this is probably the biggest factor in me wanting to learn how to play bass. the first time i saw this i instantly just started laughing. i have no idea why, but it was sooo awesome i just couldn't help myself XD
You have to be a tight drummer to play with flea. Chads never talked in drum circles like flea is in bass circles. Chad is godly. Doesnt detract from flea and john. Gives them a platform and enhances their musicianship
seriously, this is the epitome of 70's porno funk music. Or at least it's what I think of. Always come back to find this video (or one with the same footage) every now and then.
Barefoot67 i t looks like he has another effect but cant tell what it is. You are right, it does sound really good. I cant get mine dialed in like that
It’s actually an ehx q-Tron plus envelope filter, he used it on sir psycho sexy off of blood sugar sexy magic, and this solo occurs around the time of that album release.
20 year's ago i become most wanted bass player in my neighborhood not because im good, i just listen to flea a lot, maybe my playing style so much flea a like, but now...... Nobodies care about music anymore.
Flea is my role model. I learn a lot of technique just from studying him. The approach, passion, and fierceness he brings to his bass playing is exactly how I try to be too. I love playing his style
I have a digital version on my Boss ME-50, and sweet Jesus is it fun to play with. I have a very clearly Flea-inspired bass playing style, and especially when I'm using this effect, it's hard not to sound just like him.....minus a couple skill points, of course. :-)
Yes, the Digitech has 7 different effects, 2 of them are envelope filters. 1 normal envelope, to create a funky sound, and 1 envelope with a lower pitch to create more of a funk rock sound.
Not gonna lie, I've never been a big fan of Flea's playing. But this video is damn good. It's my favorite thing he's ever done. Normally Im not a fan of effects, but they are used quite well here. Not a huge fan, but I know when somethin is good, and this is good.
@whoiskilroy an envelope filter. it's a wah filter triggered by the strength of the input signal. if you play loud the filter opens a lot. if you play soft, it doesn't open as much. it think he's using the dod x pedal
Maybe it's the bass or he amp then. Or the fact that it was a used pedal :P I just couldn't get THAT sound out of it. My new Q-Tron is a different story ;)
@andyrules23 Yeah I called up GS and they said they could get one in for me from out of state. I had a recording session last week and I really wanted to use the envelope pedal for this one track we did but I actually found something pretty similar sounding on an old Digitec pedal that sounded decent compared to what Flea had going on here. Nothing like the DOD, though. And with such an iconic bass player playing it; what a sound.
It can't be the FX25. have you ever played on one of those? I couldn't get it to sound right with my bass. It really only worked with the high notes, and did nothing for the bottom end. I remember reading somewhere that it was meant for the guitar, so that's probably why.
@theasdfpanda yea man everyone has their own opinions.. i dont mean to compare them but its just i see more style, expression and creativity in Les Claypool's playing..
I just got the DOD fx 25 today, and it sounds the exact same thing than in this video on my stingray but I'm dissapointed of low ends on this pedal It does some tone than no pedal cazn do, but I think I just need another envelope filter :( this one is just for fun, not somehting to use in a song
@FollowerOfFlea They're all different in their own right. But Flea's technique is much more simple than Claypool. Flea just plays fast. Claypool's style is much more technical than Flea's.
FX25 100%. Yes Ive played them and own a few, as well as various Qtrons and etc. The FX25 needs to be *played* more than just about any other filter out there. If you have ham hands, it will sound like shit and suck out all your bass all the time.
@stinkyloot138 For me he is. Just an opinion though. I myself don't get a boner from superfast scale works, just from creativity and personality. From all the video's of the RHCP I've seen, I can tell that for me, flea is the best.
SPOILER: Flea Wears a Shirt
this is probably the biggest factor in me wanting to learn how to play bass. the first time i saw this i instantly just started laughing. i have no idea why, but it was sooo awesome i just couldn't help myself XD
How's your bass playing, now, after 13 years? 😎🎶🎶🎶
@@handmadeheartsI wonder also. 😊
1:29 insane line !
He's amazing, he's got funk bassline in his DNA
I recently learned that Flea plays trumpet!! Love this...
Flea is amazing man, but Chad actually follows flea's lead and hell yeah that he keeps it up tight man
You have to be a tight drummer to play with flea. Chads never talked in drum circles like flea is in bass circles. Chad is godly. Doesnt detract from flea and john. Gives them a platform and enhances their musicianship
@@conorsmith8551 great comment, totally agree with you
To hear all this from 2 dudes in their studio...
WOW.
the best funk combination.. Flea+Stingray+Envelope Filter+Chad
this is so funky i just started laughing, awesome beyond words
The funkiness, the music, his intensity... his spirit is visible. This jam is *spectacular*
absolute genius! so funky it almost made my head explode into a rainbow of brightly colored confetti.
seriously, this is the epitome of 70's porno funk music. Or at least it's what I think of. Always come back to find this video (or one with the same footage) every now and then.
"mein dispatcher says you have a problem with deine kabel?"
@@conorsmith8551 Spoiler alert - he fixes the cable
Jesus... He's just amazing, I love seeing him jamming
I love this video! Been trying to learn it, he makes it look so easy!
Do you ever slow it down and then play along?
He's using a DOD FX25 Envelope Filter.
Julian Truxillo sounds way better than any other i've heard
Barefoot67 i t looks like he has another effect but cant tell what it is. You are right, it does sound really good. I cant get mine dialed in like that
klx400sr69 Fleas fingers help.
Thanks for the help I was gonna find out what kind he uses but turns out that’s the one I already have lol
In his modern rig he has a q tron
like a bubbling river of searing awesome flowing down a mountainside of funk
This video is why I bought a DOD FX25B pedal! :)
ERIC F me too bro
me also. greetings from berlin germany
Another one here!! Love mine!
Just ordered mine today.
It’s actually an ehx q-Tron plus envelope filter, he used it on sir psycho sexy off of blood sugar sexy magic, and this solo occurs around the time of that album release.
Flea's amazing !
that bass sounds so fxckin groove funky vibrating...
I want that envelope filter
Damn, I wish good bassists weren't so hard to find. I've only met one kid in my life who likes to play like Flea
FuturePOTUS i like playing like flea and i am 14. He is my idol man. The world needs some realy music instead of drake and miley cirus
try out les claypool from primus
Bass isnt my main instrument but i like playing like frusciante and a buddy of mine does like flea
20 year's ago i become most wanted bass player in my neighborhood not because im good, i just listen to flea a lot, maybe my playing style so much flea a like, but now...... Nobodies care about music anymore.
Flea is my role model. I learn a lot of technique just from studying him. The approach, passion, and fierceness he brings to his bass playing is exactly how I try to be too. I love playing his style
I love the beat, and Chad just make it completly awesome. Thumbs Up!!
I have a digital version on my Boss ME-50, and sweet Jesus is it fun to play with. I have a very clearly Flea-inspired bass playing style, and especially when I'm using this effect, it's hard not to sound just like him.....minus a couple skill points, of course. :-)
My son calls Flea “Funk Baby”.
Yes, the Digitech has 7 different effects, 2 of them are envelope filters. 1 normal envelope, to create a funky sound, and 1 envelope with a lower pitch to create more of a funk rock sound.
I'll pow-wow-wow for three days at least now
I have the same, and tried the jam, its sounds pretty cool, make sure you use the envelope filter with octave down
Not gonna lie, I've never been a big fan of Flea's playing. But this video is damn good. It's my favorite thing he's ever done. Normally Im not a fan of effects, but they are used quite well here. Not a huge fan, but I know when somethin is good, and this is good.
@whoiskilroy
an envelope filter. it's a wah filter triggered by the strength of the input signal. if you play loud the filter opens a lot. if you play soft, it doesn't open as much.
it think he's using the dod x pedal
i want the Envelope Filter and the stingray!!!!!!!!
it sound so nice
Some parts of this jam are the notes used for Underwater Sound form the Red Hot... ! Really cool sound !
it's pure improvisation
1:30 uffff
From 1:28 to 1:39 is the beast in action
sick song for a miniclip game
@Aarchemon He just not having an sufficient musical hearing to realize that he likes this effect. This is can't be unliked.
i love that effect!
He funked the funk out of me
that is some sick bass
He left a trail of red hot funkiness around the world
Ive got to find tabs for this, its simply amazing!
Hey are you still active?
@@bengosse7217 Hey ,
about 12 years ago I got the tab but I'm noticing that it plays on the 5th fret but the tuning doesn't sound the same today.
@@biojasar
I think he is tuned a Half Step down
Flea You Are My God ._.
Flea is the Man!!
i have this dvd this is deffo my best bit
It’s been 30 years and I still get out my vhs copy of this every once in a while.
He's using a DOD FX25
This is funking great!!
i love envelope filters
Hallelujah!They call me CasperNot the friendly ghostAh-but the holy ghost
I like how he 'talks' to his bass at 0:47 >
I just bought the DOD FX25 last night on ebay! IM SOOO PUMPED!
Maybe it's the bass or he amp then. Or the fact that it was a used pedal :P
I just couldn't get THAT sound out of it. My new Q-Tron is a different story ;)
Anyone who thinks bass is easy should watch 0:00 to 2:23
THIS IS AWESOMEEE JUNK OF FUNK!!!!!
Flea is the best!!!!
2:02 part is my life !
2:02
where are they? somebody's basement?
klx400sr69 looks like an old Tony Hawk level
thats some funky shit
@jcbluefunk I know as of now, he's using the Boss AW-3, I'm pretty sure.
thats so awesome! i want it!!
@andyrules23
Yeah I called up GS and they said they could get one in for me from out of state. I had a recording session last week and I really wanted to use the envelope pedal for this one track we did but I actually found something pretty similar sounding on an old Digitec pedal that sounded decent compared to what Flea had going on here. Nothing like the DOD, though. And with such an iconic bass player playing it; what a sound.
@whoiskilroy A DOD FX25 Envelope Filter, No More For Sale Except Online I Think.. They Stopped Producing Ages Ago.
i cant stop watching this its so cool... and im a drummer lol
I like it, but I think that it would sound a lot better without the filter personally
It can't be the FX25. have you ever played on one of those? I couldn't get it to sound right with my bass. It really only worked with the high notes, and did nothing for the bottom end. I remember reading somewhere that it was meant for the guitar, so that's probably why.
It's a fuckin good day for Donald Duck
i like it
@ONdorch, where did you buy your DOD? I've been looking for one and no stores seem to have any of them since they cancelled production years ago.
awesomest thing ever
what do u mean ''with octave down''? Is this a pedal's choice? Cause i have the qtron+ and my sound is a little bit noisy
Can someone please write a tab for this?
Cannon Hall no.
It's 10000% based on feeling, not the notes. Can't tab that shit out man.
Nitrousoxide2k couldn't agree more. Flea is the king of vibes
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@theasdfpanda yea man everyone has their own opinions.. i dont mean to compare them but its just i see more style, expression and creativity in Les Claypool's playing..
1:25
I just got the DOD fx 25 today, and it sounds the exact same thing than in this video on my stingray
but I'm dissapointed of low ends on this pedal
It does some tone than no pedal cazn do, but I think I just need another envelope filter :( this one is just for fun, not somehting to use in a song
sold my envelope filter for crack. sheeit
Cool!!
awesome
Yeah. And that quality of sound on that effect has a bunch to do with his bass and amp.
he is using a DOD FX25 envelope filter
@bassnestor
It's a Mu Tron.
that end
Funky funky funky
@avdbroek1 Best show in the world,those 3 guy have the best jobs :D
nah he's playing a music man stingray
is this the FX25 or the FX25B that he switched to i wonder?
@jcbluefunk Flea used to use a Q-Tron, but I'm not sure in this video.
@illfortune921 its a Dod Fx25 Envelope peadl :)
@FollowerOfFlea They're all different in their own right. But Flea's technique is much more simple than Claypool. Flea just plays fast. Claypool's style is much more technical than Flea's.
u rock
I wish I knew what his envelope settings were.
I have a DigiTech synth auto wah envelope filter, and a P-bass can i get a close sound with my gear like fleas sound
Filip Radoš can you take a photo ?
Filip Radoš I would ring you up much better with a bass musicman and the DOD envelope filter
@fendermaxime No, it's an envelope filter -.-
0:00 - 2:23
Win.
Toe Jam & Earl: Panic On Funkatron
FX25 100%. Yes Ive played them and own a few, as well as various Qtrons and etc. The FX25 needs to be *played* more than just about any other filter out there. If you have ham hands, it will sound like shit and suck out all your bass all the time.
slappa da bass man
@jasondamico im a different guy but i also have one. you could try ebay or get lucky and find it used at guitar center like i did
Are there any tabs?
trippy jam eh
@stinkyloot138 For me he is. Just an opinion though.
I myself don't get a boner from superfast scale works, just from creativity and personality.
From all the video's of the RHCP I've seen, I can tell that for me, flea is the best.
@StarbucksCoffee96 u can look at "flea master sessions" 1-5 or somethin and he talks about it
jumBOballs
envelope filter is a bassball effect?
@noobzito2999 how many heads do you have then?
cuanto cuesta el pedal que esta usando???
@avdbroek1 Me too,so much humor there :D but i enjoy watching it at home as much as if like im there :P