His tone on DM is great, i don't think its too deep in the mix. I figured out "The Day That Never Comes" by ear and i didnt have any problems hearing his line. Alex Webster for me has the best metal tone; punchy, loads of low end and cutting.
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He endorses Fernandes 5-string basses stocked w/ EMG pickups (thats what the Bass in the picture appears to be)and usually sticks to those for performances, but he also employs a slew of different brand axes in the studio....
As for his tone, he is very conscientious of his place in the Metallica frequency chainRobert does his best to accent James and Kirk w/o overpowering them to that end. I think his live tone- as well as his recorded tone- are excellent considering that objective, and I think he sounds fantastic on Death Magnetic. Anyone who knows Rob's body of work knows full well what he's capable of- the fact that he acts as the total team player w/ Metallica makes him even better, imo!
yea....hes all about the fernandes thing, but if you check out their live pics on myspace those are the fewest played. he seems to be more focused on the rics and the p bass live..so ive noticed
I don't think it was the seats. Metallica does "in the round" style seating so that they have their "Snakepit" stage right in the middle of the arena. The topmost deck of seats is closed off. Me and my buddy were thirteen seats up on the first deck, so not far at all from the stage.
Their PA system was pretty ridiculous - Eight big line array rigs and a stack of subwoofers.
Their PA system was pretty ridiculous - Eight big line array rigs and a stack of subwoofers.
Very valid point.
Pit is good to see the band, not to actually listen to the music.
PA systems are not good for everyone in the audience.
Actually being in the pit or close to any speaker is one of the dumbest thing one can do at a rock concert.
I lost hearing in one ear at one concert one day, that was the dumbest thing I ever did, my ear whistled for 2 weeks and then finally saw a doctor who told me I had pierced the eardrum.
Now I cannot ear high pitch sounds from this ear, and the other ear has some damage as well. I have to wear earplugs, avoid loud music and use noise-canceling headphones at low volume.
One of my last gigs before I started using ER-20s all the time was spent next to the PA. Lucky it was only a 30 minute gig! Yeah, if you've got no earplugs, stay weeeelllll away from the PA. Get some ER20s if you want to rock out everywhere
I heard a live version of Cyanide a few days ago, and I will agree that his bass tone was awesome. Too bad the rest of the band sounded like a local garage band doing a bad cover of a Metallica B-side from the 80s.
He uses a Ric but it is very modded, i don't think it sounds like a Ric at all.
He has custom Warwicks too
And lots more http://www.bassplayer.com/article/extra-inside-look/oct-08/87919
He retired his old Tobias from the Infectious Grooves days
I was at the Prudential Center the other night too and I thought the sound was pretty ok. I was way up top though so I think we were getting a lot of slap back from the ceiling and back walls. Great show though. He didn't play the Ric. Played what looked like a Jazz but might have been a Precision (I was really far away). The kid they brought up on stage was just some kid. James started talking to him between songs at one point and said "Wow! You're right up front. How old are you?" Then he said something like "Ten, huh, that's pretty cool. Are you going to bring your kids to see Metallica one day?" A few songs later Lars hoisted him out of the audience and tried to get the kid to bang on his drums and they all took pictures with him. It was pretty cool. They seemed like they were having a blast playing for the people but I gues I'd be pretty happy if I was in Metallica too.
Cheers!
Cheers!
yea they seem like theyve never been in a happier place as a band...and honestly how could you argue that after what theyve been through and how everyones come back to what must be an awesome place to be in life
They were clearly having a good time when I saw them. I was surprised at what a great show it was. much better than I expected. I'm not a real big fan of them or RT, but I enjoyed it!
The thing about Robert Trujillo that amazes me is how low he wears his bass and is still able to play with so much control. Pretty bada$$!
hes a big dude with some long ass arms....i think the bass gods graced him with some incredible talent personally
No it wasnt his son, some small child somehow made his way up to near the front of the pit area...and james invited him on stage (the kid was obviously there with his parents) it was really cool of them. (of course i sat there wishing it was me so i could play seek and destroy with trujillo
)EDIT: maybe it could have been the seats, me and my girlfriend were tenth row on the "floor" section 10 also, she plays guitar so was naturally paying attention to that more, btu also commented on trujillios tone being very good and cutting through well.
Thats funny because if I remember correctly, back in his Suicidal Tendancies days he used to sling his bass high up on his body.
Btw that Ric of his looks to have some similar mods like Cliff's old Ric
Shame on him!! At least it looks cool.
No it wasnt his son, some small child somehow made his way up to near the front of the pit area...and james invited him on stage (the kid was obviously there with his parents) it was really cool of them. (of course i sat there wishing it was me so i could play seek and destroy with trujillo
I didn't know small kinds were allowed at these kind of "violent" shows...cool kids.
My son had a similar experience on the St Anger tour in 2004. While he didn't go up on stage, he did get to shake hand/high five James, Kirk, & Rob. They each gave him a pick and James handed him his hand written setlist @ the end. He stood inside the rail, while I was left to get crushed in the pit. It was a good night
When I saw them few years ago I remember thinking that his tone was huge but undefined.. It was only clear at solo parts.. I was at front row center so that might be part of the problem. (he played mostly Fernandes at that gig)
Based on videos I`v seen, he sounds best with P-bass (like when they did the Sabbath thing.. Growly mid range!) Tobias sounded really good with Ozzy tho..
Trujillo and P-bass in action:
with Metallica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06C2DYlz7bY
and with Black Label Society http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAodnkz6AI4
I think he should use it more often..
And based on one video I saw, hes Rick definatelly doesn`t sound like one..
Based on videos I`v seen, he sounds best with P-bass (like when they did the Sabbath thing.. Growly mid range!) Tobias sounded really good with Ozzy tho..
Trujillo and P-bass in action:
with Metallica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06C2DYlz7bY
and with Black Label Society http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAodnkz6AI4
I think he should use it more often..
And based on one video I saw, hes Rick definatelly doesn`t sound like one..
i just think its more so that he sounds like another guitar...thats why he gets mixed in well...its not a bad thing at all i dont think...no his tone doesnt STAND out but it fits in the mix perfectly not to loud not to soft just rite and when he has a solo type part it really punches through...its what he wants
