Cj Ramone (of the Ramones) - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 129

[@digitaltourbus]

Who should we film with next?

[@pattonPwr]

yep and Nick Oliveri needs a bass rig rundown asap. I can't believe nobody has yet.

[@AR1xRUSHY]

Rig Rundown of Jonathan Gallant of Billy Talent!

[@Suchagreatchannelling]

Steve Di Giorgio of DEATH/Sadus

[@gangsterdave2000]

Ritchie Ramone?

[@ekoramone5912]

Fat Mike

[@michaelr.4878]

CJ is the man. He stepped into a job that had hard shoes to fill and he totally nailed it. The dude brought the Ramones back to life. Stepping in for a beloved band member is difficult and CJ almost immediately won over the fans. I have a ton of respect for him. He is still waving the flag and playing the music for the next generation to fall in love with the Ramones like we did. Dude is a saint.

[@digitaltourbus]

CJ is such a nice guy! It was such a pleasure filming some videos with him for DTB.

[@stevenl3265]

I find it awesome he uses a Dee Dee signature bass. Way to go

[@digitaltourbus]

:)

[@jeffn9825]

I met CJ in 1992 at a record store next to Bogarts in cincinatti(where they performed that nite) I told him I'd driven 400 miles to see the Ramones and he said "are you crazy?" Lol. Such a great guy. I met John and Marky that day also. Election day, 1992.

[@digitaltourbus]

That's an awesome story!!

[@smileprettymusic]

Cj my favorite living Rock n Roller, what a treat to see his set up

[@digitaltourbus]

So glad you liked the video!

[@alexzemaitis1207]

He’s an ultimate god

[@lks9770]

Hey super nice video here. C.J. seems to be a really cool guy. Not pretentious or anything. He has a great voice and he was my main inspiration to start playing bass. Thanks for this! Saludos from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[@digitaltourbus]

Definitely! More videos with him coming soon!

[@lks9770]

Thanks.

[@RichardDickGrayson]

For a moment, I thought it was the Epic Beard Man on the thumbnail. CJ is always cool in interviews, he seems like a nice man. My favorite Ramones are Johnny, Dee Dee, CJ, and Richie. Thanks for the video.

[@digitaltourbus]

Cj is such a great guy!

[@shizuokaBLUES]

Lol I’d forgotten about epic beard man.

[@gangsterdave2000]

Thank you CJ. I now use SIT strings too. AND I've also ordered the badass bridge for my "Dee Dee Ramone Fender Bass". Changing out my POTS too as soon as I can find the right ones.

[@digitaltourbus]

🤘🤘

[@60degreelobwedge82]

Does your Dee Dee bass have an actual ramones logo on the neck plate like CJ's does? The Dee Dee models I've seen had a ramones-like fender logo.

[@bwalk009]

Me too!!

[@joonaslehtonen5372]

Its a shame he is counted only as "half a Ramone"... If it wasnt for CJ, i think Ramones might have very well broken up in '90. He was partly the glue that holded the band together till '96 and it wasnt a break up but a retirement, with proper farewell gigs.

[@digitaltourbus]

Regardless, Cj is a great guy.

[@AStri-zg5xc]

I've always thought of cj as the 'little brother' of the Ramones, not so much half a Ramone. He was a good bassist.

[@honeyfrost3355]

I'd say he was a full Ramone cause he was a good bassist and he was with them for years, I also love his vocals on the crusher.

[@jebkush1052]

God damn he's ripped.

[@digitaltourbus]

Definitely

[@StewartWhitneyinkobe]

Yeah, that threw me for a minute. He's feckin huge! Where'd the skinny kid go?

[@franckydookie]

CJ is the dad of all the punk rockers we are. He seems to be a really really cool guy !

[@digitaltourbus]

Definitely a very cool guy!

[@juriahtalib2765]

Who the fuck is cj ramones.ramones wannabe.fucking poser.cj not a true ramones

[@MonstrosityFFA]

Juriah Talib The Ramones chose him to be in the band so he’s a real Ramone. He may not be an original Ramone, but he’s still part of their history so kindly fuck off =]

[@swinglow33]

Monstrosity Marky Ramone said in an interview when asked if CJ was a Ramone... He said CJ wasn't a Ramone. He stepped in while Dee Dee went to pursue a solo career. However Marky isn't an original Ramone either. That said, CJ is keeping the sprit of The Ramones alive not by just playing the old stuff...which is great...but new material too.

[@MonstrosityFFA]

swinglow33 i actually met CJ a few weeks ago & he was such a chill dude! Bought him a beer too! Lol if you have Instagram you can see the pic we took :) Anyways, yea all the originals are gone sadly but Marky I would count as an OG as well since he was there since pretty much the beginning as well.

[@RedNightDragon1]

C.J. is cool as. Still playing bass and taking the name he earned. When he first joined the band, he was 22; I was 20. Now we're both in our 50s with greying beards! 😅 Rock on, CJ.

[@frostbeam7095]

I use the Super Bassman head and Fender 810 on tour. It fucking crushes. Great rig.

[@digitaltourbus]

Definitely!

[@springy-2112]

yep ..left wrist sweat band for us bass pickers ! .. when you fit the badass you can line it up with the neck ..might just be the camera angle but spacing looked a bit biased towards the g side.. maybe that's how you like it ..who am I to say ? ...i might have to try the fender head looks beef. 👍🏻☮❤

[@digitaltourbus]

Thanks for watching.

[@jennimadden1061]

CJ is pretty down to earth amazing !

[@digitaltourbus]

He definitely is! :)

[@jennimadden1061]

YES! My only so-called bucket list item is to see a show someday.

[@trev3050]

He was the perfect replacement for dee dee , cheers to CJ 🤘 he’s the man

[@digitaltourbus]

🤘

[@piewacket]

Awesome!!!! Big fan of CJ !!!!sucks that his Mose right got stolen that was such a killer looking bass , I’m the same with over drive and down picking,

[@digitaltourbus]

Yeah, it definitely sucks.

[@domeniclafauci624]

Where can someone purchase his Mosrite signature bass?

[@nunoharris]

Hi. What was the brand of strings ,and the string gauges that CJ used on Ramones ? Thanks

[@ckdpraha]

Woa! I wear Pro Keds too!🤪 Chucks also, but PK are tougher, better for long time spent on your feet!

[@nunoharris]

Hi. What was the heavy gauge strings that CJ was using with the Ramones ? Thanks

[@Catsrock-u7y]

The Ramones RIP

[@Drjackdempsey9644]

I thought CJ was from Queens. He’s wearing a Yankees cap?

[@78pbass46]

Hipshot makes a "Kick Ass" bridge that is very close to the "Bass Ass" bridge.

[@digitaltourbus]

Nice!

[@DatMetalBoi75]

CJ was the perfect replacement for DeeDee, change my mind

[@pens6564]

I love C.JAY

[@digitaltourbus]

Cj is awesome!

[@raulazurduy5407]

Fender amp + Fender Bass + Pro Keds

[@digitaltourbus]

Thanks for watching.

[@davymag3476]

“Go to hell you ol’ Bastad” -Cj Ramone to Mr. Burns

[@SpeedKing..]

wasn't that Johnny?

[@davymag3476]

@@SpeedKing.. nah, Johnny says "Hey, up yours springfeild!"

[@SpeedKing..]

@@davymag3476 ah

[@cheranguista]

ALL DOWNSTROKES all you Ramones wanna be cover bands,.,,,,

[@gregaman27]

daamnnn my mans got old lol, kickass vid 👍🏻

[@digitaltourbus]

That's what happens as the years go by.

[@dalemoskalyk1227]

amen

[@hyperdog67]

Makes sense to me.

[@digitaltourbus]

Thanks for watching! 🤘

[@edmundelee9283]

Yeah.,. but.... ummmm.... Love ya CJ.

[@pompom7x728]

Still cute 😜🤩😊🎸🎼🌺

[@digitaltourbus]

Thanks for watching!

[@Pabloignacioalvarez]

2:42 the bassplayer nail

[@agu.ramone]

I give my life for that bass!

[@digitaltourbus]

🤘

[@elsonidodetutiempo632]

hermoso sos lo mas

[@digitaltourbus]

Thanks for watching

[@AStri-zg5xc]

My gawd you're old. Lol 🤣 same age as me!

[@xChrisS41x]

"Uhmm..." - CJ Ramone 2017

[@digitaltourbus]

Okay

[@greenquality]

Is he saying German Sound?

[@Tomahertz]

Cone McCaslin has entered the chat

[@bluesoddity2094]

Um

[@IkeReedy]

Who the hell lets their bass get stolen?!? Just walk on stage with it and you walk off stage with it......

[@digitaltourbus]

Not sure.

[@ThorCarlton]

It happens all the time. The guitar or bass gets handed off to a tech or packed away. All it takes is one ballsy asshole to grab a guitar case and run during the loading process. It's really not hard, most people are just respectful enough not to do it.

[@Xaeravoq]

world famous ramones? what makes you world famous. people all over the world have seen my screen name does that make me world famous? nobody cares about the ramones anymore.

[@diancarlomachadosilva]

Which world do you live friend? You are fucking kidding...

[@rileyrosswalker]

Except for most if not all modern punk bands.

[@xChrisS41x]

lol

[@SunsetAlgorithm]

Troll level +9000

[@digitaltourbus]

I obviously disagree. Ramones are one of the most influential bands in punk and rock, as a whole.