https://www.musicradar.com/news/10-timeless-bass-guitar-tones-and-how-to-recreate-them
I know it's Musicradar, but it's interesting reading - I'm 80% against distortion for bass (low end often disappears)...but I do forget there are many, many ways to skin a bass tone 😁
The instantly recognisable bass chug that introduces this totally snotty (and also slightly pervy) song from the height of the punk-rock movement is an all-time classic.
He achieved it because he picked with massive force, and also because his Hiwatt cab speaker cones were blown, giving the sound a thrillingly nasty distorted edge.
You’d be advised to seek a modern distortion rather than take a Stanley to those precious drivers, mind - unless you’re in a destructive mood.
Gear used: Fender Precision, Hiwatt amp, Marshall 4x12 cab with ripped (!) cones
Tone tips: Roundwound strings, a pick dug in hard near the bridge and a spiky overdrive pedal such as an Aguilar Agro will get you that JJ tone
