Rob Trujillo

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Rob Trujillo

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Rob is on the bandwagon now.
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Modded but at least he's trying to get the old Metallica sound back.
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That J pickup sure is set pretty far back. :?
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J pickup at the bridge, just like Cliff's.
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I am referring to the one on the pickguard!
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jps wrote:I am referring to the one on the pickguard!
I know, just sayin'.
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Is that one extra-long strap or is Rob just "vertically challenged"?
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sloop_john_b wrote:
jps wrote:I am referring to the one on the pickguard!
I know, just sayin'.
Ahh! Gotcha'. 8)
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antipodean wrote:Is that one extra-long strap or is Rob just "vertically challenged"?
He wears his basses really low.
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JETGLO should officially be renamed JETGLO ROCKS! :-)
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That is wild! Guess he's not a mechanical mute person? LOL!
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That last pic is pretty sweet. Suprised he's playin one though. He's a 5 string guy.
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Nate, in that last picture, the strings look pretty fat - my guess is it's strung BEAD.
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It looks like he is paying (or is that playing) homage to the ultimate bass god, "Derek Smalls"!
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Time for a Rob Trujillo Signature Model? :)
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atomic_punk wrote:Time for a Rob Trujillo Signature Model? :)
He already has:

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