What's the ultimate Flea Bass!? 🌶

Since Flea played quite a variety of basses over the years I thought it would be interesting to compare them and see if there is one bass for the ultimate Flea sound! I play three different riffs to demonstrate the slap sound, the fingerstyle sound and to hear what it sounds like when you play with a pick.

For the slap sound I play a snippet of Stone Cold Bush from the 1989 album Mother's Milk. For the fingerstyle sound I chose the Aquatic Mouth Dance main riff from 2022's Unlimited Love and to demonstrate the pick sound I picked (pun intended) a song from By The Way called This Is The Place which was released in 2002.

Basses:
1. Ernie Ball MusicMan Stingray
2. Fender Signature Flea Bass
3. Fender Signature Active Flea Bass
4. Modulus Silver Sparkle Flea Bass (Lane Poor Legacy Pickups
Aguilar OBP-1 Preamp)

Bass EQ:
1. Ernie Ball MusicMan Stingray V:10 T:5 M:5 B:5
2. Fender Signature Flea Bass V:10 T:10
3. Fender Signature Active Flea Bass V:10 B:7 T:6
4. Modulus Silver Sparkle Flea Bass V:10 B:7 T:6

Effect:
dbx 160a Compressor

Bass Amp:
Gallien-Krueger 800rb

Speaker Cabs:
Mesa Boogie Road Ready 2x10
Mesa Boogie Road Ready 2x15

Gallien Krueger 800RB
-10 dB: Disengaged
Volume: 5,5
Lo Cut: Disengaged
Mid Contour: Engaged
Hi Boost: Disengaged
Treble: 5
Hi Middle: 5
Lo Middle: 5
Bass: 6
Boost: 4,5
Crossover: X
Biamp: Disengaged
Hi Master: 4,5
Lo Master: 5