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MEGA THREAD:: Favorite/Best Punk Bassist

#101
Originally posted by Mikey96
Im a light guy but u took a rather sarcastic and "im smarter than u tone" with your smily face, which was not appreciated but no flames from me, I agree Dirnt is good but not as good as Freeman, however I would like to see what dirnt could do being totally let off his leash in rancid or op ivy.
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I apologize for coming across that way. I didn't mean to seem like a sarcastic jerk.

But yeah, it would be cool to see what Dirnt could do if he was free to go like Freeman seems to be. Might surprise all of us.:D:D:D
 
#103
I would have to say my fav Punk bassist is
Pete Farnden from the Pretenders. They went soft after his death and the guitar players death (James Honeyman Scott)
But the first two Pretenders albums were as punk as punk gets and Petes bass lines were incredible.
A Definite recommended listen is The Pretenders 1 and 2, after that they went south and turned into pop.
 
#104
Well I don't listen to too much punk. But I've listened to a record by a band considered punk rock, even though synths were used. It's The Stranglers and the song is "(Get A) Grip (on Yourself)." The bass starts in one note but the following bars...THOSE F***N PROGESSIONS, maaaaaannnn. Whooooa!! Up and down and up and...the walkin bass is just plain kickasz! THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST BASSLINE WORKS EVER!!! Who is that on bass???
 
#105
Who does karl Alveraz and Mike Watt play for?

Oh and by the way although there not 'full on punk' bassists I still think Norwood Fisher of Fishbone and Tony Kanal of No Doubt are the best bassists in punk rock (when they play it) at least they both got some funk in them(or a lot shall I say) which a lot of punk bass players just have'nt got. I also like Matt Freeman , what i have heard from him anyway. Whats his best basslines? And who would you say is the best 'pickless' playing punk/ska bassist?
 
#106
Originally posted by Moonraker
Who does karl Alveraz and Mike Watt play for?
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Karl Alvarez plays in ALL and Descendents. He's incredible. Check out any of their CDs for good examples. My favorites by ALL are "Allroy Was Here" and "Allroy's Revenge." Descendents "Everything Sucks" is awesome as well.
Mike Watt played with the Minutemen, fIREHOSE, Dos, and Bootstrappers, and has put out two solo albums. His definitive work, IMO, is the Minutemen's "Double Nickels on the Dime," but there are awesome bass lines all over the fIREHOSE albums too, and his solo records have some good stuff on them too.
 
#112
Matt Freeman is hands down the best bass player not only in punk but in any other band i've ever heard. He is so creative and all his lines are amazing, although i like his old tone better then the one he uses now in the new album. No one is as good or creative as matt. even all the way back to the op ivy days all his lines were crazy.
some other punk bassists that are really good in my opinion are mike dirnt, the guy from the offspring, alec b. from leftover crack, shayne from choking victim, bassist from american steel and daycare swindlers, andy from indk, against all authority's bassist,
thats all
 
#113
Listen to some Anti Flag albums. I know they've switched bassists on occasion, but the style is pretty much intact on every album. Good stuff. Try playing NOFXs The Decline straight through and you'll really appreciate fat mike's playing as well.
 
#114
Okay, best 3 I can think of;

1.Mike Dirnt

2. Ian from New Found Glory

3. The dude from American Hi-Fi (if u can call them punk)

All 3 have some mega funky ass bass lines! Fair enough, they may be relatively easy, but hell, they dont have to be hard to be good right?
 
#117
I agree with Ian Grushka from NFG (just 'cuz they're my fav), Mike Dirnt, Mike Herrera (MxPx), and Mark Hoppus, but why has no one mentioned Joe Escalante from the Vandals or Mike Davenport of the Ataris? BTW, listen to New Found Glory's 'Sincerely Me...' good stuff.
 
#118
1.Mike Dirnt of Green Day
2.Scott Owen of the Living End
3Matt FReeman of Rancid

I have to pick Mike even though he's not as talented as some others he inspered me to play bass, and his lines fit Green Day's songs so well. Funny thing is, I was talking to Mike once and he said that he thought Matt sucked, that his bass lines were to "twidely"!
 

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