Namm 2008, Orange metal flake flea bass

[stflbn]

Looks like a late 70's asian import to me.

 

[bassjigga]

I like it.

 

[SpectorBass308]

not my thing either.

 

[thedude77md]

Looks like a late 70's asian import to me.

LOL

Except late 70's Asian imports are a lot cooler and likely a better value than these overpriced things. Plus they aren't associated with Flea!

 

[Sterrrling]

Yeah, I like Modulus Basses and I dig Flea's funk...but I'm not really down with the Orange Flake. Movin' on....

 

[ba-dum-ba-dum]

That looks like something that should be wrapped around the breasts of a Cirque Du Soleil spandexed dancer.

 

[wazzel]

Anything new on it other than the paint job?

 

[Linkert]

Metalflake makes me think of the 80's.. *BARF*

 

[Jeremy Crockett]

Seriously ugly... Seriously.

 

[EagleMoon]

Does Flea look at an idea and thinks, "it looks terrible...I'll take it!"

Just because he's a great bassist doesn't mean he has a sense of taste in other areas.

 

[Gegatso]

It can't sound worse than it looks.

 

[Barkless Dog]

Does he still play Modulus ?

I saw a concert of them and he used his old Fender the whole show.

 

[lomo]

I looooove orange, but not the radioactive kind.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Love it.

 

[Deano Destructo]

Unless they've dropped the prices, it's closer to $2700.

Ouch! Nevermind. Not really enough appeals to me about that specific model of bass to justify the price. For $2700 I'd probably go the custom route or if I wanted Graphite call Zon and pick my own wood and top. Could even build my own through Status I guess.

I too think I'd like it quite a bit better if it didn't have the matching headstock though. It'd tone it down just the right amount me thinks.

 

[GradyBass]

Flea played his 19__ (can't remember the year) shell pink J that was given to him by a fan. A roughly $30,000 bass. He played that on Stadium Arcadium.

He is back playing Modulus.

I don't even like RHCP that much and I know that... why?!

 

[Yooper Bass]

GradyBass is right. I think that J bass was 1 of a handful. He used that Jazz bass for all of the recording for Stadium Arcadium, but when it came to live concerts, the jazz wasn't cutting throught very well. (Go figure, it was strung with flats.) So now he's back with Modulus as his #1 bass.

 

[bassman74]

I've seen the bass in person and played it, The pictures definitely doesn't do justice to the paintjob. The orange is striking. It's equipped with Aguilar preamp and Badass bridge.... Awesome!!! The sound is unbelievable.... so much into funk, not like a musicman but for me even if i like MM basses very much i find this 10000 times better but that's personnal! Anyone wants one! I'll probably buy 6 for my store....LOL!!!

 

[lovebrigade]

I love it. But then again orange is my favorite color...