Metallica - "Hit The Lights" (Bass Cover)

Metallica’s first official song released to the world. Although Cliff didn’t come up with the original bass line, you can tell he made it his own completely.
Cliff’s tone on the album is cleaner (I believe he used flat wound strings) but I wanted to add a little extra kick to it.
Bass: Rickenbacker 4001 (modified to Cliff’s specs)
Tuning: EADG

[@ikon4255]

the best bass covers on youtube! 🤘

[@JBjopa8]

Agreed 🤘🏻

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much. I appreciate you all watching and sharing. I love playing bass and these songs formed and influenced me… this is my humble tribute. 👊🏻😊

[@al-Bass]

@@kellogc damn good tone, and pop. great job kello.

[@suk4ed]

this guy is a pure gem. Please take care of him, KZbin! > Definition of a finest bassist

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much. I appreciate it 👊🏻

[@mgrocki]

killed it my dude! can't get enough of that TONE.... gnarlier than Gnarles Barkley!

[@kellogc]

Thanks a lot my friend 👊🏻😉

[@blacknex1357]

One of the best album of Metallica with Ride the lightning and Master of Puppets !!! Awesome cover... You do honor Cliff Burton 😉🤘

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much 🤘🏻☺️

[@ptrkon]

It was so empty out here without your covers! That's awesome job!!!

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much 👊🏻

[@ChungiteApostle]

Really digging how you modded your Rick to be like Cliff's. Looks and sounds killer!

[@kellogc]

Thank you. It is killer! I didn’t do the mods, got it already like this. 🤘🏻😉

[@Daddy53751]

@@kellogcthat a good question I like to find out about guys I like and respect, You have a bass collection that borders on “Bass Porn”, Do you do any modding? 🤘🏻

[@tojorozombie]

Thanks so much! Wonderful job, Sir! Such a fine Ric! Sir Clifford smiles!💜

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻😊

[@matthieujoly]

It reminds me.. the first time i've heard the album... such a longggg time ago. Still love it to that day. You done a really good job !!

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻☺️

[@xaqshunr]

Killer performance and the tone is perfect! I'm stuck in the office now but want to go home and pull out one of my basses now.

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much! Play that bass! 👊🏻

[@alanbhz8367]

Cliff ia ficar orgulhoso!

[@kellogc]

Obrigado! 👊🏻🤩

[@spurber]

He got pocket, he got style. - You keep doing your thing my brother. You're an inspiration and we appreciate you.

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much. Much appreciated 👊🏻☺️

[@merciless2032]

Big man Kello did not disappoint once again 🙏🏻🔥

[@kellogc]

Thank you 🤘🏻☺️

[@joaoleonardocossa2178]

Wow, what a serious sound with medium that this Rickenbaker has, really good Kello!!!!

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much 👊🏻

[@ahmedmoussa79]

Hello Mr badass bassist. That was awesome! 😝😝🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻🙃🤘🏻

[@PazVizsla88]

Extra cover man My favorite Met song plus it’s awesomely played on a Rickenbacker, what else? Perfect from start to end

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much 🤘🏻

[@ScrogginHausen]

Perfect tone!

[@kellogc]

Thank you 🤘🏻

[@bryanreiter8752]

I really need to get a bass again. You're inspiring me, pushing me to get back into playing. Great job, once again. You really do have the best bass covers on YT.

[@kellogc]

Thanks for sharing. If you feel the calling back… give ir a try! Nothing like music to help us through life 👊🏻

[@JC-cc7we]

Your bass tone and playing are incredible!

[@TheMrMused]

I sound like a broken record, but man, you nail Cliff's tone *soooo* well! Awesome cover of a great song! Thanks for sharing it!

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much 🤘🏻☺️

[@gabifdez.55]

Rickenbacker el mejor sonido de bajo! Genial cover!

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 🤘🏻

[@thezogs95]

Best tone out of a Rick I've ever heard

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻

[@iSp1ke]

🤘😝🤘 cant get enough of your bassilicious playstyle. Keep on rocking 🤘

[@MatChew75]

Thank-you. U couldnt hear his bass like that on the album. Killer freakin sound an cover. Nothing soynds like a Rick it sounds so badass. I fully believe if cliff lived lars woukd have been out. Enter Lombardo?

[@kellogc]

Thank you! Unfortunately I guess we’ll never know 😔

[@stephentot5011]

Simply awesome, you make it look effortless

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻☺️

[@MykeLewisMusic]

Great to see you back in action! 🤘

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻

[@Snibborwocky]

Absolutely love that Ric! Well done cover. 🤘🤘

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much 👊🏻

[@evildiamond6247]

This is just so good the bass tone is just so excellent

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻

[@garyholland403]

one of your best covers!

[@kellogc]

Wow, thank you! 🤘🏻☺️🤘🏻

[@darthsmoke6652]

Bass is so underrated 🤘🤘

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻

[@Daddy53751]

Bass has massively bloomed since I was a kid, Largely because (IMO) of pioneers like Burton, Entwistle, Lee, Butler, Harris, Claypool, and many others. They inspired, innovated and pushed the boundaries of what the bass was and could become. 🤘🏻

[@painrob]

#Nicaragua presente // Brutal como de costumbre! Buen trabajo! Con cosas como esta uno se da cuenta que todavía hay futuro. Rocanrol! // Kickass like always! Good job! Things like this makes me realize that there's still a chance! rock on!

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias! Gran abrazo 👊🏻☺️

[@DiegoSilva-gw4tv]

Que alegría verte hacer este cover Kello, gracias!!

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻☺️🤘🏻

[@loombaron]

amazing man! lovely bass!

[@kellogc]

Thank you ☺️👌🏻

[@martinlisa533]

speed metal 🖤 🤘

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻⚡️🤘🏻

[@BusyMEOW]

Some Wizards teach magic spells, others dabble in a bit of Math on the side, the naughty ones practice the dark arts of _Science_ 🙀 Kello GC is here to expand your mind with fingerpicking electric bass guitar! 💪😺 It's awesome!!

[@kellogc]

Nice words. Thank you very much ☺️🤘🏻

[@pepezoomba]

you got yourself a new subscriber. Nice work. Greetings from Portugal.

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much 👊🏻😉

[@GOAL200SUBSINSPIRATION]

Love the bass sliding in the intro

[@kellogc]

👊🏻☺️

[@stevenlee1075]

Whole time I was watching this I had a huge smile on my face. Gosh I want a Rick so bad ugh. I have an Aria tho, Cliff’s other main bass

[@kellogc]

Thank you. Aria rocks as well! 👊🏻

[@set64x34]

My god 😮

[@kellogc]

👊🏻☺️

[@FirestarHart]

Hit the Lights! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[@kellogc]

Yeah! 🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@erinfitzgerald9179]

Your videos are amazing.

[@maurosozzi7449]

Complimenti vivissimi.SUPER!!!!

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much 🤘🏻

[@MasAwanBass]

As always, tight as ever!!! Awesome!!!!

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻

[@cestusfr]

It sounds like a Motorhead bass line. Have a great weekend Mr Gonzalez!

[@kellogc]

Thank you! You too! Stay safe 👊🏻

[@markblackwell9486]

Outstanding

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻

[@laudreport3798]

Vamos Gonzalez... Hit The Lights❗ 😎👊

[@kellogc]

Yeah! 🤘🏻😎

[@piropiro5150]

Sounds awesome!

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 🤩

[@YourLocalLeadBassist]

LETS GO

[@kellogc]

Yeah! 🤘🏻

[@WelderMetal]

Yeah 💥

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻☺️🤘🏻

[@jasonsalyano8993]

Cliff Burton sonríe en algún lugar con tus covers.

[@kellogc]

Muchísimas gracias 🤘🏻🤩

[@fearpocalypse8062]

Holy shit dude! I love the bass! Did you add the secret weapon strat pickup in the bridge? It's so cool to see you modded that Rickenbacker. Nailed the tone!

[@kellogc]

Thank you. And yes, the Strat pickup pm the bridge is there, but I didn’t use it on this. 👊🏻

[@j.rolfsted]

AWESOME!!!🤪🤘🏻😎

[@kellogc]

Thank you 🤘🏻

[@higgledypiggledycubledy8899]

fantastic job

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻

[@fishstix1299]

Always awesome KELLO!!!! 👊🤯🤘

[@kellogc]

Thank you 🤘🏻

[@MachineHeadDissent]

🤙😎🤘

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻😊🤘🏻

[@MachineHeadDissent]

@@kellogc Dudu you do you got 11.2 million followers you are the man. ….

[@brunobrunp3616]

Look this bass, holy god

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻☺️🤘🏻

[@TheLotusEater725]

Excellent playing homie!

[@kellogc]

Thanks a lot 👊🏻

[@WimRijksen]

Good to see you again, friend, I hope you're doing well. Thanks for the video! Sounds great.

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much. Doing good, just a lot of stuff to take care of. 🤘🏻😊

[@WimRijksen]

@@kellogc Keep going strong bro.

[@aleksejsmakarovs4198]

Muchos gracias, hermano!!!!

[@kellogc]

Gracias a ti! 👊🏻😉

[@tesadufengezgin]

💝

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@marijanbarac1216]

Kill em all song and ride the lightning bass tone, on Cliffs bass, cant get much better, oh yeah it can, Kello plays it! \m/

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 👊🏻😉

[@samuelruz]

BrAvíSSimo 🔥🎸🤘

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 🤘🏻😊

[@samuelruz]

@@kellogc Gracias a ti, por compartir música de tanta calidad.👍😁

[@bigbassman7170]

I searched magedeth bass lines and this was the first result 😭

[@kellogc]

👊🏻😱🤘🏻

[@jh1714]

Excelente cover carnal !

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias ☺️

[@Crushin123]

WHAT A GREAT PLAYER! I'm not a Ric fan whatsoever, but man can you play! Would love to hear this with the MK2. Cheers from Toronto

[@kellogc]

Thank you. Take care 👊🏻😉

[@MetalpoweR1972]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻⚡️🤘🏻

[@mrtommyph]

Cool Bro!

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻

[@user-nb5nv8ke2c]

как всегда очень круто, а бас гитара просто супер, до сих пор о такой мечтаю

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻☺️

[@cameronreid817]

Great playing and sick beard

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻

[@gabrielsoares7785]

💪💪💪

[@kellogc]

👊🏻☺️

[@marijanbarac1216]

Hey Kello any chance you can make a demo showcasing that bass? Neck, bridge, both pickups together...and then with some overdrive (ts9 would be perfect if you happen to have one around...that should be instant ride the lightning sound)...just a short video showcasing the tones and features...very unique and rare bass, it would be great to finally see it demonstrated :)

[@kellogc]

Good idea, I’ll try to put something together 👊🏻

[@marijanbarac1216]

@@kellogc awesome, keep me posted please!

[@marijanbarac1216]

​@@kellogcaccidentally stumbled on a post on instagram of 'someone' get this bass for birthday and i only then realised it was you haha

[@magtak]

Cliff's Rick :O

[@kellogc]

👊🏻😉🤘🏻

[@ValentinKotlyarov]

I never guess I'll say - I hear Cliff playing again! Man, keep my tons of likes!!!!

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much 👊🏻

[@user-qc3md2vo5j]

Я ОТ ВАС восторге

[@user-ky2fo8yf1f]

Thnx Kello. I used this video for learning material and now i can play it too.I also have that same red rick. Mine is 2013 year model. What year model is yours? Cool video as always! Much love from metal capitol of the world, Finland /

[@kellogc]

I’ll need to check the year for my Burgundy-glo. It’s supposed to be 70’s era 👊🏻

[@user-ky2fo8yf1f]

@@kellogc So that color is called burgundy-glo on 70`s? 2013 Rick 4003 is rubyred. I guess your bass is 4001 then ?

[@kellogc]

@@user-ky2fo8yf1f that’s correct. Mine is a 4001 👊🏻☺️

[@user-ky2fo8yf1f]

@@kellogc Thats cool. I guess the most biggest difference is the bodysize. I have never seen 4001 in real life but body always looks little bit bigger than what 4003 has. Does that 4001 have stereo option? Rick brought it back for 4003 (mostly i think it is just a gimmick) but it is there. They call it Rick-O-Sound today.

[@tereque311]

muy bueno saludos kello burton jeje

[@kellogc]

Jaja muchas gracias 👊🏻

[@user-ky2fo8yf1f]

Any change you could do some Power Trip songs? Could use as learning material as well. Hornets Nest and Divine Apprehension would be so cool

[@kellogc]

I’ll need to have a listen 👊🏻

[@user-ky2fo8yf1f]

@@kellogcNice! Epic shit if you can help metalbrother out /. Power Trip was going to be the next big thing but bad luck came in worst kind of way. RIP Riley

[@derickrichards1105]

Are you using a tube screamer here? Nice cover!

[@kellogc]

No, it’s a big muff 👊🏻 thanks

[@stephentot5011]

Somewhere Cliff Burton is smiling

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻😊

[@dhamster100]

Great job. Does Rick have a guitar pickup under the bridge? Cheers

[@kellogc]

Thank you. Yes it does 👊🏻😉

[@thefear420]

I need to get my finger picking speed up, can't even keep up with misfits songs without a pick lol. sick cover :^)

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much. Practice and slowly but surely pick the pace up . You can do it 👊🏻

[@matthijswouters834]

Nice videos. How do you get that deep, fuzzy tone? Anything other than the bass and amp?

[@brobchicken9656]

now thats what im talking about great videos dude 🤟you should do for whom the bell tolls again but use the Rickenbacker to have a more accurate sound

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 👊🏻

[@andykromer3529]

Holy crap, I can't imagine how much you spent on that bass! Those burgundlyglo basses aren't too common, and I don't think he used flatwounds but likely super dead roundwounds.

[@kellogc]

👊🏻

[@BrainWasherAttendent]

I have the same ric but it’s got the giant pickup cover lol

[@kellogc]

Very cool! 🤘🏻😉🤘🏻

[@lifcharleserickson5374]

Te extrañé jefe! Como has estado?

[@kellogc]

Gracias amigo, todo bien Gracias. Algo ocupado solamente. Tu qué tal? Abrazo! 👊🏻

[@tonymcnamara9368]

Awesome cover! Didn't Cliff play a Ricky on Kill em All?

[@kellogc]

Thank you. That is correct 👊🏻

[@tonymcnamara9368]

@@kellogc 🤟👍🤜🤛

[@user-qc3md2vo5j]

Красав

[@user-qc3md2vo5j]

Ти красень

[@GenX_Dave]

are you using fuzz, distortion, or OD?

[@kellogc]

I mixed a little Big Muff (fuzz) 🤘🏻😉

[@HECTORSANHUE]

La Raja //////

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 🤘🏻

[@zaletchik3113]

Отлично сыграно! Уверен, что Клифф пожал бы тебе руку!

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 👊🏻😉

[@brunoxavier5425]

✊🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🇧🇷🤘🤘

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻☺️🤘🏻

[@mcarriel]

Deberia haber una playlist llamada "Metallica...by Kello". Tu podrias hacerle justicia al "...And Justice for All"

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias! Eso estaría bueno 👊🏻

[@muriloninja]

I always liked how Cliff found a way to play Bass in Metallica when honestly most of their stuff its hard to find space to play "Bass" but instead follow the guitar. What's even worse Rob will double James and not play Cliff or Jason's Bass parts and it just absolutely stinks up the entire song.

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻☺️🤘🏻

[@HeyMoa84]

Por qué el Marcelo da Venezia del futuro está acá?

[@YourLocalLeadBassist]

What pedals did you use to get that tone?

[@nachopaez662]

Que raro me resulta un Rick sin un poco de overdrive....Dios me malacostumbró

[@kellogc]

Bueno en este caso tiene un poco de fuzz nomas 🤘🏻😉

[@ronny3233]

ｐｒｏｍｏｓｍ

[@kellogc]

👊🏻😉

[@suk4ed]

ah and yeah Ricken sucks a bit in punch, but maybe just a KZbin sound

[@kellogc]

Ricks do tend to be thin on the low end, but they compensate with great character and growl 👊🏻

[@canalha352]

Metallica ended on a bus Crash