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Jazz Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter performs on stage with John Patitucci at Barbican Centre on October 8, 2011 in London, United Kingdom.
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

Bassists
Flea of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers performs at Accor Stadium & Alanis Morissette performs at Palais Theatre on January 22, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia
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”

Music Releases
Flea and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
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

Bassists
Guitarist Jeff Beck (L) and bassist Tal Wilkenfeld perform at the Grammy Foundation's "Starry Night" Gala honoring Sir George Martin on July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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

Guitarists
Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers performs at Nissan Stadium on August 12, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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

Bassists
Jazz bassist Stanley Clarke performs with The New Barbarians at The Omni Coliseum on May 10, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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”

Bassists
Flea (L) and John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers perform during the ACL Music festival 2022 at Zilker Park on October 09, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
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

Bands
Flea and Omar Rodríguez-López
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

Music Releases
Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea (left) and John Frusciante onstage in Las Vegas
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

Music Releases
John Frusciante
John Frusciante: “There’s an appreciation of the chemistry I can’t say I had last time – when you get so used to something, you sometimes take things for granted”

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

One of the most influential guitarists of his generation on what prompted his return to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and how a deep-rooted playing philosophy fueled their explosive comeback album, Unlimited Love

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