I can see it happening. Once you play your new strings for a few sets live, they lose the brightness. Especially if you're sweating, and Flea is quite an energetic player. Now for one, I don't want them too bright, but some might prefer that. Also, Flea used to break strings every night because of his aggressive style.
Yeah I love the bright, twangy, buzzy sound you get from brand new strings. If I had a lot of money and I was a touring musician, I'd have new strings every night for sure.
Am I the only one that thought that last line "sounds like you've got the easier job" was harsh? The guy's face dropped the instant she said that, and having less gear doesn't make it any easier - it depends on who's playing, what they're playing, and how they play. Aside from that, great video!
It looked like just nervous small talk. The interviewer seemed new like she was nervous. I'm sure other than the guy running Kiedis' mic and Monitor has the hardest job. When ya get that level of teching for bands like that you gotta be on your shit so I'm sure it's stressful
when she says u got the easier job at the very end, u can clearly see his annoyance. he was a good sport the whole time and that comment came out unintentionally douchey
I have played that bass, its possibly the greatest bass ever made. It plays like butter and the neck is flawless. If you ever tour all over and shell out some cash, Modulus is the way to go.
Poor face on Harrison Ford when Rebecca told him he had an easier job. Broke my heart! Sure, his life is easier than Ian's (Josh's tech guy) but hey, give credit where credit is due.
@premierguitar If you guys still know how to get in touch with Flea or the Chili Peppers' camp, you might wanna let them know that the Lane Poor pickups that are "sadly no longer available" are once again available through an apprentice of Lane Poor's. They are now called Legacy Pickups, and the pickups have the same famous sound of the originals. They have a Facebook page (search for Legacy Pickups) and can be contacted there.
Me: Im sure Flea is actually a very clean guy, probably takes great pride in his instrument, treats it like his baby...Fleas bass: Tape on knobs, scratched up stickers, beaten to hell, lewd women on frontMe: Oh.
***** That's a silly thing to say. A billion people climbed out of poverty in the last 15 years. That's pretty awesome. Way better then the NFL's shitty policies on live music.
I wish premier guitar would bring Rebecca Dirks back! I enjoy her videos the most and out of all their hosts she was by far the best. She is very knowledgeable and not awkward like the other two guys they got hosting the episodes now.
had a set of GHS boomers flea signature, and the G string snapped which you would of thought would be one of the strongest as its meant to be popped but it broke on me , was disappointing especially if its suppose to be fleas signature haha
I'm addicted to these rig rundown videos. they're amazing and honestly the best interviews I've ever watched, but this lady has so many awkward pauses. Wish all the interviews could have the guy from the Green Day and Dillinger Escape Plan video. he asks such good questions, he rules.
yea, that was a huge discussion over at Talkass. I guess he bought the Acoustic amps for more personal usage like at home or something? who knows, Maybe he just went back to the GK since it's what he knew and has worked for him for so many years
I usually keep mine in the cases if it's really humid, and I play gigs once or twice a month. I usually change my strings once a month. When you start gigging you'll want to change them often, especially if they get rusty. After playing all night on old rusted strings, you're likely to break one, and that's no fun.
Huge difference there. Biggest ERG-band defo is Deftones, where Carpenter goes with 3-4 designated guitars, 7 or 8 strings. A set of strings costs around 7€, 28€ per gig if they change every night. Strings tear extremely slowly when not used, so I doubt they change their backup guitars untill after they've been actually used. Bass strings on the other hand costs 15€ per pack, and with 4-5 basses used per gig... 75€ per gig spent on strings alone.
I do think it's unnecessary though, especially with bass guitars. A good set of bass strings could last you over a year! Not trying to put down Flea or anything, I'm a big RHCP fan, and he's one of my biggest inspirations to pick up the bass. I just think it's a little pointless to change them every day. And expensive!
BillyBob Keith I change my strings every month on my Jazz. Sometimes after 3 weeks (if there's a studiojob or w/e). I currently study music and I love a set of fresh strings. After a month they turn dead to me, so a year is very undue.
Alright I agree a year is probably too long to wait. They do start to sound dull after a certain amount of time, however they do last forever. But changing them every day hardly gives you enough time to even wear them in. :P That seems like buying a new pair of shoes every day.
BillyBob Keith i change my strings almost every month if not two. and i dont play in a band or play live. i play at most 3 hours a day 4-5 days a week. changing the strings every day isnt that much of a hassle when you make thousands of dollars a show and can get your strings practically for free. changing strings once a month keeps your guitar sounding fresh and clean. and how do you go a year without changing strings?! my strings get dirty in a months time.
Regular gigging takes a lot out of the strings.. If the gear is indoors then they don't need a string change that frequently but those that gig 300 days a year, now they would definitely need string changes
My approach is a wee bit less brutal. I tune up, do a couple bends on the 12th fret, retune, bend, retune, bend and after a few of those reps, it stays in tune.
I would suggest buying the Elixer coated round wounds. They cost more but will last for months and still sound fresh. Don't buy the Clearsound ones; they break. I've been using Elixers for almost 10 years, night in and night out.
I have a question, he said he changes the strings everyday... why? I play guitar, not bass... And I hate it when I change the strings because I find that it slips out of tune so easily until I break it in for a week or so, how can I avoid that?
He probably meant the gauge is the same. His custom set has different combination of steel and nickel on the E string. Chances are Flea sounds like Flea even with flatwounds though.
I never understood that either. Personally, I feel like my strings need to be broken in for a couple days/weeks before I get the tone out of them that I like.
I've got a flea bass with Lane Poor pickup. I was interested to hear that Flea uses his bass knob almost all the way up and treble rolled off. Because this is how I was using mine, but then it felt wrong to have such a drastic eq and I swapped it out for another pickup. I can't remember what it is now, a more standard music man copy thing. It does require less eq, but I'm not that happy with it. Perhaps I should put the Lane Poor back in..
because anyone that has seen Flea plays understand that in a day he can easily wear them out. considering how often he plays and tours on them. For pop and slap its even more important to be nice and fresh because you will most definitely not get a good tone out of them if worn out. Furthermore he is notorious for snapping strings because he plays so hard. The fresher the better.
Guys please, does anyone know what kind of leather strap is that? I wanna invest in something good cause I broke mine which was stock, this one looks comfortable
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Didnt know Harrison Ford was a bass tech
Lol
fleas bitch.
Silly me I thought it was Roger Waters.
1.123 no shit
He isn't. Looks f all like him.
I can see it happening. Once you play your new strings for a few sets live, they lose the brightness. Especially if you're sweating, and Flea is quite an energetic player. Now for one, I don't want them too bright, but some might prefer that. Also, Flea used to break strings every night because of his aggressive style.
Yeah I love the bright, twangy, buzzy sound you get from brand new strings. If I had a lot of money and I was a touring musician, I'd have new strings every night for sure.
Flea's bass tech is Roger Waters wow!
lolololololol
I laughed loudly because of you
XD
Aahahahahahah pink hot Floyd peppers
Hahahahaha
Those Fleabasses are absolutely incredible!
Am I the only one that thought that last line "sounds like you've got the easier job" was harsh? The guy's face dropped the instant she said that, and having less gear doesn't make it any easier - it depends on who's playing, what they're playing, and how they play. Aside from that, great video!
i dont see it. i have watched 3 times and it doesn't look like any sort of reaction.
What does she mean
Ye she definitely pissed him off there, you can see it
It looked like just nervous small talk. The interviewer seemed new like she was nervous. I'm sure other than the guy running Kiedis' mic and Monitor has the hardest job. When ya get that level of teching for bands like that you gotta be on your shit so I'm sure it's stressful
I think she did it on purpose. Being rude for no reason. She is experienced enough to make such a comment unintentionally.
when she says u got the easier job at the very end, u can clearly see his annoyance. he was a good sport the whole time and that comment came out unintentionally douchey
useless presenter, I can think of a dozen random youtube tech guys who could ask better questions than this bitchy airhead
Billy Boy she is hot though...def would hit...
Probably how she got the job
@@billyboy5084 shut up
Well he did say first that he has the simpler job and then she said ya you got the easy job
I have played that bass, its possibly the greatest bass ever made. It plays like butter and the neck is flawless. If you ever tour all over and shell out some cash, Modulus is the way to go.
Poor face on Harrison Ford when Rebecca told him he had an easier job. Broke my heart! Sure, his life is easier than Ian's (Josh's tech guy) but hey, give credit where credit is due.
Being the tech for one of the founding members of the Chili Peppers is actually much more stressful than being the tech for a replacement member.
I still play my Modulus Flea 4 with Lane Poors and the Aguilar preamp almost every day. 18 years. Solid bass.
i saw this guy on monday on the rhcp - checking flea's basses - i love this guy!
"you've got the easier job" LOL
nice job insulting the guy
MarryJewana and look at the man face after that, lol
John L Completely broke the guys smile lol
+MarryJewana Considering all the shit the tech has to do, I'm not really sure if it is the easier job.
+ThatGuyBen99 ?
MarryJewana Her comment that the tech has an easier time is pretty ignorant.
I just got the Malekko. It's amazing. It does have a volume boost in certain settings, but a Saturnworks volume Looper tames it.
Wow. Use one of those amps with a 4x10 and have never gone past 8 o'clock. Can't imagine all those cabs moving that much air!
Flea only uses 4 pedals :) that's brilliant
I guess the compression is a rack mount
@premierguitar If you guys still know how to get in touch with Flea or the Chili Peppers' camp, you might wanna let them know that the Lane Poor pickups that are "sadly no longer available" are once again available through an apprentice of Lane Poor's. They are now called Legacy Pickups, and the pickups have the same famous sound of the originals. They have a Facebook page (search for Legacy Pickups) and can be contacted there.
Me: Im sure Flea is actually a very clean guy, probably takes great pride in his instrument, treats it like his baby...Fleas bass: Tape on knobs, scratched up stickers, beaten to hell, lewd women on frontMe: Oh.
as flea stated, instruments are just tools
IT was cool to me. I Have some basses with ripped stickers and tapes For decoration. Flea inspiried me to pick up bass.
where's the part that lets him play without plugging in?
Haha right!?
***** Yeah, the NFL said, play a pre recorded set or don't play at all.
***** That's a silly thing to say. A billion people climbed out of poverty in the last 15 years. That's pretty awesome. Way better then the NFL's shitty policies on live music.
At least Flea was honest about.
I wish premier guitar would bring Rebecca Dirks back! I enjoy her videos the most and out of all their hosts she was by far the best. She is very knowledgeable and not awkward like the other two guys they got hosting the episodes now.
Hey Tracy! Good to see your still in the mix! Physic 201 rocked!!
Flea's video takes seven minutes. Josh's takes a half an hour. Wow.
Short and simple
+Anthony Mc and sweet
Haha right?? He has like 10x the gear and effects haha
I'd love to see these rundowns every tour the made/ make since the beginnig
Rebbeca durst owned rig rundown ,,she asked all the relevant questions ,and she looked nice in a t shirt
Right? I don't care for the new guy.
Amazing basses love them
No wonder he changes the strings everyday with GHS boomers
As someone who doesn't play bass could you explain why? Are those strings known for being changed often?
+chomplu they're the cheapest of the cheap
+Sam Davies I don't even see the point of changing them EVERY day
That's 364 more sets per year than I go through.
had a set of GHS boomers flea signature, and the G string snapped which you would of thought would be one of the strongest as its meant to be popped but it broke on me , was disappointing especially if its suppose to be fleas signature haha
Flea's bass tech looks like Harrison ford and sounds like Billy sheehan...what universe am I in right now ._.
He also looks a bit like Roger Waters
I first thought it was Bruce Dickinson..
we tune it to drop DDEEEEEE 2:30
I'll take some day old bass strings.
Seth Johnston I
I'm addicted to these rig rundown videos. they're amazing and honestly the best interviews I've ever watched, but this lady has so many awkward pauses. Wish all the interviews could have the guy from the Green Day and Dillinger Escape Plan video. he asks such good questions, he rules.
They should do more bass rig videos
yea, that was a huge discussion over at Talkass. I guess he bought the Acoustic amps for more personal usage like at home or something? who knows, Maybe he just went back to the GK since it's what he knew and has worked for him for so many years
I'd love to have a Modulus Flea bass one day! I'm actually surprised by how few pedals he uses.
Hey what happened to the Stingray and Sterling basses?
Flea still rocks of course
im never been so happy for a bass rundown
Respect for Australia's traditional land owners. After all he was born here.
+Sim o respect for all aussies....growing up with funnel webs is a nightmare.
No Funnel Webs at my place just Red backs there everywhere.
Yes.. I was well pleased with that.
You won’t believe me but I went to school with him.
Josh's will be up soon. They posted on FB last week they just got done shooting his rig. With time my friend
I think the Fleabass at 3:22 is the bass he uses in the "Look Around" video.
agreed man! there's nothing like the sound of an untouched 1961 jazz bass..
Rebecca Dirks from premier guitar is the best.
nah i perfer Chris Kies, but that's just me
I usually keep mine in the cases if it's really humid, and I play gigs once or twice a month. I usually change my strings once a month. When you start gigging you'll want to change them often, especially if they get rusty. After playing all night on old rusted strings, you're likely to break one, and that's no fun.
Where are all those Acoustic 360’s he owns? Maybe he didn’t have them in 2012 or his are the reissues that came out around then.
Huge difference there.
Biggest ERG-band defo is Deftones, where Carpenter goes with 3-4 designated guitars, 7 or 8 strings. A set of strings costs around 7€, 28€ per gig if they change every night. Strings tear extremely slowly when not used, so I doubt they change their backup guitars untill after they've been actually used.
Bass strings on the other hand costs 15€ per pack, and with 4-5 basses used per gig... 75€ per gig spent on strings alone.
"Does it get loud up there?" *Face palm*
Most touring guitarist, and some bassist, change strings everyday. It's not unheard of.
I do think it's unnecessary though, especially with bass guitars. A good set of bass strings could last you over a year!
Not trying to put down Flea or anything, I'm a big RHCP fan, and he's one of my biggest inspirations to pick up the bass. I just think it's a little pointless to change them every day. And expensive!
BillyBob Keith I change my strings every month on my Jazz. Sometimes after 3 weeks (if there's a studiojob or w/e). I currently study music and I love a set of fresh strings. After a month they turn dead to me, so a year is very undue.
Alright I agree a year is probably too long to wait. They do start to sound dull after a certain amount of time, however they do last forever.
But changing them every day hardly gives you enough time to even wear them in. :P
That seems like buying a new pair of shoes every day.
BillyBob Keith They dull very quickly if you play them hard like Flea does. Round wounds pretty much start dying as soon as you open the packet.
BillyBob Keith i change my strings almost every month if not two. and i dont play in a band or play live. i play at most 3 hours a day 4-5 days a week. changing the strings every day isnt that much of a hassle when you make thousands of dollars a show and can get your strings practically for free. changing strings once a month keeps your guitar sounding fresh and clean. and how do you go a year without changing strings?! my strings get dirty in a months time.
hes used gk for years, hes only used acoustic amps a few times, seen them twice recently and he had that gk rig on stage
Flea had like a hundred amps in vienna on the 21st November this year it was so awesome I still have a tinnitus
Does he still use the modulus live or does he use the fender nowadays? And does he like it better than say the modulus or the old stingray basses?
I love that Big Box Q-Tron. Unfortunately they don't make them any more. Although I do have one :D
Saw these guys in Detroit last week. Incredibleeee
Change the strings everyday. Jeeeeeeeez
Which also demonstrates that GHS suck.. (besides Flea being rich)
@@Libanass other pros do that as well. Steve Harris of Iron Maiden for example, got his strings changed before every performance.
Regular gigging takes a lot out of the strings.. If the gear is indoors then they don't need a string change that frequently but those that gig 300 days a year, now they would definitely need string changes
Totally agreed! That would be a nice one!!
The interviewer had great questions! Thank you for this!
Good job Rebecca. Your eyelash batting towards the end almost took my mind off that sexy cabinet wall of Flea.
Almost.
PG posted a photo of Josh's pedalboard a few days ago, so I can only assume the video is on the way!
What a great Tec! Knows his stuff and able to explain really well :D
Roll on Joshs rig!! haha
Wonder what the stickers were on Flea's main modulus bass? Haha
My approach is a wee bit less brutal. I tune up, do a couple bends on the 12th fret, retune, bend, retune, bend and after a few of those reps, it stays in tune.
It's all personal preference. If you play live, changing strings is essential for tone and intonation. I change strings about three times per week.
Arena gigs are fascinating
Plenty of proffesional players do that. To maintain the brightness they love. It goes very quickly when using roundwounds
Regarding Lane Poor pickups~ They're back in production, so they very much can be found.
ha wow I have a modulus also, thats cool
. Thought he was music man bassist?
welcome back Rebecca !!
I would suggest buying the Elixer coated round wounds. They cost more but will last for months and still sound fresh. Don't buy the Clearsound ones; they break.
I've been using Elixers for almost 10 years, night in and night out.
flea is both a great player and human being
I have a question, he said he changes the strings everyday... why? I play guitar, not bass... And I hate it when I change the strings because I find that it slips out of tune so easily until I break it in for a week or so, how can I avoid that?
I wonder how much lighter that bass is with the graphite neck!! Epic
How often are you playing gigs? And where do you keep your guitar when you aren't playing it?
Why have a signature set of string that's identical to a standard production set? Are they made of a different alloy or something?
He probably meant the gauge is the same. His custom set has different combination of steel and nickel on the E string. Chances are Flea sounds like Flea even with flatwounds though.
Sisyphus Felix I highly doubt that but I appreciate the humor :p
josh is coming soon! they announced it on their facebook (:
Is that a Richter strap on his main Modulus?
Awesome episode. Les Claypool Rig Rundown, please?
A simple quality rig, I like it! I only wish they'd shown the baby blue bass on the far right.
Como tiene la pedalera configurada? Tiene algo enchufada al loop fx?
Will there be one for Josh?
Mostly jazz but occasionally precision. But that's when he uses fender, he mostly uses a modulus.
I never understood that either. Personally, I feel like my strings need to be broken in for a couple days/weeks before I get the tone out of them that I like.
What ever happened to his Fender Jazz with the sticker?
No Mesa/Boogie bass rigs any more?
Yeah, And the one he used in slane castle?
I've got a flea bass with Lane Poor pickup. I was interested to hear that Flea uses his bass knob almost all the way up and treble rolled off. Because this is how I was using mine, but then it felt wrong to have such a drastic eq and I swapped it out for another pickup. I can't remember what it is now, a more standard music man copy thing. It does require less eq, but I'm not that happy with it. Perhaps I should put the Lane Poor back in..
A grade report. Loved it.
Ive been waiting for this for years!
Please tell us you're doing Josh's rig next!
Yeah, they ship everywhere I think.
Wasn't the silver bass played at Woodstock 99?
That was a five string. He played two four stringed ones at Woodstock.
***** oh ok thanks
because anyone that has seen Flea plays understand that in a day he can easily wear them out. considering how often he plays and tours on them. For pop and slap its even more important to be nice and fresh because you will most definitely not get a good tone out of them if worn out. Furthermore he is notorious for snapping strings because he plays so hard. The fresher the better.
Does anyone know if that fender that josh has if it's a jaguar or a jazz master?
its neither, its a bass VI, a 6 string bass with the same spacing as a guitar, usually used by guitarists who arent used to playing bass
oh so its a bass? not a guitar? thought it was just sss jag or smt
The way this guy says ‘yeah’ is very satisfying
This guy seems really cool, too bad Flea didn't do his own gear video though, that woulda been awesome.
Gotta love the surprise bass vi
they should do his hearing protection
What happened to the Acoustic bass rig?
Guys please, does anyone know what kind of leather strap is that? I wanna invest in something good cause I broke mine which was stock, this one looks comfortable
More than likely it's a Levy's. I've had one just like it for many, many years.
i prefer too, the old fleas sound for me is so much better, but of course he still sounding great!!! =P.. Musicman > Modulus, just my opnion
Most pros change strings frequently, sometimes every set in concert. Billy Sheehan, Steve Harris, Geddy, etc.
THOSE COLORS ON HIS BASSES AAAAAHHHH
What happened with his Boss ODB3?
@Freddie Ricketts he just didn't bring it on tour....
Those are some sweet basses, and too bad they stopped making the flea basses.
Hell yeah Gallien Kruger!
Waiting for this for so long!!! :D
Yes!
Why didn't they shoot this vid when John was still around, his rig was so awesome!