Flea using his flea bass in the new RHCP video

[phil.i.stein]

the fingers have it.

[Grassie]

I'll be reserving full judgement until I hear the album, but Rain Dance Maggie is a grower. The thing with the new guy Josh Klinghoffer is he is one of John Frusciante's close friends, and also toured with the Chili's as a second guitarist on their last tour or two, so, to me, he's the natural choice as John's replacement. Apparently, he adds some good bv's to the new record, and plays keyboards too, so I think everything will be fine. Let's face it, the Chilis won't be getting in any old shmuck to replace Mr. Frusciante, will they? He's got to be good to get anywhere near that band.
But I think they do need a different producer. Rick Rubin has worked on every album RHCP have put out in the last 20 years. His producton style is...well...pretty minimal (I've read stories of him helping bands to set up the gear for the right sound, then buggering off for days at a time, and just letting the band play to the engineer), and I think it's their sound and not the band that is getting a bit tired. Of their more recent output, I find their more atmospheric stuff like "Desecration Smile" works really well, so I would love to hear them hook up with someone who would give them a whole new edge, but still retain that unique RHCP vibe. I'm a fan, and want to stay a fan. Hate it when my favourite bands bore me...

[lemmywinks]

[quote name='phil.i.stein' post='1346663' date='Aug 20 2011, 08:03 PM']the fingers have it.[/quote]


And the EMG pup and pre that he installed...

[phil.i.stein]

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1347553' date='Aug 21 2011, 09:24 PM']And the EMG pup and pre that he installed... [/quote]
ah yes, granted.

[Russ]

According to this month's BP, Flea's pulled out of the deal to make the Fleabasses. He reckoned he just couldn't deal with the business side of it any more. Apparently the new album is all vintage Fenders (mostly his Olympic White '61 Jazz and another '61 Jazz with a custom butterfly paint job by Damien Hurst).

I'll give the new album a listen. But I haven't really been able to stomach any post-One Hot Minute RHCP - they've lost the edginess that made them what they were.

[tommorichards]

Looks like he is back to using his modulus's live.

Taken from a very recent show



and

[Russ]

[quote name='tommorichards' post='1351737' date='Aug 25 2011, 08:42 PM']Looks like he is back to using his modulus's live.

Taken from a very recent show



and

[/quote]

I wonder if it's going to stop being the Funk Unlimited and become the Flea Bass again?

[Musicman20]

Just use a friggin Ray...

[ThomBassmonkey]

+1 to MM20, to me the typical Flea tone will always be a Ray into a 2001rb with rbh cabs. I don't know why he moved away from GK but it sounds to me like he moved away from MMs for stupid reasons.

[Musicman20]

Apparently they wouldnt make him a signature model. I really dislike the Modulus designs...they sound 'ok' but a little brittle.

Nowt like a Musicman Humbucker, no matter what the expense.