Definitive Punk Bass ?

[uke]

Been watching quite a bit of Punk Britania recently, and bassists in general then, either used a Precision or a Rickenbacker, ( Obviously with some exceptions! )
What do you think was the best Punk bass ?
For me It's a Precision though an old Marshall/Hiwatt head and 4x12 or 2x15 taken just up to breaking point!

[LiamPodmore]

I play pop/punk (Though there is some classic punk stuff in there too) and a P fits perfectly. Slightly overdriven of course.

Liam

[waynepunkdude]

Stingray through an Ampeg SVT.

[JTUK]

P-bass..no question.

[waynepunkdude]

Depends if you're talking about middle age punk or modern punk.

[uke]

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Stingray through an Ampeg SVT.
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I agree with you, and would use that now, but they weren't too readily available in the late 70's (to skint British punks!)

Edited June 19, 2012 by uke

[waynepunkdude]

They should have got a bloody hair cut and a job then

[longtimefred]

My Sandberg!! Perfect mix of the 2 perfect basses for playing punk music (P and ray obviously)

[throwoff]

Ritter Jupiter into a Phil Jones Briefcase

[uke]

Think we're all missing the point "what do you think "WAS" the best punk bass?"

[Bassmonkey]

Ricky for me

[Bassmonkey]

There were loads of Ricky's the other night, Simenon, Foxton, Undertones plus a few Ps. Those crazy kids !

[Lozz196]

Bearing in mind punk was largely quite tinny/trebly, with a lot of quick "look at me riffs", and going from what has been shown on Punk Brittannia, looks like the Ricks were the main bass.

I think most people associate the Precision due to Vicious Sidney, and perhaps, Paul Simenons cover shot on London Calling.

Edited June 19, 2012 by Lozz196

[mrdreadful]

The definitive punk bass is whatever you can nick from the back of some prog band's tour van.

[JTUK]

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I think most people associate the Precision due to Vicious Sidney, and perhaps, Paul Simenons cover shot on London Calling.
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Who else was there..??

[BigRedX]

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The definitive punk bass is whatever you can nick from the back of some prog band's tour van.
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Or an Audition or Kay from Woolies.

[uke]

I think JJ had a great sound!

[uncle psychosis]

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Think we're all missing the point "what do you think "WAS" the best punk bass?"
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Punk's not dead, it just smells like it is ;-)

[Spike Vincent]

An interesting question.My memories ( admittedly after decades of ermmm recreational brain destruction) were always of P basses,but as pointed out,there were a LOT of Ricks on Punk Brittannia.Personally,JJ Burnel's sound,and that of Algy Ward define Punk,both P bass users.I use 78 P basses nowadays,but also a Rick copy..

[BigRedX]

But all the footage of The Damned when Captain Sensible was the bassist show him playing a Hofner-style violin bass.

[Spike Vincent]

Indeed,but that wasn't the Definitive Damned sound.

[BigRedX]

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Indeed,but that wasn't the Definitive Damned sound.
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Really? For me The Damned was Neat Neat Neat and New Rose.

[pst62]

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Indeed,but that wasn't the Definitive Damned sound.
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+1. It's Machine Gun Etiquette & the Black Album for me, they beat all that Brian James penned drivel on so many levels!

[surfinbernard]

The most obvious iconic one is Sid's white P bass of course, the irony being that he couldn't play it really.