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Sad but True: Ex-Metallica Guitarist Jason Newsted Selling Montana Ranch

After two decades grooving on bass guitar with Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne, rocker Jason Newsted is dabbling further in a painting career—one reason why he’s unloading a 545-acre nature retreat in Sula, MT.

The $4.95 million property includes a custom timber-frame home Newsted built in 2006. It is located near the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness and Lost Trail Powder Mountain.

Newsted and his wife, Nicole, “are entering a new chapter where they want to have more social interaction,” says listing agent Bill McDavid with Hall and Hall. “They’ve got a place in the [San Francisco] Bay Area, and their primary place is in Jupiter, FL. Both he and Nicole are painters, and he performs in Jupiter with his band.”

With all the luxury perks you’d expect—a sizeable terrace overlooking the landscape, stained-glass windows, and a soaking tub with a view—the 5,800-square-foot home fits right into western Montana’s luxury lifestyle boom that’s attracting celebs from the music and movie industries.

But the home’s also loaded with fun quirks, including an intricate sunburst wall design crafted from exotic woods sourced from the Gibson guitar factory. McDavid told us trusses in the soaring ceilings are modeled after stage lights.

The home’s location atop a ridge and walls of windows translate to expansive views.

In this region “there’s not a lot of stuff out there in that price range” as you would find in Whitefish or Big Sky, says McDavid. It’s also a modernized abode.

“A lot of people, when they think of Montana, they think of this idyllic log cabin in the snow with smoke rising out of the chimney. This is a modern home that manages to retain that, with wood and timber frame.”

The property also includes a manager’s house and two outbuildings.

Given the views, the dining room requires little art or adornment. Custom built-ins are perfect for storing books or mementos. One of the home’s three bedrooms is a master suite with a soaring ceiling and fireplace designed to fit seamlessly into one wall. A soaking tub in the master bath faces the wilderness.

Newsted’s wife designed the kitchen, which includes a walk-in pantry, Thermador stainless-steel appliances, and a dumbwaiter.

As for who will snap up this rockin’ piece of property, McDavid says he doesn’t expect a big change. “I would see somebody not a whole lot different than (Newsted), whether it’s a CEO or a movie star or a rock star.”

That there are only 37 residents in Sula and the beauty of the natural surroundings will attract someone who wishes to get away from a hectic urban lifestyle, just as Newsted did, McDavid says. “That’s why a lot of celebrities buy up here. It’s a place they can really get away and have a lot of elbow room.”

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