TOP 5 CRAZIEST PUNK BASS RIFFS (And I Learned Them)

[@LowEndUniversity]

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[@Kevin_Fiol]

You're definitely going to need LALALAI when you (finally 😁) get around to listening to Fishbone - Bonin in the Boneyard (ska) And Rollins Band - Grip (jazz musicians playing hardcore) Fun points... Bonin' in the boneyard- I anticipate the use of the phrase "root note" 😆 Grip - Im not sure if the bassline is repeated. Anywhere outside of the chorus🤣

[@mooneyes1114]

GREAT JOB NOT ONLY PLAYING THESE KILLER BASS LINES BUT SHOWING US HOW THE AI PROGRAM WORKS. YOU SHOULD REALLY LOOK AT "WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE" BY RANCID. DEFINITELY RIGHT UP THERE WITH "MAXWELL MURDER". KEEP IT COMING!

[@SmellyToiletHead]

@@mooneyes1114 amazing song!!

[@sixstackjack]

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[@iocat]

Holy cow, a KZbin ad that I imediately went and signed up for -- just split two songs I am trying to learn it actually worked really well!

[@landmarkcreations1183]

The punk content is what got me hooked on your channel. Keep killing man 🤘

[@manhxc]

Same here

[@dvpunk]

​@@manhxcditto

[@iocat]

Same!

[@dbuonojr]

I think the craziest part about the horse is that, while tapping that riff, he is also singing the harmony

[@alwaysabiggafish3305]

Pretty easy actually

[@kv6256]

You're pretty gay, actually. ​@@alwaysabiggafish3305

[@neomanrex]

@@alwaysabiggafish3305no. It’s not. It’s very hard and takes a specific set of skills. What you meant to say and what too many people mean to say when they say something is “easy” they mean to say “it’s easy for me”. And that’s awesome! I’m glad it’s easy for some people. But if it were easy I’d be able to grab some random McDonald’s employee and teach them to do it in an hour. That’s universally easy.

[@Socialfourtwenty]

@@alwaysabiggafish3305just like your momma 😂

[@craftvideoproduction]

@@neomanrexpeople like this are just looking for a reaction. Next time, don’t give them what they want 🤛

[@alextinu8841]

Man, your work and this videos are one of the best ambassadors that can promote punk rock, it's like blowing up years of stereotypes about punk rock. Thank you! ❤

[@lostmotel6156]

Legend! That is by far the best I’ve heard anyone not named Matt Freeman play the Maxwell solo

[@yarbsfpv]

normally up front sponsored videos turn my stomach as i start to watch, BUT : This was a GREAT use of the product to showcase exactly what it's capable of. A brilliant partnership!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thank you so much! I know what you mean, and only took this because I thought I could integrate it smoothly. Really appreciate you saying that!!

[@easybigun7825]

I fell in love with punk in the 1970's, there weren't many complicated bass lines back then and it was still wonderful. Very impressed with your bass playing.

[@dubya85]

Yep, complex doesn't equal good on its own. It just equals complex.

[@mlwsf]

Karl Alvarez playing the instrumental bonus track that comes after Thank You (though that one's good too) at the end of Everything Sucks by Descendents

[@mmorph02]

He did a whole album reaction to everything sucks including that track on his patreon. You should subscribe and check it out, it's good!

[@aarongelan1032]

bro im glad someone mentioned this. my favorite!

[@DrunkynuN]

Finally I read "Karl Alvarez" in a comment .. always a great pleasure to focus on him while listenning to "ALL" albums .. he's so good 😊

[@mlwsf]

@@mmorph02 ya, but he did that after I suggested this. I am a poor boy on disability that can only afford so many subscriptions. ;-)

[@mlwsf]

@@mmorph02 also, any free money that I do have goes to me recording and releasing my little songs. I miss the disposable income days of my youth. 😆

[@ericgoodwinart]

You’re not only a great teacher and appreciator of music but also a great bassist as well! It’s always been obvious while watching your videos, but to see that you committed time to learning these parts (and then played them spectacularly) is really awesome to watch!

[@etherealnoire]

i SCREAMED when you called out #1. I was gonna recommend that band, been practicing that bass line since i was a teenager. More people need to listen to them and skate punk in general

[@48Thrills]

My crappy punk band played a battle of the bands type of show with one of your bands in 2012-13ish. I’m so happy you’re getting into this stuff now hahah.

[@JoneyJefe]

Not sure why my first comment didn’t post. But I was there. I have videos of Down to Ride playing on my channel. And I remember your band. I was friends with the parents of one of your band members who were there that night.

[@KurtTGS]

This rules

[@strangenotes95]

Deserved #1. Great selection of songs for a top 5. Honourable mention to Firecracker by Strung Out.

[@bandanik9798]

You’ve come along way with a pick. Hats off my guy!

[@Remy.L]

My top 5: 1 - The Horse 2 - Maxwell Murder 3 - All my friends are metalheads (Less Than Jake) 4 - I Disappear (The Faint) 5 - Hunting for Witches (Bloc Party) I remember discovering all these songs 15 years ago, this is why I started to play bass and music in general (...and because of Mark Hoppus lol)

[@JaKamps]

I also think that Less Than Jake should be looked @ but not certain which song. Plus, the guy slapped a part with 1 finger live (if I recall correctly). The Interuppters too.

[@ryanjames618]

duuuude , the faint , hell yes!!!

[@Rompler_Rocco]

He had better stick a fork in that speaker for "I Disappear" 🤘

[@Jettonx]

Wow this was unexpected. Well done brother, fantastic playing! Top 5 is such a hard call to make think this list was pretty solid

[@walqc]

We built this city on debts and booze from a wilhelm scream has a crazy bassline throughout the song and a dope solo at the end

[@grasonroylance5603]

I've been into punk for as long as i can remember and you NAILED these.

[@slamskanker]

By far the rarest perfect list I’ve seen! You killed it man! 🔥

[@leftofpunk]

Great idea for a video and fantastic integration with your sponsor!

[@mikekristin7201]

The crazy thing is Brian Robertson does it flawlessly while running around a stage and sounds just as clean

[@neomanrex]

Yeah. Some technical bands are great studio bands and either lazy or sloppy live. But a wilhelm scream is so tight live. And sometimes even more technical.

[@pedromatos6865]

Plus singing the harmony

[@mitchellhedden1978]

This is the most excited I’ve been about a video on this channel.

[@mynocksoup]

Journey to the End of the East Bay by Rancid. The bass intro, while not crazy, is one of my favorites of all time.

[@FatMilkPL]

Yeah in terms of music theory, it looks like simple I-V-vi-IV - but what makes it crazy is this vi chord - bass play major, not minor. Pretty gnarly

[@deadbeats4894]

My favorite Rancid bass line is Black Lung. There's so many to choose from though.

[@hkb1979]

@@FatMilkPLin that bass riff, he plays all the notes in the chromatic scale except for the augmented fifth

[@ronnierockit4468]

Now i have that song playing in my head

[@Froyo__]

Just watched Nofx play last night in Portland. This was a great video to wake up to!

[@MrDWat3]

Yo! I was at one of the two NOFX Portland shows. 2nd night with MxPx, Face To Face, Good Riddance, etc. Which night were you there? What a blast.

[@Froyo__]

@@MrDWat3 I was there Saturday. Fat Mike singing bad religion with pennywise was epic!

[@doctor4strings]

So happy you've done through this trip; going from bassist rooted in metal to finding punk and its bass-centric madness. Big fan of your videos; big fan of bass!

[@nickjenkins6755]

You nailed Maxwell Murder

[@andreassagen3965]

Well ....

[@maechyl859]

It was definitely all the right notes, but as the big man says Matt has such a distinct way of playing that it's honestly impossible for anybody else to proper nail it

[@irwinelgrande5350]

nah

[@thirtytwoforty]

You've got to cover Choke by Lagwagon from their Double Plaidinum album. Super chill bass into into a divisive sounding launch into the verse. Truly epic!

[@brantisonfire]

Awesome you have kept an open mind regarding your music interests.

[@noiseannoys_]

I love that you chose face to face. They are my favorite band hands down. I really hope that you take the time to check out their entire catalog. I really think that you’re going to be a fan of their what I now consider their best writing “ignorance is bliss” I can admit sadly like a lot of their fans at the time that when it was released I felt betrayed and very upset. Why would my favorite band, a punk rock band, release an album like that? They gave us “don’t turn away” then “big choice” and then the self titled album!! When that self titled album came out it was like finally my favorite band has a great sounding album!!! Then after 3 years of live albums and various releases here comes the next record!!! NOFX, Lagwagon, No Use For a Name and the others all gave us pretty solid records during the tail end of the 90’s and now it’s time for face to face to show them up!!! NOPE!! IIB is NOT what you expected at all. I didn’t want anything to do with that record in 1999. Fast forward five years and I gave it a second chance. It’s not only one of my favorite face to face records but one of my top 5 records of all time. The production is really really good but the fucking song writing on that bitch!! I was 19/20 when it was originally released not to mention playing in my own face to face inspired punk band at the time. Most likely the two main reasons I reacted the way I did upon its release. Then having matured quite a bit in those previously mentioned five years allowed me to approach that record not as a f2f fan but as a fan of Trever, Scott, Pete and Chad. That record really showed me why f2f is my favorite band. It’s Trever’s voice, Scott bass playing, the guitar tones. In all the previous records those things were there just smashed together at 180bpm in 3mins or less. Ignorance broke that wide open and allowed all those things that made f2f different from all their punk rock brethren to breathe. That being said I’m glad they’re still putting out that smashed together 180bmp in 3min or less f2f punk rock that we’ve all stuck around for all these years. They just do it really well. They got a formula and a sound that works. Much like Social Distortion, NOFX and Bad Religion. When you hit play on any of their “punk rock” records, you automatically know it’s them within the first few bars.

[@baraksteady1341]

I havent thought of them in a long time. Loved the debut album and I think I speak for the most obvious thing one can say, I was obsessed with that one song along with everyone else. Trust is something that comes easy... 🎵 That chorus never failed to deliver. I'll check out that album on your rec

[@jake-up1027]

1. Hotprowl by Tiger Army(Upright Bass) 2.Fences by Hot Water Music 3.Keep it secret, keep it safe by Slick Shoes 4. Carry This by Slick Shoes 5. Snake in the grass by Much the same

[@phxdwn121]

Heck ya! Some love for Slick Shoes! Very underrated bassist because their guitarists are so good.

[@jake-up1027]

@@phxdwn121 They’re amazing. Once I listened to their latest album 20x, I started to focus on the bass and it was like I was hearing the album for the first time again.

[@phxdwn121]

@@jake-up1027 you need to listen to Downhill by them. Badass song.

[@lbarudi]

@@phxdwn121yessss

[@RickardSvensson-t1u]

Well i am not a bassplayer or really good at music, but just got rancid's self-titled from i think 2001 and it feels like that whole record got insane basslines.

[@HolyVacant-t8b]

That album rips so hard

[@ligairi]

Great video! Glad you got a solid sponsor that you were able to integrate so seemlessly. Most importantly, great bass playing!

[@saint_double_k]

This video is top tier. You didn't just play the recording, you genuinely played them. I'm now hyped on a Monday morning.

[@anarchychicken69]

I love when people who can PLAY! Like as a JOB, play music give my punk rock some love. That's why we keep checking out your stuff. Love you man!

[@firstnamebob1709]

Always great. I can't imagine the time you had to take to get those riffs down. So complicated. Some of my favorites are punk-adjacent: Braid - first day back (1998) the Coathangers - watch your back (2016) the Dismemberment Plan - academy award (1997) gods reflex - to the discontent of all his previous loves (1996) J Church - yellow, blue and green (1993)

[@DogmaticIntent]

love this video, i've recently taken a dive back into bass again (because of Fat Mike) its rough but just the tone and sound it can get is beautiful. your videos are always fun

[@KevinJohns]

Wow! Props for killing it on the Maxwell Murder bass solo!

[@jolyhc]

Great and fun video again! You could added the "sexy riff" from Give it back as a bonus shredding 😂 Love the punk section you do, hope it keeps coming

[@corycourtney8923]

Just seeing someone play that Betrayed intro warmed my heart. You a real one, Mark.

[@conors4430]

Well done my friend. Nailed them. Love the channel, love the vibe. Onwards and upwards.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Much appreciated!

[@BoomstickFTW]

I love that you are getting into bands that are the reason I play the bass. Face to Face and NOFX are some of my favorites.

[@jeremynebraska]

Nice!! I’d asked if you had software like this in a previous video. It’s neat to be able to isolate the instruments. Great video!

[@thirtyseconds1984]

Love your content, man - good work. For me, it's all about Shamefaced by Whippersnapper. That tone!

[@YMDBass]

Can definitely see your pick work is improving, that's some absolutely gnarly stuff. Im glad to see I got the list mostly correct, only miss was Face to face over Cigar. Legacy of the 7 Plies is just a completely different beast.

[@garrettp7003]

amazing! a lot of my absolute favorite punk, and even favorite bass riffs (Freeman is in my top 3). astounding list!

[@chanceroberson7517]

Love this format of a video, also love seeing the 4 string bass come out. Great vid

[@alexandremorin11]

Amazing! Great job! Wish I had you when I was trying to learn these songs in the 1990s!

[@Booxbred]

Not sure how many people here listened to Mark playing in Scale the Summit but our boy is a monster. He is humble as all hell but the stuff he writes is mind-blowing.

[@OpunktSchmidt1301]

Punkrock got a lot of awesome bass-players! Fat Mike, Mike Dirnt, Matt Freeman, Paul Simonon, Bruce Foxton, Peter Hook, Dee Ramone, Mark Hoppus, Karl Alvarez and so many more... 🤩 Thanks a lot for the video! 😊👍🏻

[@MikeNevill3]

Dude. That was sick man .. I gotta get some vids up. Thanx for the inspiration.

[@jeremymcnally6776]

Mark you're obviously a fantastic bass player but your pick work is getting really tight! I know you mentioned it's not your usual go-to method. Nice work!

[@markacres768]

Best vid yet. Glad you got into some punk and ska!

[@lookandIlooked]

bro, Im subscribing to your patreon. ya finally got me. excellent list

[@patmccrotch5373]

Scott shiflett's playing is so unique, I'm mainly a guitarist and I lifted so many of his bass riffs and tried to write songs based off of the stuff he'd do on bass. These skate punk bassists influenced and shaped me as a guitarist. I'd listen to these albums and play along on my cheap squire for hours upon hours and got good by doing just that.. and by playing along with the bass parts as well, a lot of frustrated restarts, but so worth it in the end with everything I learned.

[@paydrough]

Horray!!! I knew you had it in you! Great Job!!!!

[@misterdanielo3281]

Love all the punk content. Great video!

[@grantkentala2665]

I played bass for a rancid tribute set a couple years ago. Definitely simplified my version of maxwell murder. However, I wish I had this video to learn from. Your great video and sound quality is perfect to learn from. Hope others can utilize it for that reason

[@Ryan-me8sd]

This was cool, great vid. Wilhelm is so fun in every aspect

[@rmitwadehra4762]

Nice job! So fun to watch.

[@bigbadbavers]

Can't wait to see you do metal, and all the sub genres of metal too!

[@kaynesantor8136]

As soon as I saw the title, I knew you were gonna do the horse. Also, it's crazy how close you can get to most sounds. But, isn't it crazy how you just can't mimic fat Mike? You weren't lying about him. Nobody sounds like Mike.In my opinion, he's one of the best punk bassist of all time, one of the best punk and rock producers of all time, and one of the best lyricist in general of all time. Nice work, homie. That's a pretty neat little gadget. I like it a lot. Much love. Be well.

[@jimiknuckles]

Glad to see face to face here. My favorite band. Lotta great bass in F2F.

[@Bonsaipop]

Every Wilhelm song is a lesson in the bass god lifestyle

[@lookandIlooked]

brian j robinson is my favorite 😍

[@hightiescannabis4827]

love him, he's the best

[@jeffamsbaugh6018]

jesus christ you doing maxwell murder flawlessly is astounding. GET IT!!!

[@radiozelaza]

wow, that tapping from #1 reminds me of the stuff I learned from Dave Crigger instructional tape long time ago, and I used it massively later

[@danielcurtis8056]

You've gotten so good with a pick in the last few months!

[@BradWolfe113]

It may be their farewell, but I finally get to see NOFX live.

[@ManNamedEd]

Epic video!! Great playing on your part!!!

[@alexanderkantakusiniii8411]

Great job on maxwell...good stuff brutha

[@shillosspeedfactory1642]

My man strikes again! Well done

[@wordssoundsshapesshadows]

Awesome to see you just PLAY. Love the channel.

[@dobey83]

I highly recommend checking out 'THE PRESS CORPSE' by 'ANTI FLAG'. In my opinion one of the best examples of bass playing in all of punkrock. You won't regret. If you think it's worth it, i'm looking forward to see you analysing it in the future maybe. Great to see people exploring and appreciating good ol punkrock stuff. Keep up your great work mate!

[@DirkMathews]

Love seeing AWS get the respect they deserve. Dudes are absolute rippers and total sweethearts.

[@paulmason6127]

Thank you so much the punk rock content!

[@dlargom97]

your Maxwell Murderer was great, ir would be great to watch you react to New Orleans from Rancid

[@SkremoMcThrftsto]

I was thinking to myself, "If The Horse doesn't make the list, this video is gonna lose all credibility". 😂 Honestly, you could have picked several AWS songs for the top 5 and it would be hard to argue with it.

[@Blinkerd00d]

Watching an interview with Joey Ramone years ago, they asked him why his songs were so short.... he said, "our songs are just as long as everyone else's, we just get to the end faster."

[@hardlessonshardcore]

KILLER DUDE ! ! ! 🔥

[@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact]

After this one, as a lost Punk Rock Head myself, you deserves a subscription!.. DONE!.. dude. 🤝 Next from NOFX i suggest Stickin in My Eyes and The Idiots are taking over, than i suggest you a couple of punk bands you probably never checked 1) Lagwagon , song CHOKE, second No Use For A Name - Friends of the Enemy or I Want to be Wrong. I am adding also AFI with Miss Murder song for example. Than Sick Of It All band , song District . Thank you !..

[@godj7437]

That tapping bassline is straight out of the Hal Leonard book. Nicely executed!

[@sixstackjack]

as a soon to be a punk rocker for 34 years heard so many times ppl say "punk rock is so easy to play".. i tryed to explain it to ppl, but this video will be the video i send the peple saying the word "punk rock is easy to play".. yo go my man :D

[@michaelcraig6268]

They have so many old school punk that you haven’t even scratched the surface

[@byronromig1]

more unique videos with play throughs like this please!

[@decontrog]

truly believe you nailed the top 3!

[@-Gax-]

My best friend in high school, his name was Luke, he could play Maxwell murder on bass at 15. I watched him play DragonForce guitar parts on a bass using slap and tapping/finger picking. The dude went to uni for music and ended up working in England on his double bass. For reference, we went to school in New Zealand. Haven't spoken to him for many years but I am still immensely proud of where he is today

[@6demonbag542]

The Hawk Killed The Punk by NoMeansNo is one, because all three instruments are playing in different time signatures.

[@corvus5782]

Anything by nomeansno TBH

[@6demonbag542]

@@corvus5782 yeah, I was kinda at a loss to pick one, tbh. Wiggly Worm, Paradise, This Story Must Be Told, Big Dick...just a few of the many, MANY crazy great bass lines, made only better by John's insane drumming

[@lookandIlooked]

nomeansno is, and this is not hyperbole, underrated

[@kirillnauchigin8727]

Happy Bridge

[@wanderlost501]

Finally someone notice Face to Face. Scott Shifflett is my favorite punk bassist 😂

[@ronthorn3]

Love The Horse bass tapping! Sounds fuckin great! Learned the guitar part myself years ago! It thought me how to tap!

[@mattganotis4727]

I will never forget getting to see Brian of AWS play that part live from a couple feet away. He made it look way too easy while so impressive at the same time. I still have the set list he gave me afterwards.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Love it! Hope to see them someday!

[@roeescharf104]

Since you love the tapping in The Horse, you will be amazed by the tapping in Check Request Denied. It's much harder than The Horse and is cooler imo :P

[@brandonprovost4714]

So stoked Wilhelm got #1. Got to meet Brian last year after a show. Such a cool dude

[@lookandIlooked]

finally, finally, finally, getting some respect

[@scottlamoureux2051]

The first time I saw Wilhelm, Nuno was assisting Brian with a beer while playing this part, blew my mind

[@michelegrassi4385]

1) The horse (for me is the most difficult, and you did it great !!!!) 2) Axiom solo by Rancid (Maxwell murder too but you just did it ) 3) Walk the walk intro by Face to Face 4) Stuart and the Ave by Green Day 5) Soul Doubt chorus by NOFX

[@LowEndUniversity]

I still have to check a few of those out! Thanks for your list!!

[@FourPawsInTheGrave]

You know the funny thing is I'm a metal guitarist but have played bass in punk bands. And it's the punk stuff that actually got me into this channel.

[@joseloro]

Fuck yeah that list is great and with AWS on top? Amazing! Love the vids! Cheers!!

[@saintblackangel]

You gotta check out White Knuckle Ride and/or Axiom by Rancid! Matt Freeman absolutely goes berserk on WKR, no joke!

[@andrasszabo1570]

Agreed, those two are even more insane than Maxwell Murder!

[@DevastationMediaGRP]

I'm proud of you for picking A Wilhelm Scream. They are one of my favorites.

[@LowEndUniversity]

🥹🙏🏼

[@samhain3824]

That betrayed riff live is one of my favorite moments. And that app is pretty slick.

[@bralph82]

Enjoy your channel. This is a really good ad for that program.

[@ligairi]

💯

[@mattjohn4731]

Great job! Those riffs are so tricky. I would dare say they're kind of beyond punk. Have you listened to crossover? It's basically hardcore bands incorporated thrash. DRI and the like. I dig it.

[@misfitramone]

Haha i just saw nofx and face to face two days ago on Portland and watching Mike play the decline live was incredible