Sad But True (Master Bass Track)

[@AntiOrumcek]

That 4 notes thing that James plays is like a punch in the face. God, that's so heavy!

[@pc3057]

He's just adding the low fifth of the power chords. Having the extra base note gives a more full sound to the chords. If you do it on an acoustic it almost sounds like it's distorted because of the overtones created.

[@aoutii]

@@pc3057 it’s an lower octave tuned baritone guitar

[@RDog4484]

I absolutely love the little walk down he does at 2:11. It's the only time in the whole song that he does it.

[@jakefree3878]

Omfg i thought I was the only one!!

[@giot2627]

SAME omg every time I listen to it I'm like ah here we go do do do

[@muriloninja]

That's what makes it unique! \m/

[@TimV93]

You can hear James' Jerry Jones baritone guitar there. Gnarly sound.

[@RobbieFitzgerald]

I had no idea about him doing that!

[@Nickthebassist01]

@BiRDiEMusic an octave below D standard? So that’s the same octave as Jason’s bass?

[@TurdInternational]

@@Nickthebassist01 Baritones are normally tuned to B standard, so this is a bit confusing. It's tuned an octave below a _normal_ guitar in D standard, so the same octave as the Bass. I think alot of the heavy is actually the pickups on those things; single coils aren't normally considered heavy, but they cut through well when you're downtuned so much.

[@JupiterKnight]

sus

[@Maggai]

Love how Jason simplifies his part on the last main riff toward to end to make it even heavier, when Lars goes hard and heavy on the crash. Brilliant move.

[@aoutii]

how is nobody talking about 0:18? you can barely hear it in the song but its so cool

[@oldmatevb]

I love that melody he does

[@JupiterKnight]

i can hear it very well in the song

[@cpt.marley]

That's the destiny of a lot bass lines.

[@oldmatevb]

2:11 that little fill in the second verse is so smooth in the full mix

[@flea0chilipeppers]

actually jason has 2 bass channels. clean and distorted, as well as james playing a baritone guitar. this gives the song that ultra heavy sound.

[@fookpohe]

Looks like for whom the Bell tolls

[@r3da]

I thought they added 2 notes by james and then the bass came in, but this is even cooler

[@80sMeavyHetal]

1:29 Psh..

[@depechemoderemas]

1:30-1:31

[@deftim]

Damn listen at :53 with headphones on. You can here the studio nose in the background and the track Jason is playing to. The distorted part is actually James playing on a baritone Danelectro.Watch a "Year and a Half in the Life" and you see James play it with a seafoam green baritone.

[@ripperplaysclon152]

I believe they call it the "Grynch", no?

[@fluffytoaster427]

@@ripperplaysclon152 nah that was an ESP model they did for him. Glad they eventually got rid of that one for the Snakebyte baritone he’s got now

[@nuclearllama7239]

if you want to try get the same distortion part that has James and his baritone guitar with just bass, play with distortion and use power chords (yes power chords on low bass strings), it sounds pretty close and really does the trick live

[@Miffomaffian1337]

The distortion is James playing some kind octaved down electric guitar.

[@chasemiller7974]

Hugo Jonsson Baritone guitar.

[@icaanul]

low e tuned down to b. It gives it that wobble.

[@wardkdouglas]

@@icaanul down to D, actually

[@alfonspekala]

Its jasons bass

[@rtomas47]

That's baritone guitar guys

[@durn210]

Oh my Lord that's how they get that deep throat he sound on that last end of the rift, feel like a kid seeing his xmas presents first time in morning, goosebumps

[@TimACroninMusic]

Actually, no. 4 string bass tuned down a whole step (D, G, C, F). In live versions, he uses a 5 string, also tuned down a whole step (A, D, G, C, F), but this version is a downtuned 4 string.

[@ZoeMarlowe1]

Thank you Tim, I always wondered why my bass sounded so WRONG when I tried to play this ...haha.. now I get it.. I appreciate finally understanding what the hell was going on...

[@stevenlee1075]

Thought it was a 6 string. He said he had custom basses that were made for him he used, but it coulda been live

[@cliffburton1545]

@@stevenlee1075 Jason Newsted did play with a six string bass while playing this song live. So you are right about that.

[@rockrenegade]

I can hear a little bit of low Bb (first fret of a 5 string tuned down a whole step) in the choruses.

[@rush2795]

and his vocals kicked ass live

[@xDasVixo]

0:18 like that part

[@kinniecas9004]

ProNinja 2077 me too but my hands are too small to play it

[@xDasVixo]

@@kinniecas9004 oh...

[@jettsta2401]

I read somewhere that James overdubbed a Six string bass like a Fender Bass Six, I also heard Kirk told him it was a bad idea and hated it because it sounded "Muddy"

[@icaanul]

I realized it was a joke when you said, "kirk said." Kirk hasn't made a peep since joining the band. They went from an egocentric personality like Dave to a powderpuff pushover in Kirk.

[@clinteldorado]

Icaanul And Dave’s egocentric personality is why Megadeth have been a joke for decades while Metallica are one of the biggest bands in the world. Dave is a fucking asshole and if he’d stayed in Metallica they wouldn’t have got past the club circuit.

[@user-it7on1xq5w]

@@clinteldorado popularity doesnt determine overall value, by that logic taylor swift is a better artist than either of the two. dave being an asshole doesnt mean his music sucks

[@Sir-Thrash]

Can't we just like both band?

[@Ugotdamlik]

Damn heavy bass

[@GreendayversusU2]

After listening to this, i feel bad about putting down Jason as a bassist. He was never as amazing as Cliff, but he damn sure still had talent..

[@indodust]

A bassist best moment is when you don’t even realize he’s there.

[@GreendayversusU2]

It isn't "blind love". As a matter of fact he was one of the reasons i picked up a bass in the first place.

[@IntrstllrXtnctn]

It's because they got a new producer who brought the bass back into the mix.

[@brendenj5526]

Why would someone dislike a Metallica video........ Give me a P A T H E T I C

[@TimV93]

@Stormtrooper53 James was using a Jerry Jones baritone guitar.

[@jutinoyazuka]

Yep, it was in A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica volume 1

[@Tomanista]

Wall of foam!

[@AugustThor438]

It's not neceserily a 5 or 6 string bass, this song is tuned down to D

[@sc45470]

Yeah, you can hear the clean signal behind it, that's Jason, Jason never used two channels, ever in his recording, it had to be someone else. This is a cool instrumental, it's funny how many people have the song covered wrong.

[@arsxxmoriendi]

That's literally the sound of the bass in the room. Bob Rock had to baffle HIM to keep his picking attack from bleeding into the mics on the cabs! Apparently it didn't work.

[@1612HavenhurstDrive]

Agreed. Jason was probably the best bassist for the full mix of the band. Cliff tried to do too much to really fit in properly with the tight metal style of music that Metallica went for ultimately.

[@artvandelay4485]

Yeah he definately had the best sounds and perfect less is more thing to it. Perfect bass tracks for them. The bass should not stick out so much on the tracks. If its not a solo or something like in Ktulu and Orion.

[@stevenlee1075]

Well Cliff did a really good job at fitting in though. People seemed to like them until the Black Album when people began to say they were “selling out”. But I think Cliff fit in absolutely perfectly, like Jason

[@fayufo]

perfect for my bass training =D

[@JRVDL]

ya Jason doesnt have a loop channel in any of his songs but you have done a insane job. most ppl shit the song up by adding things in every other meausure.

[@depechemoderemas]

Two bass guitar tracks: normal and distorted. Nice

[@TheIdiotNamedJoe]

Igor Tokarski That is actually a baritone guitar tuned to D on those chugs, not a bass.

[@JBoucks]

i call it genius

[@Olli120]

@Stormtrooper53 It wasn't a Bass, it was a Danelectro Baritone-Guitar.

[@georgebaines4380]

he is as good as cliff in a different way but cliff is the best for metallica

[@flame1154]

I agree, I would say that Jason has a better groove than Cliff which is likely why they found their greater mainstream success with Jason, but for the original ethos of the band I dont think anybody could match Cliff.

[@Thisismeisityou]

I know I'm a little late to the party, but is it possible to get Devil's Dance or My Friend of Misery? Thank you in advance if you can.

[@ReMetallicMusic]

I'm late, no

[@crazeyjoe]

Has that Spector growl.

[@Justice_Hammer]

It’s a Fender Precision

[@jake_plays_bass]

@@Justice_Hammer nope. This is straight up Spector tone all day.

[@Justice_Hammer]

@@jake_plays_bass Bob Rock would disagree with you, he confirmed it in an interview on the Metallica podcast this year. Sorry to shatter your ego, but he knows more than you about what went on the album

[@NShaddow15]

I cant believe thats a bass.... o.o

[@Sandesnor2]

it's a bass :)

[@hammettallica45]

@DLI848 finally someone who is right. yes you are correct sir.

[@boarman55]

0:16

[@fernandoballejos7290]

2:50

[@nicklalli2091]

0:27

[@SSSoM3]

Then why is he so amazing

[@GreendayversusU2]

@iffyfart you can just downtune your four string to ADGC.thats what imdoing right now xD

[@rockrenegade]

@Stormtrooper53 It's actually a baritone guitar.

[@GreendayversusU2]

thanks so much for posting this :) can you post cowboys from hell??

[@antoneoromero]

@chicagokid82 dude, jason played it live with a 5 sring bass i dont know if he recorded with a 4 string bass tuned down a hole step...

[@rickyilgrande]

just because... deal with its fan`s admiration

[@BMXunable]

Guys.. Cliff was just a guitarist that playing bass. He was amazing guy and very big part of Metallica, but Jason was just the perfect fit for the Metallica, so stop saying "he's not so good as Cliff". It's fucking hilarious

[@pinkbastard2.080]

He wasnt a guitarist to begin with he started on bass

[@hioeo]

He wasn't as good as Cliff, but Jason is still a badass.

[@GirthedOut]

The best Metallica in my opinion started with And Justice For All and ended when Jason left. His era was incredibly good! As I have gotten older, the Load albums have even grown on me. But the black album will always be the bassiest album they ever did.

[@solrify]

is the bass tuned down 12 semitones on each string?

[@felixdteam]

No, 2 semitones

[@pensnut08]

Jason played a 4 string on this but it was strung with B, E, A, D strings from a 5 string set. The low B was tuned down to A.

[@musicisthulife]

nope atleast i dont think so what he does is have his strings tuned a half step down so hes playin a open E (which is now D) and 7th fret A (which is now F) so it sounds distorted

[@georgewalker3702]

Everything you said is wrong.

[@Holdington]

@Stormtrooper53 Not sure he actually recorded it, but he did play the part, but he might just have been trying it out.

[@75Flanders]

Do You have the back guitar part for this?

[@basicoptimalmouse]

Someone needs to get the time stamp for the apparent baritone guitar in A Year in the Life of Metallica. That sounds awfully similar to my Spector when I run a heavy distortion pedal in the chain.

[@wedontgiveasht]

ruclips.net/video/42_ZT-xx9vQ/видео.html

[@Justice_Hammer]

Jason is playing a Fender Precision. James is playing a baritone.

[@Tomanista]

1:21

[@SSSoM3]

Did u ever took your time to read about or hear other bassist lines?

[@GreendayversusU2]

@OneMeanDragon hahh i have a five string now and i totally know what you mean. I gotta admit, i like the downtuned sound...but tuning that far down is inconvenient,..and somewhat impractical. the fifth string makes it so much easier, and makes the sound much cleaner with less buzz.

[@matutegamer9255]

There's 3 bass tracks

[@jkjl234]

@Stormtrooper53 isn't it some sort of bass intstrument with more strings? or just lower strings or something? i could be wrong

[@ZEBUTRON5000]

BALLS

[@unfairrocks]

how do you make this tracks? i dont think he uses distortion only in the open chord...

[@shawnmarshall3911]

Serginho Sena James also added a baritone too with jasons bass

[@cbluebeard]

How would he play it live? That - on again, off again heavy distortion (like at :27) would make for some fancy footwork.

[@wyattisrite5153]

That's a baritone guitar tuned town to D.

[@Stormtrooper53]

The distorted part is actually James playing on a 5-string bass. You can see where he recorded this part in "A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica."

[@SSSoM3]

Stop that blind love for Cliff for god's sake

[@TheHockeyDude27]

first on and justice for all there virtually isn't any bass, then on the black album there's a shitload.

[@TheHockeyDude27]

yeah I have ayhlm.

[@fedegonza1563]

anyone know how to equalize my bass to have a similar sound?

[@Cake_Doge]

yo, it really is hard to replicate the spector-ampeg combo's sound but you can always boost low mids and high mids for some punch and growl, little bit of highs for clarity little bit of mids for for weight and as a bridge for low and high mids. You decide your lows by experimenting. I don't know how your current setup sounds but that's a quick tip from me.

[@Muglinnor]

0:18 Tabs pleaseee!!

[@cjjones7487]

no he uses a 5 string on this

[@dantevannozzi297]

It use a pedal and a boost

[@OneMeanDragon]

@GreendayversusU2 or you can just buy a 5 string, down tuning gives it a different sound listen to it long enough youll know what i mean.

[@BirdmanCrowley]

i play a 5 string lol :)

[@SSSoM3]

then what so unique about his playing style?

[@darkragnarok21]

I don't have it

[@jutinoyazuka]

I think this is ripped from GH so its the other instruments not the studio track

[@MrThrash4life]

can you do cowboys from hell

[@ripperplaysclon152]

Nope. That song wasn't featured in any guitar hero or Rock Band games...

[@darkragnarok21]

I can't they blocked it

[@davidconoman4365]

F:3h5 3 2 3
G: 0

[@raulsardeni2372]

What tuning is this???

[@theeverythingchannel5457]

D standard. F, C, G, D (high to low)

[@thecook1986a]

TAB???

[@jotunrisinn]

@zeikgps jason not james he is the singer jason is the bassist

[@GingaNinja736]

The first bar I think is in E tuning

[@GingaNinja736]

No it’s not, it’s in A tuning

[@Justice_Hammer]

@@GingaNinja736 It’s the A string of a bass tuned down a full step so it’s actually G

[@antoneoromero]

5 string bass...

[@rush2795]

i think it's just his bass with some distortion.

[@pteradactylhippo]

There’s a wah on the last hit.
And that’s a distorted bass playing along with guitar… just sayin’

[@nicobecker636]

0:48 FAIL