How to play like Fat Mike of NOFX - Bass Habits - Ep 44 

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Great job getting to fat mike and more punk rock bands. You should definitely do some more punk ska and reggae bands as well as some jam bands bassists. Hopefully we have many, many, many more from you to come. Learning a lot. Keep it up my man.

Fat Mike and Nofx have always really stood out to me as an influence. I think what he’s helped to create in the punk scene is unifying and awesome. The band that wouldn’t die as they say.

Would love to see a Paul McCartney video. It would also be cool to see a, “how to play bass like the 50s,” where you go over bass lines of 50s rock and roll songs.

he uses a lot of techniques and details, he's a great bass player!!! Aguante nofx

I remember being an early beginning guitarist and trying to learn NOFX songs. They’ve always just been on a whole neither level. Their songs are tuneful indeed but so much more musically complicated than other punk bands. By far! So difficult.

Mike is definitely an innovative player and is super underrated in my opinion, great analysis as always and still waiting for a video on Roger Waters, Paul McCartney or Les Claypool at some point

Would love to see a video on Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse or maybe even Audie Pitre of Acid Bath

The upstroke is very funky. Fat Mike pulls the notes and plays chords by hitting the higher strings 1st.

I love these videos! i'm learning so much every week! please keep uploading paul

Paolo, your videos are amazing, I don’t know how you don’t get more like!

In early 2010's I joined a power metal band and I had to learn all those fast songs. I played them with a pick and don't ask me why, but I used to start fast lines with an upstroke..it became something natural for me

love your videos Paul! keep up the fantastic work! peace & love from USA!

Awesome break down of his playing. I would say definitely spot on!

Man I was waiting for that since you started the series

Excellent break down of his style and sound!

Please do Chris #2 from Anti-Flag, or Joe Principe from Rise Against next :D

Love you Paul and i think it's time to do a video on Billy Gould

This channel is f*cking underrated! Your content is full of knowledge and information❤keep it up

Klaus Flouride would be great! He’s a genius!

Super cool video as always 🤘⚡️

Great video as always!!!!

Please make videos about Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) and Jo-Anne Bench (Bolt Thrower). Both are crazy underrated bassists.

fuck yeah finally your doing a video on fat mike one of my greatest bass influences why I started playing with a pick.

The intro on Idiots ato is damn crazy. Seeing him jumping around and singing throwing massive fast base lines is the way it goes. Just a damn great fatty.

Thank you so much!

Good video,fat Mike has a cool technique and amazing song writer.I really hopped you would feature fat Mike on your series.tho you didn't really explain how to "sound" like fat Mike,more so how to "play" like fat Mike. What gear does Mike use,effects,bass models,live rigs Etc.? Could there be a followup video possibly?

Great video of Fat Mike, but there was an error saying it is ep. 43 when it is actually ep. 44.

You should do an episode of Eric Wilson from Sublime! An awesome bassist Paul!!

Dude.... our songs are not simple. In fact our chord progressions are more complicated than any other popular punk band. Just sayin....

Today few years ago Chi Pig died and after listening SNFU all day I just switched over to Fat Mike. Damn good day. RIP Chi. ❤

Always insightful and informative. How about James Jameson? Of course I’m also requesting Ronnie Lane again. Keep up the great work. Even when you cover players and bands I’m not into I ALWAYS learn something. I wish I had your musical knowledge, often I don’t know what the scale names or modes you mention mean but you have inspired me to learn new things. Thank you.

Great video! Fat Mike rocks, can we see one on Danny Lilker, Jo Bench, or Les Claypool soon?

Chris #2 from anti-flag plz! Subscribed

Could you do: Traa Daniels (P.O.D) Mike Herrera (MxPx and Goldfinger) Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction) Dustin Davidson (August Burns Red)

Hey Paul, I wonder if you could make a video on Kevin Baird, he's one my fav. bassists and I would like to know how to sound like him

Another vote for Eric avery and/or Billy gould please

Excelent! Fat Mike is a great bass player and NOFX is a fantastic band. Your videos are really cool and it was awesome to see this particular episode. I want to ask you, because I don't really know the answer: how do you think he got the tone from the "So long (...)" album? That tone is unique and absolutely stellar. Even if it only works in mixes such as those from punk rock albums and alike. That tone... It's amazing. All the best for you and your channel! 👍

FINALLY!!!

Every times you put a video about a bass player I at least watch it 3-4 times

dudes an accomplished musician

Can you do toshiya from dir en grey plzzzzzz I love your videos

could you make a video of former bassist of Interpol, Carlos D please?

Could you do bruce foxton of the jam or mani of the stone roses/primal scream?

Hey Paul can you to a "how to" on Whoops I Od'd?

Nothing substandard about Mike or his bass playing. He’s one of the top punk bass players and is generally great too.

Could You do a vídeo about television?

but thanks for doing this thing

Fat Mike is my favorite bassist

Hopping for a Mike Herrera and Mark Hoppus specials

Hi Paul! Could you do an episode on Adam Clayton please! 😎🤟

It is the best punk band of all time.

Alec Baillie from leftover Crack. RIP. Totally underrated bassist.

Bass player of Sodom also plays upstroke first :)

I’d love to see Frank Bello, Jimmy Bain, and Alex Webster.

I knew it.

You played Stickin in my Eye slightly wrong. The Dmaj isn't 12th on the g string, it's open G string. Yes, very minor difference.

I like a bass

Hey Paul - would Tony campos from static x be a good subject?

Aw man, alkaline trio is cool too though. Matt's cool.

More punk

We love Fatty

lou barlow?

Brian Gibson from Lightning Bolt

Would love to see a Pete Wentz or especially a Mikey Way video

When we getting Bruce foxton from the jam

There is nothing sub standard about Mike’s playing, nothing virtuosic either. He is a solid player.

also, you play sticking in my eye wrong

“Nothing really complicated.”?!?!? Mike has some very strange time signatures and progressions. He also has some crazy intricate lines woven and buried on some of their tunes. As well as “difficult to pin down” rhythms every once in a while. Outside of maybe Matt Freeman, Joe Raposso, Mike Watt and a handful of others, Mikes one of the GOAT bass players in that scene. Not even a fan of his politics or the childish attention seeking, how he only attacks one religion the majority of the time dislike his hypocrisy and degeneracy, but i can still be objective enough to give him his credit, musically. You made him sound just above average, when he has legendary lines,

Nofx made simple music? Wrong lol. True for green Day or blink but not nofx

fourty

really!?!?

For the upstrokes it looks like he's plucking the string like you'd do with your fingers, but using the pick? Not a bassist, so not sure how plausible that explanation is

Pete Wentz: Fall Out Boy Mark Hoppus: Blink 182 Matt Sharp:Weezer

The key to sounding like Fat Mike is you've gotta do 2 minutes of cringe jokes/"banter" after each song. Bonus points if you weird out all the chicks. Also, use a pick.

Awesome break down of his playing. I would say definitely spot on!