{"id":1450,"date":"2014-07-28T07:04:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T11:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wreckingcrew.com\/Ironbound\/?p=1450"},"modified":"2014-07-28T07:04:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T11:04:29","slug":"vernis-top-5-bass-godz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wreckingcrew.com\/Ironbound\/?p=1450","title":{"rendered":"Verni&#8217;s Top 5 Bass &#8220;GODZ&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"dnn_ctl00_lblArticle\">As legendary East Coast thrash metal band Overkill celebrate the release of their 17th studio album, <em>White Devil Armory<\/em>, we asked founding member and bassist D.D. Verni to give us his five personal bass gods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"dnn_ctl00_lblArticle\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Geezer But<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ler<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"dnn_ctl00_lblArticle\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Come on, does there even have to be an explanation next to his name?<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"youtube-embed ye-container\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/K3paBhenhyI\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Verni&#8217;s Top 5 Bass &#8220;GODZ&#8221;\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Verni&#8217;s Top 5 Bass &#8220;GODZ&#8221;\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2014-07-28T07:04:29-04:00\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/K3paBhenhyI\/default.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K3paBhenhyI\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"340\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"560\" \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;align;center\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K3paBhenhyI?modestbranding=1&rel=0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"dnn_ctl00_lblArticle\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">2. Steve Harris<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"dnn_ctl00_lblArticle\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/strong>I never took any lessons, but I might as well have from Steve Harris. Playing along with those records early on is how I learned to play the bass\u2014we did every song from the first two Maiden records when we were a cover band. Also, he was the major songwriter in the band and it showed\u2014a big influence on me and probably every bass player of my generation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"youtube-embed ye-container\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Kyw-Lere8Kc\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Verni&#8217;s Top 5 Bass &#8220;GODZ&#8221;\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Verni&#8217;s Top 5 Bass &#8220;GODZ&#8221;\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2014-07-28T07:04:29-04:00\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Kyw-Lere8Kc\/default.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kyw-Lere8Kc\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"340\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"560\" \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;align;center\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kyw-Lere8Kc?modestbranding=1&rel=0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"dnn_ctl00_lblArticle\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">3. Dee Dee Ramone<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"dnn_ctl00_lblArticle\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Probably not a popular choice, but I loved that bass slung real low, the fact that he played with a pick instead of fingers and all the rhythmic down-picking to match with Johnny [<em>Ramone, guitar<\/em>]. As far as I&#8217;m concerned, the Ramones were the predecessors to playing bass in a thrash band. Basically a rhythm guitar with four strings. You gotta keep up with the guitars, man!<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"youtube-embed ye-container\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/WPAl1OeZfac\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Verni&#8217;s Top 5 Bass &#8220;GODZ&#8221;\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Verni&#8217;s Top 5 Bass &#8220;GODZ&#8221;\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2014-07-28T07:04:29-04:00\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/WPAl1OeZfac\/default.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WPAl1OeZfac\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"340\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"560\" \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;align;center\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WPAl1OeZfac?modestbranding=1&rel=0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"dnn_ctl00_lblArticle\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>4. Tom Hamilton<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"dnn_ctl00_lblArticle\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>Very underrated in my opinion. Him and drummer Joey Kramer\u2014take them away and there is no Aerosmith. He always has clever ideas and is not too busy, with the bottom line being they never lose the swing in the song.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"youtube-embed ye-container\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8Fx0h66g778\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Verni&#8217;s Top 5 Bass &#8220;GODZ&#8221;\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Verni&#8217;s Top 5 Bass &#8220;GODZ&#8221;\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2014-07-28T07:04:29-04:00\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8Fx0h66g778\/default.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Fx0h66g778\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"340\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"560\" \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;align;center\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Fx0h66g778?modestbranding=1&rel=0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"dnn_ctl00_lblArticle\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>5. Joey DeMaio<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"dnn_ctl00_lblArticle\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>I know that Manowar\u2019s lyrics and little speeches onstage are silly, but I\u2019ve always loved Joey\u2019s playing, especially on the earlier stuff. Still the only guy I know that consistently uses an eight-string and plays really cool shit. Plus, even in a ballad or quiet moment, he always plays for power. I\u2019ve never been a big fan of any playing (or music for that matter) that did not put power and attitude first.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"youtube-embed ye-container\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/XSYrTKXLYH0\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Verni&#8217;s Top 5 Bass &#8220;GODZ&#8221;\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Verni&#8217;s Top 5 Bass &#8220;GODZ&#8221;\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2014-07-28T07:04:29-04:00\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/XSYrTKXLYH0\/default.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XSYrTKXLYH0\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"340\" \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"560\" \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;align;center\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" 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Verni to give us his five personal bass gods. 1. Geezer Butler Come on, does there even have to be an explanation next to his name? &nbsp; 2. 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