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Clean Tone
Sick Love
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bassrock2010s+
Original Gear
BassFender Jazz Bass
AmpGallien-Krueger 800RB (studio standard for Flea in this era, likely used on The Getaway sessions)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016 (The Getaway album); Flea is known to use both Ampeg SVT and GK 800RB in studio, but GK is more common for clean, modern tones.
Tone Character(10)
deep and round low endclear, punchy attackslightly scooped midsmodern, hi-fi claritysubtle shimmer in highsno audible drive or gritsmooth sustaintight, focused lowsslight spatial effect (reverb/phaser)studio-polished
Difficulty
The part requires a steady, syncopated fingerstyle groove with clean articulation and subtle dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
BassFender Jazz Bass
AmpGallien-Krueger 800RB (studio standard for Flea in this era, likely used on The Getaway sessions)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 (The Getaway album); Flea is known to use both Ampeg SVT and GK 800RB in studio, but GK is more common for clean, modern tones.
Tone Character(10)
deep and round low endclear, punchy attackslightly scooped midsmodern, hi-fi claritysubtle shimmer in highsno audible drive or gritsmooth sustaintight, focused lowsslight spatial effect (reverb/phaser)studio-polished
Difficulty
The part requires a steady, syncopated fingerstyle groove with clean articulation and subtle dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.