Lot 19. Flea’s Red Hot Chili Peppers Band-Signed Signature Fender Jazz Bass.
Flea’s Red Hot Chili Pepper’s band-signed Signature Fender Jazz Bass. Flea’s funk and jazz-influenced basslines have helped establish the Red Hot Chili Peppers iconic sound, and in celebration of his legacy and influence, Fender partnered with Flea to create this signature Jazz Bass.
A recreation of Flea’s personal prized Shell Pink ‘61 Jazz Bass, this instrument comes with a faux “Road-Worn” nitrocellulose lacquer finish to appear well-used.
The instrument has been signed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea (bass), Chad Smith (drums), Anthony Kiedis (vocals), and John Fruscanti (guitar). It measures approximately 47” long and is in as-new, intentionally distressed condition, with minor handling wear from being signed and prepared for the collection. A gig bag is included.
Slash, iconic American rock guitarist, songwriter, and film producer, has amassed sales of over 100 million albums, garnered a Grammy Award and seven Grammy nominations, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Born Saul Hudson in London, England in 1965, Slash’s father was a white British graphic artist, and his mother was a black American costume designer. At age five, Slash and his family moved to Los Angeles where he grew up in the nonstop bohemian playground of the 1970s.
Revered as one of the best guitarists of all time, Slash first came to fame as one fifth of Guns N’ Roses, where he created the timeless guitar riffs to #1 hits “Sweet Child o’ Mine” and “Welcome To The Jungle,” amongst others.
After leaving the band, he went on to achieve more critical acclaim and global success with Slash’s Snakepit and the supergroup Velvet Revolver before embarking on his own solo career.
Time magazine recently named Slash #2, behind Jimi Hendrix, on its “Ten Best Electric Guitar Players of All-Time” list. Slash’s self-titled biography, released in 2008, was both critically and commercially well-received, climbing the bestseller lists in both the U.S. and U.K.. SPIN magazine called the book “entertaining and educational…a crash course for aspiring rock gods.”
