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Dark Necessities Bass Tone Settings — Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2010s · Alternative rock, funk rock
Original Recording
Bass
Fender Jazz Bass (Custom Shop active Jazz Bass with Lane Poor pickup and Aguilar OBP‑1 preamp)
Pickups
Lane Poor active pickup
Amp
Gallien‑Krueger 2001RB (recording era)
Pickup Position
bridge (active pickup used for punch and clarity)
Flea used Fender Custom Shop Jazz Basses during The Getaway era; his long‑time amp during recording was Gallien‑Krueger 2001RB rigs
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6.5
Gain0
Treble6
Presence5
compression4.5
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Tone Character
- funky
- punchy
- slap‑inflected
- clean with bite
Playing Technique
- fingerstyle