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The Mu-Tron III: “Without it, there ain’t no Bootsy”
By Nick Wells published
Everything you need to know about the iconic stomper from Musitronics

John Patitucci: “My gratitude for Wayne Shorter is boundless”
By Nick Wells published
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
By Nick Wells published
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”
By Matt Parker published
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”
By Nick Wells published
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”
By Nick Wells published
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
By Nick Wells published
School yourself on the player David Ellefson dubbed “the fastest ‘lead bass guitarist’ I had ever seen”

Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers cover Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit with John Frusciante on lead vocals
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
The funk-rockers tackled the grunge classic during a recent show at Flea’s Silverlake Conservatory of Music

Flea played bass on the Mars Volta’s best album – but you probably never noticed
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
A radically different bass rig meant the Red Hot Chili Peppers funkateer’s contributions might have flown under your radar

Red Hot Chili Peppers serve up first single from Return of the Dream Canteen with a double serving of funk
By Jonathan Horsley published
New track Tippa My Tongue is the first to be shared by the Californian stadium rockers after the surprise announcement that 2022 would yield not one but two RHCP studio albums
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