Good Punk Bass?

[klejst]

I found this photo on Google which came from a TalkBass thread from 2016.

I think you are right about Dave Farrell as I saw this name mentioned in the thread.

I thought so. I remember seeing LP live years back and when he used that bass I remember saying in my head something along the lines of "that is gnarly as hell!" ha ha.

 

[BigDrew]

If you want it clangy, get a Jazz Bass, Thumpy, get a P.

One of the best responses I've seen on TB!

 

[bassdude51]

White PBass, black pickguard

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Isn't this Sid Vicious on the 4th day he started playing bass?

He always kind of reminded me of a zit begging to be squeezed.

 

[InhumanResource]

Try this one!

Cool! I gotta say the bass sounds pretty dark to me, but maybe it's my headphones. Thanks for the link!

 

[Duckophile]

Punk? Schecter RIOT, just for the name.

 

[Gaolee]

Find one in a dumpster. I had a Coral Wasp that was found in a bathtub in an abandoned house. It was ratty, black, weird looking, and had a big swirly mother of toilet seat scratchplate. It also sucked. It was the perfect punk bass. Spending money on the perfect bass is NOT punk at all.

 

[Booty Shaman]

If you play punk, you should not ever seek out the opinions of others.

This^^^

 

[sigterm]

You raise an important point about stickers. A properly stickered punk bass should always look mysterious and slightly intimidating. It should convey a "hands off" message to anyone looking at it. I always roll my eyes whenever I see a post about someone applying stickers to a bass in order to make it a "punk" bass and then I see the photo and there is a giant Bud Lite decal next to a tie-dye peace sign and unfortunately, the message it sends is that the bass has never been any place more dangerous than a bedroom and the owner is maybe not a very good bassist.

I use magnetics instead of stickers I have skull for when I play punk and a dancing bear when I play hot tuna. One time I left both magnets on a pbass and blew a tube. Won't do that again!

 

[caledoneus83]

Well, if it is really a punk band, then you can probably play just about anything... I mean, punk music is theoretically about anarchy and individualism... right?

 

[mikewalker]

None More Punk?

 

[darkestsun]

epiphone ripper, dimension bass (places are blowing these things out at crazy low prices! 600-700 for Am. made ones), and as everyone else said, P bass

 

[DannyNFLD]

Its hard to not think of the P-bass when you think of punk rock.

 

[darkestsun]

Better idea! build your own, i mean punk is about being different, you wont get anymore different if you make it your self!

 

[Ric5]

I'm in the market for a good punk bass. My budget is $850 and under. Any ideas?

An old beat up Ric is great ... but they run more than $850.



P-bass will work

Gibson G3

 

[GrapeBass]

Le P

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Damn it, you beat me to the punch (shaking fist in the air). LOL

 

[spaz21387]

Stingray. Or sterling ray34!

 

[honeyiscool]

Punk? Schecter RIOT, just for the name.

A real punk can’t remember to keep batteries. Go passive.

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

For that price, a used American Standard Precision Bass.

 

[Spectre Gunner]

Le P

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He's probably selling this punk bass real cheap.

 

[madbass6]

I'm in the market for a good punk bass. My budget is $850 and under. Any ideas?

The Bass doesn't really matter any bass will do for punk!
& before the hate replies start coming in "disclaimer" I mean that in a nice way! So any Bass will do for punk!
bolt on preferably (for punch!)
what really makes the difference is the
.set up
.strings
.pick ups (EMGs)
.eq setting settings on amp
.type of amp used (tube vs solid state)
.even some types of alternative tunings etc.