.....buy a bass you like the look and feel of, and play the punk hell outta it.........you'll find "your" sound soon enough!........
 
#66
For a good/bright rock tone, I think any P-bass will work with fresh strings and a good amp. I use a Squier CV 60's and an American P through a Hartke for now... Bump the mids and the tone knob up a bit. Some say a maple neck helps to cut through but that might be another thread, I couldn't say for sure. I think strings are much more important than pickups. Also I like the VT Bass pedal, gives a nice tone and the 500hz mid knob helps a lot.
 
#67
DigthemLows said:
Well said, and I wasn't bashing anyone, it's just strange for anyone to ask if any bass would be good for a certain kind of music.........there's more tone choice in an amp head that you could possible hope for from a different bass, especially punk.....buy a bass you like the look and feel of, and play the punk hell outta it.........you'll find "your" sound soon enough!........
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i can dig it, espceially nowadays where there are pickups made to create almost any kind of sound for any hole of any bass id say go with feel and playability and swap pups if sound is undesireable. amp head has a huge impact. i started rolling with Ampeg and i have never been happier with my sound and before i was always searching for basses and its was my amp i was unhappy with.
 
#71
Funny thing about playing in "Punk" bands for 20 years...Punk represents the attitude not really the music, Primus was considered Punk, and so we're the Velvet Underground. I'm not sure that having crappy gear and no ability to play covers the genre. I played a Pre Gibson Tobias 6 string for 16 years and my gear is pretty nice. Just make what you want of it and get your own voice(tone,sound). UNITY
 
#76
Stanley Design said:
51 P is only good for punk if it's an original 51 P.
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if it's an original 51 p you just spend so much money for a bass and that's not punk at all

rimtism123 said:
I saw a straight edge hardcore punk band called Have Heart play not too long ago...the bass player def played a '51 P with a maple board and sounded great! So go for it.
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have heart is so good. where did you see them? pictures?
 

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