Latest about Flea
Watch Vulpeck's Joe Dart break down Flea and Victor Wooten's slap bass technique
How Will Smith brought back, er, slap: "The two main slap basslines of our generation were Will Smith samples..."
The Mu-Tron III: “Without it, there ain’t no Bootsy”
Everything you need to know about the iconic stomper from Musitronics
John Patitucci: “My gratitude for Wayne Shorter is boundless”
John Patitucci, Robert Trujillo, Flea, Felix Pastorius and many more pay tribute to jazz legend Wayne Shorter
Why Flea’s bass track had to be fixed in the mix on Alanis Morissette's hit record
Mix Engineer Chris Fogel: “Flea was way out of time on You Oughta Know”
John Frusciante says he views bass as the lead instrument in Red Hot Chili Peppers: “I see each song as being like a bass solo where I'm there to support it”
Frusciante and the band have been discussing their connection in a rare full-band interview on 60 Minutes
Tal Wilkenfeld on Jeff Beck: “We’ve lost our favorite guitarist, and one of the most intelligent, intuitive people I’ve ever met”
Tal Wilkenfeld, Stanley Clarke, Paul McCartney, Bootsy Collins, Flea, Duff McKagan and many more pay tribute to guitarist Jeff Beck
Flea: “Basslines take on a different type of melody with a pick”
The Red Hot Chili Pepper explains the origins of his more melodic pick approach
Why Stanley Clarke’s School Days remains an iconic moment in bass playing history
School yourself on the player David Ellefson dubbed “the fastest ‘lead bass guitarist’ I had ever seen”
