How to play like Jason Newsted of Metallica - Bass Habits - Ep 46

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[@richard_4stringmf178]

I have actually seen few things that Jason does: 1) Pick 2) lot of bass 3) Power chord arpegios and 3rds, both major and minor 4) Instead od gallops full 16ths 5) Following drums more than guitars (after black album) 6) Heavy attack with pick

[@Kruegernator123]

Also 7) bang your head a lot to help Lars keep time with his drumming

[@IngBass]

@@Kruegernator123best comment lol 😂

[@richard_4stringmf178]

@@IngBass agreed

[@carpediemarts705]

Yeah, no interestung lines...

[@cotopaximusic]

@@carpediemarts705 incorrect

[@happytomato1135]

If it weren't for Hetfield orbital ego and Lars' constant bitching about everything what's not his own instrument, Jason may have been remembered as a much more technical and well-rounded bass player to the community. Its actually a really sad story how a humble, talented, but energetic guy gets trampled by two giant egoists.

[@MatheusSantos-iz1ip]

Okay i know Lars and hetfield totally destroyed Jason,but hetfield dont have a "orbital"ego.

[@antoniocenteno1483]

Yes and no, on one side they could let Jason step more into creation process, on the other hand... is Bass, no ofense, but not even when Cliff was around Bass was the main instrument, there´s just so much you can do and writte on bass

[@carpediemarts705]

@@antoniocenteno1483 you can write all sorts of things and not play them such as Bach. If you write chords and decide the structure of a song, you're creating. They wouldn't let him do that. Just come in, do your bass line, and leave.

[@blacksabbathmatters]

Jason was the one who chose to announce that he was going to be doing side projects.....like hetfield said....metallica isnt the kind of band where people do side projects....they didnt want to have to deal with scheduling conflicts or half hearted membership. Dont recall any great bands having guys go play in side bands in their prime.

[@willharry6835]

@@blacksabbathmatters Pantera. If I recall correctly Phil Anselmo had a bunch of side projects.

[@gilassp]

The minor pentatonic use by him comes from huge influence of Geezer Butler. I think in Metallica he wasn't allowed that much creativity with the bass lines, check out the Load/Reload demos where Hetfield plays the bass parts, they are like 80% identical to what ended up on the album. There's also a segment of "Yeah and a Half in the Life of Metallica" outtakes where Jason is trying out a basslines for Enter Sandman with much more movement initially and Hetfield saying "nah, I don't like it". And Bob Rock is also seen saying "more space", so eventually the bass part in Enter Sandman was significantly simplified. Maybe working like that became a habit to him so he was in the same mode for Voivod? I love Jason but most of his bass solos live were kinda meh. At that time Metallica also had 10-minute drum segment as well as a 10-minute guitar solo section which were also boring, but they played like two and a half hour shows then, maybe others needed some rest during the solo sections. I suggest to check My Friend of Misery demo from recent re-release of the Black Album - some parts of it were re-purposed as guitar riffs in the final song. Which was surprising to me, since I always thought that he came up with only the intro riff. Same thing with Where the Wild Things Are.

[@richard_4stringmf178]

there is also tail that he only played live in Cunning Stunts, the duel with Kirk

[@ripperplaysclon152]

Jesus, I’ve never heard Paul actually sound this mad before.

[@imbykji]

The simple fact is that post-Burton Metallica didn't have room for another personality in the music, and so Jason was just an extension of James and Lars' egos.

[@seeDerekNow]

Quite true

[@jackko21]

Pantera gave him the spotlight at one of their 1994 shows

[@imienazvvisko]

And what "personality jn the music" had Cliff?

[@Kruegernator123]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention anything about Newsted’s brief tenure in his first thrash metal band, Flotsam & Jetsam. He was a songwriter for most of their debut album and wrote all of the lyrics. His bass playing was also pretty tight on it as well.

[@Gabriele_D.502]

"the kid that came out of nowhere" wtf?!

[@Kruegernator123]

@@Gabriele_D.502 The kid that beat out other famous players trying to audition

[@scottsmith4854]

The bass riff in Metalshock is insane. He actually used this in his bass solo section during the Black Album tour but added Wah & distortion.

[@Kruegernator123]

@@scottsmith4854 Yeah, it's something amazing. Jason shredded really hard on that song too.

[@nayr87]

Such a huge difference in tone between His Sadowskys and His Alembic it's insane how growly that alembic is

[@ΑργύρηςΛαμπρουκος]

The man that made me pick up the bass. I've been waiting a long time for this thank you Paul🤘🍺

[@jamesfinch691]

I love your channel and I tune in all the time but I feel like you're wrong about a lot of this. I've been studying Jason my entire life and there are some things you're taking for granted or skimming over. You're right about doubling of the rhythm guitar in the earlier stuff but in the past, when you've mentioned playing in the pocket as a feature on some bassists you kind of make it sound like pocket playing is a bug in Jason's playing. You never mentioned just how hard he attacks the strings. That can be heard in that Blackened clip you played. The strings growling and slapping off the fretboard. Other honorable mentions: double stops, octaves, legato, staccato, and slides. How do you skip over his work on Load where he used a fretless bass? The legato slides on Outlaw Torn, King Nothing, and others? Octave bouncing from the likes of Blackened and Cryin' Shame (EchoBrain). The man has worn many hats and has shadowed guitar greats like Hetfield and Piggy and managed not to step on their toes. He worked so they could shine. He's an excellent supporting player. Listen to Doomsday For The Deceiver by Flotsam for a truly unrestrained Jason. Rant over. Although I'm disappointed I look forward to your next video. P.S. I really enjoyed the one you did on Fat Mike. I learned a lot.

[@ckhound1]

I agree. Plus he wrote Blackened (the main riff) so to say that "if a bassist is following a guitar, its then a guitar riff", well he wrote the riff, so its a bass riff. Also his work with Flotsam and Jetsam was completely blown over. If im not mistaken he even wrote some stuff for them for one of their albums that came out a few years back even though he didnt play with them. Jasons attack on the strings, to your point, is one of the reasons he is so admired and is someone I want to emulate. He is a monster for sure.

[@scottsmith4854]

I found it odd you completely overlooked his time with Flotsam & Jetsam. Some of his riffs on Doomsday are insane and the guitars were following his bass as Jason wrote a large portion of the music!

[@Unonomouse]

I like to remind people who talk bad about Jason that he was Metallica's bass player when they were at their peak, not Cliff or Rob, Jason. Great video!

[@jugalo_deathcock7317]

You said nothing about his history in Flotsam & Jetsam. His work on Doomsday For The Deceiver was the reason he even had a chance to audition for Metallica.

[@Kruegernator123]

He didn’t say anything about Voivod itself besides a mention, and he didn’t talk about Jason’s time with Ozzy Osbourne, his alternative rock project Echobrain, or his solo album as Newsted.

[@kochaos6129]

Jason is like the carpenter who crafts a staircase that stands solid for 300 years, but everyone only talks about the fancy ornamental bannister..

[@driverbass1554]

I always really liked him in Garage Days Re-revisited. Was quite bummed with what happened with Justice.

[@volcanope]

My favorite Metallica bassist

[@davidgradinaru7313]

The guy who made me "a bassist"

[@igornikitovitchnosorog874]

he's the one who made little me want to become a bassist, back in high school (and earlier) I would download every live bootleg I could, and learn any solo he made. I even bought a wah and a fuzz and used them on my start pack instrument before buying a proper quality bass and amp...

[@artulyanoff]

When I first started listening to heavy music and started discovering different bands, it was Metallica with Newstead that was one of the coolest bands for me. Trujillo is of course a great musician, but it was with Newstead that Metallica was THE Metallica) And it's incredibly sad that now I won't be able to go to a concert of the Metallica that inspired me as a child. Now there is no Pantera, Slayer, or that Metallica from the 90s. P.S. By the way, it was because of Jason that I switched to bass after 15 years of playing guitar and I get high from it)

[@HighTechCinnamon]

Lol I literally listened to Justice today on a whim.

[@iamgribs]

Well he was always spot on with the timing, his tone amazing, great pick player

[@maxlove8894]

Jason had a job and he fucking did it and more

[@danadane2501]

Glad I found this video. Jason Newsted was phenomenal on the first Flotsam and Jetsam album. Also his work on And Justice for (Jason) All. That record sounds phenomenal after somebody enhanced the bass lines. Also no offense I believe Jason added a lot to Metallica especially in live setting. He doesn't have the natural talent and skill of Cliff Burton but Jason made up for it with his timing, worth ethic, tone and the fact he did NOT play anything too flashy. Just a solid in the pocket bassist.

[@teeoh9192]

Jason was like the "Michael Anthony" of Metallica: SO important & vital to the fans, but utterly disrespected by his bandmates. I saw them during the Lollapalooza they headlined, & my eyes were on Jason the WHOLE time! His energy & enthusiasm was off the charts!

[@JustK009]

Jason Newstead = Silent Warrior

[@ironbadger6988]

Been waiting for this one!

[@ivancabella8885]

I will never tire of asking, tom araya

[@Kruegernator123]

Don’t look up “Raining Blood isolated bass track”. The results will shock you!

[@ivancabella8885]

@@Kruegernator123 i know it’s incredible

[@TotoDG]

"Can you think of another bass player that can keep the audience interested for 10 minutes?" Flea, Les Claypool, John Entwistle, Michael Anthony, Mark King, and of course... Cliff Burton.

[@dremabass1991]

Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Billy Sheehan

[@aleisterbroley900]

According to Sadowsky, Jason ran a fairly low/medium-low action on his bass. He obviously picks hard-- there's a bit in "A Year and a Half In the Life Of Metallica" where he and Bob Rock talk about needing to set up a wall of foam in front of him so that the sound of his pick on the strings would stop drowning out the sound of what he was tracking. He's commented elsewhere on how a good deal of his picking action comes from his arm/shoulder and elbow-- just watch any video of him playing, he is definitely pumping his entire arm much of the time.

[@JaQuicker]

Mad respect for Newkid

[@robertnewrick5075]

my favorite bassist

[@davidgradinaru7313]

Mine too! He is the guy who made me pick up the bass and play like a madman!

[@onerandombruh]

True, this video was completely different but boy the info in it is complete gold.

[@dariovargas8843]

Justice for Jason! \m/

[@danadane2501]

As Paul pointed out Jason is a great live bassist. Ntm his playing on And Justice for Jason is phenomenal. Here's an example of the album with AUDIBLE BASS. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJzUhZaCrLqMoJo

[@crow3043]

I feel like jason don't have so mutch oportunity to shiny, cause of his melodic and harmonical approach to the bass. But metallica was not so experimental like in cliff era, and they need some one who can do more a punch bass, and I personaly like that, in expecial, the bass in "one"punch but also melodic!

[@Kruegernator123]

Jason also played bass in a more traditional way, unlike Cliff who almost seemed to be like a second lead guitarist in some cases.

[@mmeshutoz]

Вот это мужик!!!! Лучший!!!! Респект Джейсону!!!!

[@loudandfast1389]

Pick, and pick HARD

[@natelandherr5202]

One thing you def could have mentioned is his sheer speed in the first Flotsam album but it was still good. Itd be cool to have a video about Jo Bench or Les Claypool

[@duckyboi-go7ht]

i don’t think you do him justice to say that all he did was double the rhythm guitar parts as for a lot of his bass lines he differs the bass line from the rhythm guitar part such as the bassline for blackened (although you won’t be able to hear that on justice)

[@oskarjonsson9117]

Listen to flotsam and jetsams doomsday for the deciver jasons only flotsam album its kicks ass

[@rainelrodriguezcuadrado1370]

Bajista ecepcional llebo a metallica a otra dimencion de atague velocidad rapides con coros desgarradores brutales un tono de bajo agradable hombre muy tecnico gran basio dejo el carismativo drums sobre todo los gue seguimos desde un comienso ala banda era la furia metalera la fuersa de la esistencia el gran jason

[@carmenfabozzi7150]

You mentioned VOIVID so you definitely need to do vid on Blacky. Oh by the way a you should check out Martin E. Ain of Celtic Frost and listen to Morbid Tales.

[@merciless2032]

Pro tip if you want to sound like Jason: 1mm dunlop tiangle pick, 45-105 stainless strings, downpick everything as hard as you can:D

[@LOLheyman]

I feel like this video severely underrated Jason newsted all because this guy doesn't think Jason has any "special bass habits" lol😂

[@TheBassManimal]

Man im pretty disappointed, considering I've been waiting so long to watch a video about Jason, only for you to say there's nothing to talk about.. Seriously?! What about his heavy picking technique, using a 1mm tortex triangle the guy was so hard on his Bass and had the greatest right hand up there with David Ellefson, Also his melodies came from his song writing ability, he wrote that riff to Blackened so actually, it was Hetfield following HIS parts also! Getting his tone, his Basses his Ampeg amps all that combined with his heavy riffing style could have made a 30min video. Paul this video was a disaster.

[@seeDerekNow]

Nah I agree with Paul. Musically, in the studio, Jason didn’t contribute much to the Metallica sound. However, as a member and representative of the band, he was a titan.

[@bigstinky7923]

@@seeDerekNow no he definitely could have talked about his actual tone, that's an important part when trying to sound like another player

[@seeDerekNow]

@@bigstinky7923 and what tone would that be? The generic metal tone of the 1990s? I like Newsted but his playing and overall sound was not particularly noteworthy nor was it a feature of that band.

[@Kruegernator123]

@@seeDerekNow The title of this series is literally called “How to sound like [insert bassist here]”. Yes, I definitely think a bassist’s tone would be incredibly important to this video.

[@seeDerekNow]

@@Kruegernator123 fair enough. That would be a pretty short video 😀

[@jconner3891]

Newsted is the best. Killer

[@ericeastman2427]

Its easy all you need is a all tube 300 svt classic with a 8×10 cabinet ampeg of course crank the gain on 10 bass treble mids to taste to get the natural distortion from the tubes. Then learn to play with a pick very well now you can sound like jason

[@ryplay08]

Lars was the one that wanted the bass turned off on And Justice For All

[@davidorl6820]

It would be cool to see a Bass Habits video about Adam Nolly Getgood!

[@BubbaBass_Official]

This legend has been my inspiration since the day i started bass and still has huge influence on me to this very day...

[@jakebeaudrie]

There best sounding record is the $5.98 EP. Rough, aggressive mix with a great and very audible bass tone. The band definitely lost something they've never been able to get back when he left.

[@jakebeaudrie]

Also, Hetfield's explanation about AJFA is a complete and total load of shit.

[@Kruegernator123]

@@jakebeaudrie Lars' explanation is complete baloney too.

[@JosephGallagher]

I was really expecting something better out of this video...

[@ddwalker3744]

Flea, Cliff Burton, Geddy Lee, Claypool and that dude from Mudvayne are all killer bass players, I cant believe Les Claypool tried out for Metallica after Burton died thats crazy

[@M2Mil7er]

Les was in the same class as Kirk at school, and used to buy weed off him. I think Metallica just called every bass player they knew.

[@ddwalker3744]

@@M2Mil7er i didn't know that, thats funny

[@Aperez06.]

Guy from mudvayne is Ryan Nartinie, an absolute monster on the bass

[@deathnecrobutcher3215]

he made me pick a bass guitar and also David ellefson

[@och70]

Which one was heavier?

[@The1nsane1]

The crap sound and no bass of ...And Justice for All was the beginning of the end for Metallica and me. After a couple of plays I sold the LP to a friend of mine, just crap, couldn't listen to it. I also feel pissed off about the lack of respect Jason received from James and Lars. Metallica would have had a more dynamic sound if Jason was given some freedom and support.

[@marcossebastianflores606]

Nice.... Now is time for Robert Trujillo bass habits.

[@dimitrissousoulas4328]

Rob trujillo?

[@nikky4703]

Can you do piggy D from Rob zombie

[@LageYouTube]

Doesn't 'Until It Sleeps' have "significant bass"? It literally starts with bass and drums

[@laarenadelospodcasts]

Until It Sleeps, King Nothing, The Outlaw Torn, Devil's Dance, My Friend of Misery, The God That Failed, The More I See... It's wrong saying there are no significant parts in the Jason era Metalica.

[@tavicotavio]

@@laarenadelospodcasts king nothing and devils dance were writen by james hetfield

[@seeDerekNow]

Paul, I can see why this was a hard video to make. A lot of fan bias comes with a figure like Newsted. However, when you put the fandom aside and examine his bass work objectively, there’s not a lot to stand on aside from the fact that he was a very aggressive and tight player. But as creativity is concerned, its hard to highlight any impactful contributions beyond My Friend of Misery and the intro to Blackened.

[@Kruegernator123]

It’s hard to make any contributions to a band when you have James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich in it. They should’ve renamed Metallica to “The James & Lars Show”. Even Kirk and Rob Trujillo still don’t get a chance to write a ton of songs compared to those two.

[@seeDerekNow]

@@Kruegernator123 this is true. After Cliff passed, James and Lars pretty much took over the creative void Cliff left behind.

[@seeDerekNow]

@@Foxikaze true. There was no room for an additional creative voice post-Cliff.

[@Kruegernator123]

@@seeDerekNow That has always been an issue with Metallica. There was an interview with Jason about a few weeks ago, and he described Metallica as “the two-piece garage band” of James and Lars and I thought it was extremely accurate. Dave Mustaine and even Cliff Burton himself often had disagreements with James and Lars over writing credits. I do think Cliff was a lot more assertive to have more input in the band. In that same interview, Jason talked about on their No Life ‘Til Leather demo tape, Lars wrote in ink pen: “(turn down bass on amp)”. James and Lars had always had that in mind when mixing their albums, at least until the Black Album when Bob Rock taught them properly.

[@seeDerekNow]

@@Kruegernator123 concur. It was always James and Lars’s band. In fairness they are the founders. They did have a lot of respect for Cliff as a person and as a musical talent and thus allowed a lot more creative input vs other members. Once Cliff was gone, that door was pretty much closed.

[@bradkneale7580]

Jason wrote the main riff for blackened so maybe that's the guitars following him not him following the guitar riffs

[@myfluteatemyhomework]

Okay, it's true in 3 Metallica songs. What about the rest? (Don't get me wrong, he's my fav bassist in the whole world, but he's not a songwriter type of musician. And it's OK.)

[@bradkneale7580]

fair enough , I wonder how may songs rob has been allowed to write lol@@myfluteatemyhomework

[@Unlocked985]

That’s what most guitarist see the bass they couldn’t care less and want the spotlight that’s just how it is

[@davidgradinaru7313]

Metallica got me want to play bass... Jason Newsted made me buy a bass

[@KARLOS121]

What about until it sleeps

[@IngBass]

Самый охуенный мужик в Металлике!

[@fs3684]

The biggest Jason's mistake : to leave flotsam and jetsam !

[@Owen-ne6pe]

i dont really agree that jason just following the guitar theres plenty of of moments where he does his own thing

[@Kruegernator123]

I do think he was quite biased in this video. He praised other bassists for doing the same, yet criticized Jason for doing it.

[@Owen-ne6pe]

@@Kruegernator123 idk how the hell he found more ways to give mike starr n nikki sixx credit then jason newsted lol

[@Owen-ne6pe]

@@Kruegernator123 it might be because hes already done the things newsted does in the other peopes vids but he shouldve included then anyway tbh

[@Kruegernator123]

@@Owen-ne6pe I took another listen to Jason’s audition tape on the Damage Inc. tour. He was playing circles around James and the others; whether that be because the band was still grieving over Cliff or because they were drunk out of their minds, who knows? Either way, Jason was an absolute beast. He even had the balls to play some improvised fills on the audition tracks, in his own way. He wasn’t copying Cliff and had no intention to.

[@Owen-ne6pe]

@@Kruegernator123 u sure about that james concert bro they were like angry after cliffs death. they used to mop at like 270 bpm but they may be because of jason. and yeah hes a completely different bass player to cliff and honestly a very good idk y this video frames as just a root puncher

[@PerezBroz-p5o]

Ok your last statement lost me.

[@jackbutler1955]

bro you didnt listen to Newsted??

[@Kruegernator123]

Jason’s work in Newsted is great. He also didn’t cover Jason’s time with Echobrain either.

[@mikehunt8247]

Your pretty hard on Jason. Pick apart is bass solos if you wanna talk about his technique

[@heathfriend6999]

I would assume the easiest way would be to turn your amp down to 0

[@justsomedude5727]

Really dissapointing and totally undermining him, ignoring a decent catalogue of his work and even if he doesnt just copy the guitar lines, especially not live. And sometimes thats the thing to do, just to discredit him seems so.. meh. Hes way contributed more than rob trujillo imo who is even a better and more diverse player but is so held back in metallica, and still feels like the new guy or a hired gun despite being tenured the longest.

[@devinthierault]

Adam Clayton. Unfortunately people think he sucks but that's only because u2 became very boring.

[@mrjazzhole8024]

I would rather sound like Jason Newstead of Flotsam and Jetsam.

[@Dan.50]

I know I'll get heat for this but, JN never really did anything of note musically either before or after Metallica. Let's be honest, Flotsom sucked and Ecobrain sucked... I liked the NEWSTED band's stuff but lets face it, it wasn't groundbreaking by any means. IMHO, JN should have stayed in Metallica where he at least added worth, instead of leaving for a band that didn't last six months and whose songs no one even remembers.

[@Kruegernator123]

I think it was necessary for Jason to leave. Metallica wouldn’t let him do the things he wanted to do. I personally think Jason had the biggest balls to leave when he did. I don’t think Metallica would’ve lasted much longer if Jason didn’t. Jason wanted them to take a year off and fix all of their personal problems too. Metallica did take the time to sort all of their baggage out and reform, but only AFTER Jason left, sadly. Say what you want about Jason’s post-Metallica career, but he’s a lot happier now. He only does six shows a year now instead of hundreds. He’s relaxing and living life at his own pace instead of the management’s.

[@iii2187]

Jason made love Metallica almost immediately, Lars and James made me hate Metallica...

[@kushking420]

😅🤣😂 He's no Cliff Burton

[@walfredo66]

I'm totally disapoinent about this video

[@johnhareiel5118]

Oooo-k. This had absolutely nothing to do with how to sound like Jason Newsted.

[@MyFriendOfMisery13]

Angry foreign dude that’ll never be more than another voice on KZbin talks about shit he knows nothing about. Cool.

[@vinnysilveira4685]

he isn't impressive at all..

[@paul-michaelgobitas3574]

With all do respect that's BS brother

[@ripperplaysclon152]

*clamps your mouth* Shut.

[@Kruegernator123]

We don’t even know who you are.