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Good Punk Bass?

#163
Wood and Wire said:
Matlock also mostly played a Ric - and wore some fancy shirts, which might have been why Malcolm McClaren felt threatened, and replaced him with someone more malleable.
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The fancy shirts were indeed a problem. But Pistols singer John Lydon (aka "Johnny Rotten") was most annoyed by Matlock's oversized cargo shorts, big, American-style white tennis shoes and ubiquitous Fender Custom Shop hat, none of which conveyed the desired punk image. In fact, early rock press reviews from inkies Sounds and NME mocked Matlock as looking like "Some bloody Talk Bass tool," much to Lydon's deep chagrin.
Matlock's days were numbered from that point on.
 
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#165
Son of Wobble said:
The fancy shirts were indeed a problem. But Pistols singer John Lydon (aka "Johnny Rotten") was most annoyed by Matlock's oversized cargo shorts, big, American-style white tennis shoes and ubiquitous Fender Custom Shop hat, none of which conveyed the desired punk image. In fact, early rock press reviews from inkies Sounds and NME mocked Matlock as looking like "Some bloody Talk Bass tool," much to Lydon's deep chagrin.
Matlock's days were numbered from that point on.
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Which, ironically, pretty much nails a lot of Jah Wobble's early get-ups... :eek:


:D
 
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#166
Wood and Wire said:
Which, ironically, pretty much nails a lot of Jah Wobble's get-ups... :eek:


:D
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#171
Gord_oh said:
Good punk bassists play good punk basses. It doesn't matter, that's the whole point of real punk music, you do what you like.

If I had to pick, every good punk rocker seems to have had a p bass out front. Just sayin'.
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P basses back when punk was raw and violent. We're a necessity because they were really hard to break. Guitars getting dropped, thrown, and smashed. Drop any Gibson. Your looking at a head stock replacement and a ton of money most punkers didn't have. Drop any fender. It might go out of tune. If you slam it hard enough to break a neck. You can replace it with the turn of a screw driver. Most of the old punkers I know didn't play fender because of the tone. They chose them because they could take a hell of a beating. It just so happens that P basses have amazing tone. Besides, the you beat up a p bass. The cooler it looks!
 
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#174
FilTurd said:
They called it quits last night..
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Wow, read his statement.
That’s sad, but I guess reality hits everyone at some point, and musicians playing that style of music, it doesn’t surprise me their bodies (especially the drummer’s) are breaking down. To have made it 38 years is pretty incredible.
They were one of the first punk/hardcore bands I really got into, so they’ll always hold a special spot for me. Glad I got to see them a few times years ago.

Thanks for posting that.

Apologies for going off topic.
 
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#175
Wood and Wire said:
Slip was great, as was Rival Schools first album - but neither they, nor Unsane were punk bands, so none of these great bands help the OP's quest :D
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Nope, never said Quicksand was punk. They were post-punk/rock. They played with most of the bands in the hardcore circle, and even Gorilla Biscuits was more hardcore than punk. But really, if the OP really knew what punk was he wouldn't need to start this thread, and if he's on here asking about punk, he ain't gonna get his answer here, and probably will never understand what he's really asking.
 
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#176
gfen said:
I might be slightly unfair, it's been a long time, but I remember two 7" records and a song or two on another 7" split with someone else and they blew me away, but the only songs that I *really* liked to Slip were the ones I'd previously heard. I'm really going back in time, here, but I swear I'd heard Fazer before Slip was released? I'm gonna have to go slop through my pile of old records now.

I also didn't care for whatever the band that came after Quicksand was, I apologize I don't recall their name but I didn't discover them til a couple years back and my tastes changed a lot.

I took some time with the new album today, needs more attention. Maybe I should go back and give Manic Compression another listen too, but I remember being really disappointed by that.
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Manic Compression sucks. New record is ok, but missing Tom Cappone (hopefully he's getting the help he needs with his addiction which is what led him leaving the tour last year and forcing the rest of the guys to tour as a 3-piece), but I think it's always been an issue for him and the band, which is why they recorded that new record as a 3-piece. Either way, they were pretty darn unique during their heyday, and nobody really sounded like them, punk or not. who cares. They were pretty amazing.
 
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#177
Vinnie Boombatz said:
Manic Compression sucks. New record is ok, but missing Tom Cappone (hopefully he's getting the help he needs with his addiction which is what led him leaving the tour last year and forcing the rest of the guys to tour as a 3-piece), but I think it's always been an issue for him and the band, which is why they recorded that new record as a 3-piece. Either way, they were pretty darn unique during their heyday, and nobody really sounded like them, punk or not. who cares. They were pretty amazing.
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Vinnie, how you liking then new 50's lacquer P bass as the honeymoon wears on?

Have you played a '57 AVRI, and is the neck on your 50's lacquer similar, or identical?

How low have you gotten your action?

And finally, as I'm plying you with questions, what would you recommend to take some sharp edges of a bent-plate Fender
bridge with sharp, pokey poles an legs -- sandpaper or a file?

Cheers, Big Ears....
 

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