Flea - Is he the best bass player?

[davidmpires]

I'm the best player ever to play in my band, that's what they say anyway.

I'm happy with that

[ZMech]

No, but he IS an awesome bassist. At the moment my favourite is Richard Bona, he is just brilliant, and a voice to match as well!

I think I'm secretly waiting for a Top Trumps 'Bassists Edition'. Maybe it would be easier to make them myself, although I'm not sure what the categories would be. waist size would have to be one of them, along with weight of backline.

[lowdown]

[quote name='alexclaber' post='568753' date='Aug 14 2009, 10:37 AM']If you asked [b]the general public [/b]most of them wouldn't even know that Macca played bass.
Alex[/quote]

Infact they would think Bass is some kind of fish they ate in Málaga on holiday.

Garry

[SS73]

Flea wins on recreational substance's consumed and still able to play bass.

[crez5150]

[quote name='SS73' post='568846' date='Aug 14 2009, 11:46 AM']Flea wins on recreational substance's consumed and still able to play bass.[/quote]

Surely Lemmy would piss all over Flea in that comparison??????

[davidmpires]

[quote name='crez5150' post='568852' date='Aug 14 2009, 11:50 AM']Surely Lemmy would piss all over Flea in that comparison??????[/quote]

Just until Chuck Norris came around

[jezzaboy]

[quote name='crez5150' post='568852' date='Aug 14 2009, 11:50 AM']Surely Lemmy would piss all over Flea in that comparison??????[/quote]


Nah, Pete Way`s your man for chemicals.

Jez

[gafbass02]

I always just presumed I was the best bass player ever; and the sexiest for that matter??!!

Has my wife been lying to me??

[Toasted]

Flea's not even the best bass player in RHCP.

[Clarky]

[quote name='jezzaboy' post='568863' date='Aug 14 2009, 11:57 AM']Nah, Pete Way`s your man for chemicals.[/quote]
and louder trousers [attachment=30850:pete.jpg]

[Jobiebass]

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='568732' date='Aug 14 2009, 10:15 AM']For the general public, I reckon Flea could be regarded as the 'best' bass player.

(I reckon he's got more people started playing bass than Jacob Jazzstoryface...)[/quote]

I got started because I loved the doors and really wanted to play some of their songs. wasnt till after I got my first bass I realised the Doors didnt have a bassist (well they hd a session bassist on a few tracks but not many, Peace frog is the only one that comes to mind)

Flea is my fav bassist, but I wouldnt say hes the best in the world.
Definately influnced my playing a lot more then say Jaco or Bootsy.

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='davidmpires' post='568862' date='Aug 14 2009, 11:55 AM']Just until Chuck Norris came around [/quote]

Why? Has he passed out again?

[BigBeefChief]

Flea is a bell-end who needs to grow and stop jumping about like a 14 year old.

[jmesa]

Good one

[RhysP]

[quote name='TMB' post='568701' date='Aug 14 2009, 09:56 AM']We all know he is ace....[/quote]
Please refrain from generalisations such as this - I happen to think he's anything but ace.

[Jobiebass]

[quote name='RhysP' post='568983' date='Aug 14 2009, 01:20 PM']Please refrain from generalisations such as this - I happen to think he's anything but ace.[/quote]

I think hes good. you know... like rate good at what he does.

[GreeneKing]

Carol Kaye told me she was the best!

[Rich]

She told me that she'd played on the RHCP albums.

[jacko]

[quote name='jezzaboy' post='568863' date='Aug 14 2009, 11:57 AM']Nah, Pete Way`s your man for chemicals.

Jez[/quote]

Given your profile pic, I'd have thought you'd have gone for Phil Lesh.


p.s. There is no 'best bassist' but if there was he/she would have to be a good allrounder which Flea never seems to be.

[Cat Burrito]

Does anyone *really* care? I love these answers folks! I think most people just go for what they think is cool - AND so they should!

[4000]

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='568980' date='Aug 14 2009, 01:18 PM']Flea is a bell-end who needs to grow and stop jumping about like a 14 year old.[/quote]

Yeah, he needs to stand still and play nothing of any interest at all like Guigsy. Although Guigsy had good taste in footy teams...

[alexclaber]

I'm 100% sure Flea would deny it. (And no, only the true best bass player doesn't deny his best bass playerness).

Alex

[alexclaber]

[quote name='4000' post='569431' date='Aug 14 2009, 08:09 PM']Yeah, he needs to stand still and play nothing of any interest at all like Guigsy. Although Guigsy had good taste in footy teams...[/quote]

Guigsy needs some sort of a prize for putting possibly the most pointless basslines ever recorded onto a couple of extremely successful and actually rather good albums. Their only redeeming feature is that they're thoroughly lost in the mix - but for lesson in how not to play bass find the isolated tracks on youtube.

Alex

[ahpook]

[quote name='Rich' post='569038' date='Aug 14 2009, 02:13 PM']She told me that she'd played on the RHCP albums.[/quote]



that even got girlfren laughing !

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

[quote name='crez5150' post='568703' date='Aug 14 2009, 09:57 AM']No he's not!
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