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06-23-2006, 06:08 AM
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So, I was trying to watch the RHCP video yesterday (emphasis on trying, barely made it through) and I noticed Flea is actually playing a fretless bass, well, he's slapping a fretless like a fretted. Thought it'd be cool to show it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAgqg...ll%20me%20baby
Here's the video, eh..enjoy.. |
06-23-2006, 02:50 PM
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Dug the song. |
06-23-2006, 03:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ireland | | | Yeah, I noticed that a while ago... I figure it's just the bass he had that the director thought would suit the video image/colour scheme best. |
06-23-2006, 03:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY/Boston, MA | | | He played fretless on The Mars Volta cd that he recorded on, De-Loused in the Comatorium, as well. Not that hes playing fretless in this song, just pretending to on the vid. Looks like the jaco relic. Interesting.
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06-23-2006, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Figjam He played fretless on The Mars Volta cd that he recorded on, De-Loused in the Comatorium, as well. Not that hes playing fretless in this song, just pretending to on the vid. Looks like the jaco relic. Interesting. |
that's just about word for word what i would have said. 
i think he only played fretless on "televators," but i imagine you would know better than i. |
06-23-2006, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Figjam Looks like the jaco relic. Interesting. | He said he had put intrest into vintage instruments. Maybe he got ahold of the REAL bass of doom? Quote: |
Originally Posted by Brad Barker i think he only played fretless on "televators," but i imagine you would know better than i. | I'm pretty sure he used a bit more fretless on BTW. I'd have to listen to the cd again.
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06-24-2006, 12:45 PM
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Certainly a beautiful bass, and Flea has played them before.
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06-24-2006, 08:21 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Glendale & La Jolla, CA | | | I thought it was a Jaco, but it didn't look like it had lines... |
06-24-2006, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Brad Barker that's just about word for word what i would have said.
i think he only played fretless on "televators," but i imagine you would know better than i. | Theres some parts of Take the veil as well.
steve21, the lines are probably hard to see because they are pretty dark. |
06-24-2006, 10:46 PM
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06-25-2006, 04:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Newcastle - Australia | | sounded to me like he used an upright on 1 or 2 songs on the album....wonder what flea said to the guy with the 'ray http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kin-n82byNI
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06-25-2006, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Brad Barker i think he only played fretless on "televators," but i imagine you would know better than i. | I think that's actually Justin Meldel-Johnson on upright. |
06-25-2006, 03:08 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houghton, MI | | | It's JMJ on Televators, and I don't think Flea played fretless on TMV's album, I think it was just a Jazz bass with low action.
And why does Flea insist on wearing that jumpsuit... it's so... gah.
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06-25-2006, 03:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Germany | | | Pretty cool video, sometimes less is more! "Tell me Baby" is probably my favourite song from the new album. It's also pretty cool how all the people with instruments they had in the video obviously knew how to play them.
The song on the album was definitely recorded with a fretted, though. |
06-25-2006, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by TheEmptyCell It's JMJ on Televators, and I don't think Flea played fretless on TMV's album, I think it was just a Jazz bass with low action.
And why does Flea insist on wearing that jumpsuit... it's so... gah. |
from mixonline.com (engineer for the mars volta's deloused...):
" Can you give me the details on recording Flea for this album?
For the bass, we had Flea play a beautiful '64 Fender Precision P bass through an SVT bass head and 8×10 cabinet. I used a Neumann FET 47 on the cabinet and a Demeter DI. I compressed with LA-2As on both channels. It was a slightly different sound for Flea, but he is such a talented musician that he fit in perfectly. The bass needed to be full and present, because, essentially, the bass was the foundation of every track." |
06-29-2006, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by steve21 I thought it was a Jaco, but it didn't look like it had lines... | Due to a shiny epoxy coating... it's hard to see the fretlines in certain angles of light...
But in other angles of light, they're bright as day...
YouTube has TONS of Jaco videos, check them out. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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