Fender Flea Signature Jazz Bass (2016 - 2017)
Price: 1.690 EUR – 1.859 EUR
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Availability: 2/10 (Very rare)
A Road Worn, relic-finished Jazz Bass signature model built for Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, distinct from Fender's standard-production Jazz Bass variants.
About the Fender Flea Signature Jazz Bass (2016 - 2017)
Unlike a stock Jazz Bass, this signature model was built to Flea's specific requests and finished in Fender's Road Worn relic style, simulating years of stage and studio wear rather than shipping with a clean factory finish. It is not a reissue of a historical Jazz Bass era but a player-specific signature instrument, meaning its pickup voicing, neck feel, and hardware choices were tailored around Flea's own playing approach rather than following a fixed decade's factory specification.
Produced only during 2016 and 2017 as a limited-run artist series instrument, it occupies a narrower, more collectible niche than Fender's ongoing Jazz Bass production lines, valued specifically for its association with Flea and its distinct relic finish rather than for representing a particular historical Jazz Bass generation.
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Sound character of the Fender Flea Signature Jazz Bass (2016 - 2017)
Flea's signature Jazz Bass uses custom-wound pickups voiced hotter than a stock Jazz Bass set, giving more output and an edgier, more aggressive attack suited to his percussive playing style, on a lightweight ash body. The Road Worn relic finish is cosmetic; the tonal signature comes from the hotter pickups and Flea's preferred setup specs.
Technical data for the Fender Flea Signature Jazz Bass (2016 - 2017)
| Artist | Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
|---|---|
| Finish | Road Worn relic |
| Production | 2016-2017 (limited artist series) |
| Type | Signature, non-standard spec |
Price history for the Fender Flea Signature Jazz Bass (2016 - 2017)
Cheapest seen: 1.690 EUR · Most expensive seen: 1.859 EUR
The history of the Fender Flea Signature Jazz Bass (2016 - 2017)
Built for Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers and produced only in 2016-2017, this Road Worn relic-finished Jazz Bass is a limited artist-series signature model rather than a standard-production variant.