Slap Bass Riff (Flea)

[SLiMDANieLpk]

thats great

[JeNnOthebassplayer50]

nice



[N11Ckk123472]

you look very uniterested in your awesome bass skills

[beaverbeater213]

Awesome

[ilearntoplaybass]

dont mind what these idiots are saying about you weight.... you are a great bass player and flea would be proud

[Sendmepusspics]

Fuckin groovy man

[xLishayx]

ładnie ;)

[MrChickenfromhell]

great !

[RnRinc1]

wasn't expecting it to be that good, well played

[elveezultra]

mimic is priceless

[masonandcolour]

i literally said holy shit after 5 seconds

[XxFlashBulletxX]

play that funky music white boy :D

[elchichodeltren]

damn this is so funk well done

[dabanabass]

@ChokePoker

tags:  slap bass warwick funk flea

Peace

[GEGrassi]

Slap a smile for me :)

Nice Warwick, well played by the way

[23ivek]

i like your warwick

[Doctorpwnage101]

Dang, do a pimped version of the seinfield theme please!!!

[MrToneDizzy]

dirty



[Pikalious]

@bassist88 tabs plox

[BassMVP]

Good Job, son!

[leoisstellar]

fake totally fake!!!

[zeverus22]

@leoisstellar fake as your mom's tits

[yoshiys0]

yeah man! good play ;D

[IcelandicOption]

nice work man !!

[Saxement]

I like the way you put this blues progression into your slap riff. A little variation to the same riff... simple but effective

[AdvancedGentleman]

Paul you are a GOD on bass. Keep up the good work buddy. Fuck Neil...

[lordofdarkness73]

ouais boaf tu pourrai faire mieux ... non je déconne c 'est bien fait

[TyKim91]

Oh,my......

[salazeka]

beautiful man... beautiful

[FleshStarvingBass]

I prefer technical slap, but this was fine too...

[kunxv15]

nice slappin man. flea must be proud

[Broekzitter15]

i want an instructional video! i like the way you play man!

[TheAlex123454321]

Warwick corvette

[vins76170]

Just see he's face, can you think he play bass ? And like this ?

Seriously you are awesome, good job man

[Dszwec18]

That was some sick slapping mate, keep it up :)

[halfjaw77]

That tone is fat!!!

[elnikomati]

bass "spector activ.. mic EMG?

[Number4Bass]

@elnikomati  in my opinion a warwick corvette

[basshunter105]

fat but good

[Tampimtu]

@basshunter105 and if that is fat? Your comment shows me that you're a fool without any knowledge of music and song are not interested because you can not hear you're a boor .... get on his appearance rather than tell what he did wrong or right. Mr. You're a great fool

[bobbisawesome2]

his face is funny

[mitchcharlieelliot]

nice...

[Funkaslunk1994]

Nice work man, keep it up!

[cameron4235]

I like it. Congrats.

[Rumpelstilsky]

Broncofan playing bass

[SmokeyFunk]

@iceyMCfly I like your name. Oh and, hell yeah this is true cracker funk.

[TheMrAnonymus]

hey,

wie lange hast du gebraucht, um so slappen zu können? ;-)

[websterx9]

77 peopl play with pick xD

[ssjChubbs]

Doesn't sound like a TV show theme song? Like seinfield or a tv show like that...something idk...

[666Kleto666COG666]

Flea se la come

[diegoalohafm]

Cool! But any smile!!!?? ;)

[jasonbeeker123]

Dude thats fucking sick!

[fnkrkr]

rock on man!!

[AutoschediasticalMan]

@huzza09 you mean plus the soul?

[Jmast3r6046]

your funkier than the smell of my shit...but thats the bad kind of funky...wait...uhh,,, nevermind that metaphor , YOUR FUCKING AMAZING AT BASS <3 :)

[Raven357Mag]

Sounds good. I can't slap to save my life.

[Doomzdayxx]

Pretty awesome man. I recently bought a bass...its a work in progress haha

[nerdbohh]

@Doomzdayxx same im hoping to get some lessons soon :)

[1111krol]

sweet, that is very cool :)

[tyohououzin]

うめぇぇ！！！！

[philipppe69]

fuck yeah

[FuVANVANchu]

Smile please :) Your face doesn't look funky!

[Jellieb13]

nice technique !

[Th3B3St6]

That was legit lol

[huzza09]

He looks like the Gingers do have Souls kid. Minus the red hair..

Funky shit though.

[higain2]

eric cartman on bass !!!!!!!!

[juvotp]

@higain2 douche.

[BrooklinFunkProject]

Great skills & pocket drive! .... My 2c...: Just because you don't see him feelin' it, doesn't mean he isn't!! - Takes love to share & hate to hate. Keep on groovin' mate! Cheers.

[fakerealitywarewolfX]

Amazing bro!

[ThoSimHeros]

PROPS!!!

[squarcy2010]

ahahahhaha learn and study before public videos

[SubliminalAttraction]

I think you did amazingly well. You probably need to ignore all the "well intentioned" advice here. Just do your own thing and you are going to be pretty cool!

[threegreensevens1]

Look at the camara when your playing, like you mean it, @d you'll Be beast,,, oh and get a bass that doesn't look like theres a red dildo on top!

[Fenderwolf95]

@threegreensevens1 NEVER insult Warwick lol

[atizzle16]

Nice slapping dude! My only advice to make it a little better is to play with a little more feel and emotion. I mean, you do a good job, but put your heart into it man!

[ilovethemchincy]

when i heard the beginning i thought of Seinfeld for so some reason :P hahah

[cph645]

play that funky music white boyyyy

[toiletbaby]

Fat white kids should be good at call of duty and eating boogers not bass slapping. WTG fat white kid!!

[iceyMCfly]

the funkyest whiteboy ive ever seen

[Cds56]

@iceyMCfly apart from...... flea, right?

[Nathanb6424]

@iceyMCfly flea? lol dude :P

[tristandtj]

@iceyMCfly PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WHITE BOY!! LOLZ!!

[Maverick274]

@iceyMCfly davidsinrocks is a way better RHCP bass player ;)

[tubesrule123]

WTF!? What's the dude's facial expression have to do with anything? What is this, fucking Spinal Tap? Dude, KILLER Bass riff! Dug it! If you're going to sacrifice your playing in order to look like you're "Into it" don't do it! That has to be the lamest comment EVER! can you recommend some good drills for my kid to practice - we just got her her first Bass and she's into it.

[KMan1986]

Who the fuck cares what he looks like when he plays? Close your eyes and enjoy the music then! It's great playing and that's it. Thumbs up from here!

[piff235]

Nothing beats that Warwick slap tone.

[E7022]

look to his expression like "yeah its soo easy !" 5 stars

[Skap9597]

OMG , you have got talent ! :D +1

[SAITARN]

Good

[21313334]

You rock, screw the haters.

[DisturbedOne66]

Nice shit man, good work.

[zanezabar]

i think this sounds awesome

[jaydeebassman]

dude forget what these suckers say man! the fact that you can play that, you recorded it and stuck it on youtube shows how much your into the music u play! keep it man man your really good ;)

[philipppe69]

who gives a fuck if you go nuts or not, you tear up dude

[MushroomDisorder]

Cool playing.

I don't really like Flea,but why should you care? :)

And I'm kinda like you,I move when I wanna,and I don't make any faces on purpose,I don't care if people think I'm bored or something...

If I play the bass-it means I'm having fun,and that I'm into it,and the same for you :).

[TheUnbeatableCJ]

you are amazing

[jagheterzack]

@SYSTEMFUCKA dude, wheter he moves or not is very fucking irrelevant. John Entwistle from the who rarely moved a muscle on stage, and man, could he play, and MAN was he into it. Altough I don't find this video very impressive, it's to much of the early Flea "DUNKADUNKA, I JUST WANNA HIT MANY NOTES INSTEADA GROOVIN", altough I am not ignorant enough to say that it matters what he fucking looks like while playing.

[malakaman1995]

dude you are tottaly kick ass :) keep doing your thing and send to hell every1 who tells you anything exept of keep going . you rock dude

[skibble001]

It sounds like something i'd hear on seinfield.

[Zutnop92]

@skibble001 You can hear all bass riffs on Seinfeldt

[MrBuddyisreal]

people need to drop it with the " he isnt into it " i doubt you know the kid wat if he was sick? wat if he was in a bad mood? or maybe he just didnt feel like getting into it. In the end you dont know so dont say it.

[seeeyouinhelll2mf]

so just because he doesn't jump off the couch and start dancing like a fool he ins't into it, and then to tell him that he isn't into even though you don't know that, the jackassery and arrogance of people these days

[skruen94]

nice nice :) u think u could tab the other part quickly in the chat? u know the thing u play after what u teach out in the video :D

[BalubianNation]

check out 'funky punk bass slap' for some similar playing

[ThorABC]

@SYSTEMFUCKA Look at Mark Knopfler. Sultans of Swing from the Night in London DVD. He IS into it but nevertheless he looks a little bit bored :-D

I think that Bass solo sounds very cool. And it coul only sound very cool when the bassist is into it.

= he is into it, even if he is not jumping around.

[negrobazz]

1- Is this a corvette rock bass? ( Im about to buy one but Ive never played one before so I need advice)

2-this is for the ones barkin about him being into it or not: Do you hear by your eyes? cant you close your eyes and LISTEN to what he's playing? can YOU play this? is there a way to know his mood at this moment? yeah, I dont think so (to all).

3-the bass player makes the bass and you extracted the best of this warwick man , good job

[BIllz672]

That is boss mate!

[jeromie7]

5 stars!

[bassist88]

@SYSTEMFUCKA I am into it. It seems you believe good musicians are required to dance around and make faces on purpose. I am no clown and i'll move when i feel like moving. You don't know how i feel, how i play, or how i interact with others. You have seen not only rehearsed videos, but you have seen videos from years ago. I imagine when you see t... never mind whatever.

[omartheomar]

@bassist88 That guy up there has a point. Ya gotta embrace the song. But you're a good bassist. And I see you're points. Nvm ,but good job wiht that bass.

[djEmk0]

@bassist88

I think you're "Into it" I'm definitely feeling it.

[Kullervo884]

@bassist88 sry, but if you don´t understand what these two guys want to tell you, you seem to be not into anything around music..Maybe you like playin bass and you don´t have to dance around, you just have to deeply enjoy your own sound..And this is, what you don´t do in your video..So, you´re not a real musician, who feels his music..

btw..really good technique!

[AzraeltheRightous]

@bassist88 jes you are right many people think so, but it is just a SIGN, that you feel the music, not everybody is like this ;)

[speeluh]

Great playing man!!

Fred

[gamergirl54931]

your so beast =]

[MannilaGorilla]

What does an expression have to do with a players skill, this guys clearly awesome. Stop being so vain and jealous, and learn from him, jeeeze.

[nickDOTbloc]

fuckin good man

[BandDisconnect]

Great skills!

[black1swan2green3]

Very good and accurate but it seriously lacks groove man... At no point did it feel improvised or fluid... Rigid and accurate.

[BalubianNation]

search 'funky punk bass slap' for some more funky slap bass grooves

[DrShrinkKane2]

funniest bass face EVER! love the vid, ur doin great!!

[Dari41]

gordooooooooooooooooo

[slashogamer]

nicely done 

[mattthedream]

You are a great bass player. Thank you.

[SmackJohnson088]

I saw this video and instantly felt the need to go and grind myself against something. Possibly the fattest groove i've heard in a while. Good work man.

[dedadadum]

how can anyone make fun of him because he is fat? dude fat bassists are way cooler than skinny ones. IT DEFINES THEM.

[BTBAM4life1]

this a Warwick 5 string???

[FunkySpunky91]

looks like someone needs to lose a little weight

[cunnyfunt666]

@FunkySpunky91 fucking dick i bet hes 10 times better than u at bass. wouldnt be talking dude.

[FunkySpunky91]

@cunnyfunt666 hey ur a comedian funnycunt666. nerd rage LOL

[laerciobaixista]

Parabéns cara!!!!

slap muito maneiro!

very nice!

[isaacwilk]

'you're not getting into it' ??

this is a bassist not an actor !

[ejnarm3]

O_o epic skillz

[bassist122190]

You're not Flea... You lied when titling you video.

[thuglovehomie]

nicee slap bass man :) its pretty cool i tryed to ear it off but then i got lazy haha :)

[ueharajunior17]

You look so bored  =/

But you play pretty damn good

[weearron95]

@ueharajunior17 so you'd rather look at his face than at the awesomeness of his hand? dumbshit

[ueharajunior17]

@weearron95 I'm just saying he shouldn't look so bored

Come on now

He's fucking good, but he should not look so bored

[Killonn]

wish i could bass battle this guy! :D

[DerIkke666]

you're better than flea...

[potmangaz]

go on son haahhahhha !!!!!

[luno94k]

nice...what kind of bass is that? I think we have the same one lol

[achemachew]

Cool

[ldrumma2002]

nice

[hedwing810]

I like the way you wear the "don't fuck with me" face for the whole vid

[illxpiano]

we fatties lack the skill of running and other sporty activities but we have skill to play the best instrument: Bass.

Rock on \m/

srry for my english it sucks :P

[guy2j]

fat

[drewbosshogg]

love the tone of your bass

[drewbosshogg]

good shit man

[zooto68]

Sounds good. What's the guitar you're playing there?

[1919dpg]

nice

[Ringlovi]

why are all bass players ether chubby or fat o.O

[jbong23]

@Ringlovi

I dunno. My wife said the same thing. I am stocky, and I play the bass too. But I am stocky everywhere ;)

Now go climb a tree needle boy.

[ZappaFan101]

You are a very good bassist. You know how to hold down the low end. Keep on jammin!

And why is everyone given him shit about the facial expressions? It's called the 'bass face', fools. When you really get into the bass line and get in the zone, you arnt concerned with anything else... especially how your expession looks. If anyone busted ass on there instrument and loved playing it then you would know what I am talking about. If you don't, then stop bitching and go practice bass some more.

[TheFootballdude23]

That was awesome

[CrankUpTheAmps]

This sounds awesome!!!!!

[Afathertobe]

love it man !! i enjoy watching this!!

[fretsonfire782]

Technically you are a good bassist, but if you don't get into it than what's the point?

[bassist88]

@fretsonfire782 the fact that i put up this video means that i must be into it. Why on earth would i play if i did not enjoy it? And how on earth can you tell me i don't "get into it" because of the expressions on my face? You're a sucka.

[lilgmichael]

@bassist88 You look almost bored playing

Feel the bass, dont just play it is partly what he/she means

[slapmyfunkybass]

@bassist88 i can see his point... you almost look like you'r bored and just playing it for the sake of it.... dont get me wrong you're a good player, but could i recommend playing it half the tempo you did, with a smooth funk drum loop... then tap your foot and feel the funk...

[Breathor]

@bassist88 What expression? you look like you have to take a massive poop the whole time... maybe thats what he means.

[Colin2720]

@bassist88 to think someone who puts their shit up on youtube would take criticism a little more lightly since only 240,923 people watched your video. it's impressive, but you look like a robot. idc what you feel inside, because it clearly doesn't show.

[Theshamham]

@bassist88 YOUR FAT

[xXlopoXx]

@Theshamham what about his fat?

[Zutnop92]

@Theshamham

lol

[Theshamham]

@Zutnop92 i love you.

[UndeadCrayon]

@bassist88 LOL that guy was hatin cause you were in the zone

[corpsemunger]

@fretsonfire782 thats ridiculous, so many people get fooled by people pulling these faces... im telling you, just because someone isnt swishing their hair around, pulling orgasmic faces and swaying side to side doesnt mean they aren't feeling it.

most people put that on to convince people they are "feeling the music"

a

[AlexBassified]

@fretsonfire782 every bassist has his own bassface

noone can deny it :D

[michaelanthony151]

@fretsonfire782 people get into their music in different ways. There is still a point.

[penguindave123]

@fretsonfire782 even john entwistle used to look bored and he was the best bassist ever

[jesusfreak9k]

@penguindave123 WOW NO HE IS NOT... I picked up my bass and picked out his hardest solo after about 5 minutes of trying. Two words: Victor Wooten

[penguindave123]

@jesusfreak9k i'll rephrase , one of the best bassist ever .... 5 minutes my arse !