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Clean Tone
The Day That Never Comes
Metallica
Bassmetal2000s
Original Gear
BassWarwick Streamer Stage I (5-string, likely custom shop, as used by Robert Trujillo on Death Magnetic sessions)
AmpAmpeg SVT-4 PRO (studio standard for Metallica, era-appropriate, confirmed for Death Magnetic sessions)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (Death Magnetic album). Robert Trujillo tracked bass in the studio, likely using both DI and amp blend.
Tone Character(10)
clear and articulatedeep low endmodern hi-fi sheentight, punchy attackno audible drive or gritfull-bodiedslightly scooped midsfast transient responsestudio-polishedcontrolled sustain
Difficulty
The clean section requires tight, controlled fingerstyle playing with dynamic consistency and some syncopation, but does not involve advanced fills or extreme technical demands.
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Original Gear
BassWarwick Streamer Stage I (5-string, likely custom shop, as used by Robert Trujillo on Death Magnetic sessions)
AmpAmpeg SVT-4 PRO (studio standard for Metallica, era-appropriate, confirmed for Death Magnetic sessions)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (Death Magnetic album). Robert Trujillo tracked bass in the studio, likely using both DI and amp blend.
Tone Character(10)
clear and articulatedeep low endmodern hi-fi sheentight, punchy attackno audible drive or gritfull-bodiedslightly scooped midsfast transient responsestudio-polishedcontrolled sustain
Difficulty
The clean section requires tight, controlled fingerstyle playing with dynamic consistency and some syncopation, but does not involve advanced fills or extreme technical demands.