thats what i heard. when i saw them in september he played the sunburst modulus. in studio all his stuff was recorded with the stack knob shell pink jazzy, from what i know.
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Is Flea not using Modulus anymore?
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thats what i heard. when i saw them in september he played the sunburst modulus. in studio all his stuff was recorded with the stack knob shell pink jazzy, from what i know.
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I saw RHCP last night in dallas. It was an awesome show but we had terrible seats.(nosebleed obstructed view...I couldn't even see the jumbotron screens cause we were on the very side of the stage). But I did manage to stand on the floor section aisle for a while and all I saw him play was the sunburst modulus(I believe thats what it was anyway).
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I have to say I loved hearing the Fender tone on Stadium Arcadium. I was Great. and IMO The fender live on those songs is much better. But for the BTW and Californication tracks the Flea bass is better.[/QUOTE]
AMEN to that
I have to say I loved hearing the Fender tone on Stadium Arcadium. I was Great. and IMO The fender live on those songs is much better. But for the BTW and Californication tracks the Flea bass is better.[/QUOTE]
AMEN to that
I would have pegged it for clearcoated Oly white, but in bass player, he did indeed say it was shell pink (although any trace of pink seems to be long gone...)
The real question is when is Flea going to learn to quit making these eternal, blanket statements about what he will or won't play. At some point in your growth as a player, you have to realize that your tastes change, or that you just want something different. When he came out with his "I don't think I'll every play a non-vintage instrument again" statements, I couldn't help but roll my eyes. It's very akin to the "this is the last bass I'll ever need" comment. Yeah, right.
All he said was he didnt *think* he was going to play a non-vintage bass again. Since when is that an eternal, blanket statement? And dude, every single person on this planet says things they dont end up doing or saying or whatever. Finally, its just flea talking about his basses, who cares.
Sorry, you just sounded really negative here.
the fender was nice, but i think that the modulus sounds more like his style+ that it cuts thru really well.
but he was at his best live with stingray and spector!(and wal in studio)
but he was at his best live with stingray and spector!(and wal in studio)
It was not my intent to sound negative, nor positive for that matter. I was just commenting on the irony of the statement. Flea is getting on up in years in terms of musical experience. When he was younger, running around playing in a diaper (now that was funny), I wouldn't have been surprised by a statement like that. The last few years however, he seems to have matured a lot as a player and musician, even though still largely an entertainer. When he made the vintage comment I was very surprised. I personally don't care what he plays. I enjoy it all for what is. I do imagine that a lot of youngsters who invested lots of hard-earned money into their Modulus basses were disheartened to hear him say that. I wonder how many kids sold there Mod's to fund a much more expensive vintage purchase, only for him to turn around and start playing his Moduli again.
I just think it's all funny, really. Who can keep up with these rock stars?
I was at the nashville show lastnight and man does he sound really good with his modulus. It seemed he could cut through so much better and the growl he gets on some of the songs were spine tingling, so I was a happy person the whole night.
rockstarbassist
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Yeah I'd heard he'd switched back as well.
I saw them on SNL and MTV with the Jazz and it didn't do much for me. I'd find it kinda tough (as obviously he and his tech did too) to play that kind of aggressive, punchy, cut-through music with flats on an old Jazz.
However on my recent trip to and back from Nashville, I used my Westone UM2 IEMs with my iPod and listened to all of "Stadium Arcadium", and wow- with those IEMs you hear EVERY little nuance of each instrument, especially the guitar and bass. You could definitely hear the Jazz/flats combo on the recording as opposed to the Modulus. The J fits that record's vibe big-time, but when you still have a whole hour-long set of RHCP faves fans came to see, it ain't gonna cut it for a lot of them.
His Wal on "BSSM" is my, as I'm sure many others, his best tone, FAR and AWAY!! Whew!
Oh, and I just got a Flea 5 myself...
Wicked, wicked stuff...
I saw them on SNL and MTV with the Jazz and it didn't do much for me. I'd find it kinda tough (as obviously he and his tech did too) to play that kind of aggressive, punchy, cut-through music with flats on an old Jazz.
However on my recent trip to and back from Nashville, I used my Westone UM2 IEMs with my iPod and listened to all of "Stadium Arcadium", and wow- with those IEMs you hear EVERY little nuance of each instrument, especially the guitar and bass. You could definitely hear the Jazz/flats combo on the recording as opposed to the Modulus. The J fits that record's vibe big-time, but when you still have a whole hour-long set of RHCP faves fans came to see, it ain't gonna cut it for a lot of them.
His Wal on "BSSM" is my, as I'm sure many others, his best tone, FAR and AWAY!! Whew!
Oh, and I just got a Flea 5 myself...
Wicked, wicked stuff...
Oh, and I just got a Flea 5 myself...
Lucky bastard. I found a local dealer for Modulus and got to check out a Flea 5 with a J/MM configuration. Sounded so damn sweet. I love my Flea 4 though.
Check out the Stadium Arcadium vinyl. You can hear the nuances in the music far better in that version, it is amazing.
rockstarbassist
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Oooh, nice! I forgot they were offering that option on the newer models!!
I'd be tempted, but I like the Flea cause it sounds like it does.
I use the Dingwall (which is just TOUGH, lemme tell ya!
) for everything else! i loved his sound on blood sugar sex magik, though i dont think anyone hear has mentioned it, i dont know what bass he used then the album's the same age as me, but yeh thats what i liked
rockstarbassist
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Yeah was brought up a few times I think.
He used a Wal 4 string (not sure of the model, maybe a Mach 1) on everything except a Stingray 5 fretless for the fretless lines.
May have used a few others for specific spots, but the Wal was the main one you're probably hearing and falling in love with, just like the rest of us!
Too bad 99% of us will never get one now...
There's a lot more that goes into a recorded tone than the bass. That album just had a good vibe because of the production. I think he could have played most any growly bass on that album and it would have been equally good. If it were JUST the bass, why not use them on other albums?
rockstarbassist
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Hrm, lucrative endorsement deals for one??
True but the Wal had a lot to do with it. I think he just went straight in most of the time which is what kept the sound so tight during recording.
That album was definitely special, one of the best all time IMO, of any artist, but that badassed Wal just happened to accompany him on that journey.
