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Tal Wilkenfeld on Jeff Beck: “We’ve lost our favorite guitarist, and one of the most intelligent, intuitive people I’ve ever met”
By Nick Wells published
Tal Wilkenfeld, Stanley Clarke, Paul McCartney, Bootsy Collins, Flea, Duff McKagan and many more pay tribute to guitarist Jeff Beck
Flea: “Basslines take on a different type of melody with a pick”
By Nick Wells published
The Red Hot Chili Pepper explains the origins of his more melodic pick approach
Why Stanley Clarke’s School Days remains an iconic moment in bass playing history
By Nick Wells published
School yourself on the player David Ellefson dubbed “the fastest ‘lead bass guitarist’ I had ever seen”
Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers cover Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit with John Frusciante on lead vocals
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
The funk-rockers tackled the grunge classic during a recent show at Flea’s Silverlake Conservatory of Music
Flea played bass on the Mars Volta’s best album – but you probably never noticed
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
A radically different bass rig meant the Red Hot Chili Peppers funkateer’s contributions might have flown under your radar
Red Hot Chili Peppers serve up first single from Return of the Dream Canteen with a double serving of funk
By Jonathan Horsley published
New track Tippa My Tongue is the first to be shared by the Californian stadium rockers after the surprise announcement that 2022 would yield not one but two RHCP studio albums
John Frusciante: “There’s an appreciation of the chemistry I can’t say I had last time – when you get so used to something, you sometimes take things for granted”
By Michael Astley-Brown published
One of the most influential guitarists of his generation on what prompted his return to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and how a deep-rooted playing philosophy fueled their explosive comeback album, Unlimited Love
Flea reportedly set to appear in upcoming Star Wars spin-off show, Obi-Wan Kenobi
By Matt Owen published
The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist will swap his Fender four-string for fantasy firearms in the hotly anticipated Disney+ show, which arrives May 27
Flea: “I think about playing bass as like a river. I can unleash it however it needs to go – like violent rapids, or a calm, still pool”
By Joel McIver published
The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ new album, Unlimited Love, is a showcase for Flea’s irrepressible talents, but as he explains, he’s always looking to improve
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