Gear Hunter

Fender - 014-1020-356

Description

To celebrate Flea's enduring influence, Fender has recreated his prized Shell Pink '61 Jazz Bass that he received from a fan and used to record the Red Hot Chili 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. 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 has left his mark on modern music, and the Flea Jazz Bass is the perfect tool to make your own.

SPECS

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

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

Electronics
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)
Pickup Switching: None
Pickup Configuration: SS

Hardware
Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style
Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage-Style
Orientation: Right-Hand
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome/Black Concentric

Miscellaneous
Strings: Fender USA, NPS, (Gauges .045 - .105)