this is absolutely incredible. there's a lot of bass covers of this song on youtube, you are the first one i've seen to perfectly nail the bass solo 100% correctly. i'm gonna use this video to learn it myself :)
@@moltobene2846 If you mean the part at 03:13 I'm double picking...but I understand that if you don't know how to play it, you even don't know how it looks like when it's played🤷
Impeccably played, my friend. It boggles my mind how little Mike seems to give a shit about being a good musician, all while writing some pretty techy sounding basslines
Thanks guys!...I record using the sansamp plugging it directly into the great river preamp,no virtual instruments just a little bit of compression and eq (cutting low frequencies)!I love the sound of stingray but after many years I have to admit that fender precision is "the"punk sound!..and it cut trough the mix a lot easier than musicman!
anche io ho uno sting ray, ha un suono meraviglioso ma, da ex bassista punk-rock, rimpiango non aver mai fatto mio un bel precision, sarebbe stato il top
I think that's one of my skill because I have ligamentous laxity and I bend the thumb a lot!I play that part just bending the thumb and moving the pick a bit counterclockwise...but actually I don't know if it's the right tecnique!
@@matteogobessi1254 Cool man, nice job. I ment those gallops he does, like the intro of " kids of the K-hole" you know? They are constant part of his playing.
@Rodrigo Deltoro yeah I was talking about those triplets he plays!... sometimes I use them in my band songs too! For example here at 2:11 ua-cam.com/video/__ZuNf6D2S8/v-deo.html and in my old old band too here at 01:43 ua-cam.com/video/11EhXkViay0/v-deo.html
Fucking Amazing Job Dude!!! I enjoyed watching your video as much as the three times I was lucky enough to see this song live!..... which I know hardly anyone has been lucky enough to see it once live... But seriously, well done! I've been in a ska/punk band for a while as a trombonist, and learned the horn part for fun, but now I owe you one as a new bass player...... I'm vamping your video until I can play this song through! It will definitely take a long time. If you're in a band please respond in a link or something! You got skills man!
Great job dude ! I'm playing the song almost exactly like you, for 95% of the song. We have some small difference on some parts. I'm currently working on a full cover of the Decline (all instruments) so you should see it on YT in some weeks. By the way, your tone is amazing, which (virtual) amp do you use? Your Stingray sounds great (i have a Danelectro DC Bass, same model used by Fat Mike) ! Cheers !
Another example of why bass is not easier than guitar..... The only reason people think it is, is b/c of how the bass is often used (in a way more simplistic role).
Just figured this out myself after like 10 years of listening to this song. Try moving your picking hand in a circle, plucking the G and D strings as you do. As you strum upwards through the circle, you pluck the G and D strings (in that order), and as you strum downward, you pluck the D string again. That's essentially the pattern (two notes on the D string and one note on the G string, repeated five times for each chord), so once you can do that circle motion thing really fast, you should be able to play the part. A good way of staying in time for the part is to focus on hitting the G string note at the correct time. This "circular motion" picking pattern appears to be the same thing that the player in this video is doing. Dunno if that's how Fatty plays it, though (haven't gotten a good look during live performances and videos).
@@averyisland thanks a lot ! I'm pretty sure that's what Mike does from what I've seen from live videos. The circular motion is what I was missing : now I can totally picture playing it like that. Just to be clear, you start by strumming downward, right ? Because the pattern I hear is G G A(A on the D string). Again, thanks a lot !!!
@@emilefichter4687 I think fatmike too Plays upward...I play like that but not because of him...only because when started playing it came naturally!The bass player from rise against too plays upward😉!
Fat Mike's tone (and most punk bassists including Mark Hoppus and Freeman from Rancid) use a pretty trebley tone. Start with Treble on 8, mid on 5 or so and bass on like 4 and then tweak it till it sounds right because every amp is different. I would also reccomend looking into Compressors, as it helps the sound as well as the higher notes be heard.
Wow, looks to be good but hard to tell because for some insane reason you basically made your bass the same level as on the original album. When you do a cover like this you, uh, definitely want your instrument to stand out a bit....
I should upload it again…UA-cam doesn’t let me modify it and anyway I don’t have the audio anymore but in the description there’s a link to the song with louder bass!
Came here specifically for 9:46. I wasn't disappointed.
Amaze
this is absolutely incredible. there's a lot of bass covers of this song on youtube, you are the first one i've seen to perfectly nail the bass solo 100% correctly. i'm gonna use this video to learn it myself :)
Give it a closer look ;)
@@moltobene2846 what about it?
@@twitchthepocket The solo is not as the original, he's not doing the double picking, and that's all masked by the low volume.
@@moltobene2846 If you mean the part at 03:13 I'm double picking...but I understand that if you don't know how to play it, you even don't know how it looks like when it's played🤷
@@matteogobessi1254 You have been exposed, get over it!
I vote for NOFX to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
I agree whole heartedly! 🤘
Impeccably played, my friend. It boggles my mind how little Mike seems to give a shit about being a good musician, all while writing some pretty techy sounding basslines
Thanks guys!...I record using the sansamp plugging it directly into the great river preamp,no virtual instruments just a little bit of compression and eq (cutting low frequencies)!I love the sound of stingray but after many years I have to admit that fender precision is "the"punk sound!..and it cut trough the mix a lot easier than musicman!
anche io ho uno sting ray, ha un suono meraviglioso ma, da ex bassista punk-rock, rimpiango non aver mai fatto mio un bel precision, sarebbe stato il top
do i smell a set of new bass strings?
Best cover of this song I have ever seen/heard. This is truly epic dude!! Awesome skills!
This is the best I've ever seen at color coordinating..
Just how it should be played, with a freaking sick Musicman haha, awesome
You mean a Cockson?
Your technique, precision and tone. I love it. I'm astonished you don't have more subscribers. I'll watch everything you put out.
Goddamn that Stingray sounds GOOD
I can't stop watching this shit.. so epic
8: 39 is such a great riff.
Now here's a guy using an 0.60 pick ;)
Best bass cover ever ! Salut du Québec! You rock!
Ufff i love this song. Your video makes me feel so happy. Thanks
Absolutely amazing, well done. I just bought the transcription book from Fat Wreck...88 pages! F me. Can't believe Fat Mike sings while playing this.
Man! You totally nailed it bro!!!!! Congrats!!
FAT MIKE GOD OF PUNK ROCK BASS
molto bravo semplice, pulito e lineare
Incredible stuff. Fat Mike is a killer bassist! I love the baseline for 'Pimps & Hookers.'
Acabo de encontrar el mejor video cover de mi vida! 😎😎🤩 Genial!
Muito bom! Caramba, tantos detalhes que só consegui notar quando vi seu cover! Parabéns mesmo pelo cuidadoso trabalho!
Questo e perfetto, bravissimo!!
Thanks it really was very healpful for me.
This is more than perfect. You should do "pump up the valium"
Really great job. Bravo. :)
Awesome dude!!! Congrats!! Felicitaciones!! Complimenti!!!
Amazing cover!
great plaing. respect dude!
yo, im going to use this as a tutorial to learn this song. the is pure joy
Well done! 👊🏻
You killed it....nice.
great job man you killed it
Nice! I love this song.
Matteo Go"bass"i? Perfect bro! thanks
omg! so fkn crazy! thk u!
I really love the song but the tricky traps on that table...wao
you killed it dude, cheers
Sarah Tonin's gone... She gave up,drifted away...
killer tone, also the gopro angle
Yessss
Correct!! Many have tried
Amazing. thanx for that. But how about the fast triplets?
I think that's one of my skill because I have ligamentous laxity and I bend the thumb a lot!I play that part just bending the thumb and moving the pick a bit counterclockwise...but actually I don't know if it's the right tecnique!
@@matteogobessi1254 Cool man, nice job. I ment those gallops he does, like the intro of " kids of the K-hole" you know? They are constant part of his playing.
@Rodrigo Deltoro yeah I was talking about those triplets he plays!... sometimes I use them in my band songs too!
For example here at 2:11
ua-cam.com/video/__ZuNf6D2S8/v-deo.html
and in my old old band too here at 01:43
ua-cam.com/video/11EhXkViay0/v-deo.html
Grande!!
great!!!!!
What effects are used in the "one more pill to kill the pain" part?
ALL OF ME nofx please .. 🙌
Fucking Amazing Job Dude!!! I enjoyed watching your video as much as the three times I was lucky enough to see this song live!..... which I know hardly anyone has been lucky enough to see it once live... But seriously, well done! I've been in a ska/punk band for a while as a trombonist, and learned the horn part for fun, but now I owe you one as a new bass player...... I'm vamping your video until I can play this song through! It will definitely take a long time. If you're in a band please respond in a link or something! You got skills man!
thanks man!anyway I play in a band called "thousand oaks" check it :
ua-cam.com/video/__ZuNf6D2S8/v-deo.html
Great job dude ! I'm playing the song almost exactly like you, for 95% of the song. We have some small difference on some parts.
I'm currently working on a full cover of the Decline (all instruments) so you should see it on YT in some weeks.
By the way, your tone is amazing, which (virtual) amp do you use? Your Stingray sounds great (i have a Danelectro DC Bass, same model used by Fat Mike) !
Cheers !
fuck yeah bud.
Bad Ass!
Muy bueno!!! mortal!!
Weml mike is genius
Another example of why bass is not easier than guitar..... The only reason people think it is, is b/c of how the bass is often used (in a way more simplistic role).
Bella vez
amazing sound, What the gear do you use ?
Really great cover ! How do you play the part at 3:11 ?
Just figured this out myself after like 10 years of listening to this song. Try moving your picking hand in a circle, plucking the G and D strings as you do. As you strum upwards through the circle, you pluck the G and D strings (in that order), and as you strum downward, you pluck the D string again. That's essentially the pattern (two notes on the D string and one note on the G string, repeated five times for each chord), so once you can do that circle motion thing really fast, you should be able to play the part. A good way of staying in time for the part is to focus on hitting the G string note at the correct time.
This "circular motion" picking pattern appears to be the same thing that the player in this video is doing. Dunno if that's how Fatty plays it, though (haven't gotten a good look during live performances and videos).
@@averyisland thanks a lot ! I'm pretty sure that's what Mike does from what I've seen from live videos. The circular motion is what I was missing : now I can totally picture playing it like that. Just to be clear, you start by strumming downward, right ? Because the pattern I hear is G G A(A on the D string).
Again, thanks a lot !!!
@@emilefichter4687 I think fatmike too Plays upward...I play like that but not because of him...only because when started playing it came naturally!The bass player from rise against too plays upward😉!
Anyway first upward
Come to Bernocchi!
I will🤣
i love the tone, how do you get that sound?
MrLordloganman it's just the DI line mixed with sansamp! no amp at all!
What settings are you using to get the right sound (Bass/Mid/Treb/etc)?
Fat Mike's tone (and most punk bassists including Mark Hoppus and Freeman from Rancid) use a pretty trebley tone. Start with Treble on 8, mid on 5 or so and bass on like 4 and then tweak it till it sounds right because every amp is different. I would also reccomend looking into Compressors, as it helps the sound as well as the higher notes be heard.
Wow, looks to be good but hard to tell because for some insane reason you basically made your bass the same level as on the original album. When you do a cover like this you, uh, definitely want your instrument to stand out a bit....
So I guess my original comment should have just read "Hey, nice visual cover!" ;-)
Is that Fat Mike? xD
You got a tab?
sorry no tabs
peccato per la visuale troppo ballerina, ma cover ben suonata
msc man?
Yes!
Track is too loud. We wanted to hear your playing over the mix a bit more. Killer job though.
It's a pity your bass is not luod enough
the bass is never loud enough. Blame the guitarist.
Good but maybe you can turn down the actual song and turn up the bass.
I should upload it again…UA-cam doesn’t let me modify it and anyway I don’t have the audio anymore but in the description there’s a link to the song with louder bass!
Great cover.. but downstrokes
What do you mean?unfortunately I play upstroke😅
@@matteogobessi1254 and you do it great( better than me) but sometimes in the song its downstrokes
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