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That 'Punk bass' sound.

#42
Skapunkgiz said:
Use a dano+pick for punk rock :)
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+1

This plus a pick plus rounds plus lots and lots of power:

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#43
oddgrowth said:
BTW: Mike Burkett (fat) played a fender P all three times we opened for them in the 90's. Before that he used a steinberger, before that a peavey. I'm sure the only reason he uses dano's are cos he gets them FREE and in turn endorses them.
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Why wouldn't he use a Dano out of choice exactly? He used to be endorsed by Fender anyway as far as I'm aware, so I don't see why he'd switch if that's your theory of why he did. His Danos sound great for NOFX.

There's no reason to be so arsey with people, someone took an interest in a player and you won't even say who it is? Why are you been such a dick? People here are just giving advice on what alot of people have used, or are using for modern punk, only a couple are giving p+ampeg answers, and I'm sure most of them aren't even being all that serious and you're making stupid remarks.

I don't get the hostility toward playing punk with decent gear though, to me punk is about playing music regardless of your circumstances cos you want to, not to strive to do it badly sounding as crap as possible and not strive to achieve more.
 
#47
how is it not punk to have nice gear? i have very nice gear and it's because i worked at a ****** job between tours to buy it. i also got a lot of it pretty cheap by not simply going to guitar center and paying full price off the shelf. similar to how a lot of punks way back when may have swept floors or cleaned dishes to buy that late 60's p bass (which was really just a "used p bass" at the time) from a pawn shop. or the guitarist who scored his gibson less paul off a junkie struggling to pay rent.

how punk is this? i just had to sell my car so i could apply for a passport (european tour nov/dec this year) and stock up on strings for the next couple months. could i have sold one of my 5 basses? could i have unloaded one of my two ampeg 8x10s? sure, but i'm a punk bassist, i gotta have my priorities in order.
 
#48
amper said:
Seeing punk bands playing with expensive gear would seem like a contrivance. Punk isn't about nice gear, and if you can afford the nice gear, what have you got to be so angry about?
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Punk rock, at least since the 80's, also has some integral social conscience. So the thing with cheap instruments is that they are invariably made either in a sweat shop, or by a corporation large enough to afford a large, efficient factory that can mass produce instruments. Sourcing an instrument from either of these will involve compromise of social conscience - either in turning a blind eye to human rights or by supporting "the man".

So one could argue that there is nothing MORE "punk" than playing a Sadowsky, because it isn't coming out of a sweat shop or a large corporation :D

Not that my opinion matters, but my opinion is that I don't care :smug:
 
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#49
pinhead said:
Punk rock, at least since the 80's, also has some integral social conscience. So the thing with cheap instruments is that they are invariably made either in a sweat shop, or by a corporation large enough to afford a large, efficient factory that can mass produce instruments. Sourcing an instrument from either of these will involve compromise of social conscience - either in turning a blind eye to human rights or by supporting "the man".

So one could argue that there is nothing MORE "punk" than playing a Sadowsky, because it isn't coming out of a sweat shop or a large corporation :D

Not that my opinion matters, but my opinion is that I don't care :smug:
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So are you saying Roger isn't "the man"?

This board might implode if you continue talking like that. :D (IMO):D
 
#50
I used to have pretty ordinary roughed up gear and played punk.

I now have some very expensive nice tidy looking gear.........and still play punk.........or am I just kidding myself??

Punk is not about what gear you own or play with. It's about how you feel inside and the music you play!

Perfect example - HITS Festival - Morecambe England. 2003.
Was the backline supplied beat up Behringer rigs or was it el schmiko Ampeg fridges?

Let me just say I never heard any of the bassplayers pissing and moaning about how clean looking the gear supplied was and all of them were guys that any true punker would have in their record collection!


Now back on topic.............I've not played it myself but a classic bass for a versatile punk bass is a Ricky! Damn I've seen some great punk bassplayers playing them and sounded bloody nice! Good luck getting one for the price you're after though.
 
#52
pinhead said:
Punk rock, at least since the 80's, also has some integral social conscience. So the thing with cheap instruments is that they are invariably made either in a sweat shop, or by a corporation large enough to afford a large, efficient factory that can mass produce instruments. Sourcing an instrument from either of these will involve compromise of social conscience - either in turning a blind eye to human rights or by supporting "the man".

So one could argue that there is nothing MORE "punk" than playing a Sadowsky, because it isn't coming out of a sweat shop or a large corporation :D

Not that my opinion matters, but my opinion is that I don't care :smug:
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Hahaha!
 
#54
oddgrowth said:
I'm on a well deserved and hard earned pedestal.

So - Blow me.

Now go scrurry off and find someone's style to replicate...the musical instrument industry is counting on YOU!



If you have to ask, you don't need to know.
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easy man. it takes time to learn things and get things. i doubt you came out of your mom with a tone in mind. you heard someone and knew you wanted to get something close to it.

SRV well i agree with you on that. If you read this and dont know who that is then google it and get an education in the blues.
 
#55
tomhanzo said:
SRV well i agree with you on that. If you read this and dont know who that is then google it and get an education in the blues.
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Good god, and some of you "punk rockers" (read: codgrope) need a lesson in the movement's true spirit.

Google a fellow named "Johnny Rotten" and learn how he'd customize his mega-rock band tee-shirts so they'd read "I HATE Pink Floyd," and the like.

It's hero anti-worship -- dig, children? A "punk" who'd try to impress a point on anyone by invoking SRV* is probably punk-like in his or her contrived sneer only.

(Get it? No? It's A JOKE! -- Everybody knows who Stevie Ray Vaughn is, knuckleheads, but I believe that Jimmie Vaughn is the cool brother!)
 
#60
oddgrowth said:
BTW: Mike Burkett (fat) played a fender P all three times we opened for them in the 90's. Before that he used a steinberger, before that a peavey. I'm sure the only reason he uses dano's are cos he gets them FREE and in turn endorses them.
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IIRC Fat Mike's Steinberger was a cheap knock-off. May have been a Hamer if I'm not mistaken. Further: He used to be endorsed by Fender. And he has one redish-burst (cherry or honey?) G&L P covered with "Mike's" stickers. So he's definitly used a lt oof gear through NOFX's career. I remember reading that he only used P-basses and Ernie Ball strings because he got them for free. And as far as I know he's not endorsed by Danelectro, he only switched because he has a bad back and needed something lighter than a P-bass. Saw them in Oslo two months ago. That Dano sounded 'effin great live! :)

And both Rise Against and Hot Water Music have been using G&L as well. That's how I found out about G&L and bought my beloved L-2000. But I think both of them have switched to Fender Jazz Basses now.


And as many have noted already, it's not entirely about the bass, the right attitude (and I'm not talking about looking like Sid Vicious:p) and playing style has a lot to do with it as well.
Get a powerful amp, kick up the mids and treble, add a bit of grit if you will and remember to beat the **** out of your strings. For me, the punk bass sound is all about the rattle and clank! ;)


EDIT: Remembered a quote from the former bassist in a classic Norwegian rock'n'roll band called Backstreet Girls. Someone asked him what a great show for him was. His answer was that if he snapped the E string during the concert, he knew he'd been playing like he should. If it was still on the bass after an hour, he knew he hadn't been playing to the best of his abilities ;)
 

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