Pete Wentz on Bass Guitar Cover

[Jason Tate]

Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy (http://www.absolutepunk.net/falloutboy)) is featured on the cover of "Bass Guitar" in the June 2007 issue; checkout the cover in the replies.

[brandonrocks]

here i am, not seeing this cover

[Jason Tate]

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[luv2laff88]

he needs to think of some other faces to make for photographs

[weworemasks]

what a fucking joke. he is one of the worst bassists.....ever.

[mike l]

::looks at AP.net profile pic::

[Adrian Villagomez]

Representin' with a Squire.

[johnh5304]

That's so lame. This is going to add to a generation of terrible bass players.

[Cerpin Taxt]

This really is pathetic.

[Lehcar]

eyebrows!

[Jawknee]

As if he's some amazing bassist.

[Adrian Villagomez]

Ooooh, the bass tabs to "Woman" are contained within as well.

[emerypearl]

That's so lame. This is going to add to a generation of terrible bass players.
took the words right out of my mouth

[Sanchez]

I really can't stand this guy...

[panic!luver]

pete!!!!!!!!!

[KalwithaK11]

pete plays bass??!!

:drew:

[PerfectModel]

my question is why is he on the cover? Is it all the people at "Bass Guitar" giving him a lesson?

[ManicanParty49]

Haha, as much as I do like Fall Out Boy, it is kind of funny they'd put Pete up there. I mean, Pete's really never proven that he's a quality musician. Like if he all of a sudden busted out some Cliff Burton note for note, I'd be really surprised, but yeah. Bass Guitar is just trying to sell copies of their magazine, cause no one cares about the magazine. Plenty of people won't even know it exists till they see Wentz on the cover.

[azrielen]

Well at least he has nice teeth....

[paperthin]

shut up petes the best bass player in the entire universe, him and michael anthony should take over the world

[Dan CiTi]

I saw this at Borders...I bought Trophy Scars. It looked so lame, I love FOB but Pete is not a good/great Bass player.

I'll probably still enter the contest to win that Bass though.

[AlmostPunkEnuf]

Does the article explain how to do some lame stage antics and not ACTUALLY play your guitar?

In related news.... when did patrick stump get so damn fat?

[candleguy1142]

pete plays bass??!!

:drew:

BASS GUITAR's a magazine??!!

[falloutcollapse]

shut up petes the best bass player in the entire universe, him and michael anthony should take over the world
please tell me you're kidding

[keeplioving]

...because when I think "bass players", I think of Pete Wentz.

[keeplioving]

Haha, as much as I do like Fall Out Boy, it is kind of funny they'd put Pete up there. I mean, Pete's really never proven that he's a quality musician. Like if he all of a sudden busted out some Cliff Burton note for note, I'd be really surprised, but yeah. Bass Guitar is just trying to sell copies of their magazine, cause no one cares about the magazine. Plenty of people won't even know it exists till they see Wentz on the cover.

you're right about Pete. and about them just trying to sell issues.
I'd never heard about the magazine until this. so I guess it's sort of working.

[PaintMeBlue]

i'm a fan of fall out boy...but he's not a good bassist...by any stretch of the imagination.

[tasguitarist]

oh i didnt even realize he played bass...

[keeplioving]

then again I just saw that the magazine also features Hawthorne Heights and Panic! At The Disco, and The Used.

no thanks.

[theguiltyfew]

heres the deal how can you say hes not good? have you ever seen him play anything other than FOB songs? also just because he might not be the best he still plays professionaly and the interview might be interesting.

[captainamazing4]

well hello pete...yikes!

[myARMISTICE]

my retarded cousin could play all the simple bullshit that pete plays

[danielplaysbass]

this means I can be on the cover too! I'm way better than pete!

[usedsock182]

so, that out of tune instrument he plays live is a bass?

[ControlFreak]

heres the deal how can you say hes not good? have you ever seen him play anything other than FOB songs? also just because he might not be the best he still plays professionaly and the interview might be interesting.
No, but then again those are song that he helps write and he has never done anything special on bass. Seriously, think about what you said...

[altemose09]

he has a nice bass

[Sloppy Coleby]

heres the deal how can you say hes not good? have you ever seen him play anything other than FOB songs? also just because he might not be the best he still plays professionaly and the interview might be interesting.


he can;t even play his own songs which are incredibly simple on time. How can you call that professional?

[meh]

pete's lyrics > pete's bass-playing abilities.

[thehammer]

to the kid saying "how do you know he's not good..blah blah...you haven't seen him play anything else besides fall out boy"

3 reasons:

1) he can't even play fall out boy songs

2) anyone who even has any inkling of how to play bass knows you don't strum it like a guitar (unless you're playing chords....which most bass players rarely do)

3) you also don't strum the neck of the bass...but in his case..maybe he thinks that's where the best tone comes from ;-)

[lftcoastenvy05]

pete's lyrics > pete's bass-playing abilities.

exactly what i was going to say. dude can write very good lyrics, but comes up with most simple of basslines

[RememberFminus2]

heres the deal how can you say hes not good? have you ever seen him play anything other than FOB songs? also just because he might not be the best he still plays professionaly and the interview might be interesting.



he cant even play fall out boy songs live. hes terrible

[ror.]

i love fall out boy, but pete is by no means an above average bass player.

[ervTANG]

that's a joke...... he's a terrible bass player......
there's so many better "emo" bass players out there.

[who shot lennon]

Is this the "How to play the easiest songs ever on bass" edition?

[akster]

That's so lame. This is going to add to a generation of terrible bass players.

yea really.

[mrxstripes]

Yeh...rising stars? What genius picked those bands

[Tyler Revolution]

I love that he plays a Squier. What a joke.

[Heroin Robot]

lmao squier.

[katswansey]

what a fucking joke. he is one of the worst bassists.....ever.



I was about to say the same thing.

[CountMeOut923]

pete!!!!!!!!!

please stop talking.

[The_New_Cancer_]

he wears more eyeliner then me....

i don't think that's....ok

[The Silencer]

dude must be getting mad money to rock a Squier.

[dingy]

He's not a very good bassist imo.

[AlmostPunkEnuf]

heres the deal how can you say hes not good? have you ever seen him play anything other than FOB songs? also just because he might not be the best he still plays professionaly and the interview might be interesting.
Besides the song "dance, dance" I can't say I can even hear the bass lines in their song. take that for what it is.

[weworemasks]

heres the deal how can you say hes not good? have you ever seen him play anything other than FOB songs? also just because he might not be the best he still plays professionaly and the interview might be interesting.
ahhaahhaahah

Besides the song "dance, dance" I can't say I can even hear the bass lines in their song. take that for what it is.
so true. i've seen em live 3 times, and i remember thinking he spins, prances, and runs his mouth a lot more than he plays his bass. and 9 times out of 10, he is strumming his bass like a guitar, as opposed to actually playing bass lines.

[knibl]

jeph should be on the cover.

[Jake1]

He can't play bass, his timing is awfull, but he attracts the fans to this band. at least he has his shirt on ill give him that. haha.

[keeplioving]

...at least he has his shirt on ill give him that. haha.

haha. yep.

[bruisedx87]

Yeh...rising stars? What genius picked those bands

... I know what you mean! I'd hardly call AFI and Bright Eyes rising stars.

[katswansey]

... I know what you mean! I'd hardly call AFI and Bright Eyes rising stars.


agreed.
most of the bands they listed have already made it big.
panic! at the disco, the used, hawthorne heights?
those bands already have a huge fanbase.

[bduke13]

No, but then again those are song that he helps write and he has never done anything special on bass. Seriously, think about what you said...

Just because his bass lines arent very complex doesnt neccesarily mean he is a bad bassist. You don't always need complex bass lines to make good catchy music. Anyway I can't stand the way he plays his bass, it's like he is strumming a guitar

[Tellie Norisco]

Mmkay. Love FOB, but Pete is by no means a great bassist. He plays it like a guitar, when he plays. He is a good lyricist, I'll give him that. To whoever asked "how can we say he's not good?" It's pretty easy. Pete isn't good. Just because someone does something professionally doesn't make them good at it.

This is really just an attempt at this mag to attract customers. They probably know Pete can't play too. I mean, how many people on this thread knew about this mag beforehand?

It's also good to know I'm not the only one who fails to hear a bass line in most of their songs.

[Web250]

Cool, Joe Lally interview

[Nolessthanblink]

Shit's TIGHT! Haters! ;-)

[ozzysaxman]

heres the deal how can you say hes not good? have you ever seen him play anything other than FOB songs? also just because he might not be the best he still plays professionaly and the interview might be interesting.

i've seen him play live and he has the proficiency of a... well... not good bass player.

kind of a joke to see him on bass player with a fucking squire, i'm sure they'll get a ton of hate mail from it.

"this months bass legends: getty lee, les claypool and pete wentz"

[Ruggiero2oo8]

Emo's Boy Wonder...

[Johnny Confirm]

Jesus effing Christ. Somebody give me a gun.

[fueledbyiz]

eyebrows!
yay icon!

[fueledbyiz]

Mmkay. Love FOB, but Pete is by no means a great bassist. He plays it like a guitar, when he plays. He is a good lyricist, I'll give him that. To whoever asked "how can we say he's not good?" It's pretty easy. Pete isn't good. Just because someone does something professionally doesn't make them good at it.

This is really just an attempt at this mag to attract customers. They probably know Pete can't play too. I mean, how many people on this thread knew about this mag beforehand?

It's also good to know I'm not the only one who fails to hear a bass line in most of their songs.

you basically said everything i was going to.
thanks for saving me the trouble!

[paperthin]

please tell me you're kidding

seriously, Geddy Lee from rush has has nothing on them, i think their bands can do with out the guitar players because they play bass sooo good, seriously

[Yes. And?]

what a fucking joke. he is one of the worst bassists.....ever.
Took the words right out of my mouth.

[Dan CiTi]

Besides the song "dance, dance" I can't say I can even hear the bass lines in their song. take that for what it is.
I can hear some stuff on TTTYG and on 'Snitches And Talkers Get Stitches And Walkers' and their cover of 'Start Today' by GB. Except for those, the bass is pretty lame/not very hear-able.

[Yes. And?]

shut up petes the best bass player in the entire universe, him and michael anthony should take over the world
sad thing is, if this statement had come from a girl, i'd have thought they were serious.

[ModelBehaviour]

i've seen him play live and he has the proficiency of a... well... not good bass player.

kind of a joke to see him on bass player with a fucking squire, i'm sure they'll get a ton of hate mail from it.

"this months bass legends: getty lee, les claypool and pete wentz"


They might get heaps of hate mail from it but it will probabaly be their highest selling edition.

Well I'll be buying it.

[industrialbelt]

Oh man. Everyone who plays bass is probably biting there lip right about now.

[symbiote28]

what's the deal with him? i don't think he's one of the best playing bass.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Pete!!! Please teach me the 5 notes in Sugar Were Goin Down!!!!

[crimsonXwedding]

In related news.... when did patrick stump get so damn fat?

haha i was wondering this myself. it seems like he gets bigger as they get more popular. in the grand theft autumn and saturday videos, he was just average. now he reminds me of heffer from rockosmodern life

[rhinitus]

whatever, pete is rockin a permanent wire retainer on his bottom teeth...REPRESENT

[CrenshawPunch]

He is only on there so the magazine can sell. No real musician respects this guy.

[The Median]

Normally don't you need to know how to play the bass to be on the cover of a bass-playing magazine? I'd much rather read an interview with him on how he is able to juggle FOB and Decadence. Basically, he’s not the guy you’d want to get bass tips from. Label advice on the other hand sign me up.

[mcr_fob_aarx3]

Wow, people. do you really get that much pleasure from bashing other people? Maybe hes not the best, but he can play, so get over it.

[AP_Punk]

That reminds me: I need new bass guitar strings.

[Ælexander]

Finally, a bass magazine without Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, John Pattitucci or any other boring solo bassist on the cover.


This magazine's for me. =]

[Yes. And?]

Wow, people. do you really get that much pleasure from bashing other people? Maybe hes not the best, but he can play, so get over it.
i disagree.

[FinchBulldog2]

What do you guys want them to do, stick Les Claypool or Flea on every single cover?

[BTNGHRTSBB]

I'm so sick of his ugly head popping up in every magazine.
I like his shoes though.

[niktyler]

i thought that spot was reserved for people that could actually play bass?

[SynesthesiaX]

Mhm. The band keeps on putting out some pretty solid tunes tho.

[shwaz499]

if anything patrick stump should be on the cover because im sure that he writes petes bass lines.

[ozzysaxman]

Wow, people. do you really get that much pleasure from bashing other people? Maybe hes not the best, but he can play, so get over it.

how do you justify him being able to play? this is a trade magazine focused on bass player's skills and exploring options for those players in terms of new gear.

pete a. can't get by a single show without missing 30 notes and b. insists on playing the worst guitars on the market.

if this is rolling stone or possibly people magazine, yea its justfiable, but this isn't

[Yes. And?]

how do you justify him being able to play? this is a trade magazine focused on bass player's skills and exploring options for those players in terms of new gear.

pete a. can't get by a single show without missing 30 notes and b. insists on playing the worst guitars on the market.

if this is rolling stone or possibly people magazine, yea its justfiable, but this isn't
godamn, that many? why is he in this band again? oh, yeah, cuz he's the most bearable to look at. though, not "hAwT" by any means. sorry pete luvers.

[kissbangkill]

so, that out of tune instrument he plays live is a bass?

hahahahahahahahahaha


edit: hahahhahahahahahahahaha

[Adrian Villagomez]

how do you justify him being able to play? this is a trade magazine focused on bass player's skills and exploring options for those players in terms of new gear.

pete a. can't get by a single show without missing 30 notes and b. insists on playing the worst guitars on the market.

if this is rolling stone or possibly people magazine, yea its justfiable, but this isn'tI don't mind people voicing their opinions, but when a simple comment like "he sucks" or "fuck pete" is made without justification, that's what gets on my nerves. Comments like that accomplish nothing constructive.

[ozzysaxman]

I don't mind people voicing their opinions, but when a simple comment like "he sucks" or "fuck pete" is made without justification, that's what gets on my nerves. Comments like that accomplish nothing constructive.

agreed

[ozzysaxman]

godamn, that many? why is he in this band again? oh, yeah, cuz he's the most bearable to look at. though, not "hAwT" by any means. sorry pete luvers.

last time i saw them, he played an entire chorus about 2 frets off of what i should have been. its suprisingly close to the truth.

[secretemily]

his hair looks perfectly disheveled. :-/

[Yes. And?]

pete!!!!!!!!!
wants to get his hands on your money by any means possible!!!!!!!!!

[crazyjoechris]

Is his signiture bass actually a squire? I whould of thought with all his money he would of been able to afford the real thing.


and another thing.

How are AFI "rising stars"?

[thesego211]

look out jaco pastorius, there's a new bassmaster in town...

[applesandcyanid]

I'd take my Fender J Bass over that piece of shit Squire anyday. '

[Adrian Villagomez]

I'd take my Fender J Bass over that piece of shit Squire anyday. 'Duh?

[Hines Ward]

To all the non-bass players, playing a Fender Squire bass = driving a Hyundai.

[cc55]

Eh...at least his shirt is on.

[NotEmo.JustMe]

hahahahahahaha. wow, all of these replies make me laugh.

so what if he can't play the bass like a pro? he's a popular bassist.
you don't necessarily have to be good to be popular.
i mean there's obviously examples of that everywhere *coughamericanidolcough*

and if you don't like him then you don't have to buy it. it's not that hard...or you can just rip the cover off if you do get it. haha.

[rachealh]

what a stupid fuck! i guess i shouldnt be complaining... at least he wasnt ripping his shirt or some shit!

thanks... i have lost IQ points! ;-)

[Adrian Villagomez]

I like the bass riff in "Dance, Dance." Catchy.

[The_New_Cancer_]

I don't know anything about bass guitars so could someone clerify to me what a squire is and why it's so terrible?

[Adrian Villagomez]

I don't know anything about bass guitars so could someone clerify to me what a squire is and why it's so terrible?Squire is like Fender's less talented and slightly handicapped little brother.

[Yes. And?]

Squire is like Fender's less talented and slightly handicapped little brother.
then, why does anybody bother to get one?

[tonythetiger432]

what a fucking joke. he is one of the worst bassists.....ever.
I love your avatar.

[Adrian Villagomez]

then, why does anybody bother to get one?They're cheap. My first bass (like seven years ago) was a Squire. It costs me about 200 bucks, and that was with amp.

[ozzysaxman]

then, why does anybody bother to get one?

Fender is a company thats very prestegious, so getting an indorsement deal through them is really hard unless you're a master of your instrument.
Pretty much its a good marketing ploy by Fender (squire more specifcally). people are buying squires now by choice, not just because they're first starting off and buy the amp/bass package.

[Adrian Villagomez]

Fender is a company thats very prestegious, so getting an indorsement deal through them is really hard unless you're a master of your instrument.http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper851/stills/3d0d59fc5fc97-1-2.jpg

I love Mark, but "master of the instrument?"

[DivisionStreet]

How can someone be on the cover of a bass magazine when he plays his bass like a guitar? ...and even sucks at doing that.

[boogaman]

pete plays bass??!!

:drew:
ur the biggest FOB fan ever *cough* teenie bopper *cough*