Robert Trujillo
Robert Trujillo's Bass Guitars
During this live preformance, on the second song "The Call of Ktulu", Trujillo can be seen with this Nash Bass.
As well, in this article from ForBassPlayersOnly Trujillo responds to the question "What equipment are you using?" by mentioning this Bass.
I like Bill Nash’s basses too. Nash makes great retro-style basses. One of my favorite basses is the “Flame Thrower.” This bass was actually in a fire and, I kid you not, it practically melted in that blaze! It’s so punk! And it pretty much play’s itself. Totally thrashed! It’s one of my favorites!
In this video Robert Trujillo talks about his Fender Jazz Bass, the "Bass of Doom." Around 1:30 he says, "The Bass of Doom" is really very special...It's lived an incredible life." There is a photo of Robert playing the Jazz Bass at 1:56.
A green 4003 was used by Rob in a MetOnTour video from 2009 (at 3:49) and was listed on the official Metallica website.
Robert Trujillo acquired Jaco Pastorius's iconic "Bass of Doom" a few years ago and now keeps it securely stored in a vault. This legendary bass, famously damaged after being thrown into the audience by Jaco, was later repaired. Trujillo discusses the bass in a video from the 2013 NAMM event, hosted by Framus & Warwick.
Robert is seen here with is signature Streamer bass. Premier Guitar quotes Warwick in this review, saying "The increased mass of the neck, special nut width and active EMG pickups and Bartolini 3-band electronics invite you to play at full throttle."
At 1:40, you can clearly see Robert Trujillo playing Fender Precision Bass.
In this video, Robert Trujillo uses an Aria pro II Cliff Burton signature and plays Pulling Teeth ( Anesthesia ) in homage to Cliff Burton.
This photo shows Robert Trujillo with a red 4-string Music Man Stingray bass.
Robert Trujillo uses several Zon bass guitars, including the Sonus RT5 Killer Klown, Sonus RT5 with a curly maple top and transparent blue finish, Sonus 5 with a quilt maple top and transparent black finish, and the Sonus Elite 5 in gun metal gray. These instruments are crafted by Zon Guitars, as detailed on the Zon Guitars website.
At 2:30, Robert Trujillo presents his replica of a 1952 Fender Precision Bass painted by his wife, he possessed also Warwick bass paints by his wife as can be seen previously in the same video.
In this photo, you can Robert Trujillo with Fender Standard Jazz Bass.
in this photo, he playing this bass.
rob can be seen playing a 5 string thunderbird at 3:39
Robert plays this signature bass and at 1:25 he says "the finish is incredible and these necks are so easy to work you can skateboard on them!"
Robert Switches to the 5 string Toby before they play Sad But True, you can tell this by looking at the headstock and body of the bass at 12 minutes and 39 seconds into the video.
In this post on his official instagram, we can see Robert jamming on a Warlock bass
In this photo, Trujillo can be seen playing this Bass during a 2007 Bridge School Benefit.
The also owns one in Black, which can be seen breifly in this video at 0:29.
Robert Trujillo uses the Warwick 5 String Trujillo Bass Chrome, as listed on Metallica's official band member gear page.
Robert Trujillo uses the Warwick Steamer Purple/Nirvana Black Transparent Satin 5-String Robert Trujillo Signature Bass during the WorldWired Tour, as detailed by Warwick GmbH & Music Equipment KG.
Robert can be seen playing his Nash PB 63 during Metallica's quarenteen version of "Blackened".
seen playing a purple a5 bass in this video
Robert Trujillo used the Fernandes Gravity 5 bass guitar when he first joined Metallica, as evidenced by the accompanying image.
A picture of Robert playing one of his signature Warwick basses in Hämeenlinna, Finland on July 16th 2019. This one is a white 5 string model that is also listed on the official Warwick site here.
This Artist Series bass features a neck-through design with a maple neck accented with Ekanga Veneer stripes.
The body is maple with a AA Quilted Maple top finished in an eye-catching Ocean Blue. The fingerboard is Tigerstripe Ebony, and has the Metallica logo inlaid at the 12th fret.
In keeping with Trujillo’s specs, it includes a pair of active EMG J-style pickups and active Bartolini 3-way electronics.
He uses various Warwick Streamer. In the video, is playing his RockBass Signature.
When he was in Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious Grooves, Robert Trujillo often played Tobias basses both live and on some official videos (e.g. "I Wasn't Meant To Feel This/Asleep At The Wheel").
Robert Trujillo rehearsing before 2016 Bridge School Benefit with Metallica
In this post from his official Facebook page we can see Robert Trujillo with a Stingray 5 on a Bass Player magazine from Infectious Grooves era.
During his early years with Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious grooves, Rob played a hacked up, blue Ibanez musician bass. It was stolen shortly after being modified, and he made the switch to Tobias after the incident
Robert Trujillo plays a Gibson Flying V Bass in a TikTok duet for the song "If Darkness Had a Son," as shown in a user-uploaded photo.
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