Flea fans: check this out...

[Moondog]

He mentioned that basses made for flea had been modified at the lower horn, they were cut in a little deeper for him.BP can you verify this, and that this bass was a bass made for (and probably even given to) Flea...

Looking closely @ the pics, it does appear that
this may be true . . I think?

 

[Samingo]

hmm that could change things

bump for any confirming/denying chance

 

[AnthonyD]

Hmmm...

Looking closely @ the pics, it does appear that
this may be true . . I think?

In this pic the cut-away for the lower horn seems to hit the neck at the 19th fret and there apears to be about an inch between the cut-away and the pick-guard:

But in this pic the cut-away for the lower horn seems to hit the neck at the 20th fret and the cut-away and the pick-guard almost meet:

Unfortunately the angles that the pictures were taken at don't help.

 

[dhuffguitars]

In this pic you can somewhat tell the cutaway goes all the way to the 21st fret.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

The pickguards are different. The genuine (3 ply with white edge) doesn't match with the one in the auction IMO.

 

[dlloyd]

Yep, not the same bass.

It may have been an off-the-shelf Stingray owned by Flea, but it is not the one he was usually pictured with.

 

[cgworkman]

So is it the mojo from Flea's unit on the back of the thing what drives up the price???

This photo alone might make me avoid every black MM I come across.

You never know what might have happened with all that friction back there...

 

[TSanders]

This photo alone might make me avoid every black MM I come across.

You never know what might have happened with all that friction back there...

One can only hope that the bass was cold, and stayed cold.

 

[Samingo]

Assuming it is cut one and a half inches deeper... Now this is an honest question, will it really make a difference to your playing? Is it really worth six grand?

 

[JB1]

I've got my doubts on the value in having a shorter horn (ahem!).

We need someone 'official' to jump in on this one...

 

[sandaas]

There's a (rather crappy) shot of part of the neck....

How bout a photo of the signautre?

Like, duh.

+1

How about the picture of the neckplate? Can you tell if the cutaway's been moved by aligning it with the bolts?

 

[Urwordsbreakmed]

awww dude i want a discount for that alone lol

 

[Musicman Nut]

HOW MUCH IS FLEA'S SIGNATURE WORTH!!!?

A $800-$850 bass with his signature starting at $5599!!!

I don't think so.

This whole Stardome crap of who's bass it really is or was Just doesn't Justify big money unless your just a hudge fan of the artist and you want his or hers bass and your willing to pay crazy money for it.

Owning Jaco's bass will not make you play like Joco, but having it in the same house where you live would be Killer but at what cost.

I once owned a 1963 Surf Green Fender Precision Bass with the original Receipt saying something like Fender Musical Instruments sent to Beach Boy Enterprizes
back in 63.
The receipt was cool just to show where it was sent to and the fact Brian Wilson got it free was neat.

But i sold it for what a 63 Surf Green P Bass went for, Tried hard not to rape some poor fan for $60,000 because it was his.
DJ

 

[joels]

fleas bass

any chance this could have been his ?

 

[Randracula]

I'd rather have a brand new bass.....................

 

[roballanson]

hmmmm

we have a much loved and well used phraze in the UK which might be very applicable here.......rhymes with BULLOCKS.........

 

[Mr Light]

Celebrity Basses

I'd rather have a brand new bass.....................

...I would have to agree with Randracula. Not only that, I'm pretty OCD when it comes to my instruments, and that's why I always special order (I only use stuff on the shelf to demo what I'm interested in). I hold gear that has had paws all over it at a lesser value than gear fresh from the factory.

 

[Musicman Nut]

...I would have to agree with Randracula. Not only that, I'm pretty OCD when it comes to my instruments, and that's why I always special order (I only use stuff on the shelf to demo what I'm interested in). I hold gear that has had paws all over it at a lesser value than gear fresh from the factory.

I see instruments as Tools as if you we're a carpenter, Some are prettier then others, some hammers are heavier then others for different jobs.

So for the style of music you play one finds the tools that work for him or her and you buy them all, hehehehe Just kidding, you at least furnish your self with all the colors you like.

The Drag with Ebay or Internet Basses is you always gamble if their gonna suck or sound good once you get them.

The duds I just either donate to a Church or a local School and the good ones I keep. DJ

 

[strummer]

The duds I just either donate to a Church or a local School and the good ones I keep. DJ

That is just about the most heart warming thing I've heard this year!
DJ, I'm now an official fan of yours

 

[shamus63]

I'd rather have a brand new bass.....................

Without posting street prices...for what GC is asking on this bass...I could *easily* pick up my new Bongo HS in three of my favorite finishes...

...and still have plenty of money left for a couple of rounds (beer, not golf).