If Cliff Burton were alive today..

[gard0300]

Something with an 18v preamp!!!!

[vishuddha]

Aria! Not quite dead... just got mine in a week ago!

[tomydacat]

I think he would have tried a Spector then found a luthier that approached him and come up with his own bass just my .02

[Direct Box Rox]

Stuart Spector said that they only made 10 Jason Newsted models (JN-4). Wonder who owns them all?

[cfsporn]

I could see him playing a Wick or a Spector. I could also see him sticking to his Arias and Ricks.

[MysticMichael]

Originally Posted by Direct Box Rox

Cant wait to hear what you guys think.

OK. I think "Who cares?" and "How could it possibly matter?"

MM

[KramerBassFan]

Originally Posted by Meatrus

If he were alive you probably wouldnt be talking about him....dying is the best thing you can do for your career

+1,000,000 this

[mournblade]

Cliff was definitely the creative genius in that band once Mustaine left.

[Chrisk-K]

He would lead his own band playing the guitar.

[bootsox]

realistically, a wick or a spector if he didn't stick to aria and ric.

[Veldar]

He'd play a Warwick in a super group with Randy Roads, Dimebag, Rev on drums and Mitchell Lucker singing.

[4StringsEnough]

Is this a veiled 'best bass for metal' thread?? ;-)

[SoVeryTired]

Sunburst P, tort guard, flats.

/thread

[Liv3rman]

Originally Posted by Veldar

He'd play a Warwick in a super group with Randy Roads, Dimebag, Rev on drums and Mitchell Lucker singing.

The Rev? Really?
Like there a thousand better dead drummers lol.

[devilman666]

METALLICA WOULDN'T SUCK

[pringlw]

Originally Posted by Liv3rman

His faithful Ricky still!!

+1 to that!

[micgtr71]

Originally Posted by powmetalbassist

If Cliff were alive today he would probably be like the rest of Metallica...a total disappointment. Anyway if cliff were alive today alot might have changed. Aria's may have a better prescence in the metal scene he may have been picked up by another endorsee and be playing Warwick, Spector, Kramer or any other plethora of other basses. He may have become a blues bassist. Point is it doesn't matter because he's dead. Until we figure out how to bring about a controlled zombie apocalypse this is a mute thread

/thread

I was thinking the same thing about your initial statement. Maybe, if Cliff were alive they would not have gone in that direction.

I think he would be playing what he always did. Maybe he would have thrown a 5 in there.

[madmarvin]

Ibanez Soundgear Prestige

[Mound of Sound]

Originally Posted by gurensan

Metallica might not have been the disappointment if he were still around.

This. Back then, Metallica knew where their bread was buttered. They openly admit they were following Cliff's lead, and he was the one who taught them music in a band setting. Cliff would've never allowed the Black Album.

With that said, I'd like to think he'd be a Rick guy. However, something tells me he would've embraced technology and experimented with different basses and effects. Imagine him with a floor full of pedals playing a Ritter...

[Veldar]

Originally Posted by Liv3rman

The Rev? Really?
Like there a thousand better dead drummers lol.

Yeah he's the first person I thought of.......