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10-16-2005, 01:53 PM
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 im new to playing bass so sorry if this extreme newbie question but wat is flea doing in between every like time he plays a chord he does sumting like 4 times, on tabs it shows it as x's in rows of four?
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10-16-2005, 02:33 PM
|  | Funk As Puck | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Arizona | | | Mutes the strings with his left hand and quickly hits them.
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10-16-2005, 05:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Newcastle/England | | | there mutes, flea uses a pick when he plays this, so basicly hit them covering the strings but not pressing them down so they dont make any note |
10-16-2005, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Chili there mutes, flea uses a pick when he plays this, so basicly hit them covering the strings but not pressing them down so they dont make any note | Excuse me? No, I'm sorry, Flea does not use a pick. He just slaps the strings.
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10-16-2005, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Unchain Excuse me? No, I'm sorry, Flea does not use a pick. He just slaps the strings. |
In all fairness, it really does sound like Flea is strumming those chords with a pick.
Also, I think I read in a BP around the time that album came out that he did in fact use a pick on that track. I could be mistaken though. |
10-16-2005, 05:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Newcastle/England | | | where have u saw him not use a pic when playing that? every live show i have seen him play that song he has used a pic, and that is alot of shows, i'm not sayin he has never slapped them but i have never seen him do it
he uses a pick for venice queen aswell |
10-16-2005, 06:11 PM
|  | put a bird on it | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Minnesota | | | yeah, i thought flea started using a pick now...they made a big deal of it in his last BP cover story...i hear he studies jazz too... |
10-16-2005, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by superbassman2000 yeah, i thought flea started using a pick now...they made a big deal of it in his last BP cover story...i hear he studies jazz too... | Which would be ironic, since he did in fact begin his music career as a trumpet player, jazz, I beleive, and his father played jazz. At least I think that's how the story goes.
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10-16-2005, 09:29 PM
| | | | He started using picks on Californication. Parallel Universe is pick style. |
10-16-2005, 09:42 PM
| | Funk As Puck | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Arizona | | | Truly? I have never seen him use a pick. That's interesting. Sorry about the misinformation.
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10-17-2005, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Unchain Truly? I have never seen him use a pick. That's interesting. Sorry about the misinformation. | i accept ur apology lol |
10-17-2005, 10:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West Yorkshire, UK | | | Flea uses a pick. On his gear list, he uses a Dunlop Tortex .60 I think from memory. Paralel Universe is indeed picked. He is also a perfectly competent finger style player not just slap and pop. And yes he was a trumpet player early in life, listen to Live At Hyde Park and he takes a trumpet solo.
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10-17-2005, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Aj* Flea uses a pick. On his gear list, he uses a Dunlop Tortex .60 I think from memory. Paralel Universe is indeed picked. He is also a perfectly competent finger style player not just slap and pop. And yes he was a trumpet player early in life, listen to Live At Hyde Park and he takes a trumpet solo. | yeah, he had a trumpet solo on live at slane aswell, i wounder how he plays on the new chili's album |
10-18-2005, 11:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: East Anglia | | | Hey,
He also used a pic on the Zephyr song i believe. Just shows he can do pick, slap and finger, what else is there?
I hope i hear about this new album soon! Meant to be going back to some of there earlier stlyes of funk, whether were talking uplift mofo i don't know, don't think so or maybe the BSSM era? All i know is its release date is early next year (not offical and touring late next year, can't wait!!
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10-19-2005, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by chilipepperflea Just shows he can do pick, slap and finger, what else is there? | Touchstyle. 
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10-19-2005, 04:09 PM
| | | | I know he plays with a pick sometimes but I thought that song was just strumming with nails.I suppose it doesn't matter
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