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I told the story before how Gene Simmons was working with BC Rich to develop a signature model called the Punisher but how the Prototypes he got from them were Sub-par to say the least. So Mr. Simmons being the money junkie he is, blew the deal off and subsequently had Punisher basses made under his own name, knowing that if people were going to pay money for a bass with his name on it, it better be good.
Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is now doing more or less the same. Having endorsed Modulus basses since the late nineties, he quickly found out that not all his fans could afford the Modulus Flea bass and he hated to see his fans getting stuck with sub-par instruments because of not being able to afford better. So Flea got together with his long time tech and made a plan to have instruments made in China under Flea's name to flea's exact specs making it possible to own the bass that Flea plays for under half a grand. The resulting bass will come in full scale and short scale versions in an array of ...err... unique color combinations.
Curiously, Flea's new bass ows a LOT to the Musicman Stingray's he used to play...
Flea at the Namm with his new "Fleabass"
And when I say "The bass that Flea plays for under a grand" I really do mean the bass Flea plays because if we are gonna believe the Modulus site...
...It will take something serious before we see Flea on stage with a Modulus again...
Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is now doing more or less the same. Having endorsed Modulus basses since the late nineties, he quickly found out that not all his fans could afford the Modulus Flea bass and he hated to see his fans getting stuck with sub-par instruments because of not being able to afford better. So Flea got together with his long time tech and made a plan to have instruments made in China under Flea's name to flea's exact specs making it possible to own the bass that Flea plays for under half a grand. The resulting bass will come in full scale and short scale versions in an array of ...err... unique color combinations.
Curiously, Flea's new bass ows a LOT to the Musicman Stingray's he used to play...
Flea at the Namm with his new "Fleabass"
And when I say "The bass that Flea plays for under a grand" I really do mean the bass Flea plays because if we are gonna believe the Modulus site...
...It will take something serious before we see Flea on stage with a Modulus again...
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