I would like to eventually play some challenging bass riffs from early Metallica but I need to know how to get the Cliff sound. Does anyone know if he uses any effect and what kind of amp he uses?
It's not hard. Crash Course In Brain Surgery is simple. And all you have to do is keep bass all the way up, turn low mid 1/4 up, and then high mid and treble all the way up. Simple as that
Electro Harmonix Big Muff pi(the bass big muff didn't even exist at that time)
Tel-Ray Morley PWF
Rickenbacker 4001 (mud-bucker installed in the neck position and a SD jbass pick up in the bridge)
Aria SB1000/Black n' Gold (with a PJ-Marx pick-up routed in to the MB-1e pick-up)
Rotosound .35-.90 strings
Boss Compressor
His tone consisted of bright basses going through warm amps, his overdriven tone came from his Mesa(listen to the bass only versions of the songs from MOP and RTL and you'll see what I mean)
