Custom Fender Flea Jazz Bass Signature Model Bass Guitar in Roadworn Shell Pink

Flea's funk- and jazz-influenced bass lines 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, 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.

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, 3-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.

Features:

Special engraved Flea neck plate with Flea 20-fret "C"-shaped maple neck with Road Worn Nitrocellulose finish US-made Pure Vintage '64 Jazz Bass pickups Vintage-style bridge with four threaded steel "barrel" saddles Includes Deluxe Gig Bag Series: Artist Series Color: Shell Pink Body Finish: Road Worn Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body Material: Alder Neck Material: Maple, "C" Shape Neck Finish: Road Worn, Nitrocellulose Lacquer Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25" Radius (184.1 mm) Fret: 20 Vintage-Style Frets Position Inlays: Aged White Dot Middle Pickup: American-made Pure Vintage '64 Jazz Bass Single-Coil Bridge Pickup: American-made Pure Vintage '64 Jazz Bass Single-Coil Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome/Black Concentric Controls: Stacked Concentric Controls Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style with threaded steel barrel saddles Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage-Style Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome Pickguard: 3-Ply Tortoiseshell Scale Length: 34" (864 mm) Nut: 1.5" (38.1 mm), Synthetic Bone Strings: Fender USA, NPS, (Gauges .045 - .105) Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Gig Bag

Product Specs

Condition:Brand New Make:Fender Model:014-1020-356 Finish:Road Worn Shell Pink Categories:4-String