The only reason the family has it now is because they fought over it in court…WHY would you need a lawyer for something that is the common sense thing to do? (Just not on his head. He bought it that way. Trujillo is the custodian of Jaco Pastorius' legendary "Bass Of Doom" (the sunburst fretless 1962 Jazz Bass used by Pastorius on most … It was in November of 1985 he had several conversions with the owner of a bass shop about his hand accident. Robert Trujillo, bass guitarist for Metallica, considered Jaco Pastorius to be one of his heroes, and he felt that the family ought to have the bass. the green one above looks like his fernandes. Jaco Pastorius has long been regarded as one of, if not the, most influential bass guitarist of all time and is METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo personal hero. May 28, 2010. Larry Graham? kirk and james have been endorsing esp for decades. about 60 seconds after I sat down, Jaco walks in. To comment on a In an exclusive Fender Vision interview, bassist Robert Trujillo discusses the Fender gear that has served him well throughout this career with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, INFECTIOUS GROOVES and METALLICA.He also touches on helping to recover the Bass Of Doom, made famous by the late Grammy-winning jazz bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius.Check out the chat below. Whatever happened to that ?Are you talking about Jaco’s 1966 Sunburst Fender Jazz bass with block inlay and binding? Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo recently guested on The Vinyl Guide (Episode 20) and dove into his lengthy resume including standout moments, such as hearing unreleased, extended Ozzy Osborne tracks featuring Randy Rhoads, his involvement in the legacy of Jaco Pastorius, playing the "Bass Of Doom" and gives a Covid-19 update on Metallica.Trujillo: "For me, he was one of the biggest influences. Photo/Jeff Yeager Having swum in this ocean of Jaco so closely, how has it affected your bass playing? And they chose to have *all* the instruments for Metallica, lined up (which is just fine, I know there are metalheads out there) but that means that Robert Trujillo put his own bass on display. Somewhere someone has the body of Jaco’s 1966 Fender Jazz bass, and a 1965 Precision neck. Jaco's music is the masterpiece and it's available to anybody. July 15, 2020, 11 days ago Jaco was periodically crashing in a truck at that location (a white step van with Colorado plates). Although you are correct about most of how he took his frets out he did not take them out with a butter knife but needle nose pliers. with jaco. In any case, don't be stupid, Will Lee, and Victor Wooten have both played the bass, and Kevin Kaufman (Jaco's luthier) has signed off on it's authenticity, so unless there is some massive huge conspiracy perpetrated by the shop owner to get a couple 10 grand out of Robert Trujillo, the bass is real. July 18, 2020, 8 days ago Great thing to do by a very nice person.I met Jaco back in 1985, right about the time he recorded the now (in)famous bass instructional tape. Here is a radio interview where I tell the “TRUE” story of that day…..[…] ties to Jaco have been growing over the last four years, starting with obtaining Jaco’s famed Bass of Doom back in 2010.