Scott Shiflett...wow. Bass Teacher REACTS to Face To Face - "Bent But Not Broken"

[@scottshiflett3599]

Thanks for doing a play through, I actually started out a finger style player and do both depending on what I'm playing, in fact face to face was the first band I played exclusively with a pick (except for our "acoustic" tours where I played finger style) i'm sure crossover between fingers and picks informs my stylistic choices but who knows.. whenever it's freezing cold and I'm worried about a difficult first song of a set Trever always mentions I do it to myself..hahahaha

[@bushleague3472]

I laughed a little when he started slapping to get that run right, I used to do that all the time when I played more bass. I like the finger tone better mostly, but there are little timing things that I simply can not do with fingers.

[@ShaunGMR2]

Love when the actual artists chime in.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Scott!! Appreciate you stopping by, such a treat to discover you and your music and can’t wait to check out more of it. Inspiring to watch you play, and definitely can relate to hard parts you write coming back to haunt you sometimes 😅

[@1977pogo]

@@LowEndUniversity can you & Scott do an interview / bass technique discussion?

[@mickcollins1921]

Scott, you all are a huge part of my punk rock childhood. Thank you for the art you've put into the world.

[@jaredwarner2451]

I’ve been listening to Face to Face and this genre of punk for 30 years. It’s awesome to see someone appreciate the technical ability of these bands.

[@xSergioRottenx]

Chris Shiflett used to play guitar in a punk band called No Use For A Name before joining the Foo Fighters. Funny thing is the bassist from No Use For A Name (Matt Riddle) was the original bassist for Face to Face...and he is pretty neat too

[@mikekristin7201]

No use for a name is one of the most underrated punk bands of my generation. Rip Tony sly

[@ryanhardy4830]

no use for a name is basically hero of melodic punk rock in malaysia and indonesia everybody in the underground scene, love no use and tony sly and also they all try to be like nufan or nofx but fails lol they end up sounds like hi-standard,kemuri,dustbox and others japanese punk band 😂

[@yarbsfpv]

The wife and I's first dance at our wedding reception was to International You Day. RIP Tony.

[@jaredlynn5452]

They both played in me first in the gimmie gimmies also and the bass player for foo fighters was the bass player for a way underrated band Sunny day real estate. I love the big choice and don’t turn away but they were good to part ways with Matt and get Scott

[@michaelfunk6593]

NUFAN is a classic. That last album with Chris Shiflett is so amazing.

[@Ddeamorin]

This guy keeps pulling songs out of my past and I appreciate it.

[@LowEndUniversity]

🤝

[@joshyaks]

Scott: "I paid for the whole bass, I'm gonna use the full bass."

[@DS-mo5db]

Scott is also a master guitarist, plays the drums, piano and I think he also would shine playing a triangle 😅 truly a great musician ❤

[@MikeP2055]

I've seen Face to Face numerous times and always ALWAYS post up in front of Scotty. He's incredible.

[@Doomstuff82]

Same here. I will fight for that front row spot 🤣

[@marianal2657]

Same. About to see them again in October and mad I don’t get to go right up in front of him since they are playing in an amphitheater

[@poeticriffraff]

The reason i enjoy these videos is because watching you get your mind blown, or simply just enjoying the songs, reminds me of the first time discovering these bands. It's like im getting those same dopamine shots in my brain vicariously through you. Thanks for the videos. I hope they keep coming!

[@LowEndUniversity]

I’m having a blast! Thanks so much for the kind words 🙏🏼

[@travisedwards3543]

Now. .🙏 wheres our nomeansno video. Youve done almost all the other essential underground stuff at this point. Except david sims of jesus lizard and scratch acid and carlos dingler of interpol- but thats not really underground, but what is anymore. Barricade by interpol would be a great song to do a video on. And post punk has kinda been under represented on your channel(especially for being such a great rock subgenre for bass) so that might get my vote even before nomeansno.

[@SBskagod]

It reminds me of when I find a song that blows my mind and then I get to show it to my friend and see it blow their mind. Sharing that feeling is at least twice as good as stumbling upon it on your own

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Dude perfectly said homie!! Couldn’t have said it better myself brother!! 🤘😎

[@ruyemanuelstalliviere9157]

I’ll say it for myself: I enjoy watching your videos because no one else does or ever done. I play punk rock for 20 years now and listened to it my entire life. Punk rock players and songwriting are SO underrated and we never get to see some expert musicians talking about them and appreciating the melodies. Thank you so much for your videos and kind words towards these incredible musicians!

[@LowEndUniversity]

You’re very welcome! I appreciate the nice words 🙏🏼

[@mrmanju6989]

Face to Face is notorious for cool ass basslines dating back to their first bassist from Don't Turn Away. 1000x and Walk the Walk have amazing basslines. The energy of a face to face show is off the charts. I went to see Strung Out but I was amazed that Face to Face blew the fucking roof off man

[@JPindanga]

Cannot go wrong with Face to Face 1st 3 albuns! Masterpieces!

[@mediumvillain]

Saw them a bunch of times in the mid to late 90s, they were famously a really great live band

[@robertnewquest656]

Best live band I’ve seen. Seen them 50 times at least

[@joewhitfield5561]

I believe the first album was Matt Riddle on bass.

[@misterdanielo3281]

They always steal the show.

[@Phil-ey6yh]

Shifty is a BEAST. You should see him live. Hands down one of my favorite all time bassists!

[@maluorno]

every time i saw this band, i ended up right in front of Scott. held on for dear life. best ever i think. MOAR FACE TO FACE! Walk the Walk, yes

[@caffeinatedinsanity2324]

Seeing you enjoy these bands' bassists playing puts a smile in my face.

[@teddypuccini9824]

You're the best bass channel there is hands down!! Not only you're very humble and pleasant to watch, but also you're one of the rare professional music KZbinrs who doesn't look down on Punk music but instead tries to learn something from it. Keep it up

[@RileyMerlino]

No way! I probably mentioned this on the channel before when you did the Descendents, but I got to intern at the Blasting Room Studios in Fort Collins, CO when I was in college. Face to Face recorded Protection there and I got to drive them to and from the airport. Scott was super cool, and him I talked about music for a long time. We nerded out over our love for Rush, Yes, and other prog bands of the 70’s. He’s also a pretty damn good guitar player and played some Van Halen for me

[@bushleague3472]

His work on the Hold Fast album was eye opening. He played a whole plethora of different instruments on that one.

[@OpieRed1]

How did you NOT know about Scott? He is a literal fucking god. And a really awesome, sweet dude.

[@support8187]

Ever since I saw you reacting to a Wilhelm Scream "The horse" I've been checking out all the videos and regularly checking back for new videos. Love the punk stuff

[@LowEndUniversity]

That means so much!!

[@xjadit7826]

Both shiflet brothers are absolutely phenomenal musicians

[@bradedwardsphotography4471]

Thanks for doing this one! This song has been my final boss for a long time. I've got most of it down with the exception of the intro. Like, I KNOW how to play it, but my picking hand just doesn't compute. Loved your commentary.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Final boss 😅 - love that. It’s just a finger twister for both hands, really. I kind of want to work it up for a cover just for my own challenge!

[@beaumcalonie4251]

SAVES THE DAY- AT YOUR FUNERAL. Eben is SUCH a beast and a finger style player! The bass is great

[@derekdraws]

The song is probably my least favorite on the album, but Eben’s parts on it are solid as hell. He’s also such a smooth player live, cool as fuck.

[@nectarkundalini]

I really appreciate a studied musician being respectful and more than that, inspired by punk rock music. Back when I was young and started listening to this genre, most of the metalheads have my sh*T because it was “too simple”, “too easy”.

[@DonInfierno]

Hey, bro! I had a hardcore band here in Brazil for 11y back in the day and the former bass player introduced me to your channel. You asked why we like to watch and, imo, is because you already play bass and teach it, but its lovely to see how you LOVE music and get everything that this genre has to offer for you. That's awesome! Keep up the good work, bro (and check some brazilian hardcore bands as well)!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Hey man, thanks so much for this! Super kind of you.

[@jeremymcnally6776]

Another great video/song from another legendary punk band. Now sure if it's been requested or not yet - but - STRUNG OUT !!! They have a super deep catalog and were/are a very important band in the Fat Wreck Chords era/culture. Even being one of my favorite bands , I'm struggling to choose even one song to recommend. But I think you would dig them. Very technical, at times heavy, but super melodic. Add em to the never-ending list!

[@adrianastrolux]

Agreed - Strung Out would by my #1 recommendation. Might as well just start at Firecracker and work your way though the discography

[@Tommy-fr5nm]

Scott is one of my all time favorite bass players. He also shreds on guitar!

[@davidr8824]

One of my favorite bands of all time. They have some really great albums that are good all the way through.

[@nayfehn89]

You're spot on, the key to this style of picking is a mix of alternate/ inside picking and string skipping. This along with the way notes are grouped in 3's and 4's makes this style of riff so interesting to both listen to and play

[@JaKamps]

He's one of my favorites. I'm glad he knows it (as he liked my comment on Facebook)!

[@danielcurtis8056]

So glad you featured Scott. Hes my favorite punk bassist. This video series has been great. May be worth checking out Face to Face's old bassist, Matt Riddle in his orher band No Use For A Name. Hes super good too.

[@LowEndUniversity]

When I circle back to F2F, I’ll do one with Matt! Based on the comments, probably “Disconnected” unless there’s a more ideal one.

[@bushleague3472]

@@LowEndUniversity Disconnected is a great song, the bass is tasty but not anything noteworthy IMO. I'd say that the Velocity intro is probably the most iconic lne from the Matt era. Too, the Dregs of Sobriety from No Use for a Name showcases both Riddle's playing, and Tony Sly's amazing songwriting pretty well.

[@josephstadler6134]

@@LowEndUniversity “I’m Trying”-whether it’s the Don’t Turn Away version or the one on the live album-has always had my favorite bass parts. Lots of great walking transitions, great melodic stuff, and some fun alternate picking in there too.

[@Doomstuff82]

Face to Face is my absolute favorite band. And in my opinion Scott is the best punk bass player ever. Thank you for giving them some love

[@maluorno]

yes yes yes. whats the next song? Scott era or Matt?

[@joewhitfield5561]

This guys gets it😊 Face to Face forever!

[@nicholasreese7856]

This was awesome! Thank you sir 😊

[@TomAlderman1978]

I've seen Face to Face twice in my life once at 22 then again at 40.. Blown away by his bass playing each time.

[@lemadfab]

Being a bass player and listening to these punk bands since 93 I’m so happy to see you discovered them and appreciate their craft and musicianship.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Me too!! Thanks man!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

I really enjoy hearing bands and bass players I never knew before, I relate to mark, and grew up on the prog music and didn’t experience this music, it’s nice to hear finally

[@nstreep]

Face to Face are so freaking good live. They have more of an emotional touch than a lot of other bands of the genre and are great song writers. You can hear that even on their very early stuff like Disconnected. This band introduced me to sooooo many bands that I would fall in love with. They would take so many up and comers on tour with them. The amount of people who discovered Alkaline Trio, Saves the Day, The Anniversary, Get Up Kids, etc. from going to Face to Face shows is actually crazy. They may have been a "punk" band but they were instrumental in making the late 90's/early 2000's pop punk/emo explosion happen for many groups. That Vagrant era of bands is very dear to my heart and I would have never have found any of that stuff if I wasn't going to Face to Face shows.

[@bushleague3472]

Yeah, I think pretty much everyone toured with F2F in their formative years. With Mxpx in particular, you could hear Face to Face influence all through their early albums.

[@misterdanielo3281]

Scott is incredible. One of the best in punk rock

[@GopherGuts2000]

Such a good album, love that you’re pulling up stuff no one else is checking out. There’s so much good music out there that just gets ignored.

[@therealxicojorge]

Scott is a legend, such a great guy and awesome bassplayer, his brother was in No Use For A Name there for awhile

[@byronromig1]

i love how honest you are about not being able to play at this speed and precision. most people just assume because it falls into punk that the technical chops are not there. scott shiflett is on another level when it comes to his technical prowess. his playing is so fluid and effortless from years of grinding away on his instrument. these videos are great to watch, keep it up.

[@fragglinali4499]

I've been dying for you to discover Scott Shiflett, he's an incredible musician! This has become one of my favourite channels over the last 6 months, keep being awesome 😁

[@gregc6072]

Thanks for doing face-to-face Mark… This vid was pretty cool watching you play with Scott . Keep it up. 👍🏻💪🏻🔥👏🏻

[@vassili87]

I love the fact that as a fingerstyle player you get to underline Punk Rock pick players chops to the people out there that are more like "yeah, punk is easy"

[@LowEndUniversity]

Yeah, it ain’t easy. If it isn’t technically difficult, it’s probably just fast, and that’s tough in and of itself. Some really challenging stuff, I think that’s why I’ve fallen in love with it. A whole new side of bass playing for me.

[@vassili87]

@@LowEndUniversity btw, you should check Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio) out. It's not the most skilled Punk Rock player in the world, but I think he is very underrated. His roots are in classic rock and he used to play in ska bands and such. I'd like to know what you think about his playing. Unlike Jason Black (Hot Water Music, that released an EP together), Joe Principe (Rise Against), Matt Freeman (Rancid) his sound is less "in your face", and I think that's the main reason people don't mention him a lot.

[@saldih]

I absolutely love how you break down these songs I've been listening for a while

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thank you so much!! ☺️

[@napneto]

You should try: NoMeansNo - Big Dick or Rags and Bones Belvedere - Elephant March Refused - Summerholidays vs Punkroutine

[@xavierarias6362]

BELVEDERE ❤

[@ironsmudgie]

Absolutely Refused!

[@iago-mds]

Thanks for the video. This song is one of my favorite songs ever, and I loved when I watched his playthrough. Now with your commentary it made me appreciate it even more

[@MrVisde]

There’s a Face to Face live set on KZbin when they were a 3-piece band with Scott Shifflet on bass and Pete Parada on drums…it was insane how big their sound was with just the 3 of them. The incestuous world of punk rock: Face to Face’s original bassist left the band to join No Use For a Name, with Chris Shifflet on guitar, and Chris’s brother Scott became the bassist for F2F.

[@sicklogick]

he's always been one of my most favorite bass players

[@kantian7]

Yesss! ❤❤❤ I love this guy’s playing so much, it’s great to see you also appreciating him. Just so clean and so fast and effortless, exactly as you noted. Cheers!

[@mvarnzo5709]

What a ripper. And I'm not kidding, it's uncanny - Like these picks are coming straight out of my head.

[@cpglf]

great tune! been a face to face fan since the early 90s

[@dalweed100]

Oh god ! Just discover this bass player and band! Fall in love ! Love thebsound the playing the composition, ooof . Thanks to you and your channel , and of course thanks to the community that brings this ;)

[@LowEndUniversity]

Glad you enjoy it! Great to hear from ya!!

[@ChooseBrian]

Here I am commenting again. Your channel is literally the GOOD STUFF. Please don’t stop

[@LowEndUniversity]

You’re the best! 🙏🏼🥹

[@derekcampbell6291]

Love love love this band! Seen them live to many times and they're so good!

[@Bouncing22]

One of my favorite bands and easily my favorite bassist

[@joshsparrowchannel]

as a moderate guitar player .. i love this channel!! so interesting to see these basslines broke down!

[@Vexxlive]

There's a ton of baselines to dig in to from face to face. Looking forward to another reaction to their songs

[@RJMelling]

Another great video, nice one! I started out as a pick player and then saw Alex Webster keeping up with fingerstyle. That was a real, "oh shit, that's possible!?" revelation for me and since then I've worked hard on my finger game.

[@mikemartelli4281]

I love that you have been showing some of the unsung heros of punk in your most recent vids. I'd love to see your thoughts on Cigar's "Legacy of the 7 Plies". Jonathan Hischke is so good on Cigars newest record.

[@jwise15]

Thank you so much for this one. He’s my favorite all time bassist and it’s fascinating to hear an objective and music theory based analysis of what he does. Great stuff.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ricardomoraes9624]

Scott Shiflett is a beast!!

[@johnnydropkicks]

Face to Face is my favorite band that has ever existed - and because of this video, I hit the “Subscribe” button.

[@scottkurschinske907]

Scott has a lot of videos on the KZbin of him playing along to Face to Face tunes. He's a shredder. I love how you say he makes you want to get better. He's a pick playing pro.

[@andrewcox9215]

Ya gotta see him do this live. It is astounding.

[@BobbyWebber-r7r]

Ned's atomic dustbin "your complex". The band has 2 bass players would love to hear what you think of them.

[@rychbiggs5492]

My #1:favorite bassist. Scott is a beast

[@Phil-ey6yh]

If Face to Face ever gets out to your neck of the woods, show up early or hang out after. Not only are the guys in the band the nicest, coolest, most genuine bunch of dudes, but Scott will sit and talk music and bass with you all night. Super, SUPER rad dude! Just got tix to see them in Chicago in May. Can't wait for the show. Look forward to checking out more of your vids! Keep thumpin!

[@BonsaiPop]

Honestly, as someone who ended up playing bass in my bands, I think a lot of us punk bassists started as guitar players. Rodger from less than Jake did 100%. A lot of that picking and styling is just playing what a second guitarist would play… on bass 😅 Then we fall in love with bass and learn how to actually play it like it “should be,” but that “guitar mind” never fades, it just gets mixed in. If you’re having some difficulty learning picking, my main advice is to anchor your hand. If you watch Scott he almost never moves his wrist from where it is. Super important for control.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Great points! I was thinking about this during the video - is that picking cadence really as hard as it looks or sounds? May be a breeze for a guitarist, but what I do know is that overdriven leads are always easier to make sound clean. Bass has much wider string spacing, cleaner tones (no overdrive compression to rely on), and I think getting it to sound that good is the feat itself. Reminds me of the times I got my amazing guitar player friends to try to shred on bass and it always falls apart pretty quickly 😂

[@chembros12]

YES! I commented on a previous video (I think maybe Rancid - Maxwell Murder) that you should watch some Face to Face, specifically this play through. Shiflett is the bomb! Thanks for doing this one!

[@gferreira93]

I’m not saying it was because of my comment specifically. But, boy am I happy to see that the song I suggested a couple of weeks ago was featured in this. Love this!

[@bengreenfield7110]

On Scott's youtube channel, he also does guitar play throughs (classic rock/80's metal). He's very proficient at playing guitar... and is probably why his bass techniques are so technical!

[@rychbiggs5492]

My favorite bassist ... Scott is amazing

[@Ochoduckie]

Thanks for playing some F2F with Shiflett! You should check out some of the older stuff from their albums Big Choice and Don’t Turn Away. The band’s original bassist Matt Riddle did similar fills but used his fingers. Totally different vibe but still excellent. Thanks again!

[@ChewChewChewy]

Strung out next please! Firecracker for Jim Cherry era or Rats in the walls for Chris Aiken era

[@matthewharr6372]

Cool going face to face this afternoon lol. Thanks for shaking my hand. Cool meeting you. I miss the KZbin shorts!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Dude, great to run into you! Thanks for coming over. Are you from Shreveport? I plan to do more fun Shorts sometime soon, just will have to keep them on Instagram or start a second channel on here to be more dedicated to them.

[@carlosmartinez-cb9uu]

Now that you're into punk rock you can say that you know the best music style in the world ❤

[@kv6256]

Face to Face bass playing has been sick since Matt Riddle...played with his fingers btw. Check out Not Enough from the Over it EP. Oh, and you rule dude...love your channel, and your thoughtful commentary. True pro.

[@jefftennis1275]

not enough is THE F2F bass track, so underrated!!!

[@saint_double_k]

Such a monster bassline. Learning stuff like this when I started because of the genre was a ton of fun and really challenging. Opposite of you, though, there are other techniques and playing styles that I really struggle with because I never did those things starting out. I also never really practiced alternate picking. I still play mostly down strokes, so there are some songs that my playing sounds different from. But stuff like this ALWAYS drives me back to practice. Every time.

[@ns2joel]

Some of my favorite parts hes played are on the song "I'm Trying" but the "Live" version from 1998. Some great fast notey stuff towards the end.

[@mickcollins1921]

It's awesome that I am getting into your channel just as you're getting into my 'home base' genre of music. Watching you analyze and geek out a bit on this art is giving me a new respect for bass, and as a drummer my baseline levels of respect for it were pretty high to begin with. I must say you MUST check out Tiger Army. Stand up bass psychobilly groove punk. There is nothing else like it. For an introduction, I might recommend "Temptation," which appeared on Punk-O-Rama Volume 9 many years ago.

[@gabriels.o7483]

Ty for review! Grats.

[@colinkane13]

Joe Lally, Jason Black, and now Scott Shiflett! You have now covered 3 of my top 5!!

[@LowEndUniversity]

😎

[@geebunk1]

thank you for doing this one. you are killing it on the choices.

[@thatsketchyprofessor9575]

this song has insane picking for the main riff for sure. Took me a bit to learn it and play it to speed. This kind of punk is what I started out learning right off the bat during high school. PLastic pics were never able to cut it for me. Because of how they felt for faster stuff. It's always been Dunlops for sure. At first it was lighter picks till I learned harder picks made me sound more precice and punchier. so I went to the jim dunlop .73s or .88s were always my go to for past punk picking like this. I love watching your reactions to bands I love. I probably only discovered you a few weeks ago and you keep checking out songs from bands I grew up listening to and who shaped me as a bass player. Streetlight, Propagands, This song.. I also watched the AFI one. Which were also part of my early bass playing. I thin it was a single second from the shut your mouth and open your eyes album was the song my high school punk band would peridically butcher. lol

[@richieb1125]

Another fantastic episode man, thanks. Didnt realize how much this dude rips on bass, ive always just been taken by his tone. Youve opened my eyes. Inbreds - any sense of time. I think you'd dig this bassist.

[@MyNamelsBlue]

Scott is a legend for real

[@papajakeyjake]

I remember growing up in the high desert face to face was like our home town heroes! 🤘🏻

[@patmccrotch5373]

Walk the walk was ALWAYS one of my favorite bass parts

[@jpizzleforizzle]

Very nice. Been listening to Face to Face since 93, i think. Their most recent album is super dope.

[@lolroflstomp]

This band was actually massive for me when I started playing bass as a teen. I started out as a pick player and have been playing this style specifically for a long time now.

[@jasonberezny9705]

Yes! Thank you for your great reviews! 🤘🎶🇨🇦

[@billjago7968]

Love this whole series of videos! Back in high school (90s) I used to get into all of these bands by buying the cheap compilation CDs from all the punk/ska/hardcore record labels (Epitaph, Fat, Hopeless, Lookout, Victory, Revelation, Equal Vision, Moon Ska, Asian Man, etc). A couple recommendations that you haven't hit yet: MxPx - Chick Magnet Mustard Plug- Lolita Avail - Cross Tie or Fifth Wheel

[@BleevesCrypto]

Face to Face is the single most under rated band in punk rock. They have created so man great great songs and nobody can touch their catalog. Don't Turn Away and Face to Face are basically 15 straight hits each.

[@Hasta-la-pasta]

Aces High! You should definitely do that one!!

[@1977pogo]

i look forward to these videos

[@metaldog70x7]

You dont know Aces High by Iron Maiden? What the heck dude? haha...great video..thanks for putting this stuff up..love it!

[@Artyourcar]

Yes, Face to Face. Thank you!

[@justinfaucett2421]

These videos are the greatest!! Seeing you react to these songs that I’ve been listening to for years is the best! I don’t think I’ve seen them mentioned before, but you should check out bad religion. “Do What You Want” and “You” have great bass lines!!

[@mikelameiro7421]

Such a badass bass riff

[@nojusticeanywhere]

There's something really specific in the picking of some players in punk, it's almost like the picking patterns have almost a percussive quality in the rhythm when they are being played as they fill the space between the drums and the guitars

[@JPindanga]

WOW ! FACE TO FACE REACTION! Face to Face are the reason that I'm alive. Lost my mom with 17 yrs old and started living by myself.. drugs adiction and so many bad stuff! Love this band, keep it going! You should do Lagwagon, really! "GIve It Back" has a awesome bassline and mini-solo! You gotta listen to album version lyrics are great ! EDIT 2: You should do Millencolin early stuff as well like "Olympic", "Leona", "Dance Craze", "Mr. Clean", "Friends til the end"