Flea demonstrates how to "Slap" on a Fleabass!

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
  • Flea demonstrates his slapping technique on his new custom bass, Fleabass! Head to www.Fleabass.com for more info!

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  • @GOWZDAWG19
    @GOWZDAWG19 9 років тому +4906

    Just realized that Flea is not only a great bassist but he's also a very good teacher. I love how he kept saying the word "practice", "develop your own style". So articulate. He seems like a nice, humble musician.

    • @floydcatangal5613
      @floydcatangal5613 9 років тому +46

      yes awesome man

    • @neuron05
      @neuron05 9 років тому +10

      +Lou Angeles I like Sherlock Holmes better as a bassist

    • @JodiGilar
      @JodiGilar 9 років тому +6

      +Robertus Pajajakng and how many strings violin has..? ;-)

    • @spatnaspolecnost
      @spatnaspolecnost 8 років тому +9

      +Lou Angeles I thought Flea teached bass on some music school

    • @xerospacious4024
      @xerospacious4024 7 років тому +47

      "having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently." Anything is articulate. It doesn't have to be archaic Shakespearean language in order to be articulate.

  • @plasticpirate
    @plasticpirate 4 роки тому +5098

    (Flea wearing a shirt)
    wait that’s illegal.

  • @JimmySaint43
    @JimmySaint43 5 років тому +5376

    Flea: Just pop it with your thumb
    *proceeds to play riff that I couldn't play in a thousand years*
    Flea: Just like that

    • @Sumooo6
      @Sumooo6 4 роки тому +155

      Remember he was just messing around... lol

    • @aleksijevujovic7262
      @aleksijevujovic7262 4 роки тому +9

      restofthefuckingowl

    • @deafmusician2
      @deafmusician2 4 роки тому +12

      Yeah, just like that.... Uh huh. 😐

    • @RonnyDoplo
      @RonnyDoplo 4 роки тому +27

      Nah you could play this, it's not actually that complicated. Flea isnt a genius

    • @Guillermo_VB
      @Guillermo_VB 4 роки тому +51

      @@RonnyDoplo Well, flea is a genius, still that was just an excersice, so isnt that hard

  • @nedkuczmynda3782
    @nedkuczmynda3782 4 роки тому +830

    Always amazed me how flea is such a hooligan but also such an intellectual/musical genius

    • @pichass9337
      @pichass9337 Рік тому +20

      I'm pretty sure he's just a good bass player

    • @decent.genius
      @decent.genius Рік тому +2

      Sort of the Dennis rodman of bass.

    • @goodcitizen3780
      @goodcitizen3780 Рік тому

      ​@@decent.genius
      ua-cam.com/users/shortsxagjS7zWGAM?si=CS-QiwYRyGly1TQa

    • @goodcitizen3780
      @goodcitizen3780 Рік тому

      For real op.
      Came to say the same

    • @laurence2421
      @laurence2421 Місяць тому

      Such a natural teacher. No hesitation, no wild tangents. Just clear, understandable instruction.

  • @artbyfreddiexx
    @artbyfreddiexx 8 років тому +9825

    Hold up he's wearing a shirt

    • @virgillewis6240
      @virgillewis6240 8 років тому +385

      I know. I forgot who he was until he started playing.

    • @delflago
      @delflago 7 років тому +58

      Wow, what an original post. No one has said that yet.

    • @statueteethtv
      @statueteethtv 7 років тому +14

      Freddie Guthrie anthony doesn't wear a shirt either

    • @noelquinones9073
      @noelquinones9073 7 років тому +7

      Young Ed Harris.

    • @thespooker2934
      @thespooker2934 7 років тому +81

      He's not wearing a shirt under the shirt

  • @CoreyReederTheSwagMaster
    @CoreyReederTheSwagMaster 8 років тому +2140

    "just practice with a simple rhythm" *proceeds to play one of the most complicated slap rhythms I have ever seen*

    • @NotFromSt8Farm
      @NotFromSt8Farm 8 років тому +92

      just watch Les Claypool play Tommy the Cat, now that is complicated.

    • @epl2463
      @epl2463 8 років тому +20

      +Jacob Lillard I actually got the first part of that down except the Es6/Es6/Dp6/Es7/Es7/Dp7/Es8/Es8/Dp8 part. I just can't get my fret hand to shift right.

    • @NotFromSt8Farm
      @NotFromSt8Farm 8 років тому +2

      EPL you're farther than I am, try using another way to shift it

    • @epl2463
      @epl2463 8 років тому +4

      +Jacob Lillard Yeah I got the power chord down up to where you do the slap hammer and pluck hammer but I need to get that transition. So I'll start practicing it way slower.

    • @tijuanaiguana190
      @tijuanaiguana190 8 років тому +7

      Haha then your a noob, shit isn't hard, all you have to practice

  • @SSGSativa
    @SSGSativa 5 років тому +2955

    You can see he's clearly trying to fight having to sit and play without going full flea mode

    • @dreamtree1510
      @dreamtree1510 4 роки тому +138

      Ironically he originally got the name 'Flea' due to his seeming inability to sit still.

    • @ibebrodey
      @ibebrodey 4 роки тому +49

      @@dreamtree1510 coincidentally*

    • @ibebrodey
      @ibebrodey 4 роки тому +9

      Sorry

    • @GoatHerder-t4d
      @GoatHerder-t4d 4 роки тому +4

      ironically

    • @AbdielSaikia
      @AbdielSaikia 4 роки тому +41

      Where's Flea? I just see a dude with a shirt on

  • @pikehunter23750
    @pikehunter23750 4 роки тому +933

    Flea may have a shirt on, but if he stood up, you know damn well he's wearing only a sock from the waist down.

  • @h3iberg456
    @h3iberg456 8 років тому +3125

    when I try it, I dont slap the bass, the bass slaps me

    • @jamoman0277
      @jamoman0277 7 років тому +156

      h3iberg are you in Soviet Russia by any chance?

    • @isosnitsky
      @isosnitsky 7 років тому +20

      Here in Russia we have soviet designed bass that does that. They still sell it for some reason.

    • @connertaylor9588
      @connertaylor9588 7 років тому +1

      Roman Kurbanov cos kinky

    • @BernnyLagunzad
      @BernnyLagunzad 7 років тому

      Hahaha

    • @danielmarroquin1929
      @danielmarroquin1929 7 років тому

      lmaooo

  • @toastman2000
    @toastman2000 8 років тому +1088

    Imagine Flea actually slapping someone. He'd like slap you 20 times and pluck 20 of your facial hair at the speed a regular person would get one slap in.

    • @martinmccomb5462
      @martinmccomb5462 5 років тому +18

      He'd be able to slap you so hard, Google Earth couldn't find your teeth! LOL

    • @elijahdixon1529
      @elijahdixon1529 5 років тому +3

      LMAO IM CRYING😂😭😂😭

    • @ragerodracir
      @ragerodracir 5 років тому +12

      it would probably sound pretty good too.

    • @Pottymouth_
      @Pottymouth_ 5 років тому +4

      @@ragerodracir He'd definitely make a bass line out of slapping someones face.

    • @dwaggs7037
      @dwaggs7037 5 років тому +2

      If he's plucking facial hair while slapping you, I hope he's at least leaving clean lines.

  • @pineapplefarmer7352
    @pineapplefarmer7352 8 років тому +9912

    I sure hope that bass was over eighteen.

    • @TheChadPad
      @TheChadPad 8 років тому +76

      HA let's hope!

    • @FlintMoorehead
      @FlintMoorehead 8 років тому +20

      +Pineapple Farmer I dont get it

    • @TheChadPad
      @TheChadPad 8 років тому +184

      +Jimmy Keskin He had sexual relations with that instrument.

    • @madhurchari6851
      @madhurchari6851 8 років тому +52

      +The Chad Pad ha ha ha ha ha ha you won't believe I was laughing for 10 minutes on your comment great humour man!!!!

    • @oscar8159
      @oscar8159 8 років тому +5

      +Madhur Chari LOL

  • @LetsRaZe
    @LetsRaZe 4 роки тому +1177

    I'm starting to get colorblindness i think.

  • @MitchellRoboto
    @MitchellRoboto 8 років тому +3577

    Step 1: Be Flea
    Step 2: see Step 1

    • @aprilchoyce7588
      @aprilchoyce7588 8 років тому +34

      exactly!

    • @HarryofIberia
      @HarryofIberia 7 років тому +23

      Mitchell Lee TV im stuck in this genjutsu

    • @independantpanda9194
      @independantpanda9194 7 років тому +4

      MIKE best comment

    • @dansayers3913
      @dansayers3913 7 років тому +6

      Mitchell Lee TV , no one can be Flea lol. he's a gift from God, one of a kind...and a very funky one at that

    • @chrisnvdd5094
      @chrisnvdd5094 7 років тому

      Mitchell Lee TV i

  • @thakidd5299
    @thakidd5299 7 років тому +3180

    Why am I here, I play the triangle

  • @KevinDr007
    @KevinDr007 9 років тому +122

    1:07 Slap Funk
    2:26 Slap'n'Pull
    4:23 Warmup
    5:50 So THAT'S SLAPPING

  • @OtherMike5000
    @OtherMike5000 3 роки тому +535

    In the late 80s, I saw the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Woodies in Fullerton. There might have been 50 to 60 people there that night. This was my first time seeing them. I was absolutely blown away. When they played Get Up and Jump, I knew I was a fan for life. I've seen them 36 times total. When Hillel, Jack and Flea would lock in together, there's nothing else in the world like it. At that show, I got up to the front of the stage. I was wearing a Weirdos T-shirt. Anthony saw the shirt, and had the group play Solitary Confinement. Are you kidding me?! A fan for life. P.S. I still have the set list from off of the stage monitor. Epic AF

    • @user-ex7yq6xq9s
      @user-ex7yq6xq9s 3 роки тому +4

      Lucky Basterd

    • @f4phantom2500
      @f4phantom2500 2 роки тому +12

      that's an awesome memory man

    • @vikinek007
      @vikinek007 2 роки тому +11

      wow. WOW. what a night that must have been.

    • @skidmark696
      @skidmark696 2 роки тому +1

      i thought they started when smashmouth was popular i never heard then play in the 80's but i will today

    • @skidmark696
      @skidmark696 2 роки тому +4

      oh my they where different

  • @gabewilliams9862
    @gabewilliams9862 8 років тому +1272

    One of the greatest bassists in world history. Period.

  • @agent_mc
    @agent_mc Рік тому +223

    This guy is pretty good and has a lot of potential to make it in the music industry if he keeps practicing.

    • @umitsever1692
      @umitsever1692 10 місяців тому +4

      Lol

    • @janski1982
      @janski1982 6 місяців тому

      He’s already made it. That’s FLEA from the band Red Hot Chili Peppers

    • @agent_mc
      @agent_mc 6 місяців тому +1

      @@janski1982 lol

    • @Foxuniverso
      @Foxuniverso Місяць тому +1

      ​@@janski1982that is infact the joke 😂

  • @BigUriel
    @BigUriel 6 років тому +195

    "So first get comfortable doing that"
    Proceeds to slap it a whole four times before turning it into a solo

  • @josephagonzalez6084
    @josephagonzalez6084 3 роки тому +137

    Flea the only legend that can make a warm up practice sound like he's gonna play the best solo ever created.

  • @willdabeast567
    @willdabeast567 3 роки тому +77

    "I'm just foolin' around"
    *E string enters the 8th dimension

  • @hhattingh
    @hhattingh 8 років тому +3138

    Guys like this make me want to put down my guitar and pick up a bass!

    • @juliapavese6125
      @juliapavese6125 8 років тому +14

      Same!

    • @NotFromSt8Farm
      @NotFromSt8Farm 8 років тому +39

      I play both (Ibanez RG and a Flea bass)

    • @Taffy84
      @Taffy84 8 років тому +22

      +hph081000 I have both, you can have both too.

    • @outlawdingo3020
      @outlawdingo3020 8 років тому +30

      you can still slap a guitar lol. never tried it but seen it done like this

    • @NotFromSt8Farm
      @NotFromSt8Farm 8 років тому +44

      James Andrews it's a lot harder than slap bass

  • @TylerSmith-ch3hi
    @TylerSmith-ch3hi 8 років тому +189

    Meanwhile I throw a fucking party when I learn how to play "Hot Cross Buns" on my PaperJams guitar...

    • @redhotchilifan98
      @redhotchilifan98 8 років тому

      Lmao

    • @aprilchoyce7588
      @aprilchoyce7588 8 років тому

      hilarious!

    • @kengibson4054
      @kengibson4054 8 років тому +4

      don't worry I learned Viktor Wooten's double thumb technique and momentarily wondered if I'd died and gone to bass players heaven

    • @delflago
      @delflago 7 років тому

      Tyler Smith then you're a moron. Quit playing

    • @TylerSmith-ch3hi
      @TylerSmith-ch3hi 7 років тому +6

      Pedulla 2015 first off it was a joke, and second of all I wouldn't be calling people "morons" when you're profile picture is a fucking mouse.

  • @Ethernet480
    @Ethernet480 4 роки тому +246

    1:07 - "Just first get comfortable doing that."
    1:10 - *GOES FULL FLEA*

  • @oscarjidaker3764
    @oscarjidaker3764 9 років тому +2143

    Where's flea? all I see is just some dude with clothes on

  • @enragedchihuahua217
    @enragedchihuahua217 8 років тому +146

    "I do it my own way, I have my own way, I'm not saying its the only way but that's how I do it.... my flea way of doing it.. uhmm.. So that's slapping!"
    *Leaves us with that nugget of wisdom, raises eyebrows, and goes beast mode!

  • @Matthew_Klepadlo
    @Matthew_Klepadlo Рік тому +33

    “When you’re starting out slapping, try to find rhythms that appeal to you.”
    “With practice, you get strength and comfort.”
    I never thought about it that way, but that’s 1000% true.

  • @billyshears67
    @billyshears67 4 роки тому +128

    Besides being one of the best bass players of all time, Flea = crazy nice generous guy...
    Thanks Flea and the internet for providing us with this! This is really a great privilege..

  • @wemachine6674
    @wemachine6674 4 роки тому +271

    Flea's bass is so important to RHCP's funky style, sometimes iconic.

    • @f4phantom2500
      @f4phantom2500 2 роки тому +7

      I think if you replace any of the chili peppers, it's not gonna be the same. look what happened when they had to replace John.

    • @wyattcole5452
      @wyattcole5452 9 місяців тому +1

      @@f4phantom2500it’s just who they chose, Hillel Slovak would’ve been a far better musician if he had gotten his act together and was able to live to today

    • @Pointlesshandle48
      @Pointlesshandle48 9 місяців тому

      Iconic because it’s unmistakable, I agree.

  • @lukecoyi1784
    @lukecoyi1784 4 роки тому +1832

    Flea: “Just get comfortable doing that”
    **Epic slap bass solo**
    Me: 😐

  • @ahvShiro
    @ahvShiro 5 років тому +8115

    *Davie504 wants to know your location*

  • @davidwebb091370
    @davidwebb091370 4 роки тому +1762

    Sting really lost a lot of weight. I hope he's ok

  • @ewegenia
    @ewegenia 8 років тому +232

    His hands move so fast the video's refresh rate couldn't keep up.

  • @Foojum
    @Foojum 9 років тому +647

    I can't recognize him with his shirt on. Are you sure this is Flea?

  • @andreberry5618
    @andreberry5618 9 років тому +618

    Hello, I am a professional bassist that has been playing for 35+ years and I want to say I have the utmost respect for Flea. Flea knows how to hold down a bands foundation. There are a lot of young players that have a lot of technique and tricks, but when it comes to holding down a band and rocking and locking in a whole 3 hour show consistently they are seriously lacking. Flea has rocked the biggest stages...all over the world. I've come to learn, it's not all about technique and the most legendary players know this...it is about heart, soul and attitude and Flea has tons of all 3. But you can sit in your bedroom and put him down and go to your grocery store job... if it makes you feel better...Hopefully you can get a discount on your Flea tickets the next time he plays the Forum...and you can shout out "Flea sucks" from the audience...I guarantee it will be drowned out by screaming, cheering, maniacal fans enjoying every note he plays...and he'll cash his huge check which confirms...he knows something you don't.

    • @thatdude7338
      @thatdude7338 9 років тому +3

      Andre Berry That's an awesome comment, and I have to say, I really love how you play as well.

    • @jostonpowell1346
      @jostonpowell1346 9 років тому

      Andre Berry Do you know any websites (other than UA-cam) that someone can learn how to play Slap Bass ? I have played for almost 20 years now but never really got into the Slap Technique. Any referrals would be appreciated, as I get older I have begun to enjoy different techniques and styles.

    • @andreberry5618
      @andreberry5618 9 років тому +1

      That Dude thanks Jay!

    • @andreberry5618
      @andreberry5618 9 років тому +4

      Joston Powell Hey Josten, not sure if I replied to this already...Louis Johnson has a slap bass video, Larry Graham as well...the only issue is they don't really break down the intricacies of what they are actually doing in detail. It is more of a "Watch & Learn" kind of thing....you got me thinking though... I think I am going to do a slap bass video in August and really break it down from the basics to the complex...I am determined to do this...I will notify you. Take care...

    • @abelstrd
      @abelstrd 9 років тому +2

      Well said👏😆

  • @juand5270
    @juand5270 4 роки тому +157

    The fact that the video was uploaded 10 years ago and the creator still hearts comments is crazy

  • @mgtowmexico5901
    @mgtowmexico5901 8 років тому +128

    Flea.... I've worked in Mexico for a long time now, trying to make the world a better place, and I'm alone a lot, and just wanted to thank you for yours and RHCP's music. I met Keidis in Silverlake once. Just thanks for making my world a better place. Had a bunch of my brothers killed here yesterday and listening to "Can't Stop." Thanks man. Means a lot that you guys do what you do.

  • @Wenindoubtukisscraig
    @Wenindoubtukisscraig 10 років тому +16

    I can't imagine flea learning how to slap the bass. I just figured he picked it up and was already flea lol

    • @ROCKJOE2012
      @ROCKJOE2012 10 років тому +10

      Hillel taught him :')

  • @BillyN31
    @BillyN31 4 роки тому +19

    It’s always amazing to watch someone doing something he/she was born to do.

  • @nitajane8616
    @nitajane8616 4 роки тому +179

    His voice sounds like Joaquin Phoenix

  • @dias5456
    @dias5456 8 років тому +960

    "hes warmup', if i would do that i'd be unable to play for a week

  • @rufusthespaceman6635
    @rufusthespaceman6635 4 роки тому +67

    He sounds so happy when he gets to slapping

  • @deemagico
    @deemagico 8 років тому +1155

    i´m not musician.... but, you kinda have to like this chilli pepper. Awesome person....

    • @D0g63rt
      @D0g63rt 8 років тому +62

      He's a human bean... delicious chili

    • @turdfox98
      @turdfox98 8 років тому +18

      i wasn't born when you were......so i dont understand why you use so many Periods.....like just end your sentence so people don't think your mental........my parents do this and im really curious why you do it???????????? am i doing it right?

    • @Loltroll8
      @Loltroll8 6 років тому +2

      TURD fox kid first learn how to spell properly

    • @marmooki
      @marmooki 6 років тому

      Iron Heart me too

    • @splashboy3790
      @splashboy3790 6 років тому

      You should try to be

  • @jamesvseverything5974
    @jamesvseverything5974 3 роки тому +67

    everybody’s talking about davie504 but I’m more impressed that everything in this video is shot in black and white except for Flea’s Bass.

    • @salvey3737
      @salvey3737 3 роки тому

      Yea I was wondering why the bass is in color but everything else isn’t

    • @jarjargod5127
      @jarjargod5127 3 роки тому +2

      @@salvey3737 Pretty easy editing with premiere actually. Seems complex at first but you can use a dropper to isolate specific colors and then manually change everything else.

    • @salvey3737
      @salvey3737 3 роки тому

      @@jarjargod5127 oh ok thanks for explaining it

  • @natedoggydogg8736
    @natedoggydogg8736 8 років тому +2049

    He can slap better than Chris brown

  • @JohnBarrylizard
    @JohnBarrylizard 9 років тому +109

    Few great magicians will tell their secrets. Flea is awesome!

    • @StrayLion
      @StrayLion 9 років тому +6

      +John Barry I dunno that this was ever really a secret. This is a technique- and one a lot of bassists use. Flea is just prolific for it due to his actual mastery of the instrument.

    • @JohnBarrylizard
      @JohnBarrylizard 9 років тому +2

      +Odd Kensei That's true but only someone who's really secure in themselves would be so candid and give a pathway for other musicians to do what they do.

    • @StrayLion
      @StrayLion 9 років тому +4

      John Barry Naw, errbody do that :D

    • @duongdoan7770
      @duongdoan7770 9 років тому +9

      +John Barry magicians won't but musician will

    • @gxtmfa
      @gxtmfa 8 років тому

      +John Barry Find better musicians. Most musicians share their secrets.

  • @ssj3brolyoffical675
    @ssj3brolyoffical675 5 років тому +80

    This is the most formal i think we've seen Flea

    • @Danfunnyman1234
      @Danfunnyman1234 4 роки тому +3

      Haramboi Records Watch his speach for the Metallica Hall of Fame induction; it was a great speach

  • @neon_skyline9879
    @neon_skyline9879 3 роки тому +35

    4:31 he is trying so hard not to break out into the most excellent funk solo you have ever heard in you whole life XD

  • @najmalayo5012
    @najmalayo5012 5 років тому +10

    This video haa been posted since 2009, ten years ago, but a lot of people are still learning from this.
    Thanks, Flea! Hoping to see you and the whole RHCP perforn live.

  • @jmc6687
    @jmc6687 2 роки тому +7

    For a rock musician in one of the worlds biggest bands, this chap is a brilliant teacher.

  • @performancetesting1
    @performancetesting1 4 роки тому +16

    Dude is unreal. His love for music is contagious.

  • @stoneymcneal2458
    @stoneymcneal2458 Рік тому +13

    I have long respected most everything about the Chili Peppers; their lyrics, their unique sound, their musical skills, their willingness to discuss personal struggles, their collective humbleness, their energy, and their longevity.

  • @kreion
    @kreion 7 років тому +1871

    that moment when you notice he's black and white and the bass has color

    • @Dimebag4everrr
      @Dimebag4everrr 7 років тому +154

      wow... holy sh*t!!! Third time I watch this and noticed it only after reading your comment.

    • @85puttana
      @85puttana 7 років тому +11

      that s funny hhhhhhhh

    • @deathman1687
      @deathman1687 7 років тому +68

      That's the first thing I noticed when I saw this video. I thought he was White though.

    • @satan1189
      @satan1189 7 років тому +18

      Flabbymeat he is white

    • @deathman1687
      @deathman1687 7 років тому +20

      Satan, but the other guy said he was Black and White.

  • @crizzzzzzzzzzzzzz537
    @crizzzzzzzzzzzzzz537 6 років тому +574

    1:08 -1:12. Another one bites the dust ,oh wait

  • @mrbsred1
    @mrbsred1 10 років тому +104

    Flea is great. Most of all his attitude, what a nice guy. I notice so many "purest's" having a go by saying he is no good. Seriously, music isn't about how fast you play notes, it's the music you make and connection you have with people. Get over yourself!

    • @moorditjman
      @moorditjman 10 років тому +4

      well it kinda does matter; how fast he can play, or how well when its an instructional video... its supposed to show that you're gonna start here and then in time blossom into a hell of a better player, instead of into mediocre 'ive spent way too much time on my attitude then my actual playing and becoming a better musician' . you have to balance you're personality with your skill, because if you have no skill then you're boring, but if you have no personality to match good skill you're not going to get any further either.

    • @delepiane
      @delepiane 9 років тому +2

      jimmy roch If he even had tuned, would not have been so horrible!

    • @NicoPepperFunk
      @NicoPepperFunk 9 років тому +6

      u are so fuck*ng right man ...
      "Feel the music"
      pd: hendrix RULZ

    • @mrbsred1
      @mrbsred1 9 років тому +5

      NicoPepperFunk Damn straight mate! :-)

    • @MonkyMonk729
      @MonkyMonk729 5 років тому +1

      Anyone saying Flea is no good at bass isn't a "purist", they're an idiot. Period. These idiots only crop up in comments sections for videos of flea which have millions of views. Never on their own million view videos of them playing bass... never on stages in front of 50k people. They're talentless idiots. Nothing more nothing less. You can also find them on any Dave Grohl drumming video saying retarded shit like, "Dave Grohl sucks so bad at drums." You think so? Or could it maybe be that you're a fucking moron... cuz it's that.

  • @Robstar-mv8qq
    @Robstar-mv8qq 4 роки тому +347

    This can’t be Flea
    He’s wearing a shirt

    • @HeyDonutJudge
      @HeyDonutJudge 4 роки тому +3

      They added a shirt in post production, so they defleaded it

    • @charlielucas3386
      @charlielucas3386 7 місяців тому

      @@HeyDonutJudge😂🤣

  • @Symbolic33
    @Symbolic33 4 роки тому +854

    Flea: **has "SLAP" in the title**
    People: **makes Davie504 memes**

    • @evki8612
      @evki8612 4 роки тому +11

      GD BloodMoon such normies..

    • @AmatsukaEd
      @AmatsukaEd 4 роки тому +8

      it's free real state

    • @sikamikanico04
      @sikamikanico04 4 роки тому +8

      GD BloodMoon shut the FUCK UP ABOUT DAVIE

    • @mrm2542
      @mrm2542 4 роки тому

      Who's that?

    • @Symbolic33
      @Symbolic33 4 роки тому

      Kirk Hammer r/woooooosh
      Its not an insult to davie, its just an overused meme
      Fucking normie

  • @brixiomolina244
    @brixiomolina244 5 років тому +7

    I love how flea always says "practice"..im still a beginner on bass guitar but seeing him play inspires me to be a good bassist...i think he's the most humble bassist

  • @adrianbeltran9064
    @adrianbeltran9064 9 років тому +478

    How to play the bass.
    1.Get a bass.
    2.Play it.

    • @frog382
      @frog382 9 років тому +29

      You black?

    • @adrianbeltran9064
      @adrianbeltran9064 9 років тому +70

      Aleksandar Friscic no im red

    • @frog382
      @frog382 9 років тому +8

      adrian beltran I think this flea bass would fit ya well

    • @adrianbeltran9064
      @adrianbeltran9064 9 років тому +5

      i have a dean edge 09 22 frets and really good bass but if you have a fleabass that you want to give me ill be willing to accept it.

    • @frog382
      @frog382 9 років тому +6

      adrian beltran I meant the colors of this particular bass would fit your outfit,spiderman

  • @svnyea7132
    @svnyea7132 3 роки тому +4

    Dude that little rif you did at 1:15 sounded like some boss shit

  • @niceguyandy
    @niceguyandy 8 років тому +210

    Slappin' da bass mon

  • @davenmcclellan7563
    @davenmcclellan7563 8 років тому +121

    THERE'S NOT EVEN ENOUGH FRAMES TO PROPERLY CAPTURE HIS HANDS!

    • @floweeto
      @floweeto 5 років тому

      got 69th like, nice

  • @636op
    @636op 5 років тому +193

    5:52 he's moving is fretting hand so fast it looks like he's in Naruto doing some hand signs

    • @alecondones
      @alecondones 4 роки тому +2

      What did you I expect it's fleaaa

    • @lovelyman7880
      @lovelyman7880 3 роки тому

      This video quality has about 25 FPS so it should look like what u said

  • @ivanpochtar320
    @ivanpochtar320 4 роки тому +6

    Flea, thank you very much! Your guide helped me learn to slapp better. You are one of the best bassists!

  • @jorgereprieto1923
    @jorgereprieto1923 4 роки тому +4

    A real pleasure seeing this video and it shows how humble this man is.

  • @Area-5l
    @Area-5l 3 роки тому +8

    As a guitarist he’s still making good points I can use when I’m practicing something. He’s the definition of someone who has perfect practice which makes his bass playing perfect

  • @AlexKaufman
    @AlexKaufman 5 років тому +230

    That guy looks like "needles" from Back To The Future

  • @mwbright
    @mwbright 2 роки тому +1

    The kindness of this guy to give lessons on UA-cam cannot be overstated. I love this guy. If you look at this page, Flea, I want to tell you -- THANK YOU!!!

  • @GodofWarChuka
    @GodofWarChuka 3 роки тому +89

    Primus and Red Hot Chili Peppers put out a lot of Great Tunes over the Years! I would rather just watch and listen to their music, and Not try and attempt it myself! LoL

    • @edtExodus
      @edtExodus 3 роки тому +5

      Sure, but some people need to try and attempt it themselves as part of their journey, so there'll be bands putting out great tunes in the future, too.

  • @kichirou94
    @kichirou94 4 роки тому +4

    That's why I love Flea, He's so Legend he will never be gone on music industry.

  • @tankmaster1018
    @tankmaster1018 9 років тому +8

    Holy shit what a good teacher! He has already helped me immensely!

  • @thetrooper4743
    @thetrooper4743 4 роки тому +61

    Flea com camisa não existe, não pode te assustar
    Flea com camisa:

  • @timterwan
    @timterwan 10 років тому +425

    Flea isn't a real bass player, because people know who he is

    • @TheSrdboyz
      @TheSrdboyz 10 років тому +13

      hahahaha

    • @wworld00
      @wworld00 10 років тому +1

      Like Sting.

    • @TheTemest
      @TheTemest 10 років тому +1

      What is a real bass player?

    •  10 років тому +27

      ***** We don't know that, that's the point

    • @ed-on1pj
      @ed-on1pj 7 років тому +2

      Guy berryman from Coldplay

  • @jaredtorres1859
    @jaredtorres1859 10 років тому +20

    Flea is awesome! Probably the best bass player of all time.

    • @jaredtorres1859
      @jaredtorres1859 10 років тому

      98arsenije Good point

    • @Olordrin
      @Olordrin 10 років тому +2

      Let's not forget John Myung, too. :D

    • @AnarchyFoxMusic
      @AnarchyFoxMusic 10 років тому +4

      Victor Wooten

    • @UmaraiL
      @UmaraiL 10 років тому

      and lemmy

    • @runeski74
      @runeski74 10 років тому +1

      Jaco Pastorius is pretty sick too! .... well was.... :(

  • @ninjaman690
    @ninjaman690 10 років тому +6

    lmfao 5:52 he just fucking explodes !! so rad hail to the Flea

  • @imouttie3206
    @imouttie3206 3 роки тому +2

    close your eyes and all of a sudden Joker is teaching you how to play bass

  • @mogames6001
    @mogames6001 4 роки тому +233

    Hold up... an I the only one who thinks he sounds like the new joker?

  • @Frysken
    @Frysken 4 роки тому +44

    Flea: Like this.
    *Legendary bass solo*
    Flea: obviously I'm just messing around but you know

  • @EvaBronkhorstmusic
    @EvaBronkhorstmusic 3 роки тому +5

    1:05 Flea: ''And so start.. first you get comfortable doing that''
    ''DOING A SICK SOLO''
    Flea: '' BaSs iccaly"

  • @alexchubbymclynn6060
    @alexchubbymclynn6060 3 роки тому +2

    I adore this guy! He is hell of a performer on stage and a great bass player as well. And just a cool guy!))) A real riot! I love RHCP!
    Thanks for the lesson.

  • @aaronortega5375
    @aaronortega5375 5 років тому +49

    I love guitar and it's my fav instrument, but playing the bass is just so fun. The guitar is like your parents you will always love and appreciate, but the bass is that uncle that takes you to the arcade and out to eat and spoils you

  • @ColinDJPat
    @ColinDJPat 10 років тому +28

    WOW HE HAS A SHIRT ON

    • @ColinDJPat
      @ColinDJPat 10 років тому +27

      I thought the first step in this video would be "Take your shirt off,"

  • @marcolosalxd8097
    @marcolosalxd8097 4 роки тому +4

    Leaving the memes aside, he is a God when it comes to playing bass.

  • @cameronharris8848
    @cameronharris8848 2 роки тому +1

    An excellent, to-the-point tutorial. I dig it man! Flea is one of the bass GOAT

  • @timberwolvesxx7250
    @timberwolvesxx7250 8 років тому +183

    how's it hanging mcfly?

  • @_gyroo
    @_gyroo 4 роки тому +13

    When you're level 100 and explore the first level

  • @duvan-solis
    @duvan-solis 3 роки тому +6

    Someone is getting *Funky*

  • @ahson6249
    @ahson6249 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for a great lesson and many many years of awesome music Dr. Flea.

  • @Twobarpsi
    @Twobarpsi 4 роки тому +18

    1:08 RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL!!

  • @ThePressureKing
    @ThePressureKing 4 роки тому +19

    Flea finally listened to stewie and put a shirt on good for him

  • @اللهأكبراللهأكبر-ت7ص
    @اللهأكبراللهأكبر-ت7ص 8 років тому +225

    1:57 for all you haters

  • @bradleyrussell1973
    @bradleyrussell1973 4 роки тому +1

    Flea, you are such a wonderful teacher! You should do clinics! The two words that struck me in this simple instructional are "comfort" and "power". This is why some were meant to teach, and others weren't! I will use this for some of my students. Thank you!

  • @user-ex7yq6xq9s
    @user-ex7yq6xq9s 3 роки тому +3

    Im not surprised he mastered playing bass,
    He even played his Ding Dong in front of thousands of people.

  • @xrezzerreckedx4226
    @xrezzerreckedx4226 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks i will never in a thousand years be able to do that but this was nice to watch.

  • @cterrance189
    @cterrance189 6 років тому +55

    *When Conor McGregor sees Flea wearing a shirt*
    "Who da fook is that guy?"

  • @jonathankeith524
    @jonathankeith524 4 роки тому +55

    Davie504: "I'm the best bassist."
    Flea: *Hold my Flea bass.*

    • @janfarkas8953
      @janfarkas8953 4 роки тому

      He will never be

    • @metalheadblues
      @metalheadblues 4 роки тому +2

      Does he really think that?

    • @jonathankeith524
      @jonathankeith524 4 роки тому +1

      @@metalheadblues I'm not sure what he thinks. Only he knows what he thinks. I was just making a humorous UA-cam comment.

    • @metalheadblues
      @metalheadblues 4 роки тому

      @@jonathankeith524 haha got you bro

    • @salsagal
      @salsagal 4 роки тому +1

      *Laughs in Les Claypool*

  • @krisbatanov3428
    @krisbatanov3428 3 роки тому +3

    This guy really looks like the bassist from RHCP. Damn

  • @poindextertunes
    @poindextertunes Рік тому

    i love how he tells you to experiment and find whats comfortable. love flea

  • @FesterPussbucket
    @FesterPussbucket 4 роки тому +3

    This is why the man is a bass God. He's not a beast on stage because of any other reason other than the music. He isn't putting on a show. He's expressing how the music feels when it goes through him in a way you can understand. Pure magic.

  • @QwertyBoy2011
    @QwertyBoy2011 10 років тому +5

    Love how he plays an amazing riff and then just goes back to talking as if nothing happened