Matt Freeman is the bass player for the punk band Rancid, and also is well known for playing bass in Operation Ivy.
Let's take a look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Matt's bass rig.
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Basses
- Fender Road Worn Precision
- Squier Matt Freeman Precision Bass
- Fender ’77 Precision Bass
- Fender ’78 Jazz Bass
- Fender Tony Franklin signature (fretted)
- Fender ’62 Reissue P bass
- Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Basses
- Fender ’66 Precision bass
- Fender ’74 Precision bass
- Fender ’77 Jazz Basses
- ’77 Rickenbacker bass
- ’78 Music Man StingRay (used on Life Won’t Wait)
- Guild B-50 acoustic bass guitar
- Custom Hill Guitars Bass
- Fender Kingman Bass SCE
- white upright bass
Amps and Cabinets
- Fender TB-1200 heads
- Fender 8x10 bass cabs
- Ampeg SVT-5PRO heads (used for many years in the past)
- Ampeg 8x10 cabs (used for many years in the past)
Other
- Avalon U5 DI
- Line 6 Bass POD
- Korg DTR rack tuner
- Dunlop picks (medium-thin)
Strings
- GHS Bass Boomers 45-105 gauge strings
