Jason Newsted
| Born | March 4, 1963 |
| Hometown | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States |
| Net worth | $60 million |
| Height | 5'9" (1.75m) |
| Spouse | Nicole Leigh Smith, Judy Newsted |
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Metallica legend Jason Newsted is selling 60 of his guitars and basses
Newsted’s instruments, including the bass that recorded classic Metallica track Until It Sleeps, will be available from July 24
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Jason Newsted is selling the 10-string Alembic bass used on Metallica’s Black Album tour
The musician has collected some rare, weird, and wonderful instruments over his 40-year career, now he’s teamed-up with Reverb to get them into the hands of new players
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Jason Newsted to Sell Bass From Metallica’s ‘Black Album’ Tour: ‘A Piece of Metal Lore’
Band's former bassist teams with Reverb to sell instruments from collection, including ones played onstage and in the studio with Metallica
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Michael Anthony says he and Jason Newsted were both approached for the failed Van Halen reunion
Newsted turned heads in 2022 when he claimed he was in line to join a Van Halen reunion tour – but now Anthony has revealed he was in the running for it, too
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Robert Trujillo reflects on the legacy of Jason Newsted and Cliff Burton
If you know your Metallica history, you’ll know that Robert Trujillo is the fourth player to fill the Metallica bass role
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Metallica producer offers a theory for Jason Newsted’s inaudible bass on …And Justice For All
Flemming Rasmussen explains why the band – who were mourning the loss of Cliff Burton at the time – decided to dial down Newsted on his maiden Metallica record
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Metallica producer explains why there’s no bass on …And Justice For All
Flemming Rasmussen offers his theory on why Metallica didn’t have any audible low end in 1988
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How Jason Newsted escaped the shadow of Metallica to forge his own solo career
In 2013, Jason Newsted released Heavy Metal Music, the debut album by his band Newsted –proof that he was at ease with his own past
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Michael Anthony on David Lee Roth: He’s “Kind of a Crazy Guy”
The bassist opens up on his relationship with his former Van Halen bandmate. Michael Anthony on David Lee Roth: He’s “Kind of a Crazy Guy” Spencer Kaufman
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“He just showed up and didn’t sit with us or anything”: The inside story of Jason Newsted’s final Metallica show
Bassist Jason Newsted left Metallica on January 17, 2001. Six weeks earlier, he’d played his last show with the thrash metal titans, where he very literally waved goodbye.
