Stadium Arcadium bass?

[LisaIs]

You just had to make me pull this out didn't you Colin???

This photo grosses me out. It is the whole finger thing.

 

[LisaIs]

With a bunch of studio gear, you can make a passive bass sound hot. It is obvious however that he digs active and he digs MM.

 

[cybersnyder]

You just had to make me pull this out didn't you Colin???

Is it wrong that I'm starting to like this pic?

 

[vatic]

Is it wrong that I'm starting to like this pic?

Absolutely, that picture upsets me. Every time I saw it in this thread I had to spit in my trash can.

 

[fearofcups]

There's some stuff, like 21st Century for instance, that have to be with an active bass, or else heavily processed to sound like so. The sound is just to powerful, if you know what I mean.

 

[Big Poppa]

OK I only know what the artist relations guy at a major retailer in hollywood told us...

"everytime Flea foes into the studio we have to bring a bunch of our used and vintage music man's" Who knows if he uses them but this guy say's that they are at least decorations in the studio...he heheeheeeee

 

[fearofcups]

pretty decorations I'd imagine

 

[Colin]

pretty decorations I'd imagine

?????

 

[cybersnyder]

Absolutely, that picture upsets me. Every time I saw it in this thread I had to spit in my trash can.

I still get shivers when I look at it. I just hope it was a female photographer that took the picture.

 

[tadawson]

I still get shivers when I look at it. I just hope it was a female photographer that took the picture.

Based on that look, it was probably Micheal Jackson . . . . .

- Tim

 

[usedtobeachacha]

i think i def her the 61 on there. But some of the tracks just have to be stingray or the flea bass. I know that his attack can make a bass seem more punchy than it really is but if you've ever played a vintage jazz with flats they have some bounce but they just don't pop out of a track like that especially rosewood fingerboard models.

 

[4metta]

I hear what you're saying about the sound...listen to his sound on Tell Me Baby. Sounds very Stingray. He does play with a very heavy right hand (which I love) but even so that sounds too hot.

He should dump those Modulus basses and just go Musicman all the way.

 

[4metta]

In the name of all that is beautiful, pure and good in this world...please stop posting that pic of the Partridge kid. Thank you.

 

[Colin]

Based on that look, it was probably . . . . .

yeah it has that unsavory aspect to it doesn't it?

 

[strummer]

According to the June '06 edition of Bass Player, he used a vintage 60s Fender Jazz Bass that is actually worth a pretty penny. He came about it after he posted on a forum saying that he wanted a vintage jazz bass so that he could be "as cool as John Paul Jones." Someone found one for him.

I think it was Steebo who traced the pink down for flea?

 

[fearofcups]

?????

Colin, I was referring to BP's post right above mine.

 

[fearofcups]

Based on that look, it was probably Micheal Jackson . . . . .

- Tim

This guy?

 

[tadawson]

This guy?

Would that be Michael Hussein, or Saddam Jackson? or perhaps Saddam bin Jackson . . . dunno, but the possibilities are endless . . . . . .

- Tim

 

[Psychicpet]

very intresting BP... and I don't doubt it for one minute.

as for Fela's Jock...err Jazz bass, I do Bleeb that VBTC/DudePit/Our own Steebo found that for Mr.Balzary..... to which he wasn't really thanked,renumerated,etc. like what a normal polite person would have done but I'll let you search the threads to find the story again

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

I think it was Steebo who traced the pink down for flea?

I spent the better part of a month tracking it down for his press agent in NY with the help of Bill Bolton down under and we found it at Guitar Broker (Craig Brody's) in Florida. It was a surprise gift for him and Flea himself doesn't know the real story behind it. No biggie either way to me but at least a "thank you" from someone would have been appreciated.