Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This song is from Mother’s Milk, the fourth album from Red Hot Chili Peppers. This album features some of Flea’s funkiest bass work, and this song is a great example. It’s a track that has not been heard live since the early nineties, and one that is really only to hardcore fans of the band. Nevertheless, it features a fantastic bass part from Flea.
The bassline for this piece is built around a heavily syncopated fingerstyle funk groove. This is a line that highlights the influence of bassists such as Jaco Pastorius and Bootsy Collins on Flea’s playing. There’s plenty to get to grips with here: in addition to the fingerstyle funk lines, there are upper register licks, complex unison lines and some simple slap parts.
🎸 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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This song is from Mother’s Milk, the fourth album from Red Hot Chili Peppers. This album features some of Flea’s funkiest bass work, and this song is a great example. It’s a track that has not been heard live since the early nineties, and one that is really only to hardcore fans of the band. Nevertheless, it features a fantastic bass part from Flea.
The bassline for this piece is built around a heavily syncopated fingerstyle funk groove. This is a line that highlights the influence of bassists such as Jaco Pastorius and Bootsy Collins on Flea’s playing. There’s plenty to get to grips with here: in addition to the fingerstyle funk lines, there are upper register licks, complex unison lines and some simple slap parts.
🎸 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-subway-to-venus
🎸 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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facebook.com/BasslinePublishing
instagram.com/stuartclaytonbass
