The Bass Rig That Made Jason Newsted the Ultimate God of Metal Bass
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2017
- Welcome back, this is the Jason Newsted Bass Rig.
Jason contributed to the core years of Metallica (1986-2000) after much growing pain. He eventually was given creative space writing such fan favourites as “My Friend of Misery, “King Nothing” and “Wherever I May Roam” to name a few.
Jason's Bass Rig started out with basses you put together yourself and moved on to the likes of ESP, Alembic, Stuart Spector and eventually Sadowsky basses.
Newsteds amplifier rig has always consisted of Ampeg heads and cabinets but varied between models during recordings.
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Jason is the best sounding, hardest working and most energetic Metallica bassist. His backing vocals outshined Hetfield's on many occasions, he was an absolute workhorse on tour. He took the wrath of 3 people and still delivered night after night. Legend.
100% Agree. Jason wanted to be there, the others coasted!
I do agree that Jason was essentially a second frontman during his tenure with Metallica. He was a beast.
**only after Cliff's death, the only thing Jason surpasses Cliff and the new guy is on vocals, dawg was a beast on the mic
Trujillo was the hardest working. He was in 2 other bands as well as Tallica and he has more energy than Jason….. love them both but Cliff is still my favorite.
@@alexcorona It's time to stop romanticizing Cliff so much, yes, he was the first bassist (although he was a guitarist, that's why he played like that) but unfortunately his time in Metallica was short-lived compared to Jason, who I'm not saying is better but that it was the best. which strengthened Metallica until his departure in 2000. And it would have been better for Trujillo to stay in some of his former bands Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves or Black Label Society.
Jason is my biggest inspiration. Even though I play the guitar, and not bass.
In Ajfa he was playing air bass .
Rick Morks yeah, his playing looked really good in that album.
@Tristan Morrow but on studio recording you can't hear it. Only isolated tracks are available
Heavy Metal Madness You can hear it but it’s extremely silent
@Tristan Morrow r/wooosh
Sometimes these jokes can get old.. BUT.. 1st time I heard this one 😄
Jason got more basses in one year than I have or will ever have in my life.
I know that feel.
Jason was the guy that got me started on playing bass. I admired Cliff, but Jason always seemed to me to be a down to earth hero. Thanks for the video!
Glad you liked it Jake, I'm exactly the same as you. Love Cliff, but Jason is what made me a better bass player.
Ya know everyone talks about how awesome Cliff’s tone was but Jason’s tone of ajfa was killer
Could have been
Was he even on that album?
@@remember_Pat_Tillman technically yes and if you can find the bass tracks to that album it sounds really good a little bit more crunch than master of puppets
so good that i cant even hear it
@@WhichBass Alfa deluxe box set alternate mixes u can hear him clearly, before the final turndown ordered.
Rex Brown!
Good ol' Rex Brown, you bet! Watch this space!
Awesome! Can't wait!
Which Bass dd verni and David Ellefson would be nice two!
I vote for D.Ellefson too !
Maybe the best and the most UNDERRATED bass player
I bought a Big Muff Pi some years ago, and took it backstage for Jason to sign. The look on his face was priceless when I pulled it out of my bag. It was one of the best experiences of my life.
Haha awesome, why was he so surprised to see it?
@@WhichBass
I think it was more of that "DUDE! THAT"S AWESOME" And it may have been one of those, it's not something else that's Metallica.
This was during his NEWSTED project.
Cliff Burton please :-) excellent job on Jason's equipment :-)
Thanks dude! A Ciff video is in the works. Hold tight!
Hey Rattlesnake, Just wanted to let you know my Cliff Burton video is out ruclips.net/video/3cb_99LWKnM/видео.html
I thought Cliff has always used Aria Pros and (I think) a Rickenbacker similar to Lemmy's.
@@shadowalk didnt use an aria pro til' 85
all those brilliant basses and nothing to be heard of them in the final mix...(at least in justice for all)
Tell me about it! Such a shame. The Load/Reload albums were a fantastic mix though.
On _Metallica (1991)_ the bass was really loud especially in _Wherever I May Roam_ and _Enter Sandman_
You should try to get an interview with Jason like you did for Rex Brown recently. I know it would probably be difficult, but who knows, these days even famous musicians may be stuck at home getting bored! Great channel!
Totally agree Iacopo, plenty of pros are twiddling their thumbs atm. I'd love a chat with Jason. Not sure how to get in touch with him as he's not really online.
@@WhichBass how did you get in touch with rex
The first Jason's ESPs are the reason why I like the ESP/LTD sound nowadays, also his signature Spector looks really nice, thinking on getting an Spector bass in the future
Better get on the Spector waiting list now!
This man takes the bass seriously RESPECT
Minor correction: The Ep was called Garage Days Re-revisited.
Another brilliant run down. Keep them coming Alfie.
Cheers Luke, good to see you back! Thanks for dropping by!
Same to you. I really enjoy your uploads. Keep em coming.👍
I’ve got the and justice for all bass rig right here:
There`s nothing ther- oh
Jason is so very much the man ! He's my inspiration for most what I do with my band !
Same here man, that's why I had to make the video :D
i love this channel gives me a lot of info and keeps it short and sweet.
Thanks King, Glad you like the format.
nice video, i like the jason's style to play the bass and this explans his strong sound :0
Nice to see your channel's growing!
Thanks for the good word Jon! Yeah it's very strange to go from 1 or 2 subs a week to several a day! Thanks for sticking around :D
02:14 : That's my bass :-) 2010 Alembic Elan 5 with JPJ pickups (almost replica of Newsteds bass) He used the Alembics between '89 and '94
That was amazing. I yhought i knew alot about Jason but I didnt know he had a signature series from Spector... Wow!
wow impressive bass collection, never thought Jason was that into the Bass
Have you read the list of his Sadowskys?! He's a fan with a habit!
I really like the tone he got on the VOIVOD album he played on. And I really like that album that everyone I know hates.
And man that's a LOT of basses that probably sound really nice.
Nice vídeo, mate... Only one thing, Cliff's pedal was a Power Wah Boost (PWH) not a Fuzz Wah. Later, when it was given to Jason, he changed some components for the sound he wanted and he used his overdrive to get that classic distorted sound.
Non-other, great video... One more suscriber :3
Thanks for the comment Andres, the Fuzz wah was me tripping over my tongue and mixing the word order. It should have come out Power Wah, absolutely. Glad to have you subscribed!
Great Show! Love Which Bass!
Thanks Andrew, glad you enjoyed it.
Great research, mate! On all your vids :)
Thanks Cold Void! I'm glad you're enjoying them. 😎
load and reload were recoded 95-96 I know. I was an electrician on the tours.
A+ with extra credit . Well done video
Thank you miss. I'll take a gold star 😂
Great video, really enjoying this series. I put in my vote for Bob Daisley for a future vid.
Interesting choice Jim, I shall add him to the list. Watch this space.
This is analytic as hell.... i love this!!
Thanks Michael, I'm pleased you loved it :D
Could we see one of Rob Trujillo? He's changed a lot and even now uses a million different basses. I feel like it would be interesting.
You bet! I'd love to finish up the Metallica trio. It's something I want to do when I eventually have the time.
Awesome vid...I had that Bass Player Magazine with Jason's autograph ! Got it in 97' when they toured with C.O.C.
Ah no way! That's awesome. What was Jason like? Thanks for the suggestion of Blacky, I'll put him in the list!
Super nice guy, fellow Voivod fan and surprisingly short...lol. One of my biggest influences, as are Blacky and Cliff. There are so many: Mike Dean, Scott Reeder (of Kyuss etc.) Troy Gregory (of Flotsam And Jetsam etc.), Geezer as well. I'm all over the place with influences.
Thank you for video man!
No problem! Glad you enjoyed it Alexandr.
A kid hero of mine. Got my Spector bass partly do to him, and Rex Brown.
Their tones with Spectors are insane
Justin Chancellor!
Justin has been getting a lot of love recently. I think there will be a rig rundown very soon! What is it you like about Justin?
the Sound - especially the development of his sound, starting at Peach + his playing at all. I think ther is no other player like him. (maybe you now one??) I am a huge fan! ... i hope you can follow me and my bad english^^ Anyway - Keep doing, its a very cool channel!!!
Thanks Jensen, I understood you perfectly! I'll do some more research into Justin and see what I can do!
Love Jason. Thanks for the video
Very glad you enjoyed the video Joseph, make sure you subscribe for the next!
great vid. Jason Newsted is a solid bass player.
Thanks Robert, glad you enjoyed it
good, very thorough.
Thank you Clyde, I hope you can subscribe for the next video.
I am a huge fan of his,
Phenomenal right hand, absolutely great tone
Thanks Gribs, I hope you enjoyed it!
Love it man, love it!!🤘
Thanks Michael, glad you enjoyed it.
Bass tone in Doomsday for the deceiver was amazing and full fat and FUCKING METAL
Wow
Very well done video dude
Thank you DarkBass! I hope you subscribe and come watch some more videos next time.
Another great informative bass ..and amp video. I was very curious about jason's equipment. But i was a little shocked about his choice of strings..i thought he used Rotosound. But i was wrong . thanks again for yet another great video!!!
Hey Cruise, good to see you back and thanks for the comment. Yeah, LaBella is a weird choice for a metal band. I'd like to know his specific reasons but haven't seen any discussion unfortunately.
Which Bass what is weird abort using the LaBellas for metal? Just curious, since I don’t know an awful lot abort strings
@@Fjongus nothing at all i was curious because he's got a nice bright clear sound on stage live and iflat wounds give out a thump sound . and i remember reading somewhere he uses rotosound. My mistake.
Stanley Clarke! Fantastic videos! Thanks!
Thanks very much Ken, that's the second request for Stanley. Watch this space!
Also, Blacky from Voivod would be a great addition !
Alfie, that is the best video I have enjoyed so far. Jason Newsted is awesome. The equipment Jason uses are pretty cool. This is quite interesting. :) Keep up the great work
Thank you so much Sonic, I really appreciate that. Jason was a fun video to do :D
Cool stuff dude!!
Thank you dude! Glad to have the Dwights a'watching :D
another great job thanks man .
Thanks Kaj, glad you enjoyed the video.
Killer research
Thanks Mitchell, glad you enjoyed it.
Cliff next
Cliff is in the running Crimson, don't you worry.
Great info, great channel!! Schedule Tim Commerford!
Thanks Diego, glad to have you watching. Tim is on the list, watch this space!
Great info.
Thanks Maverick, glad you liked it.
Love the ”nerdiness” of these videos, you got me as a subscriber right away! :D
Thanks Kristoffer, glad to find another bass nerd. There's dozens of us *literally* dozens* haha. Glad to have you subbed :D
Great Job. thanks for this historic matter. Cheers.
Thanks Damn3d! Glad you enjoyed it dude.
Peter Steele!
Peter Steel is now on the list! Watch this space!
Love the stuart spector JN
Beautiful aren't they. Wish we could see/hear more!
Actually Jason did inherit Cliff's wah, but not the fuzz. Cliff traded the fuzz for a Morley Power Wah Boost in 1983. Therefore, Jason had a PWB. As seen in live recordings of For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Cool video....good job!
Thanks De Falco, glad you enjoyed it.
Good Job Man!
Thank you very much dude, stick around for the next :D
A good summary. What is missing is how he achieved his early gritty sound tied to EQ, String gauge and fret buzz/bridge height. This sound was striking during live shows, but buried deep in the AJF mix.
I'm pretty sure you could get close enough with the gear in the video. There isn't a secret sauce.
@@WhichBass, gear and eq are part of it; but like I said above, string gauge and bridge height have an equal part to play.
Love it thanks Alfie
Thank you Lucy, good to hear from you again.
Great channel!!!! THANKS!!!!
Thank you Javier, I appreciate that.
Just a note Jason used a 50s p bass on The Unforgiven and also used SWR on The Black Album, in addition to the Marshall and Ampeg stuff
I love the acoustic 5 string he uses on Nothing Else Matters!
Beautiful sound for sure.
Years ago I've caught Jason and he actually answered my questions himself on Messenger (that was so cool!).
I've asked him what was the reason of him swapping Alembic with Sadowsky. He said that due to the amount of sweat dripping from him during gigs, the Alembics used to encounter short circuits which couldn't be recyified. And Sadowskys didn't have that issue.
Ohh yeah you can definitely hear the flanger/chorus effect on King Nothing bass intro part
This is RUclips, man. Put your picture on the thumbnail too. Your videos are VERY COOL! Tx for the work
Haha thanks Thiago! My original thumbnails had me in them but I figured people would see it and go "Who's that sposed to be?" I guess I'll get a few more videos under my belt and then get back in the picture!
Thanks for getting in touch dude.
Jason did not use an ESP surveyor bass back in 86-87 as it did not exist back then. It was simply a parts kit bass he put together probably Warmoth or Charvel parts. You can see it's a Fender style neck with the "lawsuit" headstock. Also his Alembics were made in 2 batches. One with standard P/J style active pickups and LED side markers and for the black album his second batch of basses all had series II electronics and some of his original batch of Alembics were even upgraded to these.
Oh interesting, where did you find this out? I was dying to figure out if I missed something.
@@WhichBass I just grew up with Metallica as they became famous I watched all the videos and read all the interviews as a kid including the Japanese mags. On the Alembics I got the info from Susan and Mica Whickersham by calling them on the phone and also talking to them via social media. ESPs I've followed since the 80's, it's pretty much well known Newsteds bass was a parts bass, I think it's mentioned in a Japanese magazine from that era like Young Guitar but I got to look it up.
Jason played bass on "And Justice for All?"
I'd been looking all over for the matte black bass Jason was playing during the Woodstock '94 show with Metallica and your video was a huge help man. Unfortunately the Spector JN Signature's long been discontinued and any remaining ones cost more than my car....lol
Glad to help Jack! Yeah I think there was footage playing the SSD JN signature at Woodstock, that's the footage I saw too. Can you imagine one of those, the spec's are speeecctacular.
Which Bass Just makes me sad thinking about it! That solid body with those two fat humbuckers.... And it came in 5 string too! 😫
If I did my count well, he has around 80 basses😳. My have three😉. Great video and great research👍.
Thanks Didier! Glad you enjoyed the video. I don't want to think about how big his collection is now. We'll be here all day!
@@WhichBass indeed, I think he could fill a whole museum with his bass collection 😉. He was my inspiration to pick up the Bass at 14. Heard metallica load and instantly loved that low pulse on king nothing. First I thought the bass was a keyboard😔. Never knew what a bass was untill I saw the raw and live at Seattle 1989 on vhs. Love at first sight🙂👍.
I always thought he was playing the Alembic Elan on AJFA, who would've thought it was a Wal bass. Truly versatile instruments those Wals.
I know right, God now that I learnt he used a wal I am extremely pissed they cut him out.
yeaaaaah jason
The BC Rich Eagle you showed at @0:31 has a different pickups configuration that Newsted is showing.
awsome keep em comming! what about Justin Chancellor of Tool?
Another vote for Justin Chancellor! He will be in the running for one of the next videos for sure!
A lot of bassists will disagree with me but based on And Justice for Jason, the version of And Justice u can actually hear the amazing basslines and The Black Album. Jason Newsted is easily one of my biggest influences as a bassist. Great rundown. I can tell a lot of research went into this video as well as the first half.
Thanks Dana! Couldn't agree more. If you try playing AJFA you'll be extremely suprised by how fun and rewarding the basslines are. Thanks for commenting!
Really like your stuff. Maybe a Justin Chancellor video in the future?
Thanks for the suggestion Q, Justin has been requested a few times so you will see a video on him soon.
My compliments on your effort man. Well done. My suggestion is not to limit yourself to rock/metal bass players only. Cheers.
Thank you very much Stratro I appreciate that. I'm doing videos of players I'm comfortable with to start with. Is there any one outside of Rock/Metal that you would like to see or could suggest I look into?
Which Bass Sure.John Patitucci for start...After you review Rob Trujillo, Billy Sheehan and John Myung.;)
Haha thanks Strato, all very fine choices I shall look into them all. Thanks for your input.
My pleasure..You can also include some video material....there`s lot of Jason free stuff on youtube with Alembic , Spector and Sadowsky basses, right?
i think it's important to mention him using Cliff Burton's Aria bass at one point because he used it quite a lot with metallica
I can only imagine the outrage of Sadowsky fanatics everywhere upon learning that he had the unmitigated audacity to swap the pickups in some of his Sadowskys for lowly EMGs. Having never played a Sadowsky, I don't know how their pickups are, but I can say this: I have now replaced the pickups in every one of my five P- or P/J-style basses with the EMG GZR-P or GZR-PJ (Geezer Butler signature P and P/J sets, supposedly modeled after one of Bobby Vega's vintage P-bass' pickups) pickups. I've played all manner of Fender bass pickups (actual vintage, Fender Vintage Noiseless, Nordstrand, DiMarzio, Fralin, Novak, on and on), and the GZRs are far and away the sweetest, quietest, most responsive Fender-style bass pickups I've ever played. I haven't played other EMGs, and I don't think the rest of their product line is geared toward that kind of sound, but man, you'd have it to do if you wanted to get the best of them. Incredible pickups, and for cheap!
Sadowsky uses dimarzio pickups.
@@pteradactylhippo Oh? That’s hard to believe. I figured it’d be fancy boutique pickups or proprietary. I imagine they put in whatever the customer orders, no?
Man awesome movie ❤
I think it's Warmoth on the Garage Days cover though, since it has no name on the headstock and resembles the P bass headstock a lot more, also, in the other pictures from the same photo session, you can see that it has no pickguard while his Surveyor seemed to have a grey pickguard.
Marry me, now!
@@pteradactylhippo ?
Hi Alfie, love what your doing here... Lemmy is kind of a given, but how about a dUg Pinnick rig rundown?
Hey Scott, thanks for the good word. Lemmy is a given but you're the first to suggest him! I'll add both to the list and see what I can do. Watch this space!
Great vid as always!! Just wanted to mention: Didnt Jason use a fretless to record some songs on Load?
Thanks Boricua! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes he did, he used a Fretless on the opening riff of Until It Sleeps.
He had the best tone especially on black album
Agreed, Load and Reload were pretty tight too.
@@WhichBass Yeah i still wonder how they let him slap in cure :D . i really find that he is really underated as everybody seems to consider cliff or trujillo to be better technically also the Pick vs fingers debate . the guy is probably the most consistent of the 3 and to be able to Track AJFA in 2 days ( even if he's not in the mix but that's what make that album great sound wise ) is great . that guy probably influenced tons of people to play bass including me in the 80s/90s and early 00s
BTW, what about Jason's Hammer basses? I remember I've seen it
Surprised you didn't mention the custom Alembic (I think?) 12-string bass he used on the recording of "Wherever I May Roam" on the Black Album. The CHANG sound in the main chorus riff is that 12-string bass!
How weird, I thought I did. I kind of glossed over it by saying "25 different basses in all, Including 6, 10 and 12 string bass which were used for specific parts on the Black Album"
That's annoying!.
@@WhichBass The 12 string was a Hamer, he had an Alembic Europa Series II 10 string which is in the 90's Alembic catalog. One of the black "Spoilers" is the Persuader he used in '89, it was refinished and refitted with Series II electronics. Btw: My bass is in this vid! :-) (Elan JPJ)
Awesome vid! Please do David Ellefson!
Another vote for Dave! I'll add it to the list, thanks Maxwell.
Going straight from Warmoth to Wal, that’s the dream right there
I didn't think of it that way, you're right!
Great vid I was just wondering what Jason Newsted used thanks mate.Could you do one on David Ellefson or Les Claypool😎👍
Thank you Ben, so glad to answer that question for you. Dave and Les are both on the list and I'm sure Les will make an appearance soon!
Which Bass Cool thanks for replying cant wait.🤘
Ofc dude, you've taken the time to write me the very least I can do is acknowledge that! If you haven't subscribed already I'll let you know when the Les video is coming out ;)
Bravo!!🤘Bravo!!🤘
How do i get in touch with u? Im a huge fan of yours, would like to geek out a bit n maybe share some ideas of other bassists getting an episode..? There are too many great ones
A video on Geezer Butler would be awesome!
You'd like to see Geezer Butler would you! Well ... I'm sure something can be arranged ... soon. Very, very. Soon. :)
Nice videos man! Can you do a rig rundown on Troy Sanders?
Thanks very much Hex! You bet, he's already on the list so watch this space!
+Which Bass Awesome man!
Do one with Cliff Burton please.
I would love to see that.
Another vote for Cliff Burton. Watch this space!
Hey Tobias, I wanted to let you know my Cliff Burton video is now out ruclips.net/video/3cb_99LWKnM/видео.html
The sound on introduction of hero of the day is Very beautiful. It's a flanger?
Nooo, that's a fretless bass!
@@WhichBass best Bass player of Metallica. Sorry Rob and Burton...
0:27 That is a gorgeous bass
Homemade basses always have their own charm for sure.
He used an 8-string Hagstrom for Crash Course In Brain Surgery and an overdubbed 12-string Hamer for Wherever I May Roam.