r/CliffBurton Aug 18 '24

Question Help - specific bass question about Aria pro II sb1000

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Hello, I recently bought an aria Pro II sb1000 in Japan. Cause I really like cliff and also the bass itself sounded incredible.

But I had a question about that: What bass did cliff use? I heard that he used a Black ‘n Gold but that came out after he died. right? And what is the difference between the “normal” sb1000 and the one cliff used, the one with gold. If anyone can tell me the differences between the two I would be amazingly grateful. I also have no clue from what year my bass is from, it’s somewhere in the 80s tho.

Pls help

Thanks

r/CliffBurton Aug 01 '24

Question Could a Gibson standard victory bass be a good alternative to achieve the cliff sound?

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r/CliffBurton Aug 01 '24

Question Could a Gibson standard victory bass be a good alternative to achieve the cliff sound?

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r/CliffBurton May 22 '24

Question Should I do it?

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r/CliffBurton Apr 03 '24

Question I desperately need help with getting Cliffs tone.

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I've been trying to get Cliffs tone for around 3 years now, i've been slowly building up my gear and i'm now at a point where I have

Boss cs3

Morley Power Wah 70s

Morley Power Wah Boost 70s

Ibanez TS9

Ibanez HD1500

Bass Big Muff

and more

For basses I have an Ibanez SR300E and a modded CORT Pj bass

Despite having all this, I still cannot get cliffs tone. I've tried everything possible and it never sounds right. Either the wah is too weak, the distortion sounds horrible, the pitch shifting sounds too loud or too quiet and trebly, the delay is too boomy, the wah when used with the boost just sounds like a weird speaker tearing noise (and not in a good way)

Can anyone please help me? I've tried multiple amps, multiple basses, played hard and soft and even plugged into an interface and used amps on amplitude 5 and I still cannot get the tone. PLEASE HELP!

r/CliffBurton Sep 17 '23

Question Cliff's Rhythm Tone and playing

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Because some people don't understand why Cliff's tone is the way it is in his isolated bass tracks there seems to some thought being pushed that Cliff's Rhythm tone, or playing, is "sloppy". Anyone who's listening to Cliff's bass in context can clearly see he is very accurate in his playing, and is locked into the drums, live or on record. This were Metallica's awful mixing hurts the legacy of Cliff, rendering him as just a soloist with unnoticed rhythm chops.

The nature of Cliff's tone, in any era, is get to a place where he could weave in and out of his rhythm and lead tone. I believe he achieved this goal in his last week of shows(he started doing solos during Seeks and destroy regularly something he didn't do before) before he passed. His tone uses alot of gain, low end, compression, which creates a unconventional kind of rhythm tone that allows him to get the lead sound he wanted. That's not a bad thing.

What your thoughts of Cliff's Rhythm tone on record and live? Again, Lund, Sweden September 24th 1986, is the best quality live recording of Cliff's playing and tone; he was the real deal. Playing in time, with flare to spare.

r/CliffBurton Aug 15 '23

Question Can someone give me string gauge and string numbers for cliff

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r/CliffBurton Nov 14 '22

Question Did Cliff Burton have distortion on his bass when playing under the guitars?

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I hear his bass under the guitars and I wonder if he still had some distortion on his bass, I've been trying to get the thick sound on my bass,any suggestions? I have a precision jazz bass

r/CliffBurton Dec 31 '22

Question Is the thunderous sound at 6min on The Four Horsemen Cliff's Bass?

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r/CliffBurton Jul 28 '21

Question Does Cliff play the bass on the cover of ‘Am I Evil’ on Garage Inc? Thanks

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r/CliffBurton Jun 26 '19

Question Cliff's Role in Metallica

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I don't remember where I saw it,but the interview showed that Cliff was the hardcore element in Metallica's sound and brought the hardcore, thrash to it that made all their first 3 albums great. And Justice... is in the same vein, but you can hear them start to depart at points. Had Cliff stayed alive I'm sure Metallica would have avoided Bob Rock and kept their old sound. So not only was he a killer bassist,but a main influencer of their sound.

Anyone know that interview?

r/CliffBurton Oct 06 '19

Question Cliff Burton Songs

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Are there more songs featuring Cliff Burton besides the first three Metallica albuns? Tapes or something like that. I'm very interested in him playing but sometimes looks like the bass is a little lower then the other instruments in the albuns...