Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Ready to dive into some classic Red Hot Chili Peppers? This track, from their iconic album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, showcases Flea's transition to more laid-back fingerstyle funk grooves, moving away from his signature aggressive slap bass lines.
The bassline for this song was performed on a 4-string bass with each string detuned a whole step (D-G-C-F). Tuning in this way makes the verse bassline a little easier to play, although it is also playable in standard tuning, with a detuned E-string.
🎸 Gear Used:
• Bass: GB Guitars Spitfire Bass (Played HARD!)
• Strings: Rotosound stainless steel (.040, .060, .080, .100)
• Recording: Tech21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI
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Ready to dive into some classic Red Hot Chili Peppers? This track, from their iconic album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, showcases Flea's transition to more laid-back fingerstyle funk grooves, moving away from his signature aggressive slap bass lines.
The bassline for this song was performed on a 4-string bass with each string detuned a whole step (D-G-C-F). Tuning in this way makes the verse bassline a little easier to play, although it is also playable in standard tuning, with a detuned E-string.
🎸 Gear Used:
• Bass: GB Guitars Spitfire Bass (Played HARD!)
• Strings: Rotosound stainless steel (.040, .060, .080, .100)
• Recording: Tech21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI
🎸 Want to learn this piece? A complete video tuition course is available for subscribers at Bassline Publishing. Check it out here: basslinepublishing.com/video-section/red-hot-chili-peppers-if-you-have-to-ask
🎸 Subscribe to my video courses for in-depth lessons and more killer bass content: basslinepublishing.com/video-courses
👍 If you enjoyed this lesson, don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more bass-driven content! 🔥
#bassguitarlessons #learnbassguitar #learnbass #bassguitar #learningbass #funk #funkbass #funkybasslines #flea #redhotchilipeppers
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Follow Stuart Clayton/Bassline Publishing:
facebook.com/BasslinePublishing
instagram.com/stuartclaytonbass
