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How punk is this bass?
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Instruments aren't "punk". Players are "punk". If you play that bass, and are "punk", it will follow.
As will the blood and spit and scars. Have fun!
As will the blood and spit and scars. Have fun!
Gaolee
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If you didn't find it in a dumpster or in the bathtub in an abandoned house, it's not punk. If it's stolen, then it might be kinda punk.
Punk? Not very.
Can it be "punked out"? Certainly, if you're willing to do some damage.
Speaking as someone who grew up during Punk's formative years (and who's mom was a drummer in an all-girl punk band!), I've always found it a little ironic when I see someone trying to achieve "that punk look". Remember, Punk was born out of, among many things, a severe backlash against the squeaky-clean, over-produced Disco-Era. It was all about tearing s#!t down, not conforming to a particular esthetic. But I suppose the greatest irony is that in the attempt to defy the laws of tradition (it's a crusade only of the brave) ended up creating it's own tradition.
this sucks
and +1000 to the rest of the post! Punk is not something you buy...it is the result of other things happening
"Punk" was never "in" and had it been an "in crowd" genre, it would have not been "Punk" it would have been "Bunk."
Yes, any bass is fine for punk. Remember, DIY. Buy your bass, play it with abandon, that's all that punk is.
With all the respect in the world, it is my opinion that asking if something is punk, isn't very punk.
Sid Vicious played a P bass. Punk as they get. However, for $650, that is the price of a used MIA Fender P. Upgrades blah blah.. Don't need them. Fender P basses were used widely by most all of the true pioneers of Punk. The Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys and more.
"Punk" sure was in. In the 70's it was a goofy movement for trendy people. The music was great, but the style/politics/ethos was idiotic. Now it's 10 times goofier and 100 times trendier. Like kortarkosz pointed out, you can buy "punk" nostalgia-wear in countless shopping malls.
By punking it out it still won't make it punk. The punk stars basses were punk because of their attitude, anti-establishment moniker and aggressive style.
I don't know if an x-gen, y-gen or z-gen soul has it in them to ever get punk!
I don't know if an x-gen, y-gen or z-gen soul has it in them to ever get punk!
