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Flea to launch budget instrument range
Rob Hughes Jan 12 2010, 10:02am
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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist “spies a gap in the market”
Flea (pictured), the well-known bassist for LA rock band Red Hot Chilli Peppers, has announced that he is launching his own range of affordable, quality bass guitars, after apparently spying a gap in the
market. The musician noticed that some of his students at the not-for-profit Silverlake Conservatory music school in California were struggling with the cheap instruments they were bringing with them and decided to do something about it.
He told Kerrang!: "I found that a lot of the kids I was teaching were coming in with inexpensive basses, which were pieces of shit. The necks were warped and they were falling apart.
They were like toys. I wanted to make something that kids could afford but were quality, would 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!”
Picture: Leon Wilson
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“Flea basses”
Posted by: wvmusic - Jan 12, 2:30pm
We want them now
CHOP CHOP
“Re: Flea basses”
Posted by: david gregory - Jan 12, 2:49pm
Is that LA speak?
“Re: Re: Flea basses”
Posted by: Lesley Kane - Jan 12, 4:41pm
Do you know if they will they show at Namm?
“Flea basses at namm”
Posted by: Andy Barrett - Jan 12, 4:44pm
Hi Lesley
Pop along to Fleabass Inc 3192 Hall D
Should satisfy your curiosity...
“Re: Flea basses at namm”
Posted by: Lesley Kane - Jan 13, 6:14am
Cheers Andy!
“Re: Flea basses at namm”
Posted by: Musicnutter - Jan 13, 11:20am
Are these not the ones distributed by House Music then?