Give it away - Red Hot Chili Peppers [Bass Lesson]

[necarz]

fantastic.... how do you do to got that "percusive" sound with your fingering (not the slap), similar to a "bass drumm"??

[cursedswordsman]

@necarz Dead note. He plays a muted string.

[ESPJT]

this is the most groovy/funky and awesome bass riff in history XD Flea wins

[BassGuy128]

Wait so you slide up to an E (14th fret, D string), and then go to a G (12th fret, g string)? I just slid up to to a G (10th fret, A string) and played the octave (12th fret, G string). Guess I need to work on my aural skills… (>_<)

[poppyto]

@BassGuy128 THe answer is on the link in the description ;) slappyto . net / Cours / Voir-Cours . aspx ?id = 9

[BassGuy128]

@poppyto

…and my reading skills…

[musicians2011]

finaly i found the flea´s channel!!!

[Seagerash]

my favourite bassline ever. so simple so good 

[gertjeeeh]

What strings do you use?, they sound awesome and bright.

[biggboysouth]

this vid or the slow down version was NO help what so ever.

[FrankasaurousREX]

What kinda bass you playin?

[marko92pn]

Tilt the camera up,Mr. Flea!

[bahrwiz]

what gear do u use to get that sound?

[leandrusguitar]

it sounds really great man!

[fendermaxime]

how do you do to get that sound?

[kriscman]

hi mate awesome playin hope to hear full versions form u ... cam u tell me how to get that awesome sound?

[mosespapodrace]

What strings are you using in this video?

[GalGx007]

funkiest bassline ever

[theelrifle]

which brand is your bass? someone please tell me

[coughlips]

@theelrifle modulus fleabass

[theelrifle]

which brand is your bass?

[Beast6Of6Bass6]

i dont get why a lesson is needed for this no offense to begginers but its a simple bassline it was like the 2nd one i learned

[ROXPARAMOREROX]

Shit, mean sound!! you rock!! Subscribing haha

[TLWFdrummer]

dude thats so fuckin beast man

[juank372]

Is it a modulus?

[rickstar1970]

Nice and FUNKY!!

[NathanClown5]

you play this song with the correct funkyness that so many people leave out, nice job man

[metarocks81]

nice sounding bass

[docteurneo]

Very good sound! J'adore votre travail !

[bauwie6]

what amp do you use?

[0220mikey]

that so instructional let me tell u about it. you should play it a little slower in case some people can't follow that

[poppyto]

click the link in the descriptio there is the slow video.

[TheAmuzed14]

the link isnt a full link so you can't click it

[poppyto]

maybe you should clic on "more information" before ? anyway, its works for me

[Metallicsen]

@TheAmuzed14 I can click it

[RHCP1231]

you have funky style like flea!

[rhcprealmadrid]

so incredibly clean nice job m8

[jaco319]

the lesson link doesnt work

[Klayre]

Try again a few times, didn't work for me as well at first. :)

[Sasakiclan93]

Pretty Funky:)

[racli22490]

no a modulus it's more expensive than a stingray

[Izajmusicman]

unfortunately, I'm a broke 15 year bassist stuck with a fender jazz bazz and a berenger amp... :( One of these days though..

[davecg2]

a modulus will run you about 2500 US to 3500 new

[WitteBandera]

Don't know the price..I used to know lol. I think Modulus is more expensive than a Stingray..

[WitteBandera]

No, my Fender is cheaper. But if you like a Stingray better, you should buy that one of course. :)

[sugarbams]

la missflea te pega una recia xD!!!

[FunkyJuanxo]

whats the name of the bass

thanks

[girlbassist]

Modulus Flea signature model.

[WitteBandera]

They changed it into Modulus Funk Unlimited.

[girlbassist]

Good catch. Thanks. Either way, I couldn't afford it in a million years!

[WitteBandera]

Me neither, but there are better basses I think. I like my Fender Classic 70s J-Bass better than this one, but mine is much cheaper :D It's made in Mexico, that's why it isn't too expensive. You should try one :)

[girlbassist]

The guitar player in my band has a Mexican-made Fender. We call it the "Fajender". He seems to like it.

[bassman959]

i want to get one of them soon, could you post a video review for me or just tell me how it is?

[WitteBandera]

GearWire has a good review, just type in 'Fender Classic '70's Jazz Bass' in the searching thing on YouTube.

I can't make one myself because I don't have a camera or webcam orso.

[Lagspike99]

I can recommend a musicman stingray man its awesome ;)

[danielbv2]

q modelo de bajo es por favor

[jeremarcolini94]

no se q modelo es pero ese mismo usva flea

[BassistNumber2587]

es un Modulus FB4

[mastroplay]

play it very loud, it sounds very similar

[freakofdamonth]

its not an envelope filter, its the amp setting and his bass. The closest way to get that sound is to simply pop and slap the song and make sure the action on ur bass is raised pretty high. Also, I would recommend turning up your low to almost full max(be careful Fender Jazz bass and musicman stingray owners, may have too much of a growl, for those like me who play a Jazz bass or a musicman, id recommend only going up to about 7)

[lalaosd]

my balls have that amp settings!

bass strings, are closer to the fretboard, when playin pretty hard on em youll get that slappin sound

[willsonproductions]

i think its an envelope pedal

[chazmeister1]

I can't work this out, I don't know why :\

[GreyuZaru]

what are the settings on your amp?

[dillydean]

your bass sounds wicked

[CliffBurtonspuppet]

id slit my throat for that tone lol thats awesome

[TheSilenceofHonesty]

I'd slit your throat for that tone also ;)

[NukeGenious]

@TheSilenceofHonesty

or you could just buy a modulus funk unlimited and a decent tube amp.;)

[fractureprodutions24]

dude r u like friends with red hot chili peppers or something because its either tat or ur good at tuning because tat sounds extacly the same as fleas bass

[mastroplay]

that's Flea Bass..

[etrotter]

what kind of bass are you using?

[27hockers]

Modulus Flea bass- fleas signature bass. Expensive.

[Giova4evr]

wow!!minchia:D

[ArtOfShotokan]

tuned down??

[poppyto]

no..??

[crazybass1516]

a dude i would give alot for one too but it woul d be pointless my friend to give your arms for it cuz then you wont be able to play so you would pretty much be fucked.

[InternalInstinct]

Nice tone man.

[DrSpazzo]

not really a lesson, more of a showing us how good you are.. on saying that you are pretty good :p

[JNGLMAN726]

i would give my legs for a modulus.god, they have great tone...

[Sisko41]

would you now....

[fleaargento]

tHAT'd be a good deal, I imagin you going like: "I don't need them to play, sucker" XD

[MrJPWannabe]

To me, EBMM basses just sound so much better.

Not that Modulus is bad, they just don't "have it" if that makes any sense.

[CASchram]

idk dude, i think modulus has it, but so does music man

[NaturallyNutritous07]

if you install the same pickup thats on the modulus (bartilini) onto the musicman its sounds so much better then a modulus. plus you have a alot of options on how you want your tone to be unlike the modulus

[Romans10Verse9]

Nah, man you can get any tone you want out of a Flea bass. I own a Flea bass and I've owned a music man and the Flea is WAYYYY more durable.

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

I pop and slap when I play this song. I get the exact sound when I do it that way.

[TheGubbfather]

you own me a lesson

[plus44fanatics]

great bass!

[vintagejazzbass]

hahaha modulus

[fleaargento]

I love vintage jazz basses too XD

[MudNova]

cool, i like your slap effect.. where did you bought it??? how much ??

cool lesson :D

[apc467]

its the bass he uses

[opensourcelinuxm]

The sound comes more from the technique than anything else. It's that style of digging in really hard on the strings, and doing it fairly close to the bridge. The pickup and preamp are just icing on the cake, but the real thing that makes the tone is the way he plays. You take that player and put him on any other bass and it will sound at least somewhat similar.

[MudNova]

actually i would belive you, but i can see that he's not doing any 'special' technique than playing with the 'normal one'...playing near the bridge and digging in don't make a slapsound... that makes a metalic sound

[jagbass1016]

dude there is no slap effect. it's pure technique. opensource nailed it on the head. digging in and playing close to the bridge gives you that sound. of course good equipment does help as well...

[aperisimo]

totally agree with "opensourcelinuxm". he is diggin hard on the strings. u can try it too and will get close the sound. to get the full sound u need a modulus bass. really expansive they are. hehe. good luck.

[plus44fanatics]

mud!! my god! theres no effect!!!

[elale90]

Great man! ..that´s right? how you can get that sound with no slapping? It´s about the strings or about the bass?? please answer.

[Shaom]

It's the bass, the Modulus Flea Bass has that nice punch tone you're hearing.

[therocker182]

damn i need a bass like that..

[redpants5]

nice

= D

[shatu]

great

[guitarplay66]

how do u get such a clean slap sound by just fingerpicking the strings??????

[motoxchamp321]

its called a 2500$ modulus fleabass