How to sound like Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers - Bass Habits - Ep 30

[@Ater_Swe]

How to sound like Flea To summarize 1. Play normal nonsense bass 2. Play Punk 3 Play Funk 4. Play off-beat 5. Play on the beat 6. Follow the guitar 7- Follow the vocal 8. Play piano on the bass 9. Follow the drums 10. Play jazz and more and more and more. To summarize the summary Have the chops and skill to do anything both technically and musically but have the restraint to only play what the song needs. To summarize the summary of the summary: Be Flea

[@LukeHancockMusic]

Great video! Really well thought out and interesting.

[@rockboy360]

My favorite 3 rock bass players from the 90s 1. Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Tim Commerford from Rage Against The Machine 3. Rob DeLeo from Stone Temple Pilots.

[@frankperricone2065]

I play bass and the only thing I have in common with Flea and Entwistle are we all started playing trumpet before bass LoL

[@jamezyesaya1688]

FLEA IS VERY INSPIRING🔥

[@masbucket3083]

I’ve been waiting for this one from the start!

[@gasparhernandez2139]

Song with two basslines: Lou Reed - Take a Walk on the Wild Side.

[@ramonemiliogomezjorge8557]

it's a up rigth bass and the electric rigth?

[@frankperricone2065]

I Believe both bass lines were done by studio bass player Herbie Flowers he realized if he did two different bass lines he got paid for 2 session,one upright bass and one electric bass

[@andrewpappas9311]

Flea is one of my biggest influences for bass and he inspired me to try and get a bit of slap into my playing, I also saw the Chili Peppers back in 2017 and it was one of the best shows I've been to. The guys definitely put on a great show and Flea is definitely one of my favourite bassists, great video as always man

[@voltageeditz1086]

Flea is the best bassist in my mind. He can take this whole band and tie it together with a slap riff. On top of that it’s not to crowded. Not every bassist can do that

[@parizivalclips]

As a bassist, i love these videos paul. you are awesome. Bassist of Skid Row next?

[@masbucket3083]

He did a video on underrated bassists and he was in that one

[@parizivalclips]

@@masbucket3083 more in depth vid would be cool but thanks for letting me know. that guy has so many good fills in skid row songs.

[@masbucket3083]

@@parizivalclips ye

[@brianengquist2110]

I loved this fresh take on Flea's playing. Thanks for the effort you put into it. And, as you say, it's not the notes you play but the notes you don't play.

[@furyomori3896]

Bel video come sempre. Ti seguo da poco e, da ex bassista, apprezzo molto le tue analisi. Sono anche andato sul video del tuo gruppo e ho dato il mio diligente "like". :) Grazie!

[@PaulDelBelloYT]

Grazie mille per il supporto!!

[@furyomori3896]

@@PaulDelBelloYT A te, per i tuoi contenuti!

[@johnrolling6569]

Man I really love your channel I dig it so much as a guitar player going to base it is helped me understand the role of the base and techniques like I would have never have before! Such a great channel!

[@chasecopeland5530]

Great analysis as always Paul. Here are my suggestions for the next videos: Leon Wilkeson Rex Rocker Geddy Lee Tom Araya Mike Starr

[@leonbode1748]

There are some interesting "chordal" basslines by Flea for example Encore, We Believe, Hey, Dont Forget Me and the outros of Snow and Dark Necessities

[@koba5152]

I learnt a lot from this video, thanks man

[@quincylarsonmusic]

I've watched all each of your "How to Sound Like" videos so far, I think this is the most in-depth, insightful one yet. Great observations about Flea's playing, set to some great photos of the funky monk himself. Bravo.

[@NOYOUSHUTUP3.14]

Some may find this odd but I AM NOT a fan of slap and pop but I am a fan of Flea. When he shows his more melodic side like the line in "Scar Tissue😁. I can appreciate the technique when he slaps but the attention this video paid to his melodic side sets it apart from other vids on Flea, Molto Bene! Grazie, Grazie!

[@marcblum5348]

Flea cannot be overrated. Look at his impact: he is the single one guy within the last 35 years to a) bring the bass to the average music listener's attention, and b) motivate a full generation of kids to pick up the bass as their instrument of choice. No bass player before or thereafter achieved that.

[@evanthunder7110]

Fleaaaaaa come on!!! I love this videos

[@deanbaker969]

Great video! Awesome job breaking down some of the foundations of fleas approach to bass, i really enjoyed watching

[@djaxupjazz]

I love this series of yours Paul! Most awesome part imo: in some of those videos you apply the stuff you researched and put it into effect on a new bassline. That is so super educative.

[@marleythefrenchbulldog4237]

Thank you paul, I’ve been waiting for this forever

[@anitastrbulc4969]

I love this bass habits videos specially this one. fleaaaaaaaaaa yeah!!!

[@air1217]

Flea is RHCP

[@yaboi6667]

Flea AND John

[@das0ul177]

@@yaboi6667 it’s all of them man

[@FlankinspanK]

@@das0ul177correct answer

[@phillkeegan9116]

I once did a band Audition but realized very quickly that they could not actually play their instruments. So after they showed my what they had (which was quite bad) they said we are after someone who plays like Flea. I told them "Hey if i could play like Flea i wouldn't have wanted to audition for their band in the first place" and left.

[@phillkeegan9116]

Hello. please do a video on 'How to sound like Paul Del Bello'

[@johnfollis2357]

Also he tends to do some bends hear and there. But if you listen to some of his live solos, he has distortion and he tends to bend the strings a lot. And he also has wonderful vibrato.

[@CHUZYBASS2020]

Great analysis!!

[@juhos30000]

Awesome! Mike Mills of R.E.M, he needs his own video

[@billytrance6893]

Awesome video Paul!! How about a "Chris Squire" video??? Thanks so much!

[@davidfox7983]

Flea so talented and a super Rock Star funky punk monk

[@loganjaspers]

These videos are great! You should do a video on John Wetton, specifically from his King Crimson years.

[@mikefloyd3152]

How to play like flea: get naked on stage and jam out

[@19stoned90]

Greatest

[@rafaelg0499]

Can You do Geddy Lee please

[@strykr82]

Can you do a "How to Sound like Ben Shepherd"? Great video!

[@venusdesabribus]

It’s «californication” not “hump de bump” playing on 09:14 Great thanks for your videos)

[@BERTLEWEED]

I like your channel; all positivity. Respect. :)

[@carlmease7238]

I think there are 2 bass tracks on higher ground. There’s obviously the slap line but isn’t that low wah groove a bass track too?

[@danielsvensson5298]

Can’t you do a video with Paul McCartney or Carol Kaye! :)

[@PaulDelBelloYT]

⚠️Song names at 8:08 - 8:19 are wrong. The first is Scar Tissue; the second is Mellowhip Slinky in B Major. ⭐ Don't forget to follow me on instagram: 👉 instagram.com/pauldelbello_/ ⭐ Support my work with a PayPal donation: 👉 www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5FBW9J5CWRNUQ&source=url ⭐ Support my work checking out my band: 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJrRdaeImNqra9U

[@ryplay08]

9:03 You also got the song title wrong, the song was actually Californication

[@URBANxSKULLS]

Bruce foxton of the jam next ?

[@funkybunkii6190]

i would like to ask if you can do a video on dirk lance, he is not that known, but is an amazing bass player that deserves more recognition in my humble opinion, if you could do a video it would be awesome

[@JohnWolfrik]

leave a like is FLEA was your inspiration to start playing the bass guitar! I know mine was! Still is!!!

[@savageplanet5788]

Third time of requesting either Al Cisneros of Sleep / Om or Billy Gould of Faith No More, please.

[@tommybollschweiler9508]

Mike starrrrrr pleaseeee

[@martinamayfair7978]

💕

[@nicolasyepes584]

8:12 and 9:13 The titles on those minutes are bad, the correct songs are respectively "Scar Tissue" "Mellowship Slinky in B major" and "Californication"

[@PerezBroz-p5o]

Love Flea

[@susragejr477]

How to play like Flea: do literally everything possible

[@ddwalker3744]

Flea is crazy good....I think Ryan Martinie is one of the best bass players and no one hardly talks about him

[@oldskull20]

You need to check out mexican band Molotov. They have two bassists and one guitarist. Really interesting stuff

[@louischristle5379]

Jacks Bruce of Cream next!!

[@Bibidrego578]

03:39 riff

[@JuliusSeizureOfficial]

I can answer the question about songs with two basslines - walk on the wild side.

[@eliaspiesdeplomomodernell7564]

Hi. I really enjoyed your vid where you explain why you think Gene Simmons is contrary to what most say a great bassist. I've got a challenge for you. Do the same for Roger Waters. Please!

[@ryplay08]

How about an episode on Kim Gordon

[@CraftCreepzzz]

Do you check your videos before posting lol? Half the song titles are different to the songs playing....

[@Cthulhu_Awaken]

*Mentions Charlie* - Starts the next sentence with "so much more". I see what you did there buddy. 😉

[@the_laybacks]

The Doors' bass player?!?!

[@MikeGiallo]

i dont think flea is overrated, i think the problem is his popularity, he is put as the greatest bass player in the world by so many people that dont know a shit about bass playing because he is one of the most popular known good bass players, ( and we know this people tend to be annoying pretending he is god and you dont know a shit if you say no), but is not his fault is fans fault.

[@skrillah6259]

Best doesn’t just mean most technical

[@MikeGiallo]

@@skrillah6259 personally i dont care about skills in musicians just the result , i find peter hook a pretty shitty bass player but he sounds great and i lkve his work in joy divsion and new order

[@dwaynejones1146]

Many of those lines sound like P Funk...renamed.

[@GrennXBlizzard]

Hey Paul, great Video! Pls make a how to sound like Roger Waters, would be awesome 🙌