Jason Newsted

[Leftybass12]

So I just watched or rather listened to Jason Newsted playing the Call of Ktulu from the concert with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. I found it to be good, but I have to ask this: What is Jasons style of music? Meaning what does he typically use in his repetoire when he composes a bassline?

[FenderGibson]

Originally Posted by Leftybass12

So I just watched or rather listened to Jason Newsted playing the Call of Ktulu from the concert with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. I found it to be good, but I have to ask this: What is Jasons style of music? Meaning what does he typically use in his repetoire when he composes a bassline?

Well, Jason stated that during that making of the Black Album, he listened to all types of music, like funk, Jazz ect ect. Thats what he used for the black album.

[GM60466]

He's a Heinz 57 player. He mixes it pretty good

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[Leftybass12]

Originally Posted by FenderGibson

Well, Jason stated that during that making of the Black Album, he listened to all types of music, like funk, Jazz ect ect. Thats what he used for the black album.

I guess that's a good thing. However, I've listened to the Black Album so many times and even have official bass guitar sheet music for each song and after thinking about it....I barely hear any other style of music other than metal. Maybe it was because James and Lars were such butt holes during the making of that album, but regardless it doesn't really show. Maybe I should listen to some Echobrain songs.

[NKUSigEp]

Official bass guitar sheets are usually flawed. Jason was a big influence of mine and it seems to me that with the exception of the AJFA recording, he stood out both tonewise and skillwise. At first glance his work doesn't seem to be special but if you look at what everyone else was playing at the time, it's ground-breaking. Where most guys were playing root notes and standard rhythm parts, he threw in some funk and jazz licks but still stayed in the pocket. He wasn't much of a lead-style bassist like Entwhistle, Butler, or Burton even. But his style was perfect for the music Metallica was making at the time.

[I<34080]

Originally Posted by NKUSigEp

Official bass guitar sheets are usually flawed. Jason was a big influence of mine and it seems to me that with the exception of the AJFA recording, he stood out both tonewise and skillwise. At first glance his work doesn't seem to be special but if you look at what everyone else was playing at the time, it's ground-breaking. Where most guys were playing root notes and standard rhythm parts, he threw in some funk and jazz licks but still stayed in the pocket. He wasn't much of a lead-style bassist like Entwhistle, Butler, or Burton even. But his style was perfect for the music Metallica was making at the time.

I think if we're going into the realm of thrash bass in the late eighties and early nineties, Ellefson was definitely doing the most.

[NKUSigEp]

Originally Posted by I<34080

I think if we're going into the realm of thrash bass in the late eighties and early nineties, Ellefson was definitely doing the most.

I won't disagree.

[TheHegemon]

Originally Posted by Leftybass12

I guess that's a good thing. However, I've listened to the Black Album so many times and even have official bass guitar sheet music for each song and after thinking about it....I barely hear any other style of music other than metal. Maybe it was because James and Lars were such butt holes during the making of that album, but regardless it doesn't really show. Maybe I should listen to some Echobrain songs.

His work with Voivod is worth a listen.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by TheHegemon

His work with Voivod is worth a listen.

Indeed. There are some really groovy bass lines on Infini especially. And he's even very present in the mix.

[Sliza]

Does anyone know, if Jason uses compression (pedals or rack) for his live-sound?

[Sliza]

Originally Posted by Sliza

Does anyone know, if Jason uses compression (pedals or rack) for his live-sound?

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