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MEGA THREAD:: Favorite/Best Punk Bassist

#221
Originally posted by old_skool



My extreme feelings of rage cant fully be expressed in words....I dont think I can even start to comment on him being "in one of the biggest punk bands ever" or him being a "great punker" without my brain exploiding.
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Urge to kill...aslo rising...!

There are so many things wrong with Ken's post, that yes...rage cannot be expressed accurately.
"Simple, compared to Cliff Burton"...shyeah. Ok.

And we all know Cliff Burton was not only a good punk reference, but a spectacular example of bass Godhood.

...whoa. My sarcasometer just broke...
 
#231
I see a few people have their bassists a bit wrong. Not to take anything away from Karl Alvarez, The Descendants first bassist, Tony Lombardo is the guy you should be saying is great, not Karl. Tony recorded all the great songs with the band before they put out Everything Sucks (which is garbage).

Mike Watt is the greatest punk bass player in my humble opinion. Tony Lombardo and "Dave Blood" from the Dead Milkmen are also great. Out of thew new fake crap they call punk out there now, Matty Freeman and Fat Mike get honorable mentions, but both are pick players, and are all speed and no real depth. I can play scales and root notes at double time too. At least Watt and Lombardo were inventive.
 
#232
I think you're selling Fatty and Matt a little short. Have you heard "The Decline" by NOFX? There is some tasty melodic work there that goes way beyond root-note speed-picking. And there are parts on the newest Rancid album (the self-titled one) that make your head spin. Regarding the Descendents (with an "e" there at the end, brah): Are you forgeting the "ALL" album? Hello? "Coolidge?" "Cameage?" "Clean Sheets?" "Pep Talk?" And regardless of how you feel about the songs on "Everything Sucks," the bass work is off the freakin' map. "I'm the One" rules! Give my man Karl another listen.
 
#233
crud19..

Good point. I forget Alvarez was All's bass player. The Decline is extremely impressive at parts, and Fat Mike is certainly a great bass player. I am a huge NOFX fan, so don't get me wrong! Alvarez may be great, but I just wanted to give props to Lombardo, who no one even mentioned. Some of these guys may not even know who Tony Lombardo is ya know?
 
#235
I know I'm the new kid and I'm not allowed an oppinion yet but my vote is for Matt Freeman anyday, look at songs like Blacklung, ever heared another punk "bassist" churn out anything like that? that's a neatass bassline if I do say so myself, right from the first album he had some damn fine 4 string licks right through to tracks like "Axiom" with it's fantastic bass solo which can easilly follow up to the Maxwell Murder one and even in the Op Ivy days he rocked!
 
#239
For me the best bassist(s) in a punk band

are

Flip (1973-1983)
Gary Fun (1983-)

off the toy dolls.. these guys are supurb players and immensly entertaining and wow they can play fast and cleanly.. get those picks out (tho i cant play with them so0o fingers for me):D
 

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