Ben Bond I think Green Day, as a whole is awesome because of the way how these guys are just linked to each other on a whole new level. They are never really rated individually. But yeah, Mike sure has some great punky riffs in this one.
for anyone trying to recreate the bass tone from this album, here’s a list of gear mike used on dookie: fender p bass plus deluxe* eclair engineering evil twin bass di - fair bit of gain - 3khz boost - -20db switch off ampeg svt-ii - graphic eq off - bass 5 - mid 8 - mid frequency 4 or 5 - treble 6 - ultra hi on ampeg 810 cab *the actual bass used is unknown, but after looking at multiple interviews with mike the closet i could find is a black fender p bass plus deluxe
@@ItsHaziq89 you’re welcome! also, if you can’t find a fender p bass plus deluxe, you can find a regular pj bass and swap the pickups out for lace sensor pickups since that’s what were used in the actual bass :)
@@jonnorth424 funny you mention that - the album was recorded in september of '93, and he used the p bass (the p bass plus is actually a pj setup btw). but after touring a bit they went back into the studio sometime that october and rerecorded chump and longview, where he used one of two basses: a gibson ripper, or a les paul bass. it's a hard tossup, but i would say that it was the les paul bass because there's a video of them playing in '93 (they even played longview ua-cam.com/video/SE9uSGlw2xc/v-deo.html) and the bass sounds spot on to the recording
The bass definitely sounds like an active PJ. You cannot get a Gibson G-3 to sound like this. With that said, I believe other basses were used for Dookie, but for Insomniac I have reason to believe that it’s only the G-3 that was used by Mike.
I know, this is freaking hard to play tight with all it's pull offs and stuff.. but am I stupid or does no one notice that that's not even close to tight? Maybe I'm wrong because of all the people just saying how awesome the bassline is but I'm pretty sure that it's damn off isn't it?
+Toni Huber Agree. The isolation is probably coming from recording the bass cab in a different room, or maybe just treating the DI signal. Either way, definitely not recorded to a click track, and even so kind of sloppy (which kicks ass, by the way, considering how it sounds in the end).
+BandaRiverRadio It actually was recorded with a click track! I suggest this article. Worth the read :) www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb11/articles/classic-tracks-0211.htm
I've been trying to get this tone out of my P bass for a while. I've gotten close, but I'm still missing something, I don't know what it is, besides maybe a compressor pedal. I currently use a P bass, through an Ampeg rig, with the mids and treble turned almost all the way up, with some overdrive (with a blend about 1/4), but it's just not right. And before anyone says that I need something with single coils, because he used a Gibson G3, he recorded the Dookie tracks on an active P bass, because his G3 Grabber bass was being fixed at the time.
@@therealeikichionizuka I don't see how that would change the tone of the bass itself. And when it's slung super low, my arms aren't long enough for my small hands to fret properly, which isn't too much of an issue for most of the newer stuff that's mostly chugging on root notes, but the older stuff with complex basslines are really hard.
The thing you’re missing is a bridge pickup! Dookie was recorded with a P/J pickup configuration, Mike himself has said so. He has said that he ran it almost exclusively using the Precision pickup but I think he must be misremembering. I have a P/J bass and when I just turn both pickups on full it sounds pretty damn close to this. Watch a modern live rendition of this song with Mike on his standard P basses and it sounds nothing like this
@@User-jk8wq I should correct myself, I use a modifed Squier PJ bass, I have a pair of Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders in it, and I use both pickups when recording any songs from Insomniac, because I know he used the Gibson Grabber, which is single coils. And I went and tried it as you said and it sounds a lot better, but there's still something missing, and I can't quite place what exactly.
Actually it wasn’t. “Actually, on Dookie, I played an active P-Bass that I rented from SIR, because my basses were broken and thrashed from touring. That bass had P/J pickups, but the way I had it set, it might as well have just been a P-Bass. It went through an Éclair Engineering Evil Twin tube DI, and then my 6x10, and an Ampeg SVT. I had the Ampeg for the low end and the extra sub-lows, and then the 6x10 for that classic punch.”
@@user-mm6vo1cl1d well actually some flats do sound brighter and punchier and made to sound like rounds than other flats, Only reason I would even ask.
Green Day = When I come Around " I tell u' this Bass line track is so cool , I went to School back when I was younger listening to your Band I Love ur music ,, you Freaking Rock!!!!!!!!!!
it's an alright bassline, but all he is doing most of the time is playing the root then doing 4, 3, 5. It's the rhythmic part that is cool, but I'd still say this is fairly average as a bassline. It's cool though.
I had a dream about this bassline...One of the best basslines I've ever heard. Not too complicated but just really catchy.
Jacob Pirate YOUR ICON TOM OMG STOP
Sounds easy, but it's deceiving because it's kind of hard to memorize, the way he unexpectedly adds these little nuances in random places.
A dream lmao. Also cool pic
@@SpongeBath_ShitPants right?
Stewart and the Ave is by far my favourite green day bassline
Didn't realise the bass was this funky... it's awesome!
areteees yea dude mike Dirnt was a beast on Dookie! He was the best in the 90s! He still is, but he got a little lazy lol
@@tomsperry7952 or he quit drugs lol
@@lil_weasel219 Its hard to keep speed when your not on speed
@@lil_weasel219 drugs don’t make you a better musician
@@Maodjrodndexactly ! that's like saying I can't play social distortion because I have a fender....don't blame the tool.. blam3 the drool
My favorite bassline ever. This and longview are two big reasons i wanna learn bass
Connor S that and warning and minority
The bassline I want to learn is Holiday, I've always loved that one.
As an electric guitarist, I've always felt the bass tends to be more fun to play with green day songs.
You should absolutely learn bass! The world needs more bassists, and as a bassist myself, it makes me happy to see people wanting to pick it up.
GREAT tone, and quite underrated.
20 million copies of this album was sold
Oh I know THAT's not underrated, obviously, but Dirnt is unerrated for sure.
Ben Bond I think Green Day, as a whole is awesome because of the way how these guys are just linked to each other on a whole new level. They are never really rated individually. But yeah, Mike sure has some great punky riffs in this one.
***** he's really not.
Mike Dirnt is one of the most underrated bassists
With Krist Novoselic
Mathieu Mck yes and John Deacon
Manji Dzaghazy Gravity yes
@@manjidzaghazygravity928 Remember getting my pair of Koss Porta Pro and discovering a whole new dimension in Queen songs :))
He's the best bass player who plays with a pick
Very surprising bass line, this may be the songs secret weapon
I remember spending a sunny afternoon as a 14 year old learning this on an old fender pbass. I’m 41 now and I still love playing this!
haha old
@@bassplayer8252LMAO
Now I'M 14 years old learning how to play this on a fender precision 😂
green day and the clash are some of the reason why i want to learn bass, vive le rock!
Don't want. Just learn. It's amazing!!!!
for anyone trying to recreate the bass tone from this album, here’s a list of gear mike used on dookie:
fender p bass plus deluxe*
eclair engineering evil twin bass di
- fair bit of gain
- 3khz boost
- -20db switch off
ampeg svt-ii
- graphic eq off
- bass 5
- mid 8
- mid frequency 4 or 5
- treble 6
- ultra hi on
ampeg 810 cab
*the actual bass used is unknown, but after looking at multiple interviews with mike the closet i could find is a black fender p bass plus deluxe
thanks!
@@ItsHaziq89 you’re welcome! also, if you can’t find a fender p bass plus deluxe, you can find a regular pj bass and swap the pickups out for lace sensor pickups since that’s what were used in the actual bass :)
Surely its a Gibson ripper and not a pbass?
@@jonnorth424 funny you mention that - the album was recorded in september of '93, and he used the p bass (the p bass plus is actually a pj setup btw). but after touring a bit they went back into the studio sometime that october and rerecorded chump and longview, where he used one of two basses: a gibson ripper, or a les paul bass. it's a hard tossup, but i would say that it was the les paul bass because there's a video of them playing in '93 (they even played longview ua-cam.com/video/SE9uSGlw2xc/v-deo.html) and the bass sounds spot on to the recording
The bass definitely sounds like an active PJ. You cannot get a Gibson G-3 to sound like this. With that said, I believe other basses were used for Dookie, but for Insomniac I have reason to believe that it’s only the G-3 that was used by Mike.
Its more complex than people think if you listen to the small inputs here and there the half tones and the timing, this is a masterpiece.
1:08
this bassline gave me goosebumps, so good yo
Best bass riff ever?
It's my favourite by far
longview is better : )
Tyson Ritter warning is better
London Calling's Bass is better
(But this is close though)
Not in the slightest, but it's good...
this is my happy place.
I tried playing this with the normal song to make the bass sound louder but is this track slower than the actual song?
It is slower, the pause he has in the riff is a little over emphasized I think, not a bad way to learn the song though
This has to one of or the best bassline of all time.
this is my absolute favorite baseline to come out of this album.
I love this!
A work of art!!
2:05 is so weird!
How?
silentvoice
it's syncopated
+ciuffoZanetti4 ikr
It’s not
...and the best thing bout this track is that little pause before the Eb. Being good at your instrument sometimes means knowing when NOT to play...
and now I realize I played it wrong for an entire decade ... fuck
Don't feel too bad, I've been playing it long even longer than that.
Relax, I also played the chorus of RHCP's Greeting Song wrong on the bass xd
Awesome bass line! Reminds me of Want by Jawbreaker.
This bass line makes me want a jawbreaker from ed edd n eddy.
Eargasm
If only we had Longview
lol yeah
I know, this is freaking hard to play tight with all it's pull offs and stuff.. but am I stupid or does no one notice that that's not even close to tight? Maybe I'm wrong because of all the people just saying how awesome the bassline is but I'm pretty sure that it's damn off isn't it?
Welcome to real music and not programmed midi. That is called groove
shout out to whoever the bass player is on green day. baseline is killer here, simple, catchy, and fun to play! 👍
None other then Mike Dirnt
0:08
The only reason I’m not subbing is because your at 420 subs so grays on that bud c:
Hey he's got 446 now so.. :)
0:20
Now, that cannot be totally on click.
Who cares?
SabbathFuckingSucks Try laying it over the original song. I was just a little confused, because i thought, it was taken from the original.
Anton Huber It is from the original. Pretty sure they recorded without a click,
+Toni Huber Agree. The isolation is probably coming from recording the bass cab in a different room, or maybe just treating the DI signal. Either way, definitely not recorded to a click track, and even so kind of sloppy (which kicks ass, by the way, considering how it sounds in the end).
+BandaRiverRadio It actually was recorded with a click track! I suggest this article. Worth the read :) www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb11/articles/classic-tracks-0211.htm
Underrated bassist
thank you for this
I've been trying to get this tone out of my P bass for a while. I've gotten close, but I'm still missing something, I don't know what it is, besides maybe a compressor pedal. I currently use a P bass, through an Ampeg rig, with the mids and treble turned almost all the way up, with some overdrive (with a blend about 1/4), but it's just not right.
And before anyone says that I need something with single coils, because he used a Gibson G3, he recorded the Dookie tracks on an active P bass, because his G3 Grabber bass was being fixed at the time.
Try lowering the action of the strings, and having you bass slung super super low. Worked for me!
@@therealeikichionizuka I don't see how that would change the tone of the bass itself. And when it's slung super low, my arms aren't long enough for my small hands to fret properly, which isn't too much of an issue for most of the newer stuff that's mostly chugging on root notes, but the older stuff with complex basslines are really hard.
The thing you’re missing is a bridge pickup! Dookie was recorded with a P/J pickup configuration, Mike himself has said so. He has said that he ran it almost exclusively using the Precision pickup but I think he must be misremembering. I have a P/J bass and when I just turn both pickups on full it sounds pretty damn close to this. Watch a modern live rendition of this song with Mike on his standard P basses and it sounds nothing like this
Like check this guy out: ua-cam.com/video/tXBgN1aFkeY/v-deo.html He nails this tone
@@User-jk8wq I should correct myself, I use a modifed Squier PJ bass, I have a pair of Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders in it, and I use both pickups when recording any songs from Insomniac, because I know he used the Gibson Grabber, which is single coils. And I went and tried it as you said and it sounds a lot better, but there's still something missing, and I can't quite place what exactly.
love this
He is so damn good!
You can tell it’s a Gibson grabber
Actually it wasn’t. “Actually, on Dookie, I played an active P-Bass that I rented from SIR, because my basses were broken and thrashed from touring. That bass had P/J pickups, but the way I had it set, it might as well have just been a P-Bass. It went through an Éclair Engineering Evil Twin tube DI, and then my 6x10, and an Ampeg SVT. I had the Ampeg for the low end and the extra sub-lows, and then the 6x10 for that classic punch.”
Beautiful
I’ve got to have this perfected in like, a week ish, and I’m sUFFERING
Maybe it's time to try out a different instrument.
Did you ever make it?
@@groovelife415 I did!
Did someone cover this or is it a real released track ?
Someone isolated the bassline from the song
It’s from Green Day rock band. You can isolate the tracks. All of dookie is on there.
Flats or rounds??
Of course rounds, flats would not sound so bright
@@user-mm6vo1cl1d well actually some flats do sound brighter and punchier and made to sound like rounds than other flats, Only reason I would even ask.
This pause looks like he missed the note.
Sassafras Roots has to be my fav from dookie, this is right under it.
bpm?
Hermozo
Green Day = When I come Around " I tell u' this Bass line track is so cool , I went to School back when I was younger listening to your Band I Love ur music ,, you Freaking Rock!!!!!!!!!!
+Joseph Williams Dude what
lmao
lmao i didn't understand any shit r u stoned
This isn't Green Day's channel, dude.
Gosh, everyone here loves Mike Dirnt and I just... have nothing to add to that.
it's an alright bassline, but all he is doing most of the time is playing the root then doing 4, 3, 5. It's the rhythmic part that is cool, but I'd still say this is fairly average as a bassline. It's cool though.
I know its simple but that just makes it even more awesome. Its so catchy.
ok
pretty damn close but the chorus is done with more open notes and your missing some notes on the fill for the chorus
Lol, It's the original sir.. this is Mike playing.
moron
This is Mike Playing
@@lukemontgomery9683 I was sure as well, but it is definitely slower than the actual song so I'm not sure
@@jamesbramah6899 It's probably just been slowed down but pretty sure it is the official version, just slowed
wow this was so useful thnks fr th vid
Nice job tre. Never ceases to amaze me. Even though I'm usually on lead
Not Tre
its mike =="
tre xDD
(Starts screeching uncontrollably because of you mixing Tré and mike)
I hope you're joking