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Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:08 pm
by bigchiefbc
Yeah, when I think punk, I either think p-bass -> svt, or of you're going more for that nasty, trashy punk distortion thing, then the first thing I think of is the Rat. And if you're gonna get a Rat, then check out the Fuzzrocious offerings.
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:15 pm
by madmax1012
Derelict78 wrote:madmax1012 wrote:Derelict78 wrote:P bass into tube amp
It works for Matt Freeman...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srnrAf1DtOs[/youtube]
when anyone mentions punk bass Rancid is the first thing to come to mind. MAtt is such a bad ass. The epitome of punk bass
i fucking love matt freeman. I don't even play bass, but the man if anyone could convince me to play one, it would be him.
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:23 pm
by GaetanoCapuano
madmax1012 wrote:Derelict78 wrote:P bass into tube amp
It works for Matt Freeman...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srnrAf1DtOs[/youtube]
Very cool vid!
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:24 pm
by bigchiefbc
madmax1012 wrote:Derelict78 wrote:madmax1012 wrote:Derelict78 wrote:P bass into tube amp
It works for Matt Freeman...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srnrAf1DtOs[/youtube]
when anyone mentions punk bass Rancid is the first thing to come to mind. MAtt is such a bad ass. The epitome of punk bass
i fucking love matt freeman. I don't even play bass, but the man if anyone could convince me to play one, it would be him.
Sorry for the threadjack, but:
Matt Freeman is one of my favorite bassists to listen to, on earth, period. I wouldn't exactly call him an influence, because my playing style sounds nothing like him. But he influenced me in the sense of showing dumb-as-shit 14-year-old me that bass doesn't just have to be root notes and blues walks and bullshit like that. Bass could be the centerpiece of a song, and you don't have to be Les Claypool to do it, either.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUQr_GqYCQ0[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CUbMi7pOZ8[/youtube]
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:38 pm
by Deltaphoenix
Looks like it is P Bass into a Fender Bassman Pro series instead of SVT for Matt Freeman.
Just sayin'
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:44 pm
by Derelict78
bigchiefbc wrote:Matt Freeman is one of my favorite bassists to listen to, on earth, period. I wouldn't exactly call him an influence, because my playing style sounds nothing like him. But he influenced me in the sense of showing dumb-as-shit 14-year-old me that bass doesn't just have to be root notes and blues walks and bullshit like that. Bass could be the centerpiece of a song, and you don't have to be Les Claypool to do it, either.
Im right there with ya brother
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:37 pm
by GaetanoCapuano
Derelict78 wrote:bigchiefbc wrote:Matt Freeman is one of my favorite bassists to listen to, on earth, period. I wouldn't exactly call him an influence, because my playing style sounds nothing like him. But he influenced me in the sense of showing dumb-as-shit 14-year-old me that bass doesn't just have to be root notes and blues walks and bullshit like that. Bass could be the centerpiece of a song, and you don't have to be Les Claypool to do it, either.
Im right there with ya brother
Yup me too, definately was playing maxwell when I was 14
I'm starting to like this place!
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:48 pm
by Mudfuzz
I agree on the Pbass>SVT thing in a way and way no because when I think of punk bass I think of guys using shitty sounding amps turned up too loud
So yeah a RAT would help get there or a HAO Rust Ride which is my go-to for punk rock sounds but.. why do what has been already been done? Why not use a crazy nasty fuzz.
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:18 am
by Achtane
...Sovtek head
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:21 am
by theavondon
Rust Ride rules balls on bass, but I associate that sound with doom more than anything.
Rat.
OR, say fuck the man, get a MKI tonebender.
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:38 am
by MSUsousaphone
Fuck Ampeg.
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:52 am
by Mudfuzz
theavondon wrote:Rust Ride rules balls on bass, but I associate that sound with doom more than anything.
Rat.
cough.. bright setting.. cough..
I've had both.. they really are not that different sounding...
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 1:15 am
by theavondon
Mudfuzz wrote:theavondon wrote:Rust Ride rules balls on bass, but I associate that sound with doom more than anything.
Rat.
cough.. bright setting.. cough..
I've had both.. they really are not that different sounding...
I just have a friend that uses his extensively for doooooooooom.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3JE0hTHfjA[/youtube]
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 1:42 am
by dubkitty
for really grindy stuff, a Rat; for mean and dirty without full-on fuzz, try a Distortion+. seriously.
Re: Best Bass Fuzz for Punk Rock
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 9:13 am
by GaetanoCapuano
theavondon wrote:Mudfuzz wrote:theavondon wrote:Rust Ride rules balls on bass, but I associate that sound with doom more than anything.
Rat.
cough.. bright setting.. cough..
I've had both.. they really are not that different sounding...
I just have a friend that uses his extensively for doooooooooom.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3JE0hTHfjA[/youtube]
Nice bass drum!