Flea Tone

[:DChilis:D]

A friend of mine is asking how he can get flea tone (Stadium Arcadium) out of his MIA Deluxe Jazz. He want to switch preamp, pups and strings if necessary. He got BADASS bridge says it helps with sustain. He stills has his stock bridge so if the Badass needs replacement for the tone he will do it.

Alder Body & Rosewood Fretboard


any suggestions ???

Thanks TB'ers

 

[zuma]

Very low action ('till it buzzes and sizzles) and dig in hard when you play. It's sort of a controlled buzzing if that makes any sense. I know he used flatwounds on the songs with the Jazz but I wouldn't go changing preamps and pickups. Get a Stingray, Modulus Flea Signature or even an OLP if you want more of the classic Flea tone.

 

[eastcoasteddie]

When I plugged my MM stingray into a GK 800RB, it had total classic FLEA written all over it (Mother's Milk & Blood Sugar..albums)

 

[roadkill2309]

I think that if he's looking for the Stadium Arcadium sound, then it's a Modulus he's looking for. For earlier Peppers sounds, it's a Jazz or the Stingray that helped form the ban'ds sound.

 

[bassman74]

If you want Flea sound,

1) You better start plucking hard, really hard. Take a look at BP.tv in the artist section. That's the way he plucks, REAL HARD, not just for the video but in real life.

2) Flea's Jazz bass is all original.

To have the exact same you should buy:

GHS flatwound too
Fender 60's custom shop pickups
Fender vintage bass bridge

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You also need a modulus FLea bass with a Lane Poor pickup if you want a stadium arcadium. But he only use it in the Slap section OVER the fender bassline. (Listen to the CD included with the book) So know oyu know you should practice a lot cause you'll have to play 2 basses at the same time in the Slap section

take Care

francois

 

[Smurf-o-Deth]

Hmmm, how much woodshedding does it take to grow an extra pair of arms? That'd come in handy in other applications, too, such as showing my displeasure at some of the truly awful movies my wife makes me watch (four thumbs down!).

 

[Blackmag+c]

his jazz isnt active as far as I know. Its vintage passive with flats..right?


Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stadium Arcadium
[Warner Bros., 2006]
Flea’s Gear
Basses ’61 Fender Jazz and ’62 Fender Jazz, both with old flatwounds (and his sig modulus Aguilar OBP-1 2-Band EQ SD basslines MM ans sig ghs boomer strings)
Rig Three Gallien-Krueger 2001RB heads, each powering 410RBH 4x10 and 115RBH 1x15 cabinets
Effects Electro-
Harmonix Q-Tron, MXR M-133 Micro Amp, Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive


think that about raps the tone up. Stock Musicman too btw

 

[:DChilis:D]

anyway that a preamp can be installed that can go passive and active ???

Cause Preamps Can come in real handy

 

[Ampeg SVT]

J-Retro man