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Identify Rob Trujillo's bass
- Thread starter Morleywah
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"What basses did you use?
We did a listening test where we had six different basses, and we recorded the same part of a song, like a blindfold taste test. You play through it several times, and then you listen back and try to figure out which instrument stands out, not knowing which instrument you’re listening to. There’s a specific Warwick 5-string that just took control of this body of music and owned it. The Warwick crushed it. Traditionally I’ve used a lot of other basses; I love Nash P-basses, and I love some of my old Fernandez basses, which were built by the old Tobias luthiers. I used a lot of those on Death Magnetic. But my Warwick 5-string dominated this album. You can hear the subtleties of the low B."
Metallica's Robert Trujillo on the art of simplicity | Guitar World
imo The bass in the OP looks like an Ibanez.
We did a listening test where we had six different basses, and we recorded the same part of a song, like a blindfold taste test. You play through it several times, and then you listen back and try to figure out which instrument stands out, not knowing which instrument you’re listening to. There’s a specific Warwick 5-string that just took control of this body of music and owned it. The Warwick crushed it. Traditionally I’ve used a lot of other basses; I love Nash P-basses, and I love some of my old Fernandez basses, which were built by the old Tobias luthiers. I used a lot of those on Death Magnetic. But my Warwick 5-string dominated this album. You can hear the subtleties of the low B."
Metallica's Robert Trujillo on the art of simplicity | Guitar World
imo The bass in the OP looks like an Ibanez.
The bass in that pic is a Fernandez, pretty sure its the 2nd one on this page:
-- Robert Trujillo Equipment --
-- Robert Trujillo Equipment --
I guessed an Ibanez SR something or other first, but after looking at the curve at the top of the headstock it’s definitely the Fernandes
Surprised he’s not playing an Eastwood!
Surprised he’s not playing an Eastwood!
The headstock looks a lot like a Rouge, can't read the logo but real close to a soundgear headstock, Fernandez?
Yeah, it's a Fernandes Gravity 5 in pewter. Found one on Reverb in Ireland. Super-sharp and is either neck-thru or set-neck.
Fernandes Gravity Deluxe 5 Pewter | Some Neck Guitars | Reverb
Riis
Fernandes Gravity Deluxe 5 Pewter | Some Neck Guitars | Reverb
Riis
If only Death Magnetic had been mixed & mastered better. I’ve played copies of it that fans have remixed using the audio stems in Guitar Hero: Metallica, and I’ve also heard a rough mix (I think an internal copy for their label at the time?) that sounded so much better than what we got at retail. Hopefully they give it a better treatment when they remaster it.
My point here is to say that the bass sounds great on those other versions of the record. I’m sure you can YouTube “Death Magnetic remastered” or something to hear it. Rob has always seemed like a solid guy and a monster of a player.
My point here is to say that the bass sounds great on those other versions of the record. I’m sure you can YouTube “Death Magnetic remastered” or something to hear it. Rob has always seemed like a solid guy and a monster of a player.
