Metallica - "The Shortest Straw" (Bass Cover)

The album with the least bass is the one that got me into Metallica and into playing bass. As James Hetfield once said, the songs in this album are full of rhythm guitar solos. Adding bass to the mix of these songs does take them to a whole new level (in my opinion). With or without bass this album is on my top favorite albums of all time.
*About the bass tone: I did stray from the original bass sound a little on this one on purpose. The timbre Jason has here sounds too scooped and thin. My impression is they rushed the bass production on this one (no doubt).
Tuning: Standard (EADG)
Bass: Alembic Elan

[@tormentfromhell73]

They really screwed Jason on the editing for this whole album, it's beautiful to hear you bring it to life.

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻

[@ununseptium7961]

I didn't learn about the bass in this mix until much later in life. It's weird that it has always been my favorite album and bass is now my favorite instrument. It's nice to see this played without a pick.

[@kellogc]

That can happen. Still a great album 🤘🏻

[@MortimerJones99]

There's some versions floating around UA-cam where they mix in a bass line that's turned up, it's pretty cool to hear how it should have been mixed lol

[@Keeno56]

Great tone and slick as fukkk 🤘🤘

[@davidg1612]

I love the clanky, snarling, heavy tone you have there. Sounds amazing! You got some seriously killer skills, too.

[@Kruegernator123]

As much as I love Jason's original tone, you brought it some new life! I love how much your tone growls.

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻⚡️🤘🏻

[@user-vc1gb4vc1s]

Best bassist ever to this cover .

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻

[@clark.949]

What I love about AJFA is you can pretty much use any song there as backing track 😂

[@kellogc]

Agree on that! 🤘🏻😜🤘🏻

[@venon4575]

That's a very underrated comment on that album😂

[@TSE_WOODY]

Lmfao silver linings

[@zanem4526]

I’ll treat this as the original recording! Beautiful bass and beautiful playing

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻

[@skwisgaarskwigelf1365]

Justice for Kello
This album is a bloody masterpiece, it actually made me believe that Jason isn't the "new guy" anymore.
Live versions that is lol
Keep on rocking hermano, you are amazing

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@i94yeh2p]

So used to not hearing the bass part on this album. It really kicks ass. 😄

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@TT.Hell.]

Justice is my fav metallica album, and hearing it with bass is really nice so I listen to a lots of bass covers from that album here on youtube. Your take is really good!

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much 👊🏻

[@Izzy-fh8sr]

Man you gotta be one of the baddest bassist on the planet. Just found your channel - went from the grudge to shortest straw……my first words were “mmm good man.” Keep sending it!

[@kellogc]

Welcome aboard! Thank you very much 👊🏻

[@t.8490]

One of my favourite Metallica songs covered by one of my favourite bassists! Amazing job as always, Kello! \m/

[@kellogc]

Thank you for watching 🤘🏻😉🤘🏻

[@mrhyde2250]

It’s so respectful of the original performance while feeling fresh. And the Alembic was the perfect choice. You captured his live tone nicely. I believe the record was done with an ESP prototype. Never cease to be impressed by you Sir.

[@kellogc]

Thanks a lot! I think Jason user the ESP prototype on the Garage Days EP, and a Wal for Justice. 🤘🏻

[@MatChew75]

Alembic beast, Thanks for bringing the bass sound Out from hiding. Like nonsense they pulled on jason in the studio.Thank you. Dam that Bass sounds so good. When I saw them live during this album. You could feel his Bass guitar And hear it when I saw them at the Gulf coast coliseum I saw them at. Incredible show. I was 13 but I remember it like it was yesterday. When the album came out me and my friends were floored u coukdnt hear jason. We tried everything, it wasnt on our end. After the basstone on garage days we were so ready for his( jason's)debut . Then nothing. ....Gimme him some volume, damnit.

[@kellogc]

So jealous you got to see them live during justice tour. And yes, it’s a shame no bass mixed properly after the great time on Garage 👊🏻

[@Nortonius_]

How does he get so much grit, feel, and texture from the right hand? Always a tour de force! 🤘🏾
Especially the unaccompanied coda at the end, my fav part 😹

[@kellogc]

I do attack the strings hard, that helps 🤘🏻

[@mr.faceless9335]

One of my favourite songs! This is how it should have sounded! Very cool!🔥🔥🔥

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🥸🤘🏻

[@wheretonow6172]

kicked ass. thanks brother. metallica 4 ever.

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 👊🏻

[@thed3m0n0id9]

This is fantastic! And my favorite Metallica album as well! I love hearing takes on it with audible bass :D I think the mixing of this video could be a bit punchier, honest critique, but overall, I LOVE your bassline for this and am so happy you did this :D

[@crossteel]

sound!!!!😍

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@chrissmith3895]

Killer tone

[@kellogc]

Thank you 🤘🏻

[@clayfoster8234]

Would love to hear this with your own bass line. Much as I love Jason, him doubling the guitar line does make for a lot of mud.

[@giovannilacarne9287]

Best bass sound on heart 🤘

[@kellogc]

Thank you 😊

[@heavymetaldad7917]

Outstanding 🤘🏽.

[@coreynorman4531]

This is bass heaven🤘🤘

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@elliottk8228]

This is awesome, trying to learn it right now but I can only do that start

[@kellogc]

Keep practicing and you’ll master it soon 👊🏻

[@elliottk8228]

@@kellogc thank you!

[@allegedlymichael]

SO GNARLY!!! 🤘🏻🧙🏻‍♂️

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻

[@andalf_der_graue]

Once again I absolutely love your tone :-D If I make it to your level someday my musical life is complete.

[@kellogc]

Thanks, You should make it way past me… keep it up! 🤘🏻

[@patjeudy5250]

KELLO!! YOU ARE MY METALLICA TEACHER AND MENTOR!! BUT WE HAVE AND PLAY THE SAME WAY!!!! GOD BLESS YOU AND ME!!!!

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻👽🤘🏻

[@thewanderinginternetwizard4361]

I’ve been waiting for this! So heavy and tight, as to be expected from you.

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 🤘🏻

[@ardaertan1978]

Much respect from 🇹🇷 🤘

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻

[@damiancutler5228]

What’s this? A song off the justice album that actually has bass in it? 😂Killer song, killer play thru brother. Lovin it🤘🏻

[@eduardoaguirre9084]

Saludos kello . Estaría bien que tocaras un cover de the Doors . A ver qué tal suena algúno de sus éxito con bajo. 👍

[@miken.4693]

So that’s what Jason was doing on that song. I never knew.

[@martyschriver]

Basically copied what James was doing. On every track on the album. Partly why he couldn't be heard clearly

[@soychristo3851]

haya man you fuckin rock!. Congrats! Cheers, from Chile. Gonzalez is a very common last name here.

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias! También lo es en Mexico 🤘🏻⚡️🤘🏻

[@SSergio_Galaratti]

Brutal Señor González 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 Un Crack En El Bajo. Saludos Mi Hermano 💪🏻🎸🤘🏻

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias ☺️

[@brunotorres9572]

amazing cover my friend

[@kellogc]

Thanks!

Eso es brutalmente hermoso!!! Lástima que James y Lars no dejaron que Jason luciera ... Muy buena ejecución 🤘

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 👊🏻

[@tq8076]

Kello getting some again with my favorite band. Thanks buddy. So sweet t is.

[@kellogc]

Thanks! ☺️

[@RussWoWSolo]

good sound & nice playing !m!

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 🤘🏻

[@erumangaka75]

Yeah ! - James Hetfield

[@kellogc]

Yeah! 🤘🏻

[@markgonsowski921]

Killed it as always, amazing cover!

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 👊🏻

[@marcin2x4]

Please do entire album on this alembic!

[@simo2805]

Your bass tone is fantastic! Love it so much

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 🤘🏻

[@tookurjaerbs]

Fantastic, as always 👍

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻

[@goredzilla]

Suburb !!! BRAVO !!!! Such an underrated song.

[@kellogc]

Thanks!

[@marc_fp]

Yessssssss Metallicaaaaa 🤘🏻❤️

[@nelsonreyes2518]

Qué performance del bajo, cambia el power de la canción totalmente. ¡Buenísimo!

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 🤘🏻

[@XanderMetalHead]

You never cease to amaze me. Cause you're just that good.

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻

[@PureMetalBanzai]

Absolutely brilliant.

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 😉🤘🏻

[@luccio9268]

Brutal!! Keep it up man 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@kellogc]

Thanks! Will do! 👊🏻

[@piotrkondzioka4009]

Kello my man... you are such an inspiration to me. Your skill is 🤯🤯🤯

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@DiegoSilva-gw4tv]

Bien, gracias Kello!, uno de mis riff favoritos del metal y la banda que más me llega, impecable, duro, con una consistencia brutal, un abrazo estimado desde Chile.

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 🤘🏻

[@felipelemos7]

Muito foda! Parabéns, Kello. Você é monstro! 🇧🇷🤘🏾

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@Maytag151]

Kello!!!!!!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻💯killed that ! The extra riffing at the end and the finger flick ugh! Man thank you 🙏🏼 for this made my day

[@kellogc]

Thank you for watching! 🤘🏻😉🤘🏻

[@markisgauthier9381]

Ohh why can’t you just be my neighbor
I so love your dedication to your instrument please never stop doing
Your wonderful art

[@TotoDG]

If he were my neighbour, I’d grab my own bass and join in.

[@kellogc]

Thank you 🤘🏻😉🤘🏻

[@dvirolberg5677]

one of their most underatted song by far
love this song

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻

[@CharlieAlbbBooks]

Sonido impecable y a la vez poderoso, tremenda playera CRS por cierto!

[@kellogc]

Buen ojo 😉🤘🏻

[@meitraninandasari8217]

You are awesome!

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻

[@mgrocki]

Sooo good!!!

[@kellogc]

Thank you my friend 🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@Martroid]

Beautiful, brother 🤘👽🤘

[@kellogc]

Thanks 🤘🏻

[@ivans.191]

Justice is such a great album. Great cover!😎

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 🤘🏻

[@tommykennedy5802]

Tone Beast! Stay tasty my friend.

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 👊🏻

[@ciscco3750]

This bass ftw! Wall of sound like hitting a piece or rail with a hammer. Perfect tone.

[@kellogc]

Thanks 🤘🏻

[@markblackwell9486]

Hermosa! Well done!

[@kellogc]

Thank you 🤘🏻

[@DarthThrash]

Aún no lo veo, pero sé que será un cover genial 🤘🏻

[@jango7274]

You should cover Seemann by Rammstein

[@Voyager-sn92]

This tone is incredible! Can you please do more from AJFA?

[@tonymcnamara9368]

Now I want to listen to the whole album!! 🤟

[@kellogc]

That’d be great! 👊🏻

[@valentingijon1902]

Con esto has hecho todos los honores que nunca recibió Newsted!! SALUD de nuevo!! :))

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 👊🏻

[@patriot3dx]

bien por hacerle justicia a Jason!!!!!!

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 🤘🏻

[@javiibassriosr6305]

Que belleza de Alembic y excelente Cover saludos...

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 🤘🏻

[@bionicmarsh]

Que chulada Master 🤘🏻

[@kellogc]

Gracias! 🤘🏻

[@markuscreech170]

Came here, as I do periodically, to "unlike" this just so that I can "like" it again.
Indescribable thanks for all your work man!

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much! 👊🏻🙃

[@jannetoropainen9865]

Sick cover man 🤟 i love that alembic growl! Btw Have you thinked about doing Any tool covers soon? I miss your wal bass a bit ♥️

[@kellogc]

I’ll try to get some done soon 🤘🏻

[@heliocavalcanti8309]

Sick as always! /,,/

[@kellogc]

Thanks 🤘🏻

[@spek2882]

holy tone

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻

[@louiepatton]

Buen cover bro, saludos desde la CDMX 🇲🇽

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 🤘🏻

[@georgealcoba3514]

Tremendo como simpre ! 🤟🤟🤟

[@kellogc]

Gracias 🤘🏻

[@alexisgomez2307]

Verga men, acabas de perfeccionar la canción favorita de mi álbum favorito, te mamaste

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 👊🏻

[@MerelyPassingThrough]

Great job! This song sounds much better with bass!

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@ZombieJesus1987]

And I already had this song stuck in my head today lol

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@nicolasburton2810]

La primera canción que aprendí con el bajo
Excelente cover, un sonido brutal

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias! La primera que yo aprendí fue Anesthesia 🤘🏻

[@matiasmorales073]

@@kellogc joder que dios, que se aprende el solo de cliff burton antes que cualquier otra canción de metallica

[@MykeLewisMusic]

Super good!

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻😉🤘🏻

[@rolandoriley]

Kello excelente técnica de la mano derecha. Enséñanos tus ejercicios. El sonido de ese bajo tambien esta brutal!

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 🤘🏻

[@STATRIMC95]

flawless and orgasmic!
long live Metallica!
and Mexico too! ;)

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@matiasmorales073]

LET'SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
FRAKINGGGG
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ty master

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@gianpietroscanu6227]

Grandissimo pezzo suonato divinamente.. grazie Kello! Dovresti pensare di risuonare tutto "And justice for all".. anche come gesto di rispetto per Jason

[@kellogc]

Grazie! 🤘🏻

[@Facu_Roldan]

Lo bueno del "... and justice for all" es que las canciones son como pistas sin bajo directamente así que se puede practicar con el bajo como si no lo hubiera jajajaj.

[@kellogc]

Jajaja eso que ni que! 🤘🏻😉

[@heey_George8904]

Man tu siempre le vas a dar justicia a todo el metal de The big four en especial Metallica

[@kellogc]

Gracias! 🤘🏻

[@BubbaBass_Official]

My favorite Metallica album of all time!!! 🤘🏻

[@kellogc]

Yeah! 🤘🏻

[@daleonov]

I wouldn't mind listening to AJFA with that kind of bass tone and volume :D I totally slept on that album when I was a kid because it sounded weak and dated to me, even though I didn't know a thing about production and instruments back then. Mind blowing how important good bass tone is.

[@kellogc]

You’re correct, most people are careless about bass tone until they hear the difference it makes. 🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@daleonov]

@@kellogc yes.

[@christianbarra7422]

Genial bkn bien sonido y buen bajo 🤘🤘🤘

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias

[@zahirydan]

like cliff playing bass👍

[@kellogc]

👊🏻☺️

[@JamesRogoski]

Hell yes

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻

[@tereque311]

al fin podemos oir el bajo en esta cancion jajaja.... shortest kello

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🥸🤘🏻

[@Julian-bv9pe]

Buenisimo Kello, muchisimo mejor escuchar esta version que la original

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@helicarioo]

Jason Newsted cover, Im proud \m/

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻

[@spek2882]

i would love these vids with bass only just to jam out to em

[@eftakharahmed5458]

🤘🏽

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻

[@fishstix1299]

The GREAT KELLO ..everybody!!!

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻