Newsted's ABG on "Nothing Else Matters"?

[MAJOR METAL]

Does anyone know what kind of fretless Acoustic Bass Guitar Jason Newsted is using in The Nothing Else Matters video?

 

[BarqsBitMe]

Bump. I'm curious too and wonder if it was the same one used to record the bass line in "Until it Sleeps".

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Bump. I'm curious too and wonder if it was the same one used to record the bass line in "Until it Sleeps".

My understanding is "Until it Sleeps" was tracked with a fretless MusicMan.

 

[BarqsBitMe]

My understanding is "Until it Sleeps" was tracked with a fretless MusicMan.

Ahh interesting, thanks for the info.

 

[jdaunt]

He used a Zon Legacy on Until It Sleeps. Not sure what the acoustic fretless is, other than a 5 string. He also has a Stingray fretless in the A Year And A Day In The Life Of Metallica film, but for the actual recording of Nothing Else Matters he used his Spector.

 

[Diakronik]

You can get a look at it at about the 0:45 and 3:08 marks in the official vid. Given that it's got the triangular sound hole with detailing and the look of the headstock, my best guess is that it's a Gretsch 6176.

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