Originally Posted by mojopinuk

I dont play bass, so cannot have a fully educated opinion on the matter of course but it just appeared that Burton was much more involved and much more a part of the band back then. He contributed a lot more. The fact that he did and Newsted didnt is not necessarily Newsteds fault of course, I understand that but even then Newsted just never really captured Burton's bass parts for me. I listen to Burton and it makes me want to make more of an effort with my bass, i listen to Newsted and I think I'd be better off learning something else.