no, the LOVE of money makes us evil.
Money can't make you anything.
Strongly disagree. Sufficient amounts of money can make you very, very rich.
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New FleaBass Colors! (AWESOME)
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Strongly disagree. Sufficient amounts of money can make you very, very rich.
If it is a stock bass, the people that make it spend extra time on it for him. i just dont see him choosing one of those over all the modulus basses he owns and that vintage jazz bass.
I wanted a blue one so i could pimp it up w/ some thunder stickers but it doesn't seem worth it from the reviews around here. Maybe if I can find a used one w/ the emg pup i'd pull the trigger.
I wanted a blue one so i could pimp it up w/ some thunder stickers but it doesn't seem worth it from the reviews around here. Maybe if I can find a used one w/ the emg pup i'd pull the trigger.
I herd u liek mudkip basses?
http://newsimg.ngfiles.com/3000/3759_Mudkip.gif
On a side-note, I have no idea why people are getting so heated in this thread. The two new colors (which I think was supposed to be the topic of thread) don't actually look half bad, though I can't say I love the general aesthetics of the bass itself. It seems like people are making this more about Flea than the actual product and there is no real need to.
Can't comment on the basses as I've never had the chance to play one.
However, Musicman never had a Flea sig bass. And the Modulus Flea Bass is now the Funk Unlimited after their partnership with Flea ended.
Alright to get this clear since I haven't checked this post since I posted it late last night:
They're 500$ in Foreign-Inhabited Obamaland down here ;D
The pickguard IS NOT put on with double sided tape, it is painted pexiglass (still cheap I know) SCREWED on
Flea has stated he knows the issues with the bass and plans to fix most of these problems within the next line
All of the colors aren't childish, mind you he has a generic Black and White one and this new White and Black one, and they're not childish, if you get the humor in playing with one of these things you all might understand a little what it was like playing live with weird basses and people laughing when we were kids.
Overall, yes, the quality is terrible. But in the future with these basses I hope to see improvement to the following:
Pickguard
Pickup (done, with a little tweaking I had this baby sounding great)
Paint Job (oh lord put a dang truss rod cover on if you don't want that crap job showing)
Pots and Electronics Overall
But the things I did enjoy about this bass were:
Neck (love the jazz bass feel, nice and slim, smooth)
Pickup (after tweaking and running it through a modeler)
Cool Colors (I mean, honestly, don't be so grown up ;D)
DVD (nice cool tone setup done by Flea got me up and ready)
I do not recommend you go out and by one now, but if you really want to, go to a shop and play a few before ordering, please.
Thanks Guys.
Kyle
They're 500$ in Foreign-Inhabited Obamaland down here ;D
The pickguard IS NOT put on with double sided tape, it is painted pexiglass (still cheap I know) SCREWED on
Flea has stated he knows the issues with the bass and plans to fix most of these problems within the next line
All of the colors aren't childish, mind you he has a generic Black and White one and this new White and Black one, and they're not childish, if you get the humor in playing with one of these things you all might understand a little what it was like playing live with weird basses and people laughing when we were kids.
Overall, yes, the quality is terrible. But in the future with these basses I hope to see improvement to the following:
Pickguard
Pickup (done, with a little tweaking I had this baby sounding great)
Paint Job (oh lord put a dang truss rod cover on if you don't want that crap job showing)
Pots and Electronics Overall
But the things I did enjoy about this bass were:
Neck (love the jazz bass feel, nice and slim, smooth)
Pickup (after tweaking and running it through a modeler)
Cool Colors (I mean, honestly, don't be so grown up ;D)
DVD (nice cool tone setup done by Flea got me up and ready)
I do not recommend you go out and by one now, but if you really want to, go to a shop and play a few before ordering, please.
Thanks Guys.
Kyle
no heat here, it's just a public forum & it's raining outside so i'm not out riding my scoot
i personally couldn't name 3 rhcp tunes, could care less, all i know is that he's an accomplished player, & does deserve some respect. but it's just popular here at TB for wannabee's/neverwuzz's/& neverwillbees to rip him personally for some reason, see post # 19 for example
oh, & for the record, i love the new colors.
a couple of years back ibanezcollector was refinishing a few sx's & squiers that he picked up cheap & was painting them in a bunch of kooky colors, & TB'ers were snatching 'em up like hotcakes, ( so that blows the insinuation that only kids like the colors of flea's basses )
just stirrin' the pot 'yall
i personally couldn't name 3 rhcp tunes, could care less, all i know is that he's an accomplished player, & does deserve some respect. but it's just popular here at TB for wannabee's/neverwuzz's/& neverwillbees to rip him personally for some reason, see post # 19 for example
oh, & for the record, i love the new colors.
a couple of years back ibanezcollector was refinishing a few sx's & squiers that he picked up cheap & was painting them in a bunch of kooky colors, & TB'ers were snatching 'em up like hotcakes, ( so that blows the insinuation that only kids like the colors of flea's basses )
just stirrin' the pot 'yall
how about I stirr it further and add some spices while I'm at it?
Honestly they are what they are...as the previous poster NorCalDog said about KOOKY colors?...gentlemen, this is NOT something new I still have 2 80's relics and always get asked to sell them.
young folks can't remember the days when REAL wild colors were the top sellers. The Flea colors are a trendy thing, it will last for a while, just like the KOOKY colors from the late 80's
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Honestly they are what they are...as the previous poster NorCalDog said about KOOKY colors?...gentlemen, this is NOT something new I still have 2 80's relics and always get asked to sell them.
young folks can't remember the days when REAL wild colors were the top sellers. The Flea colors are a trendy thing, it will last for a while, just like the KOOKY colors from the late 80's
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I bought my geddy lee bass used for around $500. Buying a fleabass is probably one of the worst ways to spend $500 in the bass market nowadays. These things are a joke. Words couldn't express my anger if I, being a teenager who's low on money, decided to spend that $500 on a fleabass from MF and when it comes in the mail the thing plays like crap. There's no reason to buy one
except I bought one from Musicians Friend and it plays great. The reasons to buy one: Looks sweet, plays sweet, IS sweet. They're definitely not a joke. I don't get it, have you played one by any chance? Or are you just saying that 'cause they don't appeal to your tastes in looks.
Actually, the main reason I wanted one when they first came out was the looks. I actually think they look great, but fortunately I went to my local music store to try one before I bought. The quality was no where near on par with what a bass for $500 should be, IMO of course. I would buy one in their current state at $200 maybe, but then again you can probably get a used VM jazz bass for that price. Just saying there's much better options for the kids who are low on money and want a high quality bass which was the situation I was in recently.
well, like someone above mentioned...you can pick up any bass and that particular one could have been completely abused by players in the store. If you picked up one Modulus, Music Man, Fender and it was in bad shape, didn't play well, wasn't set up...does that mean all are bad? No... I got lucky and mine played great out of the box. So...experiences are bound to vary from player to player. Doesn't mean this bass is terrible.
i agree with most that the $500 price is too high. that doesn't make any sense to me at all; i haven't been playing all that long i'm 19 and when i was starting out, a $500 bass would have been a few upgrades later not a starter.
Excuse me, I'm no teacher boyo, our acronym user, and usually try to keep my ideals and philosophies separate but if you're stupid and like to keep it simple, have it dog. Enjoy
This was not NAMM, this was last saturday at MusikMess in Frankfurt, Germany
my friend took these pics with his iPhone, I wasn't very interested bout the fleabasses to take ones myself, but I played one and they are terribly awefull (my opinion) Lower action, and another pup are absolutely needed for that bass. Oh, and a new look
there was a pink, a white, and a silver metallic fleabass, all with a black pickguard. I kinda liked it in silver, at least, it looks a bit fine!
That day was historical for us, I met two of my idols, such as Wojtek Pilichowski and TM Stevens. Bootsy collins was also there, but I wouldn't say I was a big fan before, I am now
cheers
my friend took these pics with his iPhone, I wasn't very interested bout the fleabasses to take ones myself, but I played one and they are terribly awefull (my opinion) Lower action, and another pup are absolutely needed for that bass. Oh, and a new look
there was a pink, a white, and a silver metallic fleabass, all with a black pickguard. I kinda liked it in silver, at least, it looks a bit fine!
That day was historical for us, I met two of my idols, such as Wojtek Pilichowski and TM Stevens. Bootsy collins was also there, but I wouldn't say I was a big fan before, I am now
cheers
This was not NAMM, this was last saturday at MusikMess in Frankfurt, Germany
my friend took these pics with his iPhone, I wasn't very interested bout the fleabasses to take ones myself, but I played one and they are terribly awefull (my opinion) Lower action, and another pup are absolutely needed for that bass. Oh, and a new look
there was a pink, a white, and a silver metallic fleabass, all with a black pickguard. I kinda liked it in silver, at least, it looks a bit fine!
That day was historical for us, I met two of my idols, such as Wojtek Pilichowski and TM Stevens. Bootsy collins was also there, but I wouldn't say I was a big fan before, I am now
cheers
Ah I see. David couldn't quite understand where he was at because of the language barrier of course ;D
Being a Native of Bootsy's hometown I actually meet him quite often.
Thanks for the clarification.
all i gotta say is ATTA-BOY FLEA !!! keep on putting basses out there that make the snobs cringe !!!
"Keep on"? I seem to remember him having a Modulus signature model for some time. Huh.
Anyway...
I was really hoping for an instrument at least as good as my SX. I was disappointed. I'm disappointed in how this is being marketed...as a beginner's tool. However, the one I tried was barely playable. A kid is not going to "keep on" developing when he's fighting his instrument due to poor playability. Flea was a tremendous influence when I started learning bass guitar.
