Flea's funk- and jazz-influenced basslines helped propel the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the top of the rock and alternative charts while redefining the role of bass in the modern era. Flea's unique playing style brought a welcome breath of fresh air to the musical landscape of the past four decades, inspiring countless bassists to add a funky touch to their sound while exploring new techniques and harmonic possibilities. To celebrate his enduring influence, we've 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.

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 to be blended in any ratio. The Flea Jazz Bass plays fast and easy, thanks to its period-accurate 20-fret "C"-shaped maple neck with a smooth Road Worn® nitrocellulose lacquer finish on the back, plus a 7.25"-radius rosewood fingerboard with a 1.5" wide nut. The vintage-style bridge sports four threaded steel "barrel" saddles, adding a touch of crispness to enhance the attack for tone that can power through a busy mix.

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. We've 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 inspiration behind this instrument. Other aesthetic touches include nickel/chrome hardware, 4-ply tortoiseshell pickguard and aged white dot position inlays. Melding rhythm and melody with fierce personal style, Flea's left his mark on modern music, and the Flea Jazz Bass is the perfect tool to make your own.

Specifications General

Series: Artist Signature
Orientation: Right-Handed
Color: Shell Pink
Country of Origin: Mexico
Platform: Artist

Neck

Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: "C" Shape
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Position Inlays: Aged White Dot
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Size: Vintage-Style
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
Nut: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)

Body

Body Shape: Jazz Bass®
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Hardware

Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
Pickup Covers: Black
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome / Black Concentric
Hardware Finish: Nickel / Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender® Vintage-Style
String Tree: Vintage-Style Disc
Neck Plate: Special Flea Neckplate
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender® USA 7250M Nickel-Plated Steel (.045–.105), P/N 0737250406

Electronics

Neck / Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '64 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '64 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Stacked Concentric Controls — Volume 1 / Tone 1 for Neck Pickup and Volume 2 / Tone 2 for Bridge Pickup
Switching: None

Measurements

Shipping Dimensions: 49.50" × 15.25" × 4.50"
Shipping Length: 49.50"
Shipping Width: 15.25"
Shipping Height: 4.50"
Shipping Weight: 15.25 lb.

Accessories

Recommended Case: Fender Deluxe Bass Molded Case, P/N 0996162306 — Not Included