NOFX - Suits and Ladders (Bass Play Through)

[@dalecarmichael4116]

It’s good to see Fat Mike sober and doing more online stuff

[@mateosamora]

So you’re saying it’s good to see him online instead of on lines

[@ThomWastes]

Yeah...sober...as he swigs a big drink of liquid death.

[@darrenedwarddolhanty6814]

@@ThomWastes liquid death is water...

[@cacadordorio]

So its a monster?? Not a guiness beer???

[@mateosamora]

@@cacadordorio liquid death is sparkling water in a can

[@trainspotter360]

I've been waiting 25 years for Mike to start explaining his technique that no one can duplicate.

[@adamdev9391]

Same

[@DIY-vl6bk]

It looks so weird because he starts with upstrokes instead of downstroks

[@jewishjedi]

He talks about laying his pinkie on the bass in the Drinks with Johnny podcast. It's real easy to see it here in this video.

[@trainspotter360]

@@jewishjedi It seems so counter-intuitive to start with the upstroke. He's really onto something because no one sounds like him especially when he does that shit like in Idiots Are Taking Over.

[@faviosotogonzalez]

Banjo picking!

[@ChargedCovers]

More NOFX bass-throughs please!

[@bluedoom]

yes

[@thomasgoschl9583]

Yeah,more of this.I Like that

[@FreeCandy.]

I like a Sober Fat Mike....keep it up buddy!

[@nemTom05]

Hope he stays like this, so much better...

[@ryancarls]

Its funny how. Nothing seems much fun anymore to me now that Mike quit to drink.

[@robertsteinberger]

He literally drinks a beer while playing this song. It's an improvement though.

[@grasspatchkid6751]

@@robertsteinberger it's water, it's called liquid death

[@Love.Laugh.Lorcana.]

@@robertsteinberger it’s water

[@tonyf5869]

Mike just doesn’t get enough credit for the work he puts in as a bass player.

[@drewg3087]

He’s one of the best!

[@cyberhorst]

As a songwriter! He is the Paul McCartney of Punkrock.

[@dominou01]

Be realist, he only gives 60%.

[@Elvis_Gonzalez]

I think he sometimes gets Matt Freeman from Rancid to play his parts on the records (I think he mentioned this in some interview), but nevertheless Fat Mike rules!!

[@glucosainsulina]

@@Elvis_Gonzalez what?

[@EastsideTrue]

Thanks Mike. I'm 39 been listening since 1992. You've always been a solid bassist-

[@atwistoflemon666]

After some banter and laughs and photos upon a chance meeting one day in Leeds 2015, I am so glad and will forever be, that as they walked away, I jogged up after them, called Mike and said Mike you are so appreciated, always remember that and don’t ever give up! He gave me THE most sincerest thank you. 🥰

[@binsitt]

I love this man and his attitude. Never saw him play off stage. Heart opening. I feel like he still cherishes his music like a new born.

[@PattiMcBis]

Such an underrated song! One of my favorites from Coaster.

[@chuckaluck123]

Thanks for doing this mike! Big hearts! Been listening since 1994

[@fiendishmaven]

2:29 of Fat Mike expressively deciding when to jump back in on that fretboard is on par with jumping onto a speeding train from a horse. This man is a veritable bass legend! As a bass player myself, I have taken his advice in using 0.60 Dunlop picks for my playing and I’ll forever stand by it. It just gives you a more fluid feel when dancing on the strings. Love this man dearly!!

[@dusk7213]

FYI...Matt Freeman of Rancid also uses a .60 - Orange though..

[@breananisbet7090]

That was such a great moment

[@fiendishmaven]

@@breananisbet7090 Yes indeed it was ma’am!!

[@raulferreira137]

underrated song

[@AlmostaFlipinSkater]

Coaster is an underated album. Hefe's guitar solo on Eddie, Bruce and Paul goes on for longer than a fucking minute. Good stuff.

[@lucasa.4029]

@@AlmostaFlipinSkater can't agree more

[@themumblebrapper]

I forget which song it was, but it was a song off of Coaster that got me into them and now they're one of my favorite bands

[@darbs3168]

Entire Record Kills

[@rhkarma]

Wow, something actually worth watching on KZbin. Thanks Mike!

[@barrychuckle5565]

One of the best bassists ever this man.

[@PS_Bass]

I love the look of that bass. As a bass player, this is one of my top 10 Nofx songs.

[@gaborarany8009]

Please please do more of these! Love it!

[@BardofCornwall]

Just got myself a streaming service, and have been revisiting lots of skate punk from the '90s and 2000s. NOFX still my favourite!

[@andrewgrignon826]

Great job Fatty. Always appreciate these intimate videos where you give your loyal fans some face time and show off your mad bass skills. Keep up the great work bro-ham and cheese

[@williekinsey4691]

I love the look he gives on that long period of just "open D." Yeah, that bit is boring to play, but you wrote it man :P

[@joewilliams7781]

I like to think that look is saying "yeah, it's fucking simple and boring, and I can drink beer in the middle of a song. Do you think that's a coincidence?"

[@timebandit215]

It isnt beer. Hes been sober for a few months.

[@weused2bestoned]

that was a "now, where's that next note gone" look lol

[@Klipschrf35]

@@timebandit215 maybe not when he wrote.it

[@huntermartin5812]

One of my favorite songs. Needs more love. Brilliant musically and lyrically. Thanks Mike

[@jethrof.3850]

I love the "ok, time to hang out and drink a beer with one hand" part of the song :)

[@ChanceC5]

I love his bass playing. He's great!

[@icchorist]

Never heard of nofx, but watching this vid and the one from Loudwire the way he plays is really something else

[@AngeloBreda]

Hi Mike! Your creativity with the bass is amazing! Love to hear it!

[@patrickjonaitis7737]

Thanks for this! One if my favorite bass lines

[@rachelpogue66]

When I was a youngster learning how to play and listening to NOFX, I never knew bass could be played that way. Fat Mike deserves way more credit as a bassist, he's fuckin great!

[@MountainMenace420]

Love this song! Seen you play it live in Tahoe, and before the song you said it's hard and that it makes you feel cool!!!! NOFX

[@vantagepointproducts2157]

Fat Mike deserves more thanks than shoes thrown. Thank you Mike.

[@missmaynard2310]

I’m So Glad To See Another Video Of Mike Just Being Mike

[@danolivier4899]

Man you sound great these days and it's awesome to see you more

[@declanmillar6356]

My heart is yearning for the hopes of a 'Release the Hostages' bass playthrough

[@jobe958]

Coaster is such a great album. This song has so many little tonal gems.

[@MattnUska]

What an awesome bass line.

[@IndieUSA]

That is a rocking' bass riff! Love the break down where you get a sip in haha

[@zaltuguitar]

Your playing is super unique and identifiable. Good playthrough!

[@addjgarner]

Thanks Mike. You’re looking great and sounding great and I really appreciate how much content you guys are putting out in these times. I know you’re all “working” hard and your fans are stoked. The world is going to hell in a hand basket but the soundtrack still rocks!

[@Capsulecorp1]

You are my favorite bass player. Been listening to you guys since the late 80s. I hope you all stay healthy an keep up with your great creativity.

[@anaabrandan]

My favorite bass player, my favorite band and my favorite song. Thanks Fatty!

[@marshall0814]

I've never been a NOFX fan but that was a jam. I had no idea he's such a ripper. I've always liked him. He seems really cool & knows his shit.

[@driftdevil86]

Epic mike, just proves you are one of the best base players in the world. Your style I have followed since I was 7 and I am 34 now keep going Mike you are a legend

[@adamlangdon2245]

I feel bad I didn't listen to these guys in the 90s. He has a great style that is all his own...all the chords and clever stuff he throws in. He's underrated as a bassist. His name should come up in conversations about different styles

[@LuxLuxKlan]

Love how happy he is when he nails the first part down hehe

[@kimbaptempura4073]

GREAT VIDEO! Huge fan of your playing! Can watch these videos for hours!

[@patrickpiche1939]

Fat Mike look so well....its good to see!!! Love you guys

[@JBmusicart]

Fluid here, drummer from New Orleans, that bass sounds rad, use that all the time.

[@matthewbesler9506]

Super underrated and talented pocket bassist! One of my all time favs and a huge influence :)

[@Kinuhbud]

'four layers of pee soaked clothes, but I'm still condescending' gets me everytime--really good song

[@danieljames6799]

I'm a bass player 25+ years and grew up listening to 90s punk and even though now I progress to progressive metal I hold Mike to be one of my favorite and most brilliant bassist. The dude plays outside the box and I respect that.

[@vincentjives]

Haven't played punk in a long time, but even now Mike & Rob Pope from the Get Up Kids/Spoon are the two players I come back to the most when writing parts.

[@---_---_---_---___---]

One handing a bass while drinking reminded me so much of my old mate Frankie so much

[@hazysativa3045]

Thanks for sharing Mike! From one less successful bass player to a successful one... I hope you stay sober. I picked up my bass just to learn that cool riff.

[@entrandodallafinestracisto2292]

what a fucking amazing musician!!! WE LOVE YOU

[@wpgspecb]

The eye roll at the end is awesome @

[@ignasioestebangonzalez5046]

Such an influential bassist right there... love u Mike!

[@danielpiazza4036]

Mike’s playing is pretty unique. Love the straight forward verses. Something so loveably punky about grinding on the high notes. You just don’t hear it as much these days, especially modern pop punk.

[@kootjt]

Solid bro! Classic Decline sounding riffs with new take on it.

[@addjgarner]

Some but probably not all key great things about this video…. 1- The way Mike matches his pitch and cadence perfectly to his self Introduction pitch and cadence used in his Dunlop pic commercial from Fat Mike’s, Fat Mike. 2- The immediate, smile on the dial when he first started playing, I just love it when someone loves what they does! 3- The song selection is completely dope! I love the evolution of the members of this band, in particular Melvin. How’d we go from, some tell me i can’t sing, from theme from a NOFX album, to now singing complete studio tracks or sharing track vocals and even taking on singing old songs, previously sung on studio albums by Mike like ‘stickin in my eye’ at the live shows for example? Kicks ass. 4- Well funny Liquid death product placement, looking after the friends that look after you! Classy, cute and fun. 5- Seeing an artist that I adore. 6- Them leather pants.. 7- Closing out with that Jim Dunlop pic plug to round it all up nicely. Gonna go give coaster another spin, love blasphemy…. Cheers Mike.

[@DDM086]

Ааа one of my favorite songs from NOFX😍😍

[@againstmedicaladvice6830]

Thanks for that Fatty...I too am a punk bassist/singer heavily inspired by nofx for quite some time. I'm digging seeing you do this kind of stuff more now. Long overdue keep listening to your publicist haha

[@donnix768]

One of my influences, he is one of the reasons I picked up a bass guitar. Great to see him sober and really talking shop, showing off his chops and some technique tutorials as well. Much more interesting than him rambling on about BDSM and blow. Keep em coming Mike!!!

[@humanbeingfromearth]

Fat Mike, i enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing this. Hope life is good

[@seifer6700]

I really dig that opening riff. So cool.

[@NikolaiHT]

more songs PLEASE!!! this is awesome!

[@facekidnoise]

This man and Matt Freeman, freaking legends!

[@WHUTOM88]

The man is an absolute legend .... that BASSically sums that up !! 🤘🏻

[@ACME_knockoffs]

funny in his waiting refrain, deciding on the note with the Piccadilly fingers

[@joshuaschmidinger3993]

This is great to see mike coherent, still funny and explaining his bass techniques after all these years 😊👍👏 I have seen a couple of these now and was like oh!, that's how he plays it!? Haha. Always cool to see how someone else plays 😎

[@NintenDub]

Hope to see more of these from all nofx crew

[@quiddeschoen3568]

Nice one Mike! Hope to see u on the pid in hannover anytime soon!

[@drewg3087]

Sick p bass! His lines and skill are so underrated.

[@shawn-roy]

Aye! Nice job Mike. I appreciate the tone as well.

[@AtomizedSound]

This needs to be a series!

[@wildworld7710]

Your a legend! You always had cool bass lines..

[@chump6317]

Awesome!! Thanx 4 the tutorial. My 3yo son & i love listening to nofx & we turn our lounge room into a mosh pit any chance we get.

[@davastatoeuc987]

Nice Mike! Wait you in May in Italy!!!

[@DDT979]

Mike isnt afraid to be himself-RESPECT!!!!!

[@Mr_pumpkin_]

Awesomejob, I love the bass on the right, very different look

[@JE-ot2zy]

Just a standard danelecteo Longhorn.

[@seanriley9045]

Always loved Fat Mikes bass playing.

[@ryanrebello5096]

Thanks fatty. Appreciate your time man. Please keep um coming. Tell Melvin we want to some guitar lessons.

[@StevieZero]

Such a great player

[@op2100]

Lyrics on this song are pure punk rock

[@TheShink]

I can't wait to play smtg completely similar. Thanks Mike!

[@mikeg3950]

Dude keep doing these kinds of videos it might seem dumb but as a huge fan I LoVe it

[@aaroncline86]

Purposely put in a "take a drink" part during the bridge for shows. I seen what you did there 😎 Hope you're doing well Mike!!

[@ryandevinefilm]

Fat Mike is a PH PHAT Bass player and all-round talent. I listen to NOFX every single day 🤟🏻

[@tapashe9239]

really loved this

[@davidmillard599]

The soft pick was a fave of mine, mainly because it gave the bass more of a finger picked tone. Mike does have good tone. 🤌🏻

[@danlebofsky7908]

I love the banana on banana colorway of the P Bass. And the whole upstroke thing is bonkers

[@hiskotxi]

Mike es un bajista con un talento tremendo. La gente se fija mucho en el personaje pero no reconoce al gran musico que es. Me encanta como hace sonar el bajo. Le da otra dimension al instrumento.

[@Cavalerapepe]

Exacto,quizás es una mierda como persona,pero el tipo es un músico excepcional,por más que ellos mismos digan que no lo son.

[@rawpower12xu]

@@Cavalerapepe Ni siquiera creo que sea tan mierda persona. En todas sus entrevistas más personales, se ve buena persona y no hay banda que haya estado en Fat Wreck que digs algo malo de el (tal vez Propagandhi?), al menos si era justo con las bandas en su sello. Y si, bajista bastante infravalorado

[@ryancarls]

Good to see you Mike! You look healthy ish. Good for you

[@ThreeToesofFury]

i kind of ADORE the little smile when the vocals first start...."hey thats me!...lets play"

[@sirundying]

its more like : yes i didnt fuck up the intro. lol

[@djzach9446]

Nice song! I like that one.

[@JudelovesRiver12]

NOFX always gets me hyped

[@TommyWashow]

This is really cool mike

[@condor.67]

That's one truly underrated song Mr. Burkett

[@ohshoot444]

Fantastic! Mike is looking good.

[@D3ft0ne]

Lol! Good shit ! I have the same Jazzy hanging on my wall... like the same exact color and everything : D

[@sebastianyusuf1035]

Dear my future son, this guy is the reason why i should play punkrock since 15yo and do more cool stuff till 22nd rn even my band become nothing!

[@nclxmefozd6264]

Keep it up buddy 👍

[@moegoggles]

That was cool Mike 👍

[@bradsmithstudios8881]

Yes! This was awesome!