JBassist Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 not sure why but i cant stop listening to thi svideo [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSa6_6A0u3E"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSa6_6A0u3E[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Superb Youtube comments "I've got to have the tab for this" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 It sounds like it should be the background music in a Pro Evolution Soccer game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 GWOUUUINNG-BAP The sound of sex.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Not keen on the sound but I love what he plays from 1m 29s up to 1m 45s. Really groovy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 He's playing a Carol Kaye bassline isn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 One can't help thinking it would be so much better without the filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 And people ask why people think he's one of the worlds top bassists, there's an answer. Slapping sounds rather good through Flea's hands and the filter though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 [quote name='bassman2790' post='546764' date='Jul 21 2009, 05:32 PM']One can't help thinking it would be so much better without the filter[/quote] Totally agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 [quote name='Buzz' post='546790' date='Jul 21 2009, 07:54 PM']And people ask why people think he's one of the worlds top bassists, there's an answer.[/quote] Are you serious, mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 [quote name='Faithless' post='546899' date='Jul 21 2009, 07:19 PM']Are you serious, mate?[/quote] +1, I think anyone can sound like that with an outrageous amount of envelope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Never understood what the fuzz about Flea is all about... he is a good bassplayer but nothing special. Harmonically rarely exciting and those endless grooves in E are okay for half a minute but then it bores me. I think because there are so few bassplayers in his position in a leading rockfunk-band that he gets the attention. Still I love his playing on "Aeroplane" for instance. He is sloppy though so he and the drummer make a good team. Pro tools is used a lot during their recording sessions. I used to have the same envelope filter but it bothered me that it added +10 db when I used it and those volumepeaks were not ok. I have an Emma Discumbulator and that is much better and stays at the same level as the dry signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjb Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Too fussy. Little imagination. No taste. Give me James Jamerson or Nate Watts. Actually, give me Tina Weymouth playing all two notes of Once In A Lifetime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Well, on the other side, I can see, why he is so influential on young bassists - his fingerstyle grooves are, let's say, catchy and challenging [i]enough [/i]'at the beginning'.. Ok ok, maybe McBride's grooves with J.Redman are [i]catchier [/i]than Flea's, but, then again, I was talking about [i]the beginning[/i], eh.. But then again, there's a great chance, a young bassist stays with that [i]rock'n'roll [/i]Flea's style and we get one more 'musician' in the game, who can't even read a damn note.. Pros and cons there, as you see.. as always. Edited July 21, 2009 by Faithless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 [quote name='acidbass' post='546647' date='Jul 21 2009, 04:11 PM']It sounds like it should be the background music in a Pro Evolution Soccer game![/quote] Or in the background for the Sky TV Guide thing. Nothing against the guy mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arabassist Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 i love flea and i love this jam. :wub: </gay> Crap like this got me into playing the damn 4-string baise. He's inspiring for teenaged-testosterone-filled-bastards like me...... ....doesnt make him the best bassist in the world tho. Everybody knows it's Faithless :brow: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Should I take this as an offensive one, Arabassist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arabassist Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Hahah, just yankin you're chain. I am the greatist bay-cyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I think Flea is one of the best players around. Blood Sugar album is a classic. I think his playing is really clever, especially on more recent albums. I think people mainly judge him as a slap monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 That bassline on "Under the Bridge" is played fingerstyle but really clever and very musical. I like his occasional impulsive slides too and his energy is pushing the band forward. Good player, nice sound. And he does indeed inspire a lot of young bass-players in a good way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Buzz' post='546790' date='Jul 21 2009, 05:54 PM']And people ask why people think he's one of the worlds top bassists, there's an answer. Slapping sounds rather good through Flea's hands and the filter though.[/quote]I really cant see this..there are bassist's in the world who are not known, that could wipe the floor with Flea.. Hes only famous because of RHCP...IMHO Meshel Ndegeocello does this better...Way better Not to say i dont like his playing.. Edited July 22, 2009 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 [quote name='bubinga5' post='548469' date='Jul 22 2009, 11:36 PM']I really cant see this..there are bassist's in the world who are not known, that could wipe the floor with Flea.. Hes only famous because of RHCP...IMHO Meshel Ndegeocello does this better...Way better Not to say i dont like his playing..[/quote] I think meshels awesome but i would rather have fleas bank balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Faithless' post='546899' date='Jul 21 2009, 07:19 PM']Are you serious, mate?[/quote] Yes. He is one of the worlds top bassists* like it or not, I don't believe he's the best, both technically and musically people do surpass him, but with seeing clips like that, I can see why others people do think he's truely great. To be clear I was commenting on the video rather than his career and output. *Note, top bassist could consist of say him being in the top percentile of the world's population of bassists and out of 7 billion people who could possibly play........ Edited July 23, 2009 by Buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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