Interesting that pretty much all these examples are from classic punk/hardcore bands. Pop-punk, not so much.
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MEGA THREAD:: Favorite/Best Punk Bassist
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another great hardcore bass player is Mark Sisto played in Breakdown, Maximum Penalty, Joe Coffee, Skin Candy.
Not a big fan of NoFx, but my friend awakened me to the talent of Fat Mike..
He's not a shredder by any means, but he does play some fast and interesting lines for punk - and they are definately not sellouts.
He's not a shredder by any means, but he does play some fast and interesting lines for punk - and they are definately not sellouts.
Jumbotron said:
True, I can't believe nobody has mentioned Mark Hoppus!
The bassists for Green Day (who does fit into the pop-punk category) and Dead Kennedys are both pretty good, though.
-Dash
matt freeman is a great player....check out "maxwel murder" by rancid and you will understand. ha.
What about Matt Rubano from Taking Back Sunday (I don't know how punk or hardcore, you want...flirting the line with emo...
...hey, I like it!)
He's a great player...started out as a session player playing jazz and funk haha
sean
...hey, I like it!)He's a great player...started out as a session player playing jazz and funk haha
sean
Mike Dirnt from Green Day. Listen to everything before American Idiot for some good lines then AI if you want to listen to a good record.
Some cool bass playing from two punk ass bass players. ... Check out Dos, it's Mike Watt from the Minutemen and Kira from Black Flag doing some actually really pretty music.
... Check out Dos, it's Mike Watt from the Minutemen and Kira from Black Flag doing some actually really pretty music.
Paul Simonon from The Clash got a lot of sophisticated bass lines, and Jean-Jacques Burnel from The Stranglers got some awesome bass lines as well.
Mike Watt
Darryl Jenifer
Matt Freeman
The guy from The Descendants (can't think of his name
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I'm going to cast a vote for Dee Dee Ramone. Yeah, he's an 8th note basher, but he epitomizes the image of a punk bass player with his leather jacket, hair-cut and P bass down by his knees. Kind of like if Sid Viscious could actually play.
Darryl Jenifer
Matt Freeman
The guy from The Descendants (can't think of his name
)I'm going to cast a vote for Dee Dee Ramone. Yeah, he's an 8th note basher, but he epitomizes the image of a punk bass player with his leather jacket, hair-cut and P bass down by his knees. Kind of like if Sid Viscious could actually play.
well punk bassist do suck compared to guys from the other genres...
the best players of punk like the likes of matt freeman versus best of other genres
metal - steve digiorgio, cliff burton, joay demaio
jazz - victor wooten, jaco(are they jazz?)
funk - larry graham, james jamerson?
the best players of punk like the likes of matt freeman versus best of other genres
metal - steve digiorgio, cliff burton, joay demaio
jazz - victor wooten, jaco(are they jazz?)
funk - larry graham, james jamerson?
BrandonBass said:
Wow.
Uhm, OK, have you ever listened to punk? The reason I ask... stick Vic in a punk band... he'd do some flashy junk, but would it be "good"... probably not. Punk is about energy/intensity...
Punk bass (lets just say 8th notes) don't suck! They serve a musical purpose... there are times when straight 8ths are the greatest thing you can do to a song.
Checkout a band called "This Computer Kills". They were short lived, but their bassplayer was way upfront in the mix, fast, and creative as hell. 
