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]

is LaLAL AI bettre then Moises?

[@landmarkcreations1183]

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

[@manhxc]

Same here

[@dvpunk]

​@@manhxcditto

[@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! ❤

[@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.

[@lostmotel6156]

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

[@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. 😆

[@yarbsfpv]

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[@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!!

[@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!

[@grasonroylance5603]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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" 🤘

[@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

[@strangenotes95]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@slamskanker]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@bandanik9798]

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

[@leftofpunk]

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

[@mitchellhedden1978]

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

[@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!

[@conors4430]

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

[@LowEndUniversity]

Much appreciated!

[@thirtyseconds1984]

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

[@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!

[@ligairi]

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

[@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

[@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)

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@KevinJohns]

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

[@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."

[@corycourtney8923]

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

[@misterdanielo3281]

Love all the punk content. Great video!

[@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.

[@garrettp7003]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@jeffamsbaugh6018]

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

[@rmitwadehra4762]

Nice job! So fun to watch.

[@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

[@alexandremorin11]

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

[@chanceroberson7517]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@BradWolfe113]

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

[@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

[@paydrough]

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

[@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

[@danielcurtis8056]

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

[@godj7437]

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

[@alexanderkantakusiniii8411]

Great job on maxwell...good stuff brutha

[@DirkMathews]

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

[@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! 😊👍🏻

[@-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

[@shillosspeedfactory1642]

My man strikes again! Well done

[@MikeNevill3]

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

[@dlargom97]

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

[@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!

[@bigbadbavers]

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

[@ejciejbi]

Time for "A Wilhelm scream - skid rock" reaction

[@lookandIlooked]

the king is dead/we built this city on debts and booze

[@ejciejbi]

@@lookandIlooked yeah definitely

[@wordssoundsshapesshadows]

Awesome to see you just PLAY. Love the channel.

[@DevastationMediaGRP]

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

[@LowEndUniversity]

🥹🙏🏼

[@paulmason6127]

Thank you so much the punk rock content!

[@ronthorn3]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@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!

[@decontrog]

truly believe you nailed the top 3!

[@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

[@ManNamedEd]

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

[@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

[@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!!

[@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 !..

[@ferrilgabe]

I learned how to play bass mainly to operation ivy and rancid back when I was in high school! A cool bass line is Redemption 87, About Face. They were a hardcore band from the SF Bay Area in the late 90s, and the bassist doesn't use a pick I think!

[@jimiknuckles]

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

[@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

[@OG.LMTDEDTN]

You gotta check out NOFX - Stickin in my eye. Bass chord intro is probably what got me interested in bass as a kid.

[@larryriley8802]

Maybe the most iconic American punk band was the Bad Brains. Back towards the beginnings more than any other bands of their era they took the music towards hardcore. Their music was about as tight as it got. D.O.A. was another great band from Vancouver. I’d also mention the Ruts from the UK or going anarcho punk UK’s Subhumans….there was a Vancouver Subhumans too.

[@JayRGewing]

Rock for Light was mind altering for a punk loving metalhead! They bridged my early Metallica/ Motorhead/Maiden/Merciful fate etc metal madness with my acquired tastes for Black Flag, Minor Threat, Uniform Choice, Circle Jerks etc. Them and the likes of SNFU, S.O.D., Agnostic Front were the happy medium breeding ground for mid-late 80s soundtrack of friend's bands I followed around the soCal underground hardcore scene of my teens!!

[@larryriley8802]

@@JayRGewing I have Circle for Light too. A lot of the material on that came off of their debut album which was only available for a long time on ROIR cassette. I went through a couple of those and eventually it came out in vinyl. ROIR also put out a compilation cassette called New York Thrash which I still have and the Bad Brains are on that too along with bands like Kraut and the Beastie Boys who were a punk band before they became a rap group.

[@JayRGewing]

@@larryriley8802 yep, the ROIR red cassette case one? Dubbed it off my dawg's copy...was it that "work for the CIA" song from the beasties?

[@larryriley8802]

@@JayRGewing Their two song contribution to that compilation tape were Riot Fight and Beastie.

[@byronromig1]

more unique videos with play throughs like this please!

[@robertdebarge276]

Cool to see Scott Shiflett getting his repect is cool. I really like Karl Alvarez's stuff in ALL (post-Descendents after Milo), they're worth giving a listen.

[@devinfrench4924]

Definitely love this!

[@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.

[@scottlamoureux2051]

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

[@geneboothe7072]

Hell fucking yeah!!! Please keep diving into punk... Cigar is another band with an amazing bassist too.

[@misfitramone]

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

[@JoneyJefe]

Love Streetlight Manifesto, RKL, NOFX, Violent Femmes, & Maxwell Murder.

[@frankbeav8771]

Very good picks.

[@joseloro]

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

[@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!