Best Punk Bassist

[GRAHAM SG1]

The Stranglers were NOT really punk, they were too good, ok they wrote some loud songs but they always had a bit of quality as musicians which most punk bands lacked at the time .
They were a very good and individual rock band with atittude, shame they went all radio friendly, like most of them did, I suppose you gotta earn a crust

the band had the attitude, the image and the agressive sound for punk

So did/do lots of bands, it does not make them punk !!

They were lucky to be around at the time of the punk bandwagon, it won them a lot of fans and rightly so

So there we have it, the two best punk bassists, JJ Burnel (who was not really a punk) and Klaus Fluoride who most definitely was, the Dead Kennedys NEVER compromised their punk atittude for pop success

 

[Baskesman]

me?
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[Davo-London]

Jean-Jacques Burnel

Listen to Peaches by the Stranglers

 

[dehgrinder]

The baron of amebix. punk never ended, the good stuff went under ground and the crap settled at the surface. All sorts of great punk on the west coast.

 

[Baskesman]

I always liked the bassplayers in the Subhumans (the UK band but the canadian one was great as well of course)

 

[GRAHAM SG1]

I still vote for Klaus Flouride

 

[IB303]

Joe 'Boba' Raposo, hands down. When he was in RKL the basslines were nasty. Listen to Tiches to Rags and you'll understand. He's now in Lagwagon, and still killing it.

Just to give you an indication...
RKL - Betrayed (Official Video)

 

[tsar nicholas]

Most technically proficient : Mike Watt

Most creative : Tina Weymouth


Honorable mention : Jah Wobble

 

[xUptheIronsx]

10 years, 249 posts ,and no one mentioned Mike Dunnigan of Suicidal Tendencies? hands down!! I mean c'mon...I Saw Your Mommy? Won't Fall in Love Today? Possesed? I play even 2 notes from any of these songs at shows for sound check and everyone in the room goes nuts!!!

Brian Baker - Minor Threat

Mike Watt - Minutemen

Daryl Jennifer - Bad Brains

Mike Dean - COC

Garth Petrie - Strike Anywhere

definitely agree with Entwistle as well

Jeff Dahl/Mike Dewey - The Mentors

Dan Lilker - SOD

 

[Lordcliff]

Karl Alvarez by a mile...

by five miles...

 

[Byron92]

Gene Simmons handa down

 

[Mark 63]

greg norton of husker du............so underrated, over all great band

My first pick as well.

 

[KPO2000]

May have been mentioned before but love:

Klaus Flouride...I still can't play Winnebago Warrior
Darryl Jennifer
Bruce Hansgen
Barry Adamson...Magazine rules
Mike Watt...when he used a pick of course

Others:
-The guy from Das Damen...first time I ever saw an 8 string bass used live.
-David Sims-- Scratch Acid

 

[Mikevplaysbass]

Jerry Only, hands down

 

[rubendlr]

The bassist for All and also the Descendents and also the latest incarnation of the Lemonheads is Karl Alvarez. One of my biggest influences. His predecessor in the Descendents was Tony Lombardo who was no slouch either. Check out any album from the Descendents or All to hear some serious (pop) punk bass lines.

 

[rubendlr]

The bassist for All and also the Descendents and also the latest incarnation of the Lemonheads is Karl Alvarez. One of my biggest influences. His predecessor in the Descendents was Tony Lombardo who was no slouch either. Check out any album from the Descendents or All to hear some serious (pop) punk bass lines.Link Removed

 

[Corey Y]

In my opinion, Rob Wright of NoMeansNo. Technically proficient, writes creative and interesting riffs, great tone, plays while singing (and singing with syncopation to those great riffs a lot of the time to boot). Also, he uses relatively inexpensive gear and always manages to sound great...and he's still going strong and touring well into his late 50s.


NoMeansNo - Rags and Bones (Live+Cuddly 1990)

 

[tbird99]

Wow I was gonna say the same thing as the dude who posted it , yeah I think either Matt freeman of fat mike (Nofx) just listen to the decline its beast . Ohh another amazing bassist who just blows them outta the park is sid vicious

 

[tbird99]

Wow I was gonna say the same thing as the dude who posted it , yeah I think either Matt freeman of fat mike (Nofx) just listen to the decline its beast . Ohh another amazing bassist who just blows them outta the park is sid vicious oh and forgot his name but the bassist of subhumans

 

[smcfarland1337]

Old punk? Klaus Flouride from Dead Kennedy's.
Newish Punkish? Dan Andriano from Alkaline Trio.