Flea’s funk- and jazz-influenced basslines helped make the Red Hot Chili Peppers household names among those who appreciate the art of groove with attitude, bringing a welcome breath of fresh air to the musical landscape of the past four decades. To celebrate his enduring influence, Fender has recreated his prized Shell Pink ’61 Jazz Bass that he received from a fan and used to record the Peppers’ Stadium Arcadium and The Getaway, as well as with the supergroup, Atoms For Peace. This bass also appeared in their music video for "Californication."
Shell Pink is the rarest of Fender’s classic Custom Color finishes, and Flea’s ’61 Jazz Bass is quite possibly the only one in existence. Fender has carefully recreated his personal instrument’s exact faded shade as it exists today, and then applied an eye-catching Road Worn nitrocellulose lacquer finish that perfectly replicates Flea’s playing wear.
A special neck plate engraved with Flea’s own artwork commemorates the inspirational player behind this instrument.
A pair of vintage-style, American-made Pure Vintage ’64 Jazz Bass single-coil pickups provides classic, original-era Fender tone with clear articulation, clear low end definition, up-front midrange punch and singing high end.
The vintage-accurate stacked concentric controls shape the pickups’ volume and tone, as well as allowing the pickups’ voice to be blended in any ratio to craft a unique sound.
The vintage-style bridge sports four threaded steel “barrel” saddles, adding a touch of crispness that enhances the attack for tone that can power through the mix.
“IT’S JUST A MAGIC BASS. IT’S BEEN A BASS FOR SO LONG I GUESS IT STOPPED BEING A TREE A LONG TIME AGO.” -Flea
Features
- Offset alder body; Road Worn Faded Shell Pink nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- Maple neck with “C”-shaped profile and 1.5” nut width; Road Worn nitrocellulose lacquer finish on back of the neck
- 7.25”-radius rosewood fingerboard with 20 vintage-style frets
- Dual Pure Vintage ’64 Jazz Bass single-coil pickups
- Special 4-bolt neck plate with engraved artwork by Flea
- Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Gig Bag
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Finish: Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Shape: Jazz Bass®
- Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage ’64 Jazz Bass
- Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage ’64 Jazz Bass
- Controls: Stacked Concentric Controls Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
- Switching: None
- Configuration: SS
- Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage-Style
- Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
- Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome/Black Concentric
- Neck Plate: Special Flea Neckplate
- Strings: Fender® USA, NPS, (Gauges .045 - .105)
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape: "C" Shape
- Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Number Of Frets: 20
- Fret Size: Vintage-Style
- Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
- Position Inlays: Aged White Dot
- Manufacturer Color: Shell Pink
- Series Name: Fender Artist Series
- Number of Strings: 4
- Fretboard Material: Rosewood
- Pickup Style: Passive
- Number of Frets: 20
- Number of Pickups: 2
- Pickup Configuration: SS
- Left or Right Handed: Right
