pick one!

Not really a lot of choices there...and since 2 of them are Fenders I was only left with one other choice.

 

I like the Stingray 5 but all of my punk rock friends make fun of me for playing one. Punk rock rule for bass guitar #1- It has to be a 4 sting American P-bass with passive pick-ups. Rule #2- If you like something else, refer to rule #1.

Of course... I use what I like and F them!

Good luck choosing!

 

Don't forget punkrock bass rule #3. If you can't buy it for less than a pack of Schlitz, it's not worth the money.

 

yes you are limiting yourself...

get G&L L-2500, and you've got all 3 of those basses in one.

Those things last forever...

And don't limit your musical capabilities with punk.

 

if you're playing punk why are you looking at 5 strings?

 

does it matter if you are using a stingray 5 for punk? no. are 5-stringers too good for us Punks? does it really matter how many strings your bass has? it's all about the music, and playing what feels right to you. I myself might buy a 5-stringer...of course, i can't afford the stingray, but i'm using the philosophy of one of my fellow punks, at least he has the attitude of a punk, if it costs more than a pack of schlitz, it ain't worth it.

 

BTB..

 

First off, yes it does. I never said 5 strings are too good, in actuality, a 4 string is actually better for playing punk.

Reasons -
B string gets in the way
You hardly ever use a B string if you're playing punk
B string notes don't sound good in the usual punk scales
Ever see a punk bassist use a 5 string? Maybe there's a reason for that

 

Any of these basses, preferably beat to hell with lotsa stickers:

1) Fender P-bass
2) Gibson Ripper
3) Gibson Thunderbird
4) Gibson EB-0
5) No-name p-bass

Forget active, you don't want to sound like Nathan East do you?

Forget 5 strings, it will just confuse the guitar player. (5 string players, you know what I mean.)

 

Play what you want to play. No one can tell you what you like and don't like. I myself hate Fenders...just a personal preferance but I get a lot flaming for it. I have 2 Dean basses...both 4 string. I used to have a cheap little Cort bass that was 6 string...and yes...I was playing punk with it. But I had to get rid of it, the neck was like playing a runway and I have short fat fingers as it is...so it just didn't work out. My best advice to you is to play all the Basses that you're considering buying (which you probably have already!) Make your decision from there. I bought my first Dean after playing it for only about 5 minutes. I fell instantly in love...that's why I bought another! And as I would like a Stingray...I'm still not getting rid of my deans for a very, VERY long time

Jared

 

Hmm. Confused the guitar player we have....for about 1 practice. No more confusing than following him when he's in dropped-D.

But I can see where punk guitar players might get confused (Meant as total joke. Joke. Joke.)

 

NICE!

 

If you find it in your heart you can go ahead and send me one too

 

Doesn't theAlien Ant Farm guy use one? Or do you not count them as punk cos they are in the charts?

 

The Sex Pistols is (was) a punk band. Alien Ant Farm is not a punk band.

I am assuming that by punk, you mean real punk. In other words 2 or 3 chords and a fast 2-feel. (I will through hardcore in this too. Remember Black Flagg?) If you mean RHCP or Korn type-stuff, that is heavy rap-metal. if you mean Nirvana, that is grunge.

As for the MusicMan: this is a great bass. This is not a great punk bass, nor is it a great jazz bass. Get a good Jazz bass for jazz and a good punk bass for punk. Don't make the mistake of buying a bass that you think can do everything pretty well. Invariably it does everything only ok, but not great. Spend $200.00 on a good P-like bass and spend the other $1000.00 on a good jazz bass. Believe me the punkers won't know the difference, nor will the audience. The jazzers will.

 

musicman is good for everythign so i vote for that