We have it, but it's ugly, as opposed to the new Flea bassThen again, we already have this:
Fernandes Atlas 4X Bass Guitar - Black | EverythingMusic4Less
With a familiar face in the video...
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I’m waiting for it to become available .. wondering which pickup Fender is going to use ... homemade or third party?We have it, but it's ugly, as opposed to the new Flea bass
It is said homemade humbucking with high output
Which will get you part way to the current Flea tone. Rip it out of there and throw in a Legacy and you’ll be on your way.
I’d immediately introduce a HH version as well ... and different colours with optional pickguard filling the gap left by the derelict Dimension series ...
Well it's basically a single H active bass like he's been using since forever. Not exactly a huge surprise. Ever since he's been using single H Stingrays live, then Modulus, then this. It's all in the same ballpark really. Single H, active circuitry, GK amps. He did use a couple of other basses live too (his jazz, spector etc), but really, single H active basses have been his mainstay for decades now.
Yeah he seems to know what he likes. The part that’s interesting to me is that it’s a Fender
Well, makes sense. They did his vintage '61 Jazz signature, they obviously offered up to build him his "live bass". Flea never shied away from a deal (why he probably left EBMM). "Hey man, we'll do you a custom made bass based on your '61 jazz, but we'll put in a single H pickup in the sweet spot, any pup you want, and put in any preamp you want". I'd go Fender too, Modulus is IMO ugly xD
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Nope. Not for me.
The Flea Jazz they did was way more my thing, and pretty nice.
This might be nice enough, but it's an abomination of a Fender, in my eyes.
YMMV, like what you like, etc.
The Jazz at 1.5" and the current Precision standard neck at 1.62 is just an 1/8" difference at the nut. Hard for me to see an 1/8" in most company pics.
The Modulus were easy basses to tour with, his bass tech gets nice stable graphite necks no matter where that bass came from or is going to.
I would guess the reason he stopped using the Jazz on tour is because of neck movement due to travel.
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Looks cool if the price is right. Not a huge fan personally of the maple fretboard and painted headstock. The shell pink finish would look nice with black hardware though!
Browsing the Thomann site and came across this. It's not on the Fender site, does anybody else have any info?
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Looks weird to me, but I kinda like it.
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Looks weird to me, but I kinda like it.
