Rancid Axiom 1st attempt

[JonnoThomas]

Well done sir.

[themisfitsd00d]

wow. epic!!!

but i prefer finger playing, because for me my finger speed is faster than my hand speed. just something i found out once in detention at school :P

nice work, man!!

[monkeynut07]

@themisfitsd00d Understandable. it's just I was a drummer before anything, so my hands have always been fast, and I was able to relate that to my bass playing when I first started learning it. It's all in personal preference though. Thanks for the comment!

[Jerry13Only]

Pretty good dude

[SandwichGremlin]

O.O Fcking amazing dude, and horray for Anti-Flag.

Seriously, though, I've been trying to play this for around three months, I can play it if it's about ten times slower. xD

[cookieparty1]

hella sick dude

[garnerboy420]

i pooted

[ASTr9fg]

that... was ... fucking amazing man

[stupidmick69]

nice job man!

[sex69pistols69fan]

fucking better than me haha but rancids bassest is the best bassist in my books

[j02h95]

wow ur not bad at all

[Hatoakazo]

turn on the bass next time

[myfriendsrule]

that sounded really good Good job!!

[gbosse]

well done man... keep at er

[staticxboy3000]

damn it sounds nice!

[bonb33]

Bad ass man!

[syleahk]

right on,

pretty awesome.

[cb8034]

nice

[MinimoviesInc]

Shit that's brilliantly done! Been playing bass for about nine months now, and Matt remains the most difficult bass player I've tried to cover...

[FlyingToasterInc]

awesome shirt

[HolySwordsman1]

wow. surpringly good job keep it up.

[PunkerNinetySix]

Great job on the song too man. Crazy good.

[PunkerNinetySix]

It's hilarious how the majority who talk shit about using a pick probably don't even play bass or have any success in music what so ever.

[legfire9191]

thats rad! Like people have said before, it would be increadibly without the pick, but goingtopasalacqua12 is right... When i have seen randic play, matt uses a pick.. MOST of the time. keep it up!

[paullnewlands]

Now lets hear you do dueling banjos on the bass.

[paullnewlands]

Banjo on the bass, cool I like it.

[GoingToPasalacqua12]

this is awesome man. dont listen to the idiots who say play without a pick, matt uses a pick most of the time!

[MyvPops818]

Better than I could do. But I agree, you could do without the pick. ^_^

[RyRobb813]

hey man not bad at all. I think your bass is slightly out of tune though, and if you raise up your action you'll get less of that clack sound and it'll sound much cleaner. otherwise great job

[vicodinsNguns]

fuckin ace! good shit lad! matt would be proud to see lil groms learning his shit!

[Semperfi1098]

that was fucking good kid...keep on rocking.....in the free world

[ACEDWTF]

excellente

[andyrandomrandomness]

hey bro sounds great....

[minenotyours212]

That was fucking ill. But who uses a pick. Go all out and do some slap

[JaketehRipper]

haha, play racid without a pick? you crazy.

[bosston34]

he's using a pick...

[caemawred]

bosston, he's commenting on other people who keep telling the guy he shouldn't be using a pick.

[alvaritobg88]

really really good dude

but play it with song and the sound of bass :p

nice job !

you have the tabs of axiom?

[Mugga2]

What are you talking about? Sad Attempt ?

That was pretty good to me

Great Job

[ORabbitsAREroadkillO]

wow you're amazing man

[minimiff]

SICK! Maan i just saw rancid a couple of weeks ago in nottingham it was the best night of my life! i love your bass btw and i just learnt axiom aswell and myband is doing at ourr next gig :) hopefully :D goodtimes :P peace bro. xxx

[thejay411]

Dude, that was fucking sick.

No worries if it dosnt sound perfect, youre still a rad cunt.

[Zeppelin25980]

duruduruduruduruduru daradaradaradara...its's good...beautyfull jeans...punk..

[steven4LTJ]

HO

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SHITBALLS

That was incredible. keep on playin dude, and post some more stuff!!

[jordanbassp]

Sounded pretty damn good to me.

[ACExBASS]

out of tune............

but stil awesome

i tried this on my six string bass but the neck is way to big and i failed

[ghostjs]

that was pretty good, you need to plug in your bass though...

[iuriramone]

my GOD that was fantastic!!

congratsss

[angrymuskrat]

Dude, you have to be less insecure. That was pretty much dead fucking on, just in a different key. I can only play the first part. And make a tab for me.

[dfgfdhgdsa]

Bro, you gotta be less insecure, that was fucking sick, I've been playing bass for a good while and I can't hope to top that.

great shit.

[RancidPunk93]

hahahaha!!!, know kill me!, kill me motherfukker!. hahah joke. great cover man. keep playing bass.

[tibsen]

holy shit i need to learn that

[ilvmybritishEMO]

OOOOHHHHHMMMMMAAAHHHHGGGGOOOOD­DDD!!!

i love u

[DenishaaaK]

brilliant!

[punxrokgurl91]

shit dude that was amazing. i love rancid. they are one of my all time favorite punk bands. and i agree, matt freeman is so the bass god of punk rock music.

:D

[ThomasK2O]

manat least it sounded better then my first try xD man i just realised i gotta film myself playing it xD

[evanparker]

karl alvarez is better than matt freeman.

[paulsimonon82]

this was great, really helped me out! thanks

[weinerweaselwhistle]

nice man

[kylebegood]

i play guitar.

and matt freeman is a bass god.

he has his own unique style that just flows.

only a few select people can play a little bit like him.

your getting up there.

[dogtail9]

damn! that's great! but i stil don't think u should cover up matt freeman.. :(

[abacabb138]

Dude. I'm a bassist of 15 years. Rancid is about the only band that still challenges me. i know how fucking hard that solo is and it's pretty much the reason I have wrist problems. Kudos! I thought you did a hell of a job at it. Work at it for a while and clean it up. But it sounds great.

[overkill977]

great if only you could clean it up a bit... other wise very nice! :D

[spynae]

You're a lot better than you give yourself credit for.

[FxxUxxCxxK]

That was actually quite good, I was surprised, most of the solos people do suck around here. Kudos to you.

[TexasAndApples]

buy an amp and that'd be epic.

kickass job dude.

[dweep322]

good job crappy bass you should probably get something like a peavey t-40 or something like that

[MacorettaBoozer]

what you talking about? you did a fucking sick job at that solo. i wish there were bassist like you where i live

[piratsss]

You rock and I don't know why we supposed to laught

[KieranTVogel]

great job! im a shit bassist compared to you =[

[diopacheco]

envy you!!

[UnknownBastard2007]

Whoa dude nailed!! u rock

[AloneAndTired]

thats a pretty damn good job

[DESTROYPOOLS]

i seen him play that solo like 20 times on the 06 tour of the west coast. you got it man thats no joke. people dont know how hard that is. keep killing it. nice anti flag shirt

[DESTROYPOOLS]

fuck yeah

[21ricky666]

haha the only reason i laugh is becaus i was expectin to hear somethin that suckd, i was dead WRONG!!!! awsm job

[vandal7272]

good job dude

[Tyleramos]

That is some serious talent

[CrazyEnglishmen]

dude, that was fucking sick! OI!

[Wanabis111]

Good job dude! Rancid is my favorite band and you did a great job! nice covert!

[makinamati]

there you go,,, just remove that long intro,, youve passed noncritizised,,,without the intro,

[rustyhook100]

keep the intro so people can compare your playing and matt's. (That was awesome, you played it exactly like Matt.)

[monkeynut07]

thanks man! i really appreciate it.. and yea that's really the only reason it's there so that people who aren't familiar with the solo can hear and compare so it's not so random!

but yea, thanks again!

[ectoband]

aww, man that's some good shit up there!

rancid 4 ever !

[thomasevans93]

nice 1, can u play maxwell murder??

[monkeynut07]

already done it! check out my third attempt. it's on my page somewhere. it's my best one

[jonnyrotten187]

Not bad at all, hook it up to an amp man.

[videoperson92]

Sounded pretty good :)

[WeWillMissYouWelcome]

I dont think alot of ppl here realize how hard it is to play a bass.

[monkeynut07]

i agree!

[ex3vious]

@WeWillMissYouWelcome they just think it is a guitar with 4 strigns, idiots

[kylecharron1212]

sounded good but you should tune your bass before recording yourself play

[diabolus50]

finee!

[roarman2]

hey im a bass player except im terrible with a pick is it ok if i play it with my fingers or does this song need pick?

[monkeynut07]

for me, unless i can learn to incorporate my pinky in my picking hand, then i need a pick..i'm not that great with my fingers (tho i am getting better) but at least for me this song needs a pick..but if you have fast enough fingers, then by all means do what is comfortable..thats just my two cents

[murderousone26]

It's good

[reallyocean]

hey guys i like antiflag hey guys i like antiflag hey guys does anyone like hey guys hey heyeeheyhey guys i like antiflag i just wanted to let you knohey guys i like antiflag

But seriously, why not just post a video of yourself playing it correctly? Maybe call it your first attempt. I don't get what the point of a "first attempt" video is, especially since you've spent a month LEARNING it while making hundreds of attempts.

[monkeynut07]

really?..well..I don't get what the point of commenting on a video you don't like is. Maybe you could explain that to me..maybe?

[reallyocean]

Since when don't I like this video? I never said anything about whether or not I liked it.

And the point (If indeed I didn't like it when I posted) was to give my opinion like everyone else is.

[monkeynut07]

I apologize..i should not have jumped to conclusions..it's just when you said "post a vid of yourself playing it correctly" that just sounded like a dis of some sort..my apologies

[bassmanalan]

good stuff,

im halfway through learning this song. yours is very very good

[amaurifte]

I would give'up in one hour...

like I did with maxuell murder =(

[Alex123456797]

That's pretty damn good for a first attempt. Nice job. Keep it up.

[thomasevans93]

good shit

i tried to play this and i failed

[janetti666]

It's not that bad...Trust me at Freeman attempts I seen worse.

[brettslayer]

oh my god i just realized i have those same pj's too hahaha thats really wierd.

[monkeynut07]

haha! nice! that sucks about your pinky tho..i don't know what i would do if i couldn't play bass...and trust me..i'd love to be in a band..but i go to college, live at home, and all of the friends i manage to keep in touch with are in highschool, so they have no time to be in a band..but yea...all that aside, thanks for the compliment!

[brettslayer]

mad props yo, and i have that same anti-flag shirt. i cant play most of matts good stuff cuz ive broken my left pinky twice and its not flexible enough anymore to reach the fretboard but seriously you should get in a band.

[MadBassist2]

That was awesome Im tryin to learn to play 3-finger style so I can at least TY to play at that speed.

[mlitrus]

sounds like your having fun man.

try learning the double thumb! it's a technique victor wooten uses that (in my opinion), can be faster and more versatile than a pick.

just pretend your thumb is the pick... and go nuts.

[zachfu1]

That was freaking awesome, my man. Matt Freeman is definitely one of the better bassists out there. He's my favorite. I just wish I could play with a pick that well. I've spent my whole bass career playing finger-style lol.

[monkeynut07]

well hey man i'd kill to be able to play with my fingers...i can do some slower jazzy bluesy stuff, but nothing like victor wooten or flea..or anyone like that..but anyway, thanks for the compliment!

[trinomikon]

Pretty freakin good man. I've tried to play that several times and never got it sounding that good. Awesome!

[snowheyoh85]

I love your bass!! but it's not a real Gibson, right?

[monkeynut07]

i'm pretty sure it is...it's realy realy old

[Potmotr]

That was good dude, you can't complain if that was your first crack.

[anarchocyclist]

Pretty good. Too bad Anti-Flag sucks.

[nlyrette]

to bad its rancid, not anti-flag you fuckin idiot. way to make an ass outta yourself.

[nlyrette]

oo u meant the shirt, ok so i made an ass outta myself

[monkeynut07]

haha good one! ..nah i like them both..and i'm not ashamed to say it..but i will say Rancid kicks Anti-Flag's ass anyday..(although that's a given)..but i still like both of them

[BlinkyMet]

Fuckin idiot

[WaffleLandpro]

hey just a tip from one bassist to another that was sick but it might help to use ur pinky its still sick either way

[vALTOrD]

My friend ale says it wasn't so bad

[rakowskij]

that was bad ass

[plug101]

you did this 6 months ago i bet you have it perfect now

[danrennie]

nice shirt

anti flag, woot!

[k234free]

not bad

[Mudflat1337]

How 'bout an amp? O_O

[Forbiddenfilms]

dude what did you do in that month?

[monkeynut07]

is that some kind of diss?..if so, look i know it's not perfect but it's pretty close, and i know my bass sounds bad, but still it's close..so give me a break

[Frenchnotlike]

good job mate,.. i still van't get the maxwell murder one right.. but i think your doin' an awesome job =) keep it up =)

[Frenchnotlike]

lol fuck you, i liked it. it sounds totally diferent without an amp.. the maxwell murder solo sounds a bit wack without an amp to.. anyone clever would know that..?

[sisisilopez]

nice pants!

[monkeynut07]

why thank you! i love em..haha

[skeletonvszombie]

sounded wicked 2 things tho next time maybe play it plugged in and it wont sound so dull and why an sg bass? you want a trebel sound i suggest a fender or ernie ball <e b is epensive that or ive gotten a nice clean sound out of a yamahas with the trebel knob cranked

[mxwellmrdr]

That was fuckin good bro!!How long you been playin?Can u send me the tabs for that?

[simpleplanfan007]

was well good good to see that you use a pick aswell

[monkeynut07]

i can't tell if the pick part of that comment was a good thing or bad...but thanks!

[Johnz0]

I think you would be very surprised at how great that would sound with a different bass. You can't get any treble out of that big ol' neck pickup and it makes everything sound muddy. Great job though.

[Saltzster]

dude thats fuckin pretty good, i still cant play it yet

[unshamed]

I reckon that was pretty damn accurate

[jigglyxpuff]

not as bad as i thought it would be, whats with the easy pants dude?

[RockinGuitarer]

Matt Freeman is a god....Sounded good, Keep it up

[crustkid666]

punx alive keep that shit up and i'll be at your show

[Haydoosturn]

ahah that was sweet man, keep it up. rancid rules and your a great bassist, but next time wear a rancid shirt!

[Melvinyoder]

If this was wrong it still kicked ass

[Onthenight88]

flea is the punk god!

but freeman is very good

[flargeris]

Dude. That was badass.

[ikejones1]

pretty good for real

[americanpsychowi]

what are the tabs

[duckboyvb]

hahahahahaha you suck xD... not really i thought that was great keep up the good work

[blo0dc1ot]

the only problem i had with it is that you're wearing an anti-flag shirt. those guys suck ass.

great job on the solo though.

[frankfurt378]

that was good but next time use your amp, cant wait to see!

[ljsb123]

dude that was fucking awsome!!!!!! i luv bass!!!

[monkeynut07]

thanks for the comments! and yea..i need a new bass..that one is like older than my grandparents or something..but i like the ones with short necks but all the ones i look at are long...i dunno what to do...but anyway thank your for the compliments!..and yes Freeman and Flea are badasses!

[1englishhammer]

Freeman was my idol and thanks to him i kept getting headhunted when i left school, him and Flea are ace. U do a good job of it the ONLY thing i would say is......get a Better Bass or at least get urs "setup" cos it will then be easier to play AND sound better, dunno what Freeman uses but My Fender Jazz seems to do the trick.

[seredamuthafucka]

wow bro that was fuckin sweet 6 stars all the way

[VicSkate]

nice job ;D

[LauraDavison2007]

nice 1 im doin east end bay now his solos r unreel

[rancidopivypunk]

listen man im gonna tell u da same thing i told this other kid... i usually critisize people who try 2 duplicate matt freemans bass skillz cause alot of people think they nasty and shit... but u did a pretty good job... i mean i been wantin 2 learn this shit 4eva but i cant find good tabs or tab all of it out myslef... anyway nice playin man!

[rammsfts09]

That was pretty good. Scratch that, it was awesome man. you should put that tab up

[Boomstick23]

Very good, this is one of my favorite songs to play

Maxwell murder is the best though

[jim25000]

that was awsome!!!!, wheni get a bass, i will learn that,, but good work man

[computerwiz18]

SWEEEEEET.........now i gotta learn it as well.....i play the bass too! sweet bass by the way!

[frankmakak]

very well done... anyone laughing should get kicked out of the planet.

[loveguitar224]

damn awesome how he fuck did you do that

o and can i maybe have that tab?

thx!

[Primusbass11]

That was really good, only thing i would change is if you even have your bass plugged in turn down the treble, but that's just me.

[AudioOllie]

awesome dude! just plug it in!

[tvquebrada]

You kinda played nice... But it sounds like the bass is not tunned...

[monkeynut07]

no it's tuned ok...its just very very very old...i need a new one..but i can't find any new ones with a short neck...they are all long..and i hate long necks

[makk89]

awesome

=p

tabb plz =x

gratz\

[MeanEyedCats]

Reminds me of a few Minor Threat riffs off of the Complete Discography.

Good stuff.

[kalar76]

nice rancid is the best band ever lol

[crashandcrumple]

Damn! that was cool..

[monkeynut07]

nothing...just my bass...there was a loose screw on the pickup and i tightened it a bit and it sounds a little better now...and through my amp its not that bad

[FabrezeFRESH]

what did you use before?