Metal bassists that play a Precision?

[SuperSnake2012]

The only that come to mind are Steve Harris of Iron Maiden and David Ellefson, ex-Megadeth bassist. Did I miss any?

 

[punkbass479]

...i think thats about it...odd, p basses have a good metal tone

 

[BrandonBass]

to me, its like this:

metal = esp, spector, ibanez, rick, warwick
'normal' rock = pbass, jbass, rick
jazz, solo bassists etc = boutique basses, jbass

 

[SuperSnake2012]

I use my Jazz and a Precision in my metal band, haha. I love my Fenders

 

[ALiP BoB]

Jason Newsted has some PJ Sads.

 

[Depth_Charge]

Do I count?

Most of the time I'm a metal bassist and I rip my fretless Fender P out any chance I get. It's black on black and looks and sounds metal enough for me.

Noone seems to mind - I've auditioned with it and jammed with it with metal bands and I'm yet to be asked to remove it in favour of my usual ESP F104.

Then again, I've yet to be asked to take the ESP off when jamming 70's Rock N Roll tunes either.

 

[Doctor J]

Duke Erickson from Metal Church
Frank Bello from Anthrax (though he has a new sig model out which is more Aerodyne than Precison)
Mac from Acid Reign
Frank Watkins from Obituary
Joey Vera from Armored Saint
Bob Daisley (played on most of Ozzy's albums)
Steve DiGeorgio from Death, Sadus, Testament and more used to play a fretless P
Mike Kirkland from Prong

there are loads and loads more

 

[ALiP BoB]

I read that list ^ and think to myself...

Who?

 

[idoru]

Then you, my friend, need to be educated in metal

 

[Depth_Charge]

Then you, my friend, need to be educated in metal

+1. I didn't know those guys all used P's, but I knew a lot of the bands

 

[ALiP BoB]

I only know Anthrax and Death from that list

 

[fenbass]

gezer butler early black sabbath
fenbass

 

[Brendan]

Mike Labadie of Gojira.

 

[vegas532]

Heavy + P-bass = Melvins

 

[jsbass]

Newsted has a couple, uses them in recording.

 

[bassist 4 life]

Yep, newsted uses Ps in recordings. Bob Daisley from ozzy, Geezer Buttler from Sabbath. Theres this one dude who recorded an album with dio too, who played a p bass, and he had a sweet angry p bass tone.

 

[MammaryVest]

The guy from HIM uses a p-bass most of the time.

 

[D.E.C.]

Yep, newsted uses Ps in recordings. Bob Daisley from ozzy, Geezer Buttler from Sabbath. Theres this one dude who recorded an album with dio too, who played a p bass, and he had a sweet angry p bass tone.

If it's from early Dio, it would be Jimmy Bain. Bob Daisley enjoys his old P-basses. He has an awesome tone and a pedigree a mile long, which speaks volumes for his talent.

 

[punkbass479]

that guy from bauhaus (or something like that) has a black fretless p bass ('72 i think)

 

[7Stringer]

jazz, solo bassists etc = boutique basses, jbass

I'm really backward - I use Roscoe's for metal

The guy in Jon Oliva's Pain plays a P: