Tell Me Baby Vid

[d-basser]

is it just me or is Flea playin a replica Jaco bass in this vid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsNcc2soDyY&search=red%20hot%20chili%20peppers%20tell%20me%20b aby)?

love the song :thumb:

[Ting]

That link commited suicide...(broken link)

[d-basser]

works for me, youtube is iffy at the mo, refresh it a few times an it'll work

[kilian]

Maybe is it just another old bass?

[d-basser]

looks just like the replica jaco one

[pukeboy66]

i love that video....

[Teh Glees0rz]

I was wondering that too. It certainly looks like the Custom Shop Relic, as from what I could see, it has dings in the finish.

[pukeboy66]

roee is a ninja!

[kilian]

http://i3.tinypic.com/160wwg7.jpg

I love that shot :D

[British Kid]

damn, i love that song. prolly my favorite song on Stadium Arcadium.

it might be a Jaco relic, but i think it has frets (its hard to tell from the vid though). dang.... i wish i was flea, he got a free pre-cbs fender jazz in a rare color (probably worth $35,000 at least) just for asking his fans, "where can I buy a pre-CBS fender so i can be as cool as John Paul Jones?" (almost exact wording). i really envy people that get stuff for free, just 'cause their famous. If they buy it though, i really don't care :(

[bottlerocket]

Looks like a Jaco relic to me in that pic...

-Gav

[nisakss]

Is it just me, or Chris Martin from Coldplay appears at the end of that song?? :confused:

At 3:22...the guy in red .

[d-basser]

who gav flea the bass then (the $35000 pre-CBS one)

[Killer Fridge]

Im pretty certain it isnt. The fretboard should be an orangy colour for the Pau Ferro (sp?) fretboard.

Also, yeah, his salmon pink Jazz could apparantly be the only one of that type made in that year, and thusly is worth ALLOT!

[British Kid]

who gav flea the bass then (the $35000 pre-CBS one)
hang on. i read it in a recent Bass Player mag. i'll go look it up.

[kilian]

Is it just me, or Chris Martin from Coldplay appears at the end of that song?? :confused:

At 3:22...the guy in red .
I also thought I saw Jack Black in it.

[British Kid]

hang on. i read it in a recent Bass Player mag. i'll go look it up.
ok it was a gift from Zach Stevens (former AOL big kahuna) in 2000. it's a '61 Fender Jazz Bass in Shell pink with tort. pickguard.

[MyFriendOfMisery]

I think it isn't the "Jaco" model. I think its the same type of bass just battered from being actually played for long time.

[Jody LeCompte]

That intro gives me chills...

[SixnStones]

Does anyone have a NON-youtube video for this?

[Machines]

It just looks like a sunburst jazz with no pickguard.

[British Kid]

Im pretty certain it isnt. The fretboard should be an orangy colour for the Pau Ferro (sp?) fretboard.

Also, yeah, his salmon pink Jazz could apparantly be the only one of that type made in that year, and thusly is worth ALLOT!
it wouldn't be a pau ferro fretboard, would it? didn't all early fenders have either a brazilian rosewood fretboard or a maple fretboard? and in relic instruments, they try to use all the same materials as the old ones (as close as they can, anyway).

[Jody LeCompte]

I love when the actual band members are auditioning and explaining why they should be in the chili peppers...

[Killer Fridge]

it wouldn't be a pau ferro fretboard, would it? didn't all early fenders have either a brazilian rosewood fretboard or a maple fretboard? and in relic instruments, they try to use all the same materials as the old ones (as close as they can, anyway).

The jaco relic has a pau ferro one (or at least the one I tried in London did, and believe me, that fretboard is ORANGE:thumb: )

[British Kid]

The jaco relic has a pau ferro one (or at least the one I tried in London did, and believe me, that fretboard is ORANGE:thumb: )
really? weird. maybe fender has changed the specs? Fender.com says its rosewood coated with epoxy.

[Killer Fridge]

Yeah, I just checked that too. Thats kinda weird, because the fretboard on the one I played was definatly orange! But on the fender site, its rosewood.

My guess is as good as yours!

[British Kid]

really? weird. maybe fender has changed the specs? Fender.com says its rosewood coated with epoxy.
oh. the not Relic-ified Jaco bass has a pau ferro fretboard. is that the one you tried?

[Jody LeCompte]

Uh...

Isn't Jaco's signature bass...fretless?

[British Kid]

Uh...

Isn't Jaco's signature bass...fretless?
both of them are, yes.

[Jody LeCompte]

And Flea is playing a fretted bass in that video..no?

Debate?

[Killer Fridge]

oh. the not Relic-ified Jaco bass has a pau ferro fretboard. is that the one you tried?


Ahh that would explain it. It would also explain the lack of dents!

[Phalanx]

And Flea is playing a fretted bass in that video..no?

Debate?

he isn't actually, I just watched the video on my 47" Widescreen TV downstairs and im almost 100% sure it's a fretless

Just to add, I must say that is one of the hardest slap bass lines Flea has ever done. Very similar to a Mark King line

[Teh Glees0rz]

he isn't actually, I just watched the video on my 47" Widescreen TV downstairs and im almost 100% sure it's a fretless

I concur. If you pause the video real quick at 2:58, Flea's standing still facing the camera and you get a good look at the bass from the front. If that doesn't look fretless, I don't know what does. :p

[d-basser]

^ a horse, they rarely have frets

[pukeboy66]

And Flea is playing a fretted bass in that video..no?



no.

[roee_co]

i wonder what made him choose this bass for the video

[Jody LeCompte]

I wasn't even aware he wasn't uses Modulus basses anymore until I read it in Bass Guitar World this past month...

[roee_co]

I wasn't even aware he wasn't uses Modulus basses anymore until I read it in Bass Guitar World this past month...

he's using them live now
they made a new modulus for him, not really new just new design, and he said they were nice people so he decided to use them again live.

[Jody LeCompte]

I just happened to pick up Bass Guitar world and it said something to the extent of "Flea picks up Modulus signature for first time in 6 years"

I guess I missed when he set it down

[pukeboy66]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/pukeboy66/untitled-1.jpg

she's fretless alright

[Jody LeCompte]

That picture does no justice to the discussion, Doug.

:lol:

I want a fretless j :(

[pukeboy66]

That picture does no justice to the discussion, Doug.

:lol:

I want a fretless j :(

pfft, if you can look at that picture and tell me its fretted with a straight face then ill kill myself.

[roee_co]

http://static.flickr.com/46/162591312_f66127fb4e.jpg?v=0

here's the new modulus

[Jody LeCompte]

pfft, if you can look at that picture and tell me its fretted with a straight face then ill kill myself.
The picture is so small I can barely look you in the face and tell you it's a bass.

[Phalanx]

Just been watching this video of jaco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3x-ibNb9mc&search=donna%20lee

god he has such a good fretless tone

[thelowsoundofbass]

Is will ferrel in that video? No, wait that is just chad. So far the videos from this cd aren't as creative as the videos in the past.

lowsound

[pukeboy66]

The picture is so small I can barely look you in the face and tell you it's a bass.
ohhhhh stfu :p

[Jody LeCompte]

Is will ferrel in that video? No, wait that is just chad. So far the videos from this cd aren't as creative as the videos in the past.

lowsound
I remember having to explain to my now ex-girlfriend that it wasn't Will Farrel on drums when we watched the live DVD.

[roee_co]

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2235/juliacher82th.jpg

better picture

[thelowsoundofbass]

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2235/juliacher82th.jpg

better picture

That isn't even the same bass.

lowsound

[roee_co]

That isn't even the same bass.

lowsound

we were talking about a different bass in the middle of the thread

at least me and some other guy i forgot the name of

[thelowsoundofbass]

we were talking about a different bass in the middle of the thread

at least me and some other guy i forgot the name of

Ok, never mind then.

lowsound

[StrangeVision]

It's not.

This is the Relic bass:
http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/4/8/5/268485.jpg

[NavyBass]

Fender also made a Jaco relic with a rosewood fretboard and frets. That could very well be one of those.

[HaVIC5]

Just been watching this video of jaco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3x-ibNb9mc&search=donna%20lee

god he has such a good fretless tone
Wow his solo was unimpressive. I like his walking style, though. The best part of that video was the fact that there was a bass clarinet solo. That was tight.

[StrangeVision]

The one Flea is using has no fret lines or inlays.

[Worrpigs]

http://i3.tinypic.com/160wwg7.jpg

I love that shot :D
lol me too. i was just gonna post that:thumb:

[funkyhoney]

just because he is "playing" what appears to be a jaco bass in the clip doesn't mean anything seeing as how they would use the studio recording as audio. So technically he can play whatever the **** he wants in the video's and it would make no differance, so it probably is a jaco bass

[Domo]

lol, flea is playing in the roof

[metal_bassist88]

Looks fretless to me