Michael Ryan Pritchard (born May 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Mike Dirnt, is an American rock musician who is the co-founder, bassist, backing vocalist, and occasional lead vocalist of Green Day. He has also played in several other bands, including the Frustrators. His stage name Dirnt was originally a nickname that his friends from grade school gave him, as he constantly played air bass while saying "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt" and pretending to pluck the strings. Dirnt has four signature basses, including the American Fender, Mexican Fender, Mexican road worn Fender, and the new Epiphone Grabber G-3.
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Green Day opened Super Bowl LX with a rocking medley of fan favorites before kickoff.
A massive photo set capturing Mike Dirnt’s Lifetime Achievement Award moment and Green Day’s live performance at the Bass Magazine Awards.
Mike Dirnt was just honored with Bass Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Revisit his full performance with Green Day at The Town 2025 in São Paulo
John Patitucci leads an all star band at the Bass Magazine Awards in a performance that highlights musical interplay and tone.
The 2026 Bass Magazine Awards are coming up during NAMM week and are shaping up to be one of the biggest bass events of the year.
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