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What bass does Mike Watt play?

Mike Watt uses his Reverend Wattplower signature bass, a Bergantino Forte Ultra head with Bergantino and Barefaced cabinets, and D'Addario NYXL 40-95 strings. With mssv he has been seen using a Broughton high-pass filter, an EarthQuaker Warden compressor and a Sushi Box Finally tube DI.

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What bass does Mike Watt play?

Mike Watt uses the Reverend Wattplower, a short-scale signature bass he helped design with Reverend. He has also said he played a '68 Telecaster Bass, a '67 Gibson Thunderbird and a Gibson EB-3.

What amp does Mike Watt use?

His official site lists a Bergantino Forte Ultra head with Bergantino NXTse212 and HPN112 cabinets and Barefaced One10, Super Twin and Super Compact cabinets. In the 1990s he used Eden VT-40 and WT-800 heads.

What strings does Mike Watt use?

Mike Watt uses D'Addario NYXL 40-95 bass strings for gigs, according to his official site.

What pedals does Mike Watt use?

Premier Guitar's 2024 mssv Rig Rundown showed a Broughton Audio high-pass filter, an EarthQuaker Devices The Warden compressor, a Sushi Box Finally tube DI used as a preamp, and a TC Electronic PolyTune.

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Mike Watt is the San Pedro punk bassist of the Minutemen, fIREHOSE and mssv. This guide covers his Reverend Wattplower signature bass, his Bergantino and Barefaced rig, his pedalboard and the basses and amps of his earlier years.

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