Mike Dirnt On The Fender Bassman 800 Head | Fender

Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt gives his take on the new Fender Bassman 800 Head.
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[@jimbrown6793]

Fender, you need to make this left handed, its so nice

[@fesa1111]

Me regalan una guitarra 👉👈 en lo posible blanca con diapasón blanco como la de hendrix 👉👈😻

[@lalansingh3497]

ok

[@lalansingh3497]

@@jimbrown6793 oop

[@siavashmassoudi]

Such an underrated bassist, he'll always be one of my all time favorites

[@dylananderson310]

I mean... he’s using a pick though.

[@casesuit]

@@dylananderson310 and where is the problem?

[@ryline666]

Everything that has ever happened is underrated

[@miketoronto8308]

Bassists as a species are underatted I've been playing for 4 years and I'm half decent my respect for someone like Mike who can even come up with a catchy bassline like he has

[@samuelnougat7592]

@@dylananderson310 and wuts the problem with that?

[@SadOni12]

Mike is so underrated, he's so damn good

[@nicolasguzman09]

hes no Cliff Burton but hes an AMAZING bassist

[@nicolasguzman09]

Yea lol

[@davidsix8907]

Probably my favorite.

[@Mr.Xarxes]

who's mike?

[@namenick9057]

Excavalear drums Get out now.

[@bryanfigueroa941]

underrated bassist

[@pattonPwr]

not at all

[@bryanfigueroa941]

pattonPwr haha

[@arrogantlake8369]

Bryan Figueroa the hell you talkin' about?! Imo, Mike is overrated if anything. He is amazing!

[@ryancrawford945]

50'smusicgroup fb have you ever listened to Green Day?

[@EA-bd7wp]

50'smusicgroup fb Existing since 1986. Highly doubt you've listened to every album.

[@rylandcook5301]

i fucking died when he started playing stuart and the ave

[@mobilesuitjesse]

Ryland Cook lol same Man he nailed the bass with all the tracks of insomniac

[@toad_slayer1493]

Ryland Cook standing on the corner of stuart and the avenue

[@lovethevoid4324]

AchrisGaming ripping up my transfer and a photograph of you

[@olivermcaninch7452]

@Ryan loves green day Your a blur of my dead past and rotting existence

[@CMOYoung]

As I stand laughing on the corner of insignificance Well, destiny is dead In the hands of bad luck Before it might have made some sense But now it's all fucked up

[@XneverstopfightingX]

This man is why I picked up bass.

[@zombiedestroyer4892]

XneverstopfightingX SAAAAAAME

[@l4dhuntersmoker]

Same. Got a nice blue maple neck fender p bass cause of this guy

[@sadbassist9651]

Same, fam i love this man to death

[@oshercohen478]

same

[@andrewmayer2443]

Exactly the same

[@mountaverage2706]

He seems to be underrated. People hear Green Day's songs and on first listen a lot of their songs seem extremely simple, which is mostly because of the guitar's power chords, but when you listen closely to the bass lines on Dookie, you'll realize there's tons and tons of details in them.

[@gabrielcasagrande9463]

If you look closely to the guitars, you gonna see that there's much more than power chords. Billie Joe mixes power chords and full chords and uses different chord shapes in the same song.

[@UnitedFeodor]

@@gabrielcasagrande9463 wow! such complexity!

[@gabrielcasagrande9463]

@@UnitedFeodor wow, you totally got what I said.

[@User-es2yz]

Gabriel Casagrande bruh moment

[@beleloy808]

@@gabrielcasagrande9463 i think i am the only guy who got what you said. It's about the sound that is coming out of that simplicity, not complex at all. Try playing the songs of green day in acoustic, and they will get you

[@AqilKamaludin]

Fcuk. Just listening to these bass lines raw is just oh-so satisfying and MIKE PLAYING 80 THOOOO. Total gem. Thank you Fender!

[@xhumblebragx]

Aqil Kamaludin because E Standard tuning.

[@tysonjohnson6868]

Aqil Kamaludin

[@MrRonnieded]

Rizky E flat

[@gabewilliams7462]

I swear, Mike Dirnt has got to have one of, if not the best bass tone in punk rock.

[@Davephatbuds]

The bassline in "She" is one of my favorites from him. Mike is so inspirational.

[@leewhitworth9142]

My favourite Mike Dirnt bassline is Holiday.

[@NovacaineRebelxx]

My favorite bass line Mike has wrote would have to be Castaway.

[@Seabee156]

80 and No One Knows are also good

[@tomwhiteside1779]

My favourite bass line of his is when i come around. Subtle diddles he does in that song really carry it

[@Vahnchelsea]

Me too bro

[@RankielGuitar]

Green Day really should get "No One Knows" live! It has some on Mike's finest bass lines in their whole musicography!

[@djplikadida]

They never played it live and I think he wouldn't be able to play it these days anyway, due to his carpal tunnel

[@alexcosentino4649]

djplikadida I believe he had surgery to fix it.

[@aitanapv2777]

i agree, i know it's a fan favorite but it's not very well known! green day likes their crowd to sing along!

[@ObiWanKenobi]

Jinglebells Jinglebells Bayern all the way yeah playing it standing up really stresses out my wrist when I play it

[@CMOYoung]

That is a great fucking song! Hell yes Marc!

[@leonardopapa4005]

Been listening to this guy's basslines ever since I started listening to music! Mike is a legend!

[@atharvshringare2547]

When he plays 80 ! 😌

[@NovacaineRebelxx]

Mike seems like such a upbeat, humble, give it his all type of guy. I love his bass work that he’s done on all of Green Day’s albums.

[@guitarded78]

Right

[@thegoldensubway4182]

"Maybe someday i wont jump as high" Kinda hurts me to hear

[@alfie-5338]

TheGoldenSubway you are a troll named rod

[@MrFelipeyw]

sad sas fuck

[@thegoldensubway4182]

GOD DAMN IT ROD

[@acgm046]

You're gonna make me beef

[@thegoldensubway4182]

we're beefing :'(

[@GabeCoury]

WWHY CANT THERE BE MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS ON THE INTERNET

[@heyitsjess5111]

Gabe Coury TRUEEEEEE

[@sumosloths98]

Nice to hear him play Stuart and the Avenue

[@Papapower12]

hey he played welcome to paradise in standard E, something you don't hear often

[@allghilliedup21]

I think all his signature basses that he uses on tour are tuned to standard E...his older Precisions are tuned down to E# for the older songs...I never saw him using his signature bass for older songs like "She" or "Welcome to Paradise."

[@slimkickens]

HughJanus he has at various points. He did on Bullet in a Bible, and a few other performances from the AI/21CB era.

[@xhumblebragx]

in iHeartRadio 2012, Also played Standard E in Basket Case, then was smashed

[@lovethevoid4324]

Rizky I've seen on KZbin that the guitar and bass that were smashed at iHeartRadio were fixed afterwards

[@BeezusCripes]

Shadownet you mean Eb

[@mac163]

Huge respect for this Guy. Great player and cool Dude, played his signature Bass years ago loved it, nice features etc. he really put some thought in his instrument unlike some other ´artist´ which i wonder why Fender even bothers to have a product asociated with them.

[@LoekTheKing]

I agree.

[@max79_99]

He makes this band, imo. So under appreciated

[@SuckDauce]

Dylan Burton yes i see people wanting to fuck with tre make kids with mike aswell haha

[@charlieeriman3891]

speaking of underapreciated, JASON WHITE

[@samippuri5473]

He have such an amazing talent with the bass. This guy is one of the best bassist ever. Mike is underrated bassist !

[@Eldritch-1]

Should check out Green days Husker Du cover 'Don't wanna know if you are lonely, Mike fucking nails it.

[@frivera7049]

As much as I love how Mike performs I'd love to hear him sing more songs.

[@adi9296]

Yeah I dig Mike's vocals!

[@mattykalwheeler182]

Amen to that bro. 😌🙏

[@paradigmshiftz7]

To me, ONLY Mike Dirnt can rock the sideburns.

[@arvidthehouseelf3160]

And what about Patrick stump?

[@killjoy9431]

and sam winchester (the dude from supernatural)

[@gunsmotleyqueen]

Lemmy

[@spacecomma218]

This man is really incredible. He is an inspiration as a bassist, a musician, and just a person in general.

[@chairmankaga101]

This dude was a huge inspiration and influence on 16-year old, newly minted bassist me in 1991. I heard Kerplunk and bass made SENSE. You can contribute to the melody, you can push the others, you can fill any hole. As far as I'm concerned he's one of the great bassists of the era.

[@user-qj4ig7oh8o]

0:35 i love the do doot in when i come around omg

[@JulianVic]

Not only is he an amazing bass player, he also has amazing sideburns

[@daniella2123]

he’s probably my favorite bassist. even just watching this video you can tell he has a passion for playing bass and is genuinely talented, his bass lines are so good and under appreciated

[@LuisFermin]

Mike has sleeves guys...

[@nimrod97_96]

Lui Fermn I was waiting for this lol

[@villacoloradoanthony7590]

DJDenve8 _ that isn't mike they're lying to us

[@webbskul]

No

[@drabanddour]

It gets worse. He doesn’t stop.

[@charliep123]

Must not be Mike then

[@CamiiloDelgadoo]

I play bass with my high school band, he's my fucking idol

[@yosinasution9742]

1:24 that is one the best bass line I ever heard! wow. just wow!

[@Cheetah-lq2sy]

Stuart and the ave is defo the best song on insomniac. haha

[@SoemthingFishy]

He is my favorite bassist. He inspired me to learn bass with his epic lines.

[@ian1464]

Mike Dirnt: Legend and former master of the bass guitar

[@mygetawayart]

*when playing 80* That's been a while IT SURE HAS MIKE, IT SURE HAS

[@rb919]

I love that he played the bassline from '80' : )

[@EpicNotch]

Everyone listen to him play Panic Song. The man actually injured himself playing it. What a guy

[@Papi_SpringRoll]

0:48 Legendary

[@markt44]

*in mikes head: Ok let’s just get Longview out of the way so I can actually give my review* 😂

[@drabanddour]

I bet he’s sick of okay that.

[@everysingleguitars]

Mike Dirnt.... HELLA Underrated Bass Player IMO........ Simple Riffs...... But Hard Hitting...... And Catchy AF....... His Bass Riffs on Longview..... Holiday...... And Many More....... So Good..... You Hear it Once..... and You can't Quite Forget Them....... I Respect That Kind of Guitar Playing Style..... Same goes with BILLIE JOEs Guitar Riffs/Solos...... I Love Green Day.....

[@antonionsfw]

welcome to paradise will always be my favorite song to play on bass

[@jonathanbeny]

very cool of fender to do this with everyone I grew up listening to.

[@fender]

🎸❤

[@slaughterhouse911]

i bought the bassman 800 because of this video. its been over a year now and i am very happy with this head. every practice i say out loud how much i like it. very glad it doesnt suck!

[@owinskiw2526]

Literally the man whos the reason why i play bass!! Truly amazing and inspirational bass player and one of the best of all tike to pick a bass guitar up!

[@banana_in_a_tuxedo]

what i love about green day, is how they're not only awesome musicians, but also awesome people

[@lilskittle789]

We love you, mike you’re an awesome, and my favorite bassist. Green Day would not be the same without you, you’re the krazy glue holding them together, keep on pickin’ and slappin’

[@bluenotebigbends]

Always loved Mike's playing and he was one of my favorite bass players as a kid and in dookie era. He has a very unique sound and i like that his not playing what guitar plays and that makes him really stand out. Truly inspirational player. Now i play guitar and bass but i have a special love for the bass. "Bass is the balls of a band" as we say in Finland.

[@roxxie3375]

Just one word: LEGEND

[@jayphilpot2909]

what a great bassist, makes such addictive rhythms, even when you don't notice them, you're still addicted to it, green day wouldn't be a band without this man

[@RDFB101]

this is what the bass should be all about. i don't get bands where you can hardly hear the bass, or its just super basic. in green day all three of them really showed up ♥

[@Jimmy91082]

His Fills are really what brings Green Days sound together So Much.. Beyond Talented.. We Love You Mike!!

[@frailty7280]

him and Billy sheehan are the only two bassists that I think really really pull of fast basslines, the way they both flow between notes is so satisfying. Maybe its just a function of them using similar tones, but damn

[@bassimprovjams3772]

A song within a song! Thats exactly what I have been calling my playing for over 20 yrs now!!

[@kradness5005]

i saw a fender speaker at my school and i took a sticky note and put "mike drint is underated" and almost got sent to the office lol

[@sadbassist9651]

Mama Luigi shoulda told em to fuck off

[@silverfoot6079]

Probably because you spelled it wrong

[@dhammdeepbhagatdd]

You are punk.

[@Drsimioindahouse]

OMG such a punk!... That's sarcasm btw poser!

[@vog1963]

Da King Nothing you're really attacking a child for writing on a sticky note? what ISNT punk is elitism, leave the damn kid alone & let them have fun supporting their favorite artists. this is the kinda low-blow elitism that actual punks don't wanna be associated with, do better.

[@reisrom]

The first bassist that I admired...thanks Mike...i started playing bass because of you..

[@MegaChorro123]

Mike and Brian Marshall are the reason I learned to play bass guitar. Criminally underrated bassists

[@milkcarton6654]

All the basslines he played, all basslines i learned to play bass to circa 1996. I still find Dirtnisms in my playing sometimes. Influenced me a lot even though i don't play punk anymore and havent really in probably 20 years.

[@sophie_drachen]

Ah, Welcome to Paradise and Longview!! Two of my favourite 90’s Green Day songs!!

[@malakianenjoyer1397]

Mikes voice is so soothing to me omg i love his man 💞💞

[@bobbyfikesmusicfun]

Love my Fender amps. I've got two rumble 500's and 4 2x10 cabs. Sounds awesome for all types of music.

[@asiaapiata2594]

he has skill and he is just perfect! he's my fav bassist! 💖💖💖

[@xenonstudios888]

One of my favourite bassists. Also he is playing Welocme to Paradise in standard tuning at the start👍.

[@edurockforever]

Thats impressive how they're all still look so young!

[@nuke2625]

Bassist that actually has a solid personality.

[@MadDoggie25252]

Mike dirnt inspired me to make a band with my friends, we get local gigs pretty much monthly! Thanks Mike😁

[@gumbald8967]

i started listening to Green Day since 12 and wanted to play bass because of Mike :')

[@thatoneguy5780]

best bass player ever

[@sanick4864]

xddd

[@cavenedge4844]

that one guy lol try again

[@MWilder777]

He's my inspiration, I still don't understand how Mikey is an underrated bassist!

[@henrybernhardt8433]

His tone is what brought me to bass

[@Darryl6636]

what a super cool guy and kick ass bass player love the sound of his Fender Precision

[@thecameraman2475]

I saw Mike Drint in concert. We ❤️ you Mike Drint Mike Mike Mike Mike

[@ThunderHunter100]

I think the "No one knows" bass line is WAY better than the "Longview" bass line. I was expecting him to play it when he started talking about Kerplunk...

[@amandaalma7288]

Go Mike! One of the best bassist on Earth!

[@chapinandersen]

I’m not a huge Green Day fan but man I sure can respect mike as a player. Pretty talented

[@themumblebrapper]

I'm so happy he played Stuart and the Ave.

[@therealeikichionizuka]

Mike Dirnt was the reason I picked up bass, after my dad got me into Green Day. He and I would blast it all the time and he really wanted me to play bass.

[@mayfieldgage]

He’s such a great bass player and has killer fills

[@codyjumper5019]

Who says real bassists don't use picks?? This man is a damn legend. Love you Mike!

[@orangeburst6130]

Because of this man, I now play bass in a school of rock house band.

[@alexgourdikian1741]

I love the tone when he hits that low E string ooof that is the sound of thunder

[@bengosling5916]

Watched this video so many times. So great

[@Supersashbrosmelee]

Mike is such a great bassist and amazing goofball BTW when he plays 80 I started to tear up.

[@valentinab6859]

Gracias a él tocó bajo. Es un ídolo para mi.

[@pumajlr]

I listen to Green Day for years ("duh dude, we see your profile pic") but at some point, one day at random, i pay attention to the bass for the fist time... and i realize how much i love it and how much of the sound comes from there. Since then i have huge respect for Mike Dirnt.

[@Mr.M1STER]

This dude was my idol growing up. I wanted to be like him and play like him. I'm 24 now and I still think he is cool.

[@thewomanwithnohead]

The one who breaks the stupid myth : "Meeeh, bassists playing with a pick are not good bassists !"

[@Innuya]

Kim Deal plays with a pick too. Simple enough lines but very impactful

[@DavidOakesMusic]

" Finger players are better than pick players ". Guess Adam Clayton is better than Mike Dirnt then..

[@damnitboy9635]

The Woman With No Head When people rag on bass playing with a pick, there's a simple response. Carol Kaye played with a pick. She recorded more hits and albums than... Paul McCartney played with a pick, and I don't even have to mention his legacy.

[@ernestochang1744]

i play with my finger nails i make like im holding a pick (invisible pick) then i strike the strings with my index finger one thing i did when first learning this useful technique when you dont have a real pick is... dont draw blood by accidentally cutting your top fingernail hurts like a B**** Actually for as long as i can remember i've never used a pick and will most likely never need the use for one as i already have a pick... its my own hand because you see tone really is in the hands as much as it is in the bass/guitar.

[@officialmetalwill]

DamnitBoy Record sales =/= good musicians. A lot of the biggest hits ever written are very simplistic songs that don't require any skill or technical ability to play.

[@DTAY45]

Love that tone

[@PhilDDumas]

wow perfect tone i need this

[@calebunknown7940]

80 and Stuart/Ave are sick.

[@librariancat.7074]

He is the reason why I wanted to play the bass guitar

[@Vahnchelsea]

That tone, that groove, that charisma. Such talented bassist but underrated.

[@jesserooney7191]

My favorite bassist. 💚

[@franciscifuentes1849]

Gracias Mike amo el bajo y su sonido de bajo es mi maximo estandar 🖤

[@heavencustodio4354]

man i love this guy so much

[@klawis]

I wished he tried No One Knows. God, the bassline on that song is just... Gold

[@kirankaur5010]

Gotta love our sweet bass dad... Also, the bit about BJ getting him his first Fender!! dawww

[@4b01m]

Toca muito, linhas bem trabalhadas!!

[@ThatDamnPoop]

Such a huge inspiration on me as a bass player!

[@emma3817]

Stewart and the Ave in bass is so 🤤✨

[@gloria5556]

Literal crushing right now 💚🖤

[@zahirdeltoro6553]

The riff of longview is incredible