Came to see one of the best bass players in the world and caught a bunch of people fighting over the guy sucking for using a pick or how much better he is for not using his fingers. Different techniques, people. Jesus Christ, it's like blaming someone for using a red shirt over a blue one...
Who the fuck cares if he uses a pick or not? He has the skill, and that's something no one can deny. Besides, for those who put Flea in this, you have to know that Freeman and Flea play different genres, so you can't compare. Both are great bassists in their own style. Period.
Plus, Flea played the bass with a pick on quite a few Chili Peppers songs as well, just check out Parallel Universe, Fortune Faded, The Zephyr Song, and Venice Queen!
Tomas Avila Really? I find pick a lot easier. Still, I prefer using fingers for the versatility. And there's no problem with a bassist that uses a pick. It's all preference.
You could PROBABLY hit these notes if you practiced using all four fingers...most bassist use just two...BUT it wouldn't sound the same. You can't get pick tone with your fingers and you can't get finger tone with a pick. A good cover band bassist can do either
When I saw them they actually had Kevin Bivona (who'd eventually go on to The Interrupters) doubling his parts on a replica guitar, I definitely thought Tim was playing unplugged.
It's the Max Cavalera trick. Turned down in the mix so when he inevitably fumbles every third riff, all you can hear is the substantially more skilled and less decrepit lead player drowning it all out.
When I was in high school, I was learning bass and I overheard some friends talking about starting a band, and i asked to join. They said "learn maxwell murder and you're in". To this day, I can still remember how to play every bit except for the part that kept me from joining their band. Got me good, fuckers. *watches this video today* _ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! THAT WASN'T EVEN 2% OF HIS POWER LEVEL!??_
It doesn't. Unfortunately I've only heard two bass players sound good using a pick. Unless you're Bobby Vega or Nathaniel Phillips it just doesn't sound good to me. Entirely subjective of course, but it takes a lot more to sound great using a pick on bass.
@@Dellerss Anthony Jackson did pretty well for himself with a pick (For The Love Of Money) among others, I think it’s just a tool to get the sound and feel you want
IRRC in an interview Matt Freeman said his idol was John Entwhistle and he'd listen to the who on hist stereo and turn down the L side so he could only hear the bass
Big fan, and I think the best part of rancid when they play live is that tim never plays more than a few chords, yet a show without him would never be the same. He may not add much to their live sound, but he adds so much to their stage presence he's irreplaceable.
Matt Freeman was a huge influence on me as a teen, and guess what, he still is! Still blown away by the smoking hot bass lines he lays down, super challenging to play, but also super fun and rewarding. Much love brother!
pick or no pick, he is incredible. freeman and flea are both heavy influences on me playing bass. im in a punk band, i use a pick because of the tone and then i am able to move around more. but when im jamming out at my house i play funk or ska. its not important how he plays it, its important what he plays.
Wow...astonishingly good. I love the way the solo here lasts about as long, if not longer, than the entire original version of the song on the album does!
this is some of the most tip top footage ever. thank you so much for posting this. this song is one hell of a way to kick off a show or record. cheers.
OK, I'm going to explain how it is short and simple since many people are having a hard time grasping it:) Pick playing vs finger style is a choice of technique and/or sound that has nothing to do with easy or difficult per se. Bass players in certain genres (e.g. punk and thrash/groove metal) gravitate towards using a pick because of tradition, sound and playing techniques. There are of course finger styles, like advanced slapping techniques, that require a lot more training than playing fast down-strokes with a pick, but how would that sound in a punk rock song for example? Not very good. Also, there are figures and sequences which are actually much harder to do with a pick than with your fingers (e.g. playing a melody on the higher notes while maintaining an ostinato - accompanying - bass tone) and vice versa. Sure, it's true that unskilled bassists tend to use a pick, since the finger style has a somewhat higher threshold for achieving an intermediate level of skill, but that doesn't mean that the pick style as such is easier if you consider more complex musical structures and techniques above the most basic level of playing. The finger style is also historically more widespread and explored in more musical genres, which generally means there are more skilled finger players than there are skilled pick players. Just statistics. Ok, not so short, but I got carried away.
it took you that long to shit out your point? If music sounds great, no one cares which technique is used. Instead of you all pretentiously posturing over a pick, you could be listening to the music. I can't roll my eyes far enough back to do justice to this stupidity.
From seeing how many people are getting their panties in a twist over pick vs. finger style it'd be interesting to see someone make a cover of this song using there fingers.
MUD_ Honestly I just watched the finger picking video a few minutes before and my previous comment just popped up in my head, probably the same as yours.
Everyone is criticizing Matt for using a pick when Tim (as great as he is) really isn't even playing guitar and doesn't put any effort into playing and no one says a thing about it. People gotta stop whining about things that don't matter.
iHatePop People are shortsighted and zoned into the idea of what a "bassist" is, but not everyone will play without a pick. It's very typical for Matt Freeman to not only play with a pick, but use his middle finger to pluck a higher note as well (he said so in an interview). After he said that, I looked for it, and you can tell, it's why he has the "pincher grip" using his pointer finger and thumb for the pick. In this way, he's not just playing with a pick, but also finger playing, so everyone who gets on him for not using his fingers can GTFO. Besides, it's not like he's not a monster without a pick too, he often plays a standup bass in Devils Brigade. Credit where credits due, Matt is one of the greatest bassplayers who walk the earth today.
I love how the band goes off the spotlight to give the stage to him, great band. Ok on the pick and the finger playing, it's a technique. It's like painting with a brush or using your hands. It's a technique that uses an instrument in this case, the pick. And don't compare bassists, comparison is good for studying but only under manifesto and style or era. These guys are not style related, so don't compare.
It's punk. Punk bassists pick. There's really no other way to get that hard steel, clenching sound. I've been a bassist since I was ten. I'm thirty. Matt is a hell of a bassist, period. He does things you can't learn from an instructor, and that's what playing is all about.
Ben * tims got style like a mutha fucka..hes original n 100% punk rock...Lars is crazy talented in his own right....Matt is a genius but the band compliments each other
lol playing bass like that isn't even that hard. this is just what it looks like when someone with the talent of a lead guitarist applies their skills to the bass
Normally, when someone says of their band member "He's the greatest in the entire world", It's not without bias and therefore incorrectness. But you know, when he says that, I don't see how you can look at Matt and actually have the balls to disagree with what he's saying.
My gf might argue with that, but hey, she's the only one I gotta prove anything to. Lol! Just don't let her catch anyone touching the beard. RIP to their faces.
![Matt Freeman - “Journey to the End of the East Bay” [Bass Bunker Sessions] #stayhome](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rkR1NSjRUZw/mqdefault.jpg)
The best way I can describe Rancid is a punk band with a couple of rhythm guitar players and a lead bassist.
They’re ska punk
@@theg.o.a.t3983 no it's proto rhythm back beat rock punk pop grind sandwich.
And a drummer
Good take, actually. The bass riff here is pretty solid.
Can ye even bass? Trash the pick suck boy picks are for axes
He plays anything he wants, any time, anywhere on the neck, and the groove NEVER falters. That is one awesome bass player.
Learning Rancid songs on bass at 14 is the reason I'm an awesome guitar player at 36.
This is it. This is the best comment I've ever seen.
guitar players who are former bass players are always way better than bass players who are former guitarists idk
Well said.
Holiday sunrise
I'm 36, been playing guitar since 14 and still suck! I'm learning this on bass, maybe I'll improve 😅
Came to see one of the best bass players in the world and caught a bunch of people fighting over the guy sucking for using a pick or how much better he is for not using his fingers. Different techniques, people. Jesus Christ, it's like blaming someone for using a red shirt over a blue one...
+CrimsonAnihilator I don't care how he plays it, but I hated the tone.
Rancid:Kick you in the balls Punk Rock at its finest. 25 years of it now. Thank you to Tim and the boys!!!!
@@JacobSever The tone doesn't care you hate it. The tone is beautiful, and you are ugly.
The most annoying thing when it comes to bass elitists lol
Subjective. If you don’t like it go elsewhere.
Is it just me or is Matt Freeman a fuckin monster??
Definitely a monster
He is one of the best bass players in rock.
Mat fucking freemen
Not just you... but just HIM!!!!
I was just about to make this same comment haha, when people shit talk the bass, I point them here.
Who the fuck cares if he uses a pick or not?
He has the skill, and that's something no one can deny.
Besides, for those who put Flea in this, you have to know that Freeman and Flea play different genres, so you can't compare.
Both are great bassists in their own style. Period.
Plus, Flea played the bass with a pick on quite a few Chili Peppers songs as well, just check out Parallel Universe, Fortune Faded, The Zephyr Song, and Venice Queen!
Tomas Avila Really? I find pick a lot easier. Still, I prefer using fingers for the versatility. And there's no problem with a bassist that uses a pick. It's all preference.
You could PROBABLY hit these notes if you practiced using all four fingers...most bassist use just two...BUT it wouldn't sound the same. You can't get pick tone with your fingers and you can't get finger tone with a pick.
A good cover band bassist can do either
And btw, flea has been known to use a pick
@@ericm2321 Yeah, the difference is in tone. You should be able to do both, but not necessarily the same things both ways.
Having seeing rancid multiple times..I have come to the conclusion Tim's guitar is never plugged in
He can play, but I agree he seems to be more about singing and putting on a show than hitting the right notes 😂
he was good guitar when he was in op.ivy
When I saw them they actually had Kevin Bivona (who'd eventually go on to The Interrupters) doubling his parts on a replica guitar, I definitely thought Tim was playing unplugged.
@@ervianaindriani5832 very true. They did have jesse and he was pretty insane too so 🤷♂️
It's the Max Cavalera trick. Turned down in the mix so when he inevitably fumbles every third riff, all you can hear is the substantially more skilled and less decrepit lead player drowning it all out.
When I was in high school, I was learning bass and I overheard some friends talking about starting a band, and i asked to join. They said "learn maxwell murder and you're in".
To this day, I can still remember how to play every bit except for the part that kept me from joining their band. Got me good, fuckers.
*watches this video today*
_ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! THAT WASN'T EVEN 2% OF HIS POWER LEVEL!??_
Using a pick doesn't make him a bad bass player. He plays is a punk band, using a pick gives a tone that's more suitable for punk rock music.
ppl who actually play Bass understand this lol
It doesn't. Unfortunately I've only heard two bass players sound good using a pick. Unless you're Bobby Vega or Nathaniel Phillips it just doesn't sound good to me. Entirely subjective of course, but it takes a lot more to sound great using a pick on bass.
Its actually harder to use a pick the strings are to thick
You can replicate pick sound with fingers if needed
@@Dellerss Anthony Jackson did pretty well for himself with a pick (For The Love Of Money) among others, I think it’s just a tool to get the sound and feel you want
Matt is the reason I'm saving up to get a bass
Its worth it dude
How's that bass going?
@@skankmancody not so well for what it seems 😂
so... did you ever get that bass?
@@BootsORiley what i was wondering
It's like if john entwhistle was in a punk band...
Good comparison
IRRC in an interview Matt Freeman said his idol was John Entwhistle and he'd listen to the who on hist stereo and turn down the L side so he could only hear the bass
That’s a perfect description lol
He's right up there with John Entwistle. One of the best bass players of any genre ever. Though the music snobs wouldn't agree.. They are wrong.
never thought "punk" and "epic bass solo" could be in the same sentence, but here we are.
sounds like a comment from somebody who has never heard NoMeansNo
Or NOFX
have you never listened to punk before? lmao punk is extremely bass heavy.
when i saw them perform this live, i leaned over to my friends and said "shhh, watch this. the bass player is about to go nuts"
Does anyone else realize how incredible Brandon did on this song? He nailed it
I searched the comment section far and wide for this. I couldn’t agree more
It's not like Brett Reed was a good drummer he played the same beat on almost every song.
I LOVE his intensity!
yes.....that his job.....?!
Big fan, and I think the best part of rancid when they play live is that tim never plays more than a few chords, yet a show without him would never be the same. He may not add much to their live sound, but he adds so much to their stage presence he's irreplaceable.
He's the Flava Flav of rancid
@@nathanwallace3337😂
Aside from the small fact that he wrote every Rancid song you’ve ever liked. He’s def nothing like Flav. He is THE creative driving force of Rancid.
A 1 minute song stretched into 3. Love it.
Matt Freeman was a huge influence on me as a teen, and guess what, he still is! Still blown away by the smoking hot bass lines he lays down, super challenging to play, but also super fun and rewarding. Much love brother!
pick or no pick, he is incredible. freeman and flea are both heavy influences on me playing bass. im in a punk band, i use a pick because of the tone and then i am able to move around more. but when im jamming out at my house i play funk or ska. its not important how he plays it, its important what he plays.
Totally thinking about starting a circle pit in my livingroom right now
I had circle pit with my cat and my houseplants
Fucking Matt Freeman making me cry because I'll never be that good
Wow...astonishingly good. I love the way the solo here lasts about as long, if not longer, than the entire original version of the song on the album does!
this is some of the most tip top footage ever. thank you so much for posting this. this song is one hell of a way to kick off a show or record. cheers.
OK, I'm going to explain how it is short and simple since many people are having a hard time grasping it:)
Pick playing vs finger style is a choice of technique and/or sound that has nothing to do with easy or difficult per se. Bass players in certain genres (e.g. punk and thrash/groove metal) gravitate towards using a pick because of tradition, sound and playing techniques. There are of course finger styles, like advanced slapping techniques, that require a lot more training than playing fast down-strokes with a pick, but how would that sound in a punk rock song for example? Not very good.
Also, there are figures and sequences which are actually much harder to do with a pick than with your fingers (e.g. playing a melody on the higher notes while maintaining an ostinato - accompanying - bass tone) and vice versa.
Sure, it's true that unskilled bassists tend to use a pick, since the finger style has a somewhat higher threshold for achieving an intermediate level of skill, but that doesn't mean that the pick style as such is easier if you consider more complex musical structures and techniques above the most basic level of playing. The finger style is also historically more widespread and explored in more musical genres, which generally means there are more skilled finger players than there are skilled pick players. Just statistics.
Ok, not so short, but I got carried away.
it took you that long to shit out your point? If music sounds great, no one cares which technique is used. Instead of you all pretentiously posturing over a pick, you could be listening to the music. I can't roll my eyes far enough back to do justice to this stupidity.
A smarter person than you just might think I take it seriously, but whatever man, feel free to not read.
yep...and done.
Who was arguing? And who cares?
Noefx
I would go so far as to say thst he is the best punk rock bassist of all time and in the top 25 ever.
Every time I hear this solo I feel obliged to get my bass out and realise how fucking far I have to go.
I've listen to this like 20 times tonight, can't get enough of Matt Freeman's bass solo.
1:37 Lars... you ain't lyin'!
All the times I've seen Rancid live Matt never did the extended bass segment. I keep hoping and hoping.
this is the sickest bass solo I've ever heard honestly.
This is a classic show. Legendary. These guys even look the part. And the attitude is totally there. Lars over there in the corner, my man!
From seeing how many people are getting their panties in a twist over pick vs. finger style it'd be interesting to see someone make a cover of this song using there fingers.
MUD_ Just search for "Rancid Maxwell murders bass" on youtube and the 4th or 5th search result should be just what you asked for.
Dionysus4776 Yeah, actually soon after I posted the comment I actually found that video.
So lesson learned, first do a search and then comment? ;)
Dionysus4776 I suppose you are right haha... the idea spontaneously popped in my head at the time.
MUD_ Honestly I just watched the finger picking video a few minutes before and my previous comment just popped up in my head, probably the same as yours.
love it when Tim and Lars slide to side so Matt can have the all the spotlight
Everyone is criticizing Matt for using a pick when Tim (as great as he is) really isn't even playing guitar and doesn't put any effort into playing and no one says a thing about it. People gotta stop whining about things that don't matter.
iHatePop People are shortsighted and zoned into the idea of what a "bassist" is, but not everyone will play without a pick. It's very typical for Matt Freeman to not only play with a pick, but use his middle finger to pluck a higher note as well (he said so in an interview). After he said that, I looked for it, and you can tell, it's why he has the "pincher grip" using his pointer finger and thumb for the pick. In this way, he's not just playing with a pick, but also finger playing, so everyone who gets on him for not using his fingers can GTFO. Besides, it's not like he's not a monster without a pick too, he often plays a standup bass in Devils Brigade. Credit where credits due, Matt is one of the greatest bassplayers who walk the earth today.
+Hans Fornof you didn't say say all of the just say go listen to Fall Back Down.
iHatePop lol...not sure how he plays like he does but he plays....kinda cool he pulls it off so effortlessly
I keep seeing comments like this jut I’ve been scrolling forever and don’t see any comments about picks.
@@SspaceB Might be comments since removed by CZcams based on how old the video is
I love how the band goes off the spotlight to give the stage to him, great band. Ok on the pick and the finger playing, it's a technique. It's like painting with a brush or using your hands. It's a technique that uses an instrument in this case, the pick. And don't compare bassists, comparison is good for studying but only under manifesto and style or era. These guys are not style related, so don't compare.
15 years and still love this omg!
It’s gonna be 30 years soon..
@@rawpower12xu 15 years since i was blessed to discover this.
It's punk. Punk bassists pick. There's really no other way to get that hard steel, clenching sound. I've been a bassist since I was ten. I'm thirty. Matt is a hell of a bassist, period. He does things you can't learn from an instructor, and that's what playing is all about.
An incredible band, and an incredible bassist for a punk band. The guy is a god.
A 2min 19sec bass solo that is awesome I love rancid and Matt freeman.
Imagine playing the Dave Mirra game and having it play this in a loop.
This is the single most bad ass moment in all of recorded bass history
OH THIS BRINGS ME BACK TO THOSE UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS
love this Live version
Matt and Brian Ritchie have always been my favorite bassists.
He is one of the best in his style others have their own but I truly love this band and that bass though is just amazing
love the drummer’s setup it’s metal af tbh 🤘🏻
Sick Bass player, I might have to start listening to more Rancid :D
Some aspects of his way playing specially the bass solo reminds me of John Entwistle free notes and Lemmy Killmister. Great.
Even more bass solo? Dag, man. You know the key to my heart. haha
that's a beautiful bass!
I like the way that guitarist is a huge fan of Freeman and give him all the place in stage, Matt Freeman is a god.
That guitarist is Lars Frederkson but yes Matt is a beast
Best Bass solo ever!
the best punk rock basist in the world "mat freeman"
The best fkn bass player in the world right there!!!
Please, after pandemic, come to Uruguay!!!!!! Best punk band ever!!! 🤘🏼
Matt's probably better than the rest of the band combined
Ben * tims got style like a mutha fucka..hes original n 100% punk rock...Lars is crazy talented in his own right....Matt is a genius but the band compliments each other
lol playing bass like that isn't even that hard. this is just what it looks like when someone with the talent of a lead guitarist applies their skills to the bass
I'm well aware. If I wanna watch someone playing difficult bass parts I'll go check out something from Marcus Miller.
Ben * ya but lars it a great guitarist
Yeah and they know it, awesome chemistry
Freeman's such a badass. 3/4 of this video is him smokin the fret board on his bass. so damn cool.
What a show. Crazy good.
最高すぎる
My jaw literally dropped
Absolutely brilliant!
обожаю этих чуваков!
AWESOME!!!!!
Fuckin so bitchin man, love this tune. That bass solo blew my mind when I was a kid, legit what got me playing bass
i love how there’s tape over the masrshal logo on the amp so it looks like lars
that bass solo!!
I grew up wanting to be matt freeman, now i dont feel so bad
That's a bass add... I mean bad ass bass player FFS damn Rancid saludos desde Argentina Punk Rock!!!!
the Best of all time it makes me cry!
Good lord, I love Matt Freeman!
i lovee this
He has his own Bass signature, so, I think, it makes sense.
Amazing!!
Brett killed it going along with Matt's INSANITY!!!!
Normally, when someone says of their band member "He's the greatest in the entire world", It's not without bias and therefore incorrectness. But you know, when he says that, I don't see how you can look at Matt and actually have the balls to disagree with what he's saying.
Best bass player in punk, definitely. But there's a lot of bassists who outclass Freeman in my opinion.
it's awesome!!!!
Cheers from KC!
Amazing!
日本人としてこんなに嬉しいことはない
Punk rock and roll最高👍💘👏
圧巻のピックベースプレイ。
You know you got skill when you can put your name on your fretboard and then wear the decal down from shredding lol
that's not at all how I imagined tim Armstrong
Matt Freeman's bass leads me here, again.
The whole band is savage
Matt Freeman has inspired me enough to try to learn his solo
Damn!
MATT TOCA MUITO .... SOLO MUITO FODAAAAAAAA
The sexiest bass player to ever surface the musical kingdom
My gf might argue with that, but hey, she's the only one I gotta prove anything to. Lol! Just don't let her catch anyone touching the beard. RIP to their faces.
The car chase from Bullit in the background. Thats fucking awesome
Never seen him play that bass before
Wow didn't know he rocked that much at bass...
Bes punk bassist in history 🙌
Matt is so fucking good bassist!!!!!
Pick or not the bass solo for this song is totally wicked. As I little more than a bass novice myself game recognizes game.
it's at the songsterr website :-)
同じ人間なのにこんなベース弾ける人がいるんやな
少しでも近づきたい
In fact, the bassists rules!!!
dos palabras incre ible
Some musicians are so in the pocket and some musicians are the entire pocket. His meter is awe-inspiring!
1:00 to 2:19 What a bass!!