I Just Saw where Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is coming out with his own line of bass guitars that are aimed at getting good quality instruments into the hands of new bass players at a decent price.
Flea Discovered his own students were using cheaply made bass guitars which inspired him to come out with his own line of affordable instruments. They are really cool looking and have unusually bright colors that stand out. They are made of solid alder, which is lightweight, have a double cutaway body which makes it easier to get to the higher frets on the neck. They will retail around $499.
here is an except from the interview:
“I found that a lot of the kids I was teaching were coming in with inexpensive basses, which were pieces of shit,” the musician whose real name is Michael Balzary told Kerrang! magazine. “The necks were warped and were falling apart. They were like toys. I wanted to make something that kids could afford but were quality, play well and last a long time.
“It’s hard to get it perfect the first time, but I’m really happy with what we’ve made. “When I was a kid, skateboarders would form their own skateboard companies. It was fucking cool to have a DIY company. I had been adding my name to established bass models for many years, but I thought, ‘Fuck it, I’ll make my own bass! I’ll make it bitching and It’ll be cool!’ I just want the kids to rock!”
Anyways, check out this video of the FleaBass in action. It is one sweet bass guitar. No Doubt. Turn up the speakers…
If you want to find out more about these cool instruments, Check out the FleaBass website. Again, Turn up your speakers. it is a really cool site.
Flea has inspired a lot of new players to pick up Bass Guitar and start learning how to play. Now they have got something new to play designed by him. Cool.
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Fleabass is a company that makes electric bass guitars and earned it’s unique name because the owner is none other than Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist extraordinaire.