Cliff Burton's Bass Rig: The Keys to His Unforgettable Sound 🔑🔓
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- By popular demand I would like to introduce the Cliff Burton Bass Rig. Debuting in Season 2 of Know Your Bass Player, we talk the legend lost before his time - Cliff Burton of EZ Street, Trauma and Metallica.
Cliff used a modified Rickenbacker, Alembic Spoiler and Aria basses to get his signature sounds.
Combining these basses with Road Electronics cabinets, Sunn amplifiers and a Mesa Boogie rig.
#cliffburton #metallica
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📕SHOW NOTES
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Head to the show notes for a list of all equipment mentioned today. The evidence for the stolen Alembic and Cliff's Bass Amplifiers.
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📺Cliff's Effects Pedals (Part 2/2)
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Watch part 2 where we cover all of Cliff's effects pedals
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Not Cliff Burton "formally of Metallica"Cliff Burton eternally in Metallica.
E Fucking ternally of the formerly known Metallica, now known as Tallidadz
AMEN.
Hell yeah. Keep rocking on Cliff
always forever a part of metallica
If Cliff had lived, he would probably have sacked the other useless fuckers. lol
cliff is the reason I picked up a bass and still my top inspiration
also mine... cheers!
Well Cliff picked up a bass because of Lemmy, so add another one. And Lemmy started because of old Rock acts and the Beatles. So get listening.
Same. After I learned the intro on For Whom the Bell Tolls was bass, and knew I was gonna be a bass player, and not just that I hated playing chords.
Truth
Hell yea my man
Great video, man!
Andriy Vasylenko You learned something you didn't know, am I right? :)
Thanks Andriy, I enjoyed your video about Cliffs' Misbelief's too thank you for that!
Andriy Vasylenko HIII FRRIIIIENDDD!!!!
Good old buddies...we the cliff fans
Andriy Vasylenko Fancy seeing you here, my frrrrriend
That stolen bass is either collecting dust or being worshiped.
You'd think if someone had it, it would have come to light by now. Unless its locked away in someones bloody attic for eternity.
@@WhichBass Never know, that whole story of the Hendrix Flying V shows that you *never* know how these things go. I mean, it was purposely painted over to remain hidden.
Your not kidding
Fade to black was written as a result of the theft pretty Sher:)
or broken, or modified to hell so yeah....
We all have to thank Dave Mustaine for Cliff Burton. Because if it wasnt for Dave making Ron quit, we never would have known who Cliff was. Thanks Dave.
One of the very few things Dave did right
@@rustyy0305what did Dave do wring
Cliff is the most innovative bass players since Paul McCartney. He was essentially the frontman of the band.
Kimmo Laine I agree 🤘🏽
You can literally hear and feel how their sound had changed after his passing. James tones had to gain about 100 lbs to make a fill
No. James was the front man from day one. Cliff was an innovative animal, but Get was the front man.
Juppppppp
Paul McCartney is actually very underated as a Bass player.
I'm a guitarist of 15 years or so off and on, so mostly over the years I looked at 6 string players. But Cliff Burton has and always will be a huge influence on my personal style of playing. The guy had music and instrument mastery really figured out. Amazing and honorable musician that deserves love and respect.
Jepppppop
Still miss you Cliff RIP
When I first heard "FORMERLY of Metallica" I tought "wait dude, what do you mean by formerly???" and then ...I remembered :( I kinda forgot for a moment there..
Sorry :(
You almost forget his first major band was Trauma
No you didn’t douchebag
Wow never seen Cliff's Rig explained in such detail. Great Job!
That you IrrSinn, glad to have you watching.
Cliff’s sister Connie said in an video interview that Cliff once bemoaned to her that no amp could do what he wanted. So Connie suggested he go to college and learn electronics and make his own. He did this for a brief period but quit due to them requiring him to take classes such as English, and physical education. Connie then suggested that he go to the school bookstore and purchase the books he needed and teach himself. Which he did. Within six months he built his amplifier. Sadly, Connie never gave a time period for this, or whether he ever gigged with it. She claimed that she believes that Jim Martin has that amp, so it stands to reason it was during his Easy Street years.
Other than that little bit, stand up job documenting his gear and rig.
Wow neat story Hemisynch, thanks for sharing. I've not heard that before. I wish Jim Martin could give us some answers. Thanks for watching!
very good info Alfie ,
there is no worse feeling than stolen equipment ,
back in 1980 my buddies and I rented a storage room to practice in so we didn't bother anyone One day we got back from lunch to find the lock cut and everything was stolen down to the last drum , we were devastated , that equipment was all we had and we never recovered after that and I alway wonder what could have been.
Two weeks later our drummer lost his arm in a rollover car accident , it was horrible.
We were doomed from the beginning.
Holy shit dude, that's absolutely horrible. I'm sorry to hear that, I have no words. I hope your mate made peace with his accident and the sting of stolen equipment has diminished over the years. My heart goes out to you all.
its okay ,
time heals everything for the most part
or makes me forget for the moment.
what I couldn't understand back then is how a guy playing my stolen bass could feel good about himself not to mention the guy that stole the drums, guitar and amps.
It's unfathomable. I got popped in 2011, one hot summer's day while sweating my balls off at work. The sub-human cock-swine entered through my kitchen window; 3 basses, Markbass LMK dual channel head, large travel bag with all my cords and pedals and stuff and things, a couple hundred dollars of change I was saving, my laptop. Got the head back a few weeks later after some grubby douche tried to pawn it, but the rest is gone. I had to question my humanity for the next little while as blood-drenched fantasies coursed through my spirit like black ichor. I have no patience for thieves. None.
sorry to hear this , there is no worse feeling than to be violated like this.
I'm glad you got something back , I can imagine getting my bass back after some thief had his grubby hands on it.
There's nothing worse than a dirty low down thief.
I remember taking it very personal and yes my blood was boiling I was young and full of rage but has since passed.
I think I need to go to the R&RHoF Museum and free the Rickenbacker
Oh HELL yeah!!! This is gonna be a good second season, I absolutely love Cliff's playing and he's one of my biggest influences
What a trauma its been to lose cliff, can you imagine the music we missed?
Agreed, I do wonder what else Cliff had to offer. I was watching a Rush documentary recently and I just thought " Man if Cliff was alive he'd be interviewed for sure". Terrible loss.
@Dizzy Gear yep, Justice is my favorite album of all time, a true work of art, i think it carries the sorrow and anger of cliffs death in its soul
Another great video Alfie! Looking forward to part 2.
RIP Cliff...
Thank you Paul, glad to have you watching. I'll get it online asap!
HOLY CRAP. I've been waiting so long. This is awesome!
Sorry to keep you waiting, I hope it was worth it :D
Totally man. I'm a dedicated Cliff fanboy and I didn't know he used a guitar pickup. You learn something new every day!
That makes me really happy to know even the biggest Cliff fans can learn from someone like me. Thanks Lincoln!
Cliff Burton is still sponsored by ARIA guitars and I still play 3 Japanese made Aria MAC model guitars because the Japan models are just better made than even American guitars of the past 10 years. They feel amazing and the tuning stability for hard playing is second to no other brand! Great Video!
Thanks for the comment MFS. Yes! They do still sponsor him, that is an interesting way to remember him. I'd love to try an Aria they must be sweet.
Cliff is a legend and it was a tragic loss. Great video and RIP Cliff
CLIFF!!!!
Very cool video. He had a very unique setup in the early days, for sure! He was and still is an icon, and he certainly set a benchmark for all bass players to strive for. RIP, Ciff. We will never forget you man!! Thank you for posting, it's great!
Thank you Richard. Most agreed, he definitely sets an example to experiment and found your own sound. Glad to have you watching.
Yes! Glad you're back!
Thank Maxwell, expect a lot more too!
That was a really great presentation. I'm gonna watch the next one now. I really liked how you talked through it all. I don't know its hard to explain but you made it pump me up talking about Cliff and at the same time you never got douchy or lame O.
Thanks Joey, glad you enjoyed yourself. I'll take it as a compliment for not being douchy or lame lol.
Excellent!!!! What a great way to start season 2 :-) Cliff em All >:-)
Thank you Rattlesnake, very happy you enjoyed it :D
Oh man you are really accurate on all details. I've been researching about Cliff's rig for years and you nailed it! I have most of his pedals and guitars, your channel is amazing :) waiting for next chapter
Thanks Alon, I do my best! Thank you watching I'll get part 2 to you soon!
Fascinating stuff. I look forward to the rest of the series.
Thanks Andrew, make sure you're subbed and don't miss it!
This channel is so unique because it finally shines light on some famous bass player rigs. There are millions dedicated to guitarists but what about bassists!
Great video keep it up man :D
Thank you Maxwell, real glad to hear you're enjoying the videos. Thanks for watching.
Waited forever! Brilliant work!
Thank you Sidharth, I hope it was worth the wait! Part 2 will be quicker for sure!
I absolutely love this channel. This stuff is fascinating. I had no idea cliff ever played an alembic. Keep up the good stuff!!!! Much love!!
Thank you John, I'm very glad you found the channel. I had a lot of fun researching Cliff there was so much misinfo out there it was nice to set the record straight! I hope you subscribed as the next video of Les Claypool will be just as interesting :D
I would personally love a Justin Chancellor and John Paul Jones rig video. Love this video too, there was a lot I didn’t know about that rig including the modifications to the Rickenbacker
Those Rick mods are nuts, glad to share the info. Thanks for the suggestions Andrew, I think Justin will be next after Cliff part 2. JPJ isn't to far behind either :D
I'm seconding Jonesy.
Perfect video Alfie! I can not wait for the next video .... cliff is one of my biggest influences!
Thank you Ronaldo, I appreciate that a lot. Here's to part 2!
I just recently picked up bass guitar. Always been a fan of cliff but didn't realize till now how much fun his work is to play.
I hope the bass is treating you well Zach. Cliff is a great player to learn from.
This video is great, the amount of research you do is fantastic i would never have found this out without this video. Thank you for all amazing work you do.
Thank you Ullr! I do my very best and I'm glad you enjoy it. All that time reading books is well worth it :D
AMAZING AMAZING !!FANTASTIC.. Always wanted to know about cliffs bass cabs n amps. . and thanks ALFIE for the famous Rickenbacker always wanted to know what ever happened to it..and the modifications that was done to it.GREAT VIDEO!
Cruise my man thank you for the great comment. I'm glad to answer those questions for you. I have some more Rickenbacker trivial for you in that case! The Rick stayed at his parents house after he died. Cliffs mum Jan Burton had it mounted on her wall. She died in the early 2000's (Cancer) and eventually Ray Burton put it up for auction to fund a music school/fund.
I think then it was bought by the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame where it's now displayed. Not long after Metallica were also celebrating a position in the HoF too. Those modifications are nuts as well, I love it!
Which Bass wow..! Yes those mods were crazy i enjoy it when bass players do stuff like that. So the rick was kept at his parents house! That had to be something seeing that rickenbacker on that wall . .AMAZING so sad about his mum. I lost my mum to cancer also 2010. So his dad sold it and now we can see it. Just amazing Alfie! And thank you for the extra information. Your a bassplayers god on information !! Thanks again!!!
Ah Cruise, I love your enthusiasm It makes me happy to hear that and share the story. I'm really sorry to hear about your mum too. That's an awful tragedy, my heart goes out to you man. Keep in touch. Bass players god by the way ... Pushing it a bit! Some may disagree but thank you very much ;)
Informative and I really enjoy how you let your video “breath” by not editing at break-neck speed as so many videos seem to do these days.
Thank you Nick, I'm very glad to have you watching. I'm also happy to hear you like the style of the video. You can come again :D
FINALLYYYYY it’s been so long! Awesome video!!!!!
Thanks Patricio, sorry for the wait, I hope you enjoyed it!
A damn informative run down, awesome sauce Alfie.
Luke! Nice to see you back, glad you enjoyed it :D
outstandig! great stuff man!
Thank you dude, glad you enjoyed it!
Managed to replicate that 4001 sound after playing all day with settings and effects....he was truly an awesome bassist. Great video as always!
Excellent again my friend. Keep em coming.
Thank you Lucy, I'll do just that!
I really like this informative video man,keep up the great WORK.
Welcome back man great video
Thank you John! Glad to have you back watching too sir.
HELL YES!
Hey Tim! Glad you commented, I mention you in part 2. Don't worry I haven't forgot :)
I knew you wouldn't forget me :D
Great video, very informative! Cliff rules!! 🎸🎛🎛
Thanks Witt! Glad you enjoyed it.
This was a damn fun, and great video! Cheers :)
Thank you Alan, glad to have you watching.
It’s truly amazing how much of a legend he became even though most don’t even know of him, myself included.
He looks so cool!
Are you kidding?! Most of the watchers of this channel asked to see a video on him. He's known in his own way :D
Bro i love your comunication skills, thank you
good detailed video!
Thanks for filling in the info.
Glad it was helpful!
Impressed. Great work.
Thank you for watching Hamster, glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for the information for those of you who are interested in Cliff Burtons life, in the early years of Metallica, their rehearsal space and living quarters at the Music Building in Jamaica Queens NYC, along with other musicians filled the streets with their thrashing sounds... parents covered the ears of their children. On another occasion Cliff came across a rap concert held at the neighborhood local park where Run DMC were performing...at this time both groups hadn't released their debut album yet.
Yoooo, Alfie i love what you have done with some of the thumbnails man!!! that's so sick!
Thanks JJ! I'm glad someone noticed 😁
Another great video! The Aria tribute bass looks amazing
Thank you for watching Eric, glad to have you. Man, that tribute bass. I don't think I'd want to play it. It's an epic art piece.
Yes, about damn time!
Better late than neverrr :D
I have waited so long
Awesome video man
Thank you Bojan, glad you enjoyed it :D
Nice vid man can't wait for the next one.
Thank you Crimson, I'll get it online as soon as I can.
The "Aria Pro" basses and guitars are spectacular. If you ever find one for a good price snatch it up ASAP.
That was a great video so many things i did not know about Cliff's Bass Rig....
Glad you liked it Kevin, there's so much more to Cliff than people think.
AAAAAAAAAW YEAAAAAAH BOYS, HERE WE GO
Great video dude I love the level of detail!! I’d love to see Matt freeman at some point.
Thank you Joshua, glad you enjoyed the details that makes me happy. Matt Freeman is a great suggestion, I'll see what I can do.
thanks a lot man!! great job !
Great video!
Thank you Mr Z!
Great video. Awesome channel. I just can't wait to see the part 2. I would like to see something about Paolo Gregoletto, from Trivium.
Thank you Romualdo, part 2 will be out tomorrow don't miss it! You're the first person to suggest Paolo, I used to be obsessed with his BC Riches, that'll be an interesting video thanks!
Welcome back my friend 😀
Thank you Joe, glad to have you watching :D
very fast like button even before watching it :D
Too kind sir :)
Very informative video! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Glad it was helpful! Thanks Neppie
This video is legendary
Thanks Jackson, glad you enjoyed it.
I had no idea he used a single coil guitar pickup in his bass. its no wonder that his distortion sound was so damn good.
Cliff knew exactly the tone he was looking for and absolutely nailed it. Legend.
Well done 👍🏼
Thank you Loco, glad you liked the video.
i want his rickenbacker more than any other bass, i hope to own one someday
About to watch it!!!!
My favorite channel on TH-cam!!!
Edit: Came back to respond to video, at first I thought it was short, but so was his career. I absolutely till this day think he was the best bass player metal has ever had...miss you Cliff!
Ah Paul, you're too kind, thank you for the kind words! Cliff only played with Metallica for 3 years so there wasn't huge changes unfortunately. I'd love to have seen what he would play today if he was alive.
Which Bass...appreciation for you.... you answer your fan “bass”...Of all TH-cam channels out there, You respond...that’s loyalty.
Keep up the excellent work.
Thank you Paul that's kind of you to say so. You and many others take the time out to let me know what you think. The least I can do is thank you for that. Glad to have you watching dude have a great weekend.
Very informative and interesting 👍
Thank you Aussies! Glad you enjoyed it.
Rickenbacker basses showed up in a lot of interesting hard rock and metal bands. Cliff’s mod were very cool.
I think every player should experiment with a Ric at some point in their career! Don't think I'd want to commit to such a serious mod though hah.
very educative video, great!!
Thanks Leonidas, glad you enjoyed it.
👍 Cliff's the reason I chose bass as my instrument! Also before his black and gold signature model was released Aria had put out the SB-CB (Cliff Burton). It was basically the SB-1000 with the oval inlays from the black and gold
Yeah, I read about the SB-CB. Since the official tribute come out it's in a bit of an odd place. Especially since they combine the BnG1 and the SB100 together. Just weird.
new favourite video of all time
Of all time?! Damn Lifta, thank you very much man. That's kind of you to say so :D
I like your Lemmy and Cliff videos, my basses are a mix of Cliff's Aria Pro and Lemmy's Rickenbastards and now i just finished my Murder One and Marsha replica amps. It's so much fun to play this incredible sounding gear, just unbelievable :)
That's awesome dude, you got to share some photos with me on Twitter @AlfieWilliamsUK I'd love to see them!
thank you so much for this!!!!
You're so welcome! I hope you enjoyed it Mark.
Thank you for this very informative video sir! Cliff rulez!
Thank you Iffe, very glad you enjoyed the video \m/
Love this, subscribed and just watched all of these videos this morning.
I hope you could do a Phil Lynott video in the future
Hey Adam, thank you for watching and subbing dude I appreciate that a lot. Phil Lynott has been requested a bunch so I'll see what I can do. Thanks dude!
Another great video, thanks 👍🏻
Thank you saying so Paul, I appreciate that.
Krist Novoselic next.
Great suggestion, I'll see what I can do.
GREAT JOB!
Thank you Anthony, thanks for watching.
Cliff Burton 4 life!!!
Thank you this is fantastic!!!
Thank you for watching Nicki, glad you liked it.
Wow Jim Martin and Mike Bordin are awesome
very interesting video. Good job
Thank you Clayton, I hope you stick around for more.
Nice new thumbnail!! R.I.P Cliff Burton!!!
Thanks Bubba! Glad you like it!
Great job! Im amazed you found the alembic info! Missed your videos!
Thanks Cyko, glad to have you watching. Ah man, the Alembic is a thing of mystery I hope this adds to the puzzle.
If you haven't played an Alembic and you get the chance jump on it, they feel amazing super comfortable , to me they feel like, a Washburn meets a 1970s P-bass. But my favorite bass of all time is the fender MB-4 so what do I know lol!
I'd love to play an Alembic, the build quality looks amazing and I want to see it for myself! After doing Jasons' rig the Alembics sound overtly heavy and that puts me off haha. MB-4? Wow interesting choice, what do you like about it?
(the Mb-4)Its super Comfortable, I it sounds good with low or high action( I like my action super low),and with the P/J pickups the tone options keep coming! Also I own 2 of them and they are both setup completely different one is tuned in drop C with slightly higher action(works great for death metal and black metal but I have played jazz on it)/ and the other the action is almost touching the frets ( no buzz at all) it's tuned to E standard or drop D (depending on whats being played) its great for thrash metal and funk I even play 80s pop songs on it, also I use Dean markley blue steel strings and play through a beheringer Bx4500H head and a bugera 4x12 cabnet.
Wow dude, that's really interesting thanks for sharing. I'll have to try one of those basses if I see one.
amazing, about the Rickenbacker
Billy Gould of Faith No More shared some nice Cliff stories. He was clearly a friend and fan.
Cool bro 😎🤙🤙
You should do one on Lemmy one of these days
You know what Chris, one of these days I'd love to. Thanks for the suggestion.
You're welcome! Thank you for making these great videos! I love them
He just did and completely forgot Lemmy's #2 bass in the early Motorhead days, the Thunderbird.
That's not true. A Thunderbird II and Thunderbird IV are both covered in the Lemmy vid.
Awesome video! Thank you for the research!! God Bless
Thank you for watching Girmior. You are most welcome.
Great Job on Cliff!! Should consider one on Tom Araya one day.
Thank you Mike, I'd love to cover Tom. I'll put it on the list.
I purchased an Aria pro Cliff Burton signature series. Even though it sounds amazing it is not as low hard bashing as my Rickenbacker 4003 with the same set up as mentioned in this video. Thank you so much for the info!!!! It may not be that burgundy that Cliff's was but it sounds exactly the same and black suits me better
Both are awesome dude lucky you!
it'd be really cool if you talked about the player's eq (if possible) and the voicing of the amps and cabs, really loving the content btw :D
Hey Thomas, thanks for the comment dude. I used to talk about player EQs and settings but there wasn't much interest in it. If more viewers want that I'll gladly incorporate it!
Make yourself known guys ;)
ive got one for them aria black an gold basses , was my first bass ,bought second hand in '91 its been battered an abused but i still have it ,great bass to play
Nice find! I bet it sound awesome.
@@WhichBass It does mate ,but finding it was blind luck , I had just joined a garage band but had no bass , the singer knew a guy selling one an it just happened to be the aria . Been a cliff fan I was beyond happy getting it .
Well done, buddy! New subscriber, in Texas, here.
Thank you very much Eric. Glad to have you subscribed. You are most welcome and tell Texas I said Hello! ... Or Yee Haw! ... Which ever applies ;)