Sourced gear profiles for the bassists who shaped rock, metal, prog, funk, jazz, indie, reggae, and session work. Each page lists the instrument, the strings, and the records, with citations where the public record allows, and past-tense framing for historical players.
Showing 9 bassists tagged Metal.
Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Cliff Burton used with Metallica from 1982 until his September 1986 death. Rotosound Swing Bass 66 documented use, Rickenbacker 4001 + Aria SB-1000 + Alembic basses, Morley wah pedal effects. Historical, with citations.
Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Frank Bello uses with Anthrax (1984-present) and Altitudes & Attitude. D'Addario artist roster, Fender Jazz Bass signature model, four-string contexts. With citations.
Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Geezer Butler used with Black Sabbath (1968-2017) and across his solo + Heaven & Hell catalog. Endorses DR Strings (Black Beauties) + a Lakland Geezer Butler signature bass, defining doom + heavy-metal bass voice. With citations.
Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Jason Newsted has used across Metallica (1986-2001), Voivod, and Newsted. D'Addario artist roster, Spector + Sadowsky basses, four-string + five-string contexts. With citations.
Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings John Myung uses with Dream Theater. Ernie Ball Slinky bass family, 5- and 6-string roundwound contexts, the prog-metal 5-string canon. With citations from Ernie Ball's String Theory feature.
Documented gear Justin Chancellor has run with Tool since 1995: Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky Bass strings, a custom Wal MKII 4-string, Demeter preamps into Gallien-Krueger 2001RB heads and Mesa/Boogie cabs, and a Dunlop-anchored pedalboard built around his own signature Cry Baby wah. Sourced from Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown, Ernie Ball's own artist page, and Dunlop's artist roster.
Documented bass-string gauge and gear Rex Brown uses with Pantera: Ernie Ball 2733 Hybrid Slinky Cobalt Bass (.045 to .105) on his signature Gibson and Epiphone Thunderbirds, confirmed by Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown and Gibson's own spec sheet. With citations.
Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Robert Trujillo uses with Metallica. D'Addario artist, Fender Custom Shop signature Precision Bass, primarily four-string E and Eb standard. With citations.
Documented bass-string gauge and gear Tim Commerford uses with Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and Prophets of Rage. Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Bass (.050 to .105) on Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay basses. With citations.
