Rob Trujillo

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Rob Trujillo (born Roberto Agustin Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz on October 23, 1964) grew up in Venice, California and played bass guitar first in a few local bands before joining Suicidal Tendencies in 1989.

Although at times Trujillo has been known to use a pick, he prefers to use his fingers.
Rob became Metallica’s current bassist on February 24, 2003 after auditioning for the band and fitting right in with band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett.

He has also played in top bands such as Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, and with Jerry Cantrell and Ozzy Osbourne.
Trujillo primarily use his fingers to play bass guitar the slap bass technique, but has been also known to play with a pick on many recording.

More info about Rob Trujilo you can find on Metallica website: www.allmetallica.com/info/biography/rob.php

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