It’s a two string triplet. Also the verse is a 7 chord progression with the 4th chord being the most interesting. Listen to Suits and Ladders. That bass line is pretty cool
@notdunric8 ай бұрын
^The man himself. Doesn't get any better than word direct from the punkhorse's mouth(?).
@LowEndUniversity8 ай бұрын
Rad! Thanks for the request @fatmikedude 😉
@fatmike428 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGWxo6WvjqZjpdEsi=zAfXZteggtDiHc_X Suits and ladders with him playing it.
@fatmike428 ай бұрын
@@LowEndUniversitythis too. I also posted him playing suits and ladders like he recommended. kzbin.infotPqp9Ct8di0?si=V8SPJ7Q0UUxlwVFp
@rasputinsbeard38998 ай бұрын
He shows how he plays this song in this vid...around the 3.26 mark. kzbin.info/www/bejne/epK6l595hdGopsU&ab_channel=Loudwire
@MrPasseh8 ай бұрын
I saw Mike play this live, took him three restarts to nail the intro, dropping to one knee for the last try seemed to do it. What a man, what a band, what a great song.
@BulkierFive9218 ай бұрын
I saw him on an interview I think talking about his favorite songs and he had to restart a few times to get it down, once he’s got it going it doesn’t stop tho!
@seanjackson41118 ай бұрын
That’s nofx!
@MattGoodmanIsVirtual8 ай бұрын
Chances are ‘high’ he had some altered body chemistry that was fighting him.
@1thess5238 ай бұрын
Mark Hoppus of Blink used to sit down to play one of the early songs off of Cheshire Cat, I gotnto hang out with him before they became famous and he said he couldn't play it standing up because it was too hard.
@curtissgulash16928 ай бұрын
@@1thess523Carousel! I came here to say the same.
@rome81808 ай бұрын
I don't think there's a delay. Mike has a very particular circular picking technique that he invented to play lines like these. I know some other people have already mentioned it, but The Decline has some incredible bass lines. It's also an 18-minute song, so I'd understand if you can't cover that. But it's worth it. One of the best punk songs ever made.
@WilDBeestMF8 ай бұрын
Correct. The idea of Mike using effects is funny to me, tbh.
@anofsti8 ай бұрын
He also plays with really soft picks that shapes the rhythm and sound
@Ty-1388 ай бұрын
Upstroke triplets. You roll your wrist and pick in a circular motion.Beautiful technique. Uses them alot, sometimes at crazy speed. They have great chord progressions too. Fun to learn
@Turbojugend278 ай бұрын
@@anofsti yeah mostly so when you play the bass is always in tune for his style of playing.
@tostaydown8 ай бұрын
The decline is a master piece. Even if you don't do a video on it, its worth listen.
@TheGreen8astard7 ай бұрын
We all know how great the bass on this song is, but let’s be real, the best part is Melvin’s “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!” at the end.
@neilprete9188 ай бұрын
Please just do The Decline. We all want it. it's one of the best 15+ minute songs.
@LowEndUniversity8 ай бұрын
Noted!
@kqjensen1238 ай бұрын
Sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoops I OD’ed might give you some insight to Fat Mike Sorry just heard you say A Wilhelm scream! Anchor end!
@breadsandwich3368 ай бұрын
i would totally watch a long video of u breaking down the decline
@axamitidynamit83558 ай бұрын
The Decline is a punk rock masterpiece!
@CharlesHamiltonIII8 ай бұрын
@@kqjensen123 came to say the same thing, glad someone else beat me to it.
@axamitidynamit83558 ай бұрын
Don’t forget that he executes all of that WHILE singing! Fat Mike is a legend! El Hefe is an incredible lead guitarist. NOFX is one of the best punk rock bands of all time!
@scottholden18627 ай бұрын
Not one of....The Best
@CyberChunk777 ай бұрын
Hefe is so good. Trumpet? Yeah got it. Lead guitar? Yep. Occasional trombone? Yep Perfect backup vox? Yep
@TheMultiDouche7 ай бұрын
Hefe’s ability to play off his dial is unreal.
@axamitidynamit83557 ай бұрын
@@scottholden1862 well, I guess "the best" relies heavily on the lyrics as well. And in that matter, NOFX is rather unusual punk rock. Personally, I love the dark humor, the cultural plays, the jokes about ethnicity, etc., but I can understand people who don’t. It’s impossible to compare Fat Mike’s songwriting to e.g. Joe Strummer. That’s why I said ‚one of’.
@henrikb45278 ай бұрын
Rich Kids on LSD (RKL) is one of the bands - if not the band - that influenced Fat Mike's bass playing the most. Extreme technical prowess and way, way ahead of their time when they released Rock & Roll Nigthmare in 1987. Still mindblowing to this day, with an unparallelled rhythm section. I'd recommend checking out the totally killer live version of "Blocked Out" (05:00 - 11:08 here kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKvIq3mbatpmn9k) with Lil' Joe just destroying that headless Steinberger at the tender age of 18; alternatively "We're Back We're Pissed".
@OnETouChEveryMonday8 ай бұрын
This definetly needs much more upvotes RKL got so many hard melodic Bass lines. Bomer and Joe are just crazy on the Bass. R.I.P Bomer and Jason
@chuckelator8 ай бұрын
He's always said Steve Soto (RIP) was his biggest influence, but I can definitely hear the RKL influence heavy as well.
@XoVieira8 ай бұрын
The most underrated hardcore punk band, Joe is a crazy bass player i cant have enough of watching him, to really see how crazy RKL was you have to see a live performance, that song "blocked out" is a great demonstration, i think you can hear the bass better on this version (kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJvbooBrobWIrtE) Fat Mike trying to play some of that here eheh (kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKKZkpt8nNWMgMU)
@tbx598 ай бұрын
Nardcore in general - those early albums are Nardcore albums before their albums became Bad Religion albums.
@ObsidianLife8 ай бұрын
Hung out a bit with these guys back in the 90s...Joe and Bomber were super cool...They had a side band called "Slang" that I roadied for a bit...
@curseoflono19828 ай бұрын
I might recommend their song We ‘Threw Gasoline on the Fire and Now We Have Stumps for Arms and No Eyebrows’. I feel like that one really shows Fat Mike‘s range as a bass player.
@Capnsensible807 ай бұрын
Ohh, deep cut. Haven't heard that one in a while but for sure, one of their best 🤘
@MongoTheMagnificent6662 ай бұрын
Hell yeah, great song. Takes me back to when I was in highschool blastin the Punk-O-Rama albums
@geengeklooiАй бұрын
All time fav nofx track right here
@thatwastayla8 ай бұрын
There's a great video on KZbin where Fat Mike plays some of his favorite basslines, shows how he does his triplet upstroke technique in The Idiot's are Taking Over. Also "The Decline" is a must, it's long but worth it.
This one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/epK6l595hdGopsU&ab_channel=Loudwire
@neilprete9188 ай бұрын
3:28 is where he gets to this song
@xdoctorblindx8 ай бұрын
K.
@d00byhauser838 ай бұрын
Their whole Punk in Drublic album is a masterpiece
@DPRyan-vd5pp7 ай бұрын
Heavy petting zoo! Pump up the Valium, thanks for the shoes, punk in drublic, war on errorism, white trash, two heebs and a bean, are the best albums!
@Beluga_Too3 ай бұрын
as is Petting as is Shoes.
@d00byhauser833 ай бұрын
@@Beluga_Too agreed, but Punk in Drublic just feels more complete and put together. They were close with the previous two, but PID was the pinnacle
@Beluga_Too3 ай бұрын
@@d00byhauser83 I could agree with that
@bouzoukiman50008 ай бұрын
Fat Mike is definitely a song writing and business genius. The lyrics are excellent too
@derekdraws8 ай бұрын
The Decline. The Decline. The Decline. Live at Red Rocks gives a good visual of his playing style too.
@XraycatNL8 ай бұрын
The Decline is long but it's a masterpiece, there is also a live version they did with an orchestra which is really good. On the wierd picking in the intro he shows it in a loudwire interview which is also a good watch, its called NOFX's Fat Mike Plays His Favorite Bass Riffs the bit on the circle picking is on 3:30.
@Dowinohue8 ай бұрын
Absolutely 💯
@benperditionmusic8 ай бұрын
Absolutely worth the time investment... you put it perfectly - it's a masterpiece
@NealKasper8 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/epK6l595hdGopsU
@DJFalkoHannover8 ай бұрын
Mikes and Hefes voices singing harmony is sooo good! They comfort me for 30 years now ❤️
@timbahb8 ай бұрын
Except Spike Slawson has sang the harmonies on every album since SLATFATS.
@thesoundofviolencepodcast8 ай бұрын
Because of the length The Decline from NOFX may not be what you want to cover, but it's what you need to cover. They essentially made a single song that could easily be an album and it has every one of the transition pieces you are looking for and then some. It's one of the greatest achievements in punk music and musicians are consistently drawn to it for a reason. Hell there's even a live version with Baz's orchestra at Red Rocks that absolutely rules also. Loving all the punk breakdowns 🍻
@blinkydoo828 ай бұрын
This
@kqjensen1238 ай бұрын
^ this this!
@shaneb15018 ай бұрын
^ This this this!
@davecoyne22208 ай бұрын
This!!! X 4
@anthonykemble91438 ай бұрын
Live at red rocks 🤯
@hedgecore4168 ай бұрын
I've been listening to punk for over 25 years and I am loving your discovery of it. It's easy to assume it's all three chords and crude but you're having the same reactions many of us did years ago when we first heard these songs. I'd like to point you towards Slapstick, a ska punk band active from '93 to '96 in Illinois. Thoroughly enjoying this!
@BulkierFive9218 ай бұрын
I’m not sure if I’ve heard of Slapstick, but I’m from Chicagoland so I’m gonna give them a listen as soon as this video is over!
@mdubs27168 ай бұрын
You may not know slapstick but I'm sure you know some of the members of the band. It has Brendan Kelly from the Lawrence arms and Dan Andriono from Alkaline Trio. It's an operation inspired ska band that uses pretty heavy vocals and great baselines. I also agree, I've been in the punk scene for a long time but I'm really enjoying someone else discovering it and finding some really good music.
@Anxious_McStabby8 ай бұрын
Holy hell, I remember Slapstick! And I'm from CA lol! They actually used to get some pretty decent airplay on a local Fresno rock radio station that did a Ska/Ska Punk show on the weekends when that was blowing up in the 90s! Oh man, I had forgotten about them. Thank you!
@mrzee27208 ай бұрын
Man Slapstick was so good.
@staticprevails8 ай бұрын
nice to see NOFX getting some love. i still got my fingers crossed for "Night Letters" by Propagandhi. Todd Kowalski is an incredible bass player.
@jaser99298 ай бұрын
Yes please!
@bouzoukiman50008 ай бұрын
That's a great one, of many from them. Propagandhi needs some love. I think Natural Disasters would be perfect for this channel. Mr. Kowalski is all over the place on that one
@ligairi8 ай бұрын
I also love Todd’s amazing little solo in Failed Imagineer
@staticprevails8 ай бұрын
@@bouzoukiman5000 oh yea, "natural disaster" is also a great choice!
@scangirl1008 ай бұрын
Night Letters would be so sick! Honestly most of the bass lines in their last three albums would be incredible to watch.
@CoreyInCreamCity8 ай бұрын
I'm a drummer, but am really enjoying your vids on punk bands. I just love seeing your face light up as these songs progress. Good times! Cheers!
@cristianfuentes63928 ай бұрын
Wait until he listents to The Decline
@chefsean47208 ай бұрын
"Is it slurred? " Fat Mike usually is🤣
@BriColinceej8 ай бұрын
All these folks are on it, The Decline has amazing bass runs, riffs and lines. It’s a masterpiece. Really, the entire band rips on that one
@SWOLLACE8 ай бұрын
I feel like musicians put down punk. So it’s amazing to see this and seeing your reaction to the legendary Fat Mike
@psslg24678 ай бұрын
The Death of John Smith by NOFX also has an amazing bass intro and some interesting parts where the bass stands out through the song. Definitely worth checking it out.
@DirtyHowy8 ай бұрын
The bass line on suits and ladders is also top tier quality. It always amazes me the stuff fat mike comes up with.
@videosofdeath997 ай бұрын
You should definitely check out some descendents. Tony Lombardo (their original bassist) and Karl Alvarez (their bass player since 87 are both incredible at coming up with very intricate hooky bass parts Myage is probably the best example in their early work
@burkhartlaw17 ай бұрын
Bass players rule punk rock in my opinion.
@kengoach27 күн бұрын
Absolutely. I'm more familiar with Karl Alvarez, but both are awesome.
@enzodiaz91048 ай бұрын
Matt and Mike are the two best bassists of the genre, in fact Rancid and NOFX have a joint album called "Byo Split Series Vol 3" where Rancid does NOFX's songs and NOFX does Rancid's songs, uniting these two bands with these two great bassists is crazy, I recommend you listen to that album, it will blow your mind. Greetings from Argentina ❤️
@thesoundofviolencepodcast8 ай бұрын
Duuuude such a good recommendation! Didn't even think about it, but it's one of my favorite BYO splits by far
@ghostofyourmom7 ай бұрын
That album is fucking MINT. Rancid's version of "Bob" is astounding.
@craigjohnson54628 ай бұрын
Definitely check out NOFX "The Death of John Smith" you'll love it, the bass is very much the lead the entire song, also it's 3:30 long and very dynamic
@danm20848 ай бұрын
That's another of many bass intros from fat Mike that I could never truly get down lol. His shit is so hard to play it frustrates the shit out of me cuz I've loved their music for over 20 years and have played bass for over 20 years lol.
@mmmbilly8 ай бұрын
Second this, incredible bass work just on its own…..never mind singing at the same time!
@intermissionbuffalo8 ай бұрын
I would highly recommend listening to the entire album "So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes" for those weird chord changes and progressions.
@1thess5238 ай бұрын
That's my favorite Fat Mike bass tone and Propagandhi Less Talk has the same twangy bass tone as well 👍
@AquaticDot3 ай бұрын
Easily my favorite!
@rafaelkretzschmar86798 ай бұрын
You can listen Scott Shiflett from Face to Face, that are very talent guy too. Try Bent But Not Brokenm, the bass line is amazing.
@punxdisaster8 ай бұрын
this song is really good choice
@wellingtonpeclat59268 ай бұрын
Listen Face To Face, Scott Shiflett is a monster of melodic punk bass lines!
@maluorno7 ай бұрын
my fave band ever. Matt was also amazing on the first few records
@bryanringel4818 ай бұрын
Since you’re now into eighties California punk, Rick kids on lsd and lagwagon (a lot of the same musicians) has to be next
@Dowinohue8 ай бұрын
More NoFX!! Im not sure how often the bass lines alone will make a song impressively unique, but certainly i appreciate your breakdown of the music overalls
@watcherofthemundane8 ай бұрын
RKL's bassist is criminally underrated too
@matthewhall65488 ай бұрын
Do The Decline for sure. It’s the GOAT of all prob songs and probably the only punk prog song ever written.
@benoitbergeron88588 ай бұрын
The lyrics are damn good too. I only discovered that song recently and I was I amazed when I learn that it was written in 1999. It's like the song predicts everything that has gone wrong ever since then.
@ericgoodwinart8 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Fat Mike also plays bass in a punk rock supergroup called Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and they turn non-punk songs into punk classics! The band is comprised of Fat Mike on bass, Spike Slawson (bassist and backing vocals for The Swingin’ Udders) on vocals, Chris Shiftlett (guitarist from The Foo Fighters, the one who is not Dave Grohl) on lead guitar, and David Raun (drummer of Lagwagon) on drums. Essentially it’s a side project for all the members of the band, and it’s really fun, feel-good pop punk. For bass, I’d recommend listening to one of these songs that you know the original to: “Sunday Morning Coming Down” (by Johnny Cash), “East Bound and Down” (by Jerry Reed for the Smoky and the Bandit movie), “Phantom of the Opera” (from the play), “Science Fiction Double Feature” (Rocky Horror Picture Show), “Cabaret” (from the play), or “Natural Woman” (by Aretha Franklin). Fun stuff!
@user-xp8ts5mj4l8 ай бұрын
They started out with Fat Mike & plenty of albums recorded with him on bass, but CJ Ramone has been playing bass for them for a while now.
@ericgoodwinart8 ай бұрын
@@user-xp8ts5mj4l do you mean when playing live, or also for studio recordings?
@777malkavian8 ай бұрын
The Irrationality of Rationality from the same album is pretty fun and you can hear the bass pretty well
@JohnAdamIan28 ай бұрын
He's quite the lyricist too. Very clever with not only his words, but his phrasing and syllable breakups.
@ghostofyourmom7 ай бұрын
"Bleeding Heart Disease" has some of the funniest, puntastic, most clever lyrics of the entire NOFX catalogue.
@MichaelWilliams858 ай бұрын
Nice to see some punk musicians getting recognition of their musical capabilities. The stereotypes of punk being easy is outdated
@richchrismusic8 ай бұрын
You mentioned A Wilhelm Scream. The Horse for sure is a great place to start! Love this video
@sxexaxn8 ай бұрын
You mentioned A Wilhelm Scream at the end of this video! Check them out! Their bassist has great technique and is a finger player, which is pretty rare in punk rock. “The Horse” has some really great finger-tapping throughout the song. I can’t think of many punk songs with finger-tapping. Tons of their songs have really great bass lines though. One of my favorites!
@matt100119877 ай бұрын
Dont get me started …. Fuuuqqq hes good. And a super nice guy. As are all of them
@JanitorsAssistant8 ай бұрын
I'd recommend checking out "We Threw Gasoline on the Fire and Now We Have Stumps for Legs and No Eyebrows", its got some impressive bass playing.
@seancrawford47868 ай бұрын
Completely agree with whoever said A Wilhelm Scream. Definitely check out their song The Horse
@_Jake.From.Statefarm_8 ай бұрын
I said the same!
@schjonicus8 ай бұрын
People call it “pop-punk”, but they called themselves “melodic hardcore”
@brunovilela42194 ай бұрын
Which makes much more sense!
@Matt92Machine4 ай бұрын
Mike is a super underrated bass player. He has a ton of really good basslines.
@SamVimesCityWatch8 ай бұрын
Better Off Dead by Bad Religion. The Godfathers of punk who influenced so many punk and mainstream artists. Even Pink quotes BR as one of her big influences.
@MichaelSheaAudio8 ай бұрын
As others have mentioned, there are videos of Mike showing how he plays this part. It's like a sweep pick circular thing, I tried learning it and it's very weird but very cool. Basically start with an upstroke and then a downstroke on the D string, then upstroke on the G string, then follow through with an upstroke on the D string, and it goes on from there. No idea how he came up with it. XD He does the same technique throughout the song Suits And Ladders as well, or if you don't wanna get to the certain part in The Decline, he basically does the same gimmick as that song in the intro of The Death Of John Smith. Mike also uses like .60mm picks, and he's explained why in a video or two. NOFX is one of my favourite bands, they were a big influence on bands like Blink-182 and you can tell. They have the pop sensibility, but the songs, especially the lyrics, are really clever and sophisticated. They're definitely a band worth diving into.
@thlion7 ай бұрын
"It's my job to keep punk rock elite" and "Kids of the K-hole" are two songs you can listen and analyse Fat Mikes's technique (also are amazing punk rock songs)
@ryanennis31998 ай бұрын
Do the decline by nofx! It's long but u won't be disappointed. I was part of the music video for the seeing double at the triple rock and after all the shooting was done the band played a free show for every one and they closed with the decline!
@joshuakaplan57268 ай бұрын
NoFX is straight skate punk but they love to throw in some ska on a few tracks, like this one. And that's the Mel Yell from the rhythm that guitarist Eric Melvin
@SBskagod8 ай бұрын
Some suggestions from NoFX and also the band Suicide Machines: NoFX: - The Quitter - Release The Hostages - The Malachi Crunch - All Outta Angst - American Errorist Suicide Machines: - Hey - High Anxiety - Insecurities - Break The Glass
@Joethesensei3 ай бұрын
Watching people meet punk rock is truly a delight.
@RandyGoble8 ай бұрын
Shower Days off of the album Ribbed has a great bass line.
@jamesjeffers43907 ай бұрын
Just wanna say that The Decline is the greatest punk song of all time and the bass throughout the entire 18 minutes is fucking incredible
@TimJMcLeod8 ай бұрын
THE DECLINE --- THE DECLINE --- THE SONG THE DECLINE BY NOFX --- THE DECLINE!!!!!!!
@mastod0n18 ай бұрын
A key part to his sound besides starting with upstrokes is he uses .60 mm nylon picks. I love the sound of a thin pick on some fresh roundwounds.
@shortymcsteve8 ай бұрын
I found the channel because Mike posted on Facebook about this video. He seemed pretty proud he stumped you with his playing. So I guess you gotta do another NoFx video now!
@joeyhoser8 ай бұрын
It's not a delay, nor off-time really. It's a pattern that's almost like sweep-picking quickly back and forth over the D&G strings.
@EricSmith-fp4gq6 ай бұрын
Most talented punk band. Great playing, and song writing. Each person in the band is a top notch player. They consistently put out great music, and are just as good live.
@DenwoodOfficial8 ай бұрын
I love how all the heads are showing up to school this dude on good punk rock! And I love how much he appreciates it! 👏👏👏
@LowEndUniversity8 ай бұрын
Extremely unexpected, yet so much fun to read all the insight from everyone. I’m getting the crash course!
@DenwoodOfficial8 ай бұрын
@@LowEndUniversity Maybe we are enjoying seeing you discover this music because your genuine reactions and appreciation remind us of when we discovered it. Fun to see! 🤙
@ThatBlindGuy2478 ай бұрын
Mike is one of my biggest bass influences. I love that he uses higher frets and chords a lot in his work. Also that is not a delay he is playing thst note for note but even he struggles to play it now.
@levonlarson40488 ай бұрын
He screwed up this intro and started it over again at the last Barcelona show lol
@MrLivebynight8 ай бұрын
@@levonlarson4048 yup. And like 2/3rds of the times they play it. I was at that show, BTW. Amazing. Going to be in Madrid (where I live anyway) in May.
@thebrashmenagerie52608 ай бұрын
There is no delay. It is absolutely his circular strum pattern. I’ve seen interviews where he talks about using very thin picks so he can do this. It starts as the upstroke but it’s almost a continuous up and downstroke. Very weird, but awesome!
@goblin38108 ай бұрын
"Invented" so he is basically doing really sloppy sweepicking on bass.
@wouldbeawesome8 ай бұрын
Been super fun watching you get into this, thanks for uploading really great to have someone with the proficiency and not the pretension.
@floridapunkarchivist8 ай бұрын
As a punker and guitarist of 25 years this made me emotional as I remember coming home from middle school pre internet plugging in my old fender strap and playing nofx and bad religion cds over and over as I figured out how to play….ear training is absolutely the best…I remember I went to South America the summer of 1996 with only dookie, vitality, and the slice of lemon compilation and must have listened to those cds at least 200 times each
@floridapunkarchivist8 ай бұрын
Vitalogy
@BungSmuggler8 ай бұрын
I heard you mention A Wilhelm Scream, those dudes are on another level technically. Especially the bass player.
@krackrabbit168 ай бұрын
For real…the entire band is amazing!
@fylusdoes8 ай бұрын
A Wilhelm Scream is the business, tons of bass solos and bass tapping, give it a go!
@lewisjones22308 ай бұрын
The most underrated band on the planet
@jamesontade62378 ай бұрын
My bass teacher as a kid was just as surprised hearing Mike's basslines, thinking he was just a pocket player. He transcribed 'Flossing a dead horse' for me....great walking bassline
@AtomizedSound8 ай бұрын
Since we have decided to do the NOFX rabbit hole, I recommend “The Decline” as everyone else has said and I said in another video before too. Great song and bass lines but also how it’s composed from a theory standpoint. Mike likes to use parallel keys a lot in his compositions. So he will be in a major key and then go to its parallel minor a lot and vice versa. Also another song on the “War on Errorism” record that Idiots Are Taking Over comes from I recommend listening to is “Whoop’s I OD’d”. I believe I recommended that on another video too. Bass chords all over that song. Mostly just bass and vocals on the album version I believe. They change it up live of course with full band though.
@user-hr2if6cu2q8 ай бұрын
No delay. All skill. There’s tons of footage of Fat Mike playing it live
@ekinn38 ай бұрын
Live and drunk
@northofnashira25758 ай бұрын
@@ekinn3The cocaine helps
@MattGoodmanIsVirtual8 ай бұрын
@@ekinn3, yes always. And high.
@Dinosox167 ай бұрын
Almost like there’s no effects
@nocomply278 ай бұрын
A Wilhelm Scream definitely! The bass is insane!
@jasongitlitz77487 ай бұрын
Fuck yeah - Especially anything off of Career Suicide, but 5 to 9 or The Horse in particular. Just filthy bass playing all around. That band plays complex stuff and does it so tightly.
@sergiohernandez61708 ай бұрын
Propagandhi - Failed Imagineer Very smooth very subtle but has that insane punk energy
@francescomarrone84668 ай бұрын
No delay. He plays upwards if It makes sense. The first stroke is an upstroke always for Fat Mike.
@strawhousepig8 ай бұрын
Two players not to miss as you tour the realm of Punk: Rob Wright - NoMeansNo, and Larry Boothroyd - Victims Family/Saturn's Flea Collar/Hellworms
@Pitsomerch8 ай бұрын
Oh NoMeansNo gotta appear on this channel!
@smiling_chaos8 ай бұрын
Oh my god yes to Nomeansno!!
@TranzparentMethods8 ай бұрын
It's a long one, but you gotta do "The Decline", by NOFX. Or "Whoops, I O.D.'d" , if you wanna go the shorter route. "The Decline" is a MASTERPIECE though. Fat Mike is one of my favorite songwriters of ANY genre. He doesn't really follow any rules.
@MunroB0T7 ай бұрын
Also fun fact, there is a record out there where nofx covers rancid songs and rancid covers nofx songs. It's fun to hear their take on each others songs.
@vanillaevil8 ай бұрын
I've heard Fat Mike speak on a few podcasts. In the No Treble podcast, he talks about using a really thin pick to play triplets and adding/writing the bass parts after the rest of the song. In the Chris DeMakes A Podcast episodes, he talks about how he doesn't like to repeat himself which is why you hear those different chord choices. As far as song punk/ska recommendations. Forty Days by Streetlight Manifesto or Science of Selling Yourself Short by Less Than Jake.
@mastod0n18 ай бұрын
He uses thin picks all the time. Dunlop nylon 0.60 mm picks
@SCUZZI878 ай бұрын
I know it’s nothing crazy But, I always loved Blink 182 - Carousel! That beginning is what got me into playing
@johnstevens32828 ай бұрын
A Wilhelm Scream, The Horse
@johnstevens32828 ай бұрын
The horse has two handed, tapping, lightning fast runs, Fingerstyle playing, and all without neglecting low, end responsibility, and locked in super tight with fast drums
@johnstevens32828 ай бұрын
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@codelicious65908 ай бұрын
My buddies had a hard time selling me on NOFX just because they sounded so polished but when I actually took the time to listen, Aw man I was all IN. Love em!
@johnnydropkicks8 ай бұрын
MORE OF THIS! MORE PUNK! Thanks.
@jonathanbarb55168 ай бұрын
I'm really digging that you're diving into punk rock. The bass in punk is essential, never just a back ground instrument. For another NOFX song, try "We Threw Gasoline On the Fire and Now We Have Stumps for Arms and No Eyebrows" it's got another great bassline and some interesting techniques I think you'll enjoy, but also, just look at that name!!!! (btw, NOFX is known for a lot of their crazy song titles) They're a fun band. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4GygKiGhcd2rdU
@WilDBeestMF8 ай бұрын
So proud of you for digging into the punk dude. There's really some buried gems in this proverbial dumpster lol. Also nah, there's no delay on that. Mike is known for having a feather touch with that pick. That's where a lot of his overall tone lays, in his approach. Edit: Yeah, there's a LOT of humour in NOFX as a side note. They're worth a further look for their musicianship as well as their approach.
@mcbrew3 ай бұрын
Mike is one hell of a punk bassist.
@stevenwertschnig3297 ай бұрын
If you go down the punk rabbit hole you will find amazing finds. Enjoy your journey
@HalfBlaked21138 ай бұрын
The decline as I’ve seen mentioned a lot is a fantastic show of nofx’s diversity. If I had throw in another Rancid song I would suggest White Knuckle Ride. Hell of a bass line through that one as well.
@chaoznofx8 ай бұрын
Dude, Nofx is THE greatest band. they are a lot like the Beatles of punk rock.. just keep reacting to them, and good things will happen...
@Pitsomerch8 ай бұрын
The Beatles of punk rock is really exaggerating, although NoFX is great
@yogabumlife8 ай бұрын
Great break down! "Whoops, I Od'd" off the same album is a great one too :)
@chasepeterson16966 ай бұрын
Big into punk in the late 90s and early 2000s but haven't really stuck with it, with the exception of one band. NOFX! By far my favorite punk band. Just love the humor in their music and so unique. I still throw on "Thank god it's Monday" on 3 day weekends, when I get a Monday off work.
@Hirst_ryan888 ай бұрын
Melodic hardcore they call it. It's brilliant!
@milfredcummings7178 ай бұрын
Melodic West Coast Hardcore more precisely 😁
@supabad-swampie83738 ай бұрын
When listening to "its not all about you" by face to face, I instantly thought of you, I would love to hear you run through it, honestly such a great song. Keep up the great work bro ❤
@johnny5fingers09668 ай бұрын
I love face to face.
@tigtheastronaut6 ай бұрын
I am so here for this Mark discovers punk rock series!!
@JakeStrange668 ай бұрын
Don't know if they've been featured on this channel, but the Subhumans (UK) had some great basslines. Some of my favorites: British Disease, Heads of State, Joe Public, Somebody's Mother, Worlds Apart, ...to name a few.
@dalweed1008 ай бұрын
Oh god ! Mark is lost in the punk side of the force 😂
@Schaw1337Ай бұрын
What is really impressive is that Fat Mike is able to sing while playing this amazing bass, seen them live several times and it's always epic :)
@thesoundofviolencepodcast8 ай бұрын
The Sticking In My Eye intro from NOFX is pretty classic as well. Recommend checking out the crossover BYO album split NOFX did with Rancid where Matt Freeman plays his own version of it
@user-xf7kc1uv6y8 ай бұрын
NOFX - "We Threw Gasoline On the Fire and Now We Have Stumps for Arms and No Eyebrows" and "The Decline" - Definitely!
@Chucksguitargeekery8 ай бұрын
And a fun fact for you since you’re a Less Than Jake fan, when the guitarist Melvin had to miss some shows for the birth to his kid, the bassist from Less Than Jake filled in for him.
@totalrobot8 ай бұрын
"Now everything seems to be reversing, and it's worsening" Now more than ever. 2003 Never knew how good it had it.
@watcherofthemundane8 ай бұрын
The bass line in No by Subhumans(uk) is a classic too
@sethuberalles8 ай бұрын
Funny story, Fat Mike nearly left NOFX to roadie for Op Ivy, good thing he didn’t because they broke up after a couple years and NOFX went on to become arguably the most successful independent punk band. Blink lifted 80% of their shtick from them. 😉
@Dying_Breed_Collectors8 ай бұрын
Hi Low End University. Just discovered the channel recently and love it. I’m a fellow bass player of 22 years and have been playing punk since I started. As far as NOFX songs, I’d really recommend you breaking down “The Decline”. It’s an 18 minute track with no repetitious verses or chorus. There is no other song like it. I would love to see you explain how someone could write an 18 minute song with all of the intricacies of NOFX. And, even though it would be a LONG video, I guarantee it would get you the views to make it worth your time. I’d also strongly recommend you do a breakdown of a song by another punk band named Face To Face. But, ensure that it features their second bass player, Scott Shiflett. I would suggest either “I’m Trying” or “Disconnected” but you would have to check out the “Live From Hurley Studio” videos on KZbin in order to get Scott. If you do the album versions it will be another bassist.