You should record a bass cam of one of your upcoming shows! It doesn’t have to be great sound quality or anything would just love to see how hard you play up close!
Yeah. These videos would have been incredible 25 years ago. They're incredible now, but teenage me would have obsessed over this shit, like I did with the Hellcat Records site back in the day.
Thank you Matt! This is awesome. You inspired me to pick up the bass, at 50 years old! One of the best things I've discovered about bass is how unpretentious it is, like you.
Thank you Matt for going in such detail! I was standing front row at your show in Wiesbaden, Germany and you guys killed it! Thank you for taking the time to do the Bass Bunker and all the behind the scenes! I wish you all the best!
Thanks so much for taking the time to do these videos, Matt. I don't know if you work on your own basses, but I'd be interested in seeing a video on how to adjust the intonation of a bass. It's something I'm too wigged out to try.
It's a very easy adjustment to make mate, don't let it wig you out. There's a lot of videos around, just grab a half decent tuner and a screwdriver and do it. You'll be fine, trust me.
It's so awesome that you make videos like this Matt, we would have killed to have known some of this stuff when we were kids! I hope you know how appreciative we all are!
Can'twait to see the show in Hershey with my daughter. Her favorite band (Green Day) and my favorite band (Rancid). Would love to see some videos from the tour!! 😅
Mr Freeman thank you again for your effort making this video. I wish you and your bandmates and the other bands on tour much success. I guess that rehearsal space now beats the setup you gentleman had in the “Salvation” video all those many years ago. Continued success sir.
Well Matt, that is some awesome sound I could only wish for. I joined a band once, a ska-punk ensemble and the first thing I said to them: I'm not Matt Freeman so don't make me play any of that OPIVY or Rancid shit as I used to play bass in punk and hardcore bands only. Sure enough they made me play Time Bomb. Of course. And I loved playing it! It made me realise there's whole other levels to bass playing. You, sir, are a true inspiration, thank you for all that joy throughout the years.
Great Video Matt! I love how the Pbass needs almost nothing to sound incredible. Anything you want to show us about the upcoming tour would be fantastic. I'm sure touring has changed for you over the years, hopefully for the positive. You could show any tour routines you have. Interesting places you get to see, interesting places you don't get to see..... I've always gotten questions about what I do when touring from friends and family. They seem to think its a big vacation. Lov ya Matt, best bass player in the fuckin world
Man this channel is awesome. I'm loving all of these videos. Maybe some behind the scenes footage from the stadium tour would be incredible to see. Or even just what its like on tour.
Great show at the Boston House Of Blues sept 2023. I brought a friend and it was his first concert ever. Same thing in 2006, brought my daughter to see guys behind Fenway. The Avalon? I think. Anyway thanks for the music youve put out over the years, it was one of the few things I could depend on, Rancid being nothing but Rancid, but always fresh. And thanks for the vid, Ive always wondered about your pre amp and effects.
Thank you for the wonderful introductory video, master Matt ! Very nice Fender amp. And some very complicated looking equipment🎶 I love your playing and your sound🎸✨
Thanks Matt really interesting to see how you get your live sound been lucky enough to see you a few times in London would love to see you go through Cocktails, Who Would've Thought , Leicester Square Fall Back Down Cheers
Even though I love my Ampeg stuff, these Fender rigs really kick ass. I had the opportunity to record over a Fender bass man head (forgot which one exactly) and they are really fine amps. My bandmates even said I should switch to Fender but unfortunately I don't fart money. 😂 Thanks for showing us. And thanks again for giving your bass tech credit.
Thanks again Matt for giving us the inside scoop, I remember seeing bands play live and then on the record covers playing their gear and always thinking that's all they played and recorded with, until I started seeing interviews where members mentioned what they recorded with 😳. I felt like I was living in an alternate universe and nothing was real 🤣🤣, as I started diving into the gear world and hearing about studios I understood things more. I think you may have mentioned what you recorded with on the original Rancid album in your early videos so I won't ask again but rather just say thank you for genuinely thinking about us gear guy's 👍.
We've Heard Enough Of...Not Enough Matt & Lint. What's the outlook at this point, since those last couple tours were mostly lockdown protocols--it's gotta be inspiring to be more interactive with *new people, old friends...great to hear one of the few people with true All Access
Hell yeah Mr. Freeman! Was hoping you would take us with you on tour. Thanks to your tech too. Can't wait to see you guys again. Maybe you can get a few lessons from Mr. Dirnt and teach us how to play Longview? Haha sorry. Had to. Thanks again
Matt, thanks for sharing this look at your live rig. I notice that you are running into an Avalon U5 DI. Mark Hoppus has used the same setup live in the past. Both of you guys broke into success with albums that were produced by Jerry Finn. Is this related to the bass signal chain that you were using on that record? It would be really cool to hear about your experience working with Finn on and out come the wolves. Not even the tech stuff really, more-so the larger creative and conceptual approaches involved with him in the producer’s chair. Sadly, there are not many interviews giving access or insight into his process, especially as related to the bass. Thanks!
I love these videos. I love seeing what gear he uses. I already have my own personal preference for strings but am curious as to what he uses. Or perhaps there's already a video on that? Anyways, thanks again for these videos!
Thanks for doing a video on your amps/cabinets and showing the dials and settings Matt! What made you switch away from tubes, was it just transporting them/ broken tubes, needing replacements on the fly but not always being available on tour? Or was there a sound related difference that you liked these better?
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...the best part about these videos, is seeing just how down to earth Matt Freeman really is
He really is such a humble guy, and with the chops the guy has he is still so warm and kind
Black shirt, slicked hair, trimmed goatee and that stack! Yeah! The boy’s a legend bomb!
That's ALL of Rancid!
Timmy is the same!
Matt Freeman and Mike Dirnt. What a combination.
I think Mike is using the Bassman 800 as well!
I know, right! They’re almost exactly the same bass player lol
They are my two top punk bassist. So glad i can see them both at a show. What a hell of a gig.
Matt Mike Punk Road !
These videos are the best. Not only is it just awesome to see everything, but they answer so many questions. Have a great tour!
Let's do a real/full Rig Rundown in Nashville!
I’d love to see a Rig Rundown on Rancid, that would be absolutely awesome
You should record a bass cam of one of your upcoming shows! It doesn’t have to be great sound quality or anything would just love to see how hard you play up close!
One of the best bassists ever!!! I play guitar but Matt has been my bass hero since 95. Thank you Matt!!
I think seeing warren lee soldering in the background while you were ripping on bass was a nice touch, somehow more punk rock🤘
Wow how awesome to see a professional musician in an epic band take the time to share this with everyone. Really cool! Thank you!
41yr old me is wishing 16yr old me could watch these videos.
same... im 41 as well. if only we could check all this kind of shit out when they were huge in the 90s.
Yeah. These videos would have been incredible 25 years ago. They're incredible now, but teenage me would have obsessed over this shit, like I did with the Hellcat Records site back in the day.
So true
We thought we needed magical stuff but all we needed was better speakers and amps.
I don't remember writing this comment, 41 years old here 😂.
Thank you Matt! This is awesome. You inspired me to pick up the bass, at 50 years old! One of the best things I've discovered about bass is how unpretentious it is, like you.
Thank you Matt for going in such detail! I was standing front row at your show in Wiesbaden, Germany and you guys killed it! Thank you for taking the time to do the Bass Bunker and all the behind the scenes! I wish you all the best!
What a privilege to see! That pork loin adds the meat. Man, that little sound demo! Matt has gotten so fast! I bet that left hand could crush walnuts!
This channel is so frickin sweet.
I sometimes get the feeling that Matt is a guitarist that plays bass. Amazing sound and amazing talent.
I appreciate the candid view of the musical profession at this level, especially from the perspective a bass player.
Love that you make these. Would love to get some behind the scenes from the Rancid shows too.
Thanks so much for taking the time to do these videos, Matt. I don't know if you work on your own basses, but I'd be interested in seeing a video on how to adjust the intonation of a bass. It's something I'm too wigged out to try.
It's a very easy adjustment to make mate, don't let it wig you out. There's a lot of videos around, just grab a half decent tuner and a screwdriver and do it. You'll be fine, trust me.
It's so awesome that you make videos like this Matt, we would have killed to have known some of this stuff when we were kids! I hope you know how appreciative we all are!
Can'twait to see the show in Hershey with my daughter. Her favorite band (Green Day) and my favorite band (Rancid). Would love to see some videos from the tour!! 😅
Mr Freeman thank you again for your effort making this video. I wish you and your bandmates and the other bands on tour much success. I guess that rehearsal space now beats the setup you gentleman had in the “Salvation” video all those many years ago. Continued success sir.
Good luck on tour, have fun and all the best! Thank you for your videos and your inspiring work! ❤ Cheers!
This tour has been long overdue
Would’ve loved to see Green Day rancid and Pennywise lol!
Kick ass right Matt!
Well Matt, that is some awesome sound I could only wish for.
I joined a band once, a ska-punk ensemble and the first thing I said to them: I'm not Matt Freeman so don't make me play any of that OPIVY or Rancid shit as I used to play bass in punk and hardcore bands only.
Sure enough they made me play Time Bomb. Of course. And I loved playing it!
It made me realise there's whole other levels to bass playing.
You, sir, are a true inspiration, thank you for all that joy throughout the years.
Play the bassline for "The Bottle" 🍻
Edit: Have an awesome tour. I'm hoping to catch it in SD.
Was so looking forward to this, sounds killer. Hoping to score some tickets to hear it in person! Good luck on tour Mr.Freeman!
Seeing rancid in Denver with Green Day in September. Awesome to see your set up!
Man this is so sick, getting to hear matt from freaking rancid!! Just show off the goodies to us fans!
Great Video Matt! I love how the Pbass needs almost nothing to sound incredible. Anything you want to show us about the upcoming tour would be fantastic. I'm sure touring has changed for you over the years, hopefully for the positive. You could show any tour routines you have. Interesting places you get to see, interesting places you don't get to see..... I've always gotten questions about what I do when touring from friends and family. They seem to think its a big vacation. Lov ya Matt, best bass player in the fuckin world
Matt you're a bloody legend. Please tell Tim to suck it up and come to Australia. Brodie isn't here anymore
My son and I can't wait to see Rancid in Denver at Coors field!
Oh awesome!!!! Can't wait to see ya guys out there!! Thanks need more videos when on tour. Thanks Matt
One of the greatest to ever do it! Love ya, Matt!
A master and his tools! Brilliant!!!!
Awesome run down! Bad ass tone- has some serious teeth to it! Love Rancid- Put Tulsa Oklahoma on your next tour!! We can't wait to see RANCID!!
Man this channel is awesome. I'm loving all of these videos. Maybe some behind the scenes footage from the stadium tour would be incredible to see. Or even just what its like on tour.
Dang, shout out to Warren Lee for knowing what's going on under the hood! That all went over my head but it sounds fucking great haha
These are like watching this old house videos. Very cool
Great show at the Boston House Of Blues sept 2023. I brought a friend and it was his first concert ever. Same thing in 2006, brought my daughter to see guys behind Fenway. The Avalon? I think. Anyway thanks for the music youve put out over the years, it was one of the few things I could depend on, Rancid being nothing but Rancid, but always fresh. And thanks for the vid, Ive always wondered about your pre amp and effects.
Wow. I never realized how dirty of a bass sound is used when just listening to the albums.
That was awesome to see. Thanks for sharing.
Matt is such a phenomenal player.
I love these videos! Thanks so much for taking the time to do them! I’d love to see some Charger playthroughs!
Love to see your back stage rehearsal before a show 🤙🏽
Sick videos , watching from Australia
Warren is a legend 🔥
It’s amazing to grow up and realize your punk rock heroes are more rad than you could have ever imagined. 🤜🤛🤘🫶
Nice to have fender endorsement, the amps look killer. The regular Joe can easily nail that tone with a sansamp and thensome.
Well cool! Tech is ace too we have seen the tech chap before... SSSSSLLLAAAYYYEERRRRRRRRR
Thank you so much for sharing! That’s a hell of a rig! Your bass tone is iconic!
It sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing. Fender Rules, all the way!
So much awesome out of such a simple set up.
Thank you for the wonderful introductory video, master Matt !
Very nice Fender amp. And some very complicated looking equipment🎶
I love your playing and your sound🎸✨
Thanks Matt really interesting to see how you get your live sound been lucky enough to see you a few times in London would love to see you go through Cocktails, Who Would've Thought , Leicester Square Fall Back Down Cheers
Even though I love my Ampeg stuff, these Fender rigs really kick ass. I had the opportunity to record over a Fender bass man head (forgot which one exactly) and they are really fine amps. My bandmates even said I should switch to Fender but unfortunately I don't fart money. 😂
Thanks for showing us. And thanks again for giving your bass tech credit.
I would like to see more videos like this, behind the show, etc. Greetings from México Matt!!
Wow!! Thank you Matt for showing us this awesome stuff. 🔥 🔥
Thanks a lot Matt. Very interesting.
Thanks again Matt for giving us the inside scoop, I remember seeing bands play live and then on the record covers playing their gear and always thinking that's all they played and recorded with, until I started seeing interviews where members mentioned what they recorded with 😳. I felt like I was living in an alternate universe and nothing was real 🤣🤣, as I started diving into the gear world and hearing about studios I understood things more. I think you may have mentioned what you recorded with on the original Rancid album in your early videos so I won't ask again but rather just say thank you for genuinely thinking about us gear guy's 👍.
Matt is such a good dude.
We've Heard Enough Of...Not Enough Matt & Lint. What's the outlook at this point, since those last couple tours were mostly lockdown protocols--it's gotta be inspiring to be more interactive with *new people, old friends...great to hear one of the few people with true All Access
Hell yeah Mr. Freeman! Was hoping you would take us with you on tour. Thanks to your tech too. Can't wait to see you guys again. Maybe you can get a few lessons from Mr. Dirnt and teach us how to play Longview? Haha sorry. Had to. Thanks again
Had my tickets for Rancid/Pumpkins/Green Day since they went on sale. So looking forward to the show. Thanks for sharing some behind-the-scenes info!
Matt, thanks for sharing this look at your live rig. I notice that you are running into an Avalon U5 DI. Mark Hoppus has used the same setup live in the past. Both of you guys broke into success with albums that were produced by Jerry Finn. Is this related to the bass signal chain that you were using on that record? It would be really cool to hear about your experience working with Finn on and out come the wolves. Not even the tech stuff really, more-so the larger creative and conceptual approaches involved with him in the producer’s chair. Sadly, there are not many interviews giving access or insight into his process, especially as related to the bass. Thanks!
Have a great and amazing tour Matt!!
Great insight!! All Fender is the way to go 💥
Solid rig, love that you can get some bite on the tone the harder you play.
Seeing y'all in Charlotte August 25th!! Super pumped
Very surprised to hear that Matt doesn't sound like cookie monster in real life. Great bassist.
So excited for the tour!
Thanks for another great video. Hopefully you guys will stop in Indianapolis. Been a long time since I have gone to a Rancid show.
Warren Lee has the dream job.
So thrilled you did this!
Yeah Matt! Looking forward to the tour!
I dig that bass sound! Awesome.
Great video Matt! Please do a bass-cover of a Green Day song, that would be very cool! Thanks for making these!
first time this popped up on me. from humble beginnings this cool to see im about same age old school skate rat. old rancid op ivy shit much love
Very SVT vibe with the 8x10's
thanks for sharing, Matt
Super cool!
Waiting for the next album studio session. 🙂
I love these videos. I love seeing what gear he uses. I already have my own personal preference for strings but am curious as to what he uses. Or perhaps there's already a video on that? Anyways, thanks again for these videos!
Love this, can you ask the guys to show their rigs too
Your awesome. Thanks for sharing
Would love to see Rancid tour with Charger, Old Firm Casuals and Doom Regulator ;)
Rancid needs to play a couple shows in Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
You’re the best Matt! Thanks for this!
u are the light
See you in San Diego!
The GOAT
I love this stuff. I hope you guys come to Winnipeg sometime soon.
I love the bass videos
The Pork Loin pedal is 🤌
Love me some Matt Freeman 🤘🔥🤘🔥🤘🔥
Thanks man, this was wicked!
Go get ‘em Matt!! I wanna hear that puppy roar…🔊🔊🔊
Shout out Warren Lee!!! NYHC family!!!
Most excellent rig !
Thanks youuu!!! Thanks for sharing this vid!!!
see you in portland!
Love ya matt. Keep em coming!!!!!!!
Thanks for doing a video on your amps/cabinets and showing the dials and settings Matt! What made you switch away from tubes, was it just transporting them/ broken tubes, needing replacements on the fly but not always being available on tour? Or was there a sound related difference that you liked these better?
Great tone Matt!