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Fender Flea Signature Jazz Bass - Road Worn Laquer Finish

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Flea Signature Jazz Bass - Road Worn Laquer Finish

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Flea Signature Jazz Bass - Road Worn Laquer Finish
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Flea Signature Jazz Bass - Road Worn Laquer Finish
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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)

Specifications


Active EQ: No
Bass Type: Electric
Body Colour: Shell Pink
Body Finish: Road Worn Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Alder
Body Shape: Jazz Bass
Body Type: Solid
Bridge Design: 4 Saddle Vintage-Style
Bridge Type: Fixed Top Load
Case/Gigbag: Deluxe Gigbag Included
Celebrity Model: Flea
Controls: 2 x Stacked Concentric Volume / Tone
Country of Origin: Mexico
Features: Engraved Flea Designed Logo Neckplate
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay: Aged White Dots
Fret Profile: Vintage
Fretboard Radius: 7.25" / 184 mm
Hardware Finish: Nickel / Chrome
Instrument Size: Full
Neck Body Join: Flea Special 4-Bolt Neckplate
Neck Body Join-Fret: 15th
Neck Finish: Road Worn Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: C
Number of Frets: 20
Number of Strings: 4
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.5 " / 38.1 mm
Orientation: Right
PIckup - Bridge: Pure Vintage '64 Single-Coil Jazz Bass
Pickup - Middle: Pure Vintage '64 Single-Coil Jazz Bass
Pickup Configuration: JJ
Pickups - Number: 2
Scale Length: 34" / 863.6 mm
Scale Type: Standard (Long) = 34" / 863.6 mm
String Gauge: .045 - .105 Medium Fender 7250M
Switching: None
Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage-Style

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Reviews


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If you can own this....you will love it. Trust me. 4 of 5 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Scarborough, Ontario
I hate, loath, hate, loath, hate and loathe basses that are \"unnaturally\" road worn from Fender. However. I quickly learned, never say never.... once I put my hands on this bass, I\'m now a changed man. Forget the act that I do love Flea. I like my basses to look brand new. So why would I buy an artificially beat up Fender Jazz? Well, I know that I will never afford a 1961 Fender Jazz with concentric pots. THIS BASS IS A TONE MACHINE. I play it often and can\'t believe how smooth it is. The neck is smaller than a regular jazz. The neck and body have a nitro finish. The bass not only feels sonically old, it sounds sonically old. All of this from a MIM bass. Real heads know. This bass has got more mojo that you can ever find for the price point. Buy and and come back and read my review.... and you will see I was right all along.
Posted by u2brothr on Nov 20, 2021
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One of the best basses I?ve ever played! 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
I’ve been a fan of flea and RHCP for a long time and when I had the chance to get one of these basses I just couldn’t pass it up! I plays great, looks phenomenal and sounds unreal! No if you think that it’s stupid paying this much for an MIM jazz bass don’t worry because this jazz bass was better than any other jazz bass in the store. Sure of course you’re gonna be paying a premium to have fleas name on the back but you get what you pay for.
Posted by Liam on Aug 28, 2021
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It's excellent. 5 of 5 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Vancouver, British Columbia
It's surreal reading bad reviews because this bass doesn't compare to basses with which it has nothing in common. DUH! I've played it extensively in stores here and abroad and every time it's been absolutely awesome. I much prefer this deeper neck profile and it's fast as a Ferrari. The relic work looks and feels legit too, which makes sense given it's a faithful copy of the genuine wear on Flea's bass. I have old basses, and to me most relics look like the obvious fake they are. Only knock I'd give it is that the neck plate is goofy. I respect Flea and RHCP, but I don't follow the band. Thankfully there's no ugly artist signature on the head stock like many sig basses are marred with. The neck plate is easy and inexpensive to replace if it's a big deal. Long time player here, gigged decades in dozens of bands in disparate genres, including with household name acts, with vintage Fenders including w/ stack pot controls.
Posted by Logic on Jul 8, 2020
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worth each penny 2 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Pickering (Store), Ontario
such a beautiful bass and vintage feel sounds great and very rare bass a must have for bass collectors
Posted by madchic on Sep 18, 2019
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Overrated meh.. 4 of 14 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Burlington, Ontario
I expected a bit more having owned a few geddy lee signature basses.. Neck doesn't feel as nice compared to the geddy, it's a lot thicker. I didnt find the nitro finish to be any smoother. Pickups seemed to have this overpowering low end and lack of highs. If you wanna sound like flea kids grab a stingray this is an obv marketing ploy imo. Sold the bass after a month of trying to bond with it. Oh I did sorta like the pink tho... -25 years on bass/ owned 100+ basses in that time.
Posted by Rufus Beaner on Mar 20, 2019
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GREAT bass - don?t let the relic look turn you away 10 of 10 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Kingston, Ontario
I don't usually take the time to write reviews but ever since I saw this bass at my local LM used I was interested simply due to the fact that it had concentric pots (stacked knobs). You can ether spend $30,000 on a 1961 jazz, $3000-$4000 on a used journeyman since they don't make them anymore or you can get this bass. I am certain this is no where as nice as a true 60's jazz but oh man does it ever play better than my American jazz, my Warwick, and all my other basses. I am not making this up. The neck is fast, the pickups are punchy as heck and the tone control is incredible. My only gripe is I hate relic instruments. I?d rather put the dings on it myself. But, that being said it makes it easy to gig with as you won't be upset if you bump into a corner and make a mark. Honestly I haven't put this thing down since I got it. Take it for a spin and you will see what I mean
Posted by Tim on Mar 14, 2018
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Great Bass. Very Comfortable To Play 10 of 10 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Langley, British Columbia
Just got mine two weeks ago and I play it a lot. Very light bass, well balanced, and very comfortable to play. Relic job is very good but I wish Fender supplied a shinier, more vintage look, pick guard. My pick guard is very dark and it's finish is extremely dull. Sounds great and was very playable right out of the box. Only drawn back is a minor finish pimple on the back of the neck @ low F that has now peeled away to expose bare wood. Highly recommend.
Posted by Barracuda Bob on Oct 3, 2016
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