Multi-Grammy-winning musician and former Metallica‘s bassist Jason Newsted is parting with several pieces of his personal guitar and bass collection for the very first time, on Reverb.
Set to open its doors on July 24, the online shop will be filled with over 60 items from throughout the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s illustrious career. Though Newsted is known as an accomplished metal bassist, what may surprise you is his vintage-laden instrument collection.
“I’m teaming up with Reverb to sell some pieces from my collection for the very first time. The last 30 or 40 years as I’ve traveled around playing music for people, I’ve gathered some cool shit,” Newsted explains in the video below. “I traveled the world to collect these pieces and many of these pieces have traveled the world with me. I’d like to get them into the hands of other players because I can only play so many at once, and wonderful guitars such as these should not live in cases forever…they deserve to be enjoyed!”
Here’s a list of what will be up for grabs:
- One of Newsted‘s first Alembic basses—a 1989 20th anniversary model with serial number six of just 200 (Newsted says it can be seen in the A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica documentary)
- A 1992 Alembic Europa Custom 10-string bass used on Metallica‘s “The Black Album” tour
- A 5-string fretless Zon bass that Newsted says was used to record “Until It Sleeps” – and still features the settings marking tape from the studio sessions
- A rare cherry sunburst-finished PRS bass that was used on the “…And Justice for All” tour
- Several 1960s Gibson models, like a late 1960s Barney Kessel Custom and a 1966 Firebird III
- A 1937 National Dobro “Exploding Palm Tree” Tri-Cone Resonator
- A 1928 National Dobro Mandolin Style 2
- An original Ampeg AUB-1 Scroll Bass in fantastic shape
- A custom 3-string Music Man bass inspired by Tony Levin‘s design
- A rare Mosrite 5-string electric mandolin guitar with a sunburst finish
- A 1980 Rickenbacker 4080 double-neck in a lovely blue finish
- A few special guitars with one-of-one finishes hand-painted by Newsted
