Flea x Damien Hirst Bass Guitar is Sold for a Great Cause
Matt Ho — November 7, 2011 — Social Good
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Put one of the Red Hot Chili Peppers with one of the most famous artists of all time, and you get the Flea x Damien Hirst Bass Guitar.
The actual name of the Flea x Damien Hirst Bass Guitar is the Multi-Coloured Deluxe Spin Bass Guitar. Each instrument has been decorated with a mosaic of vibrant colors that brings a psychedelic effect. These were designed by both artists and features their logo on the headstock, an edition number on the base of the neck and their signatures on the back of the body. Purchasers will also receive a specially designed case, an exquisite corpse drawing, a framed monochrome butterfly gloss on canvas, a photo of both artists and 20 specially designed picks.
Only 50 of these bass guitars are produced. All proceeds will go to Flea's Silverlake Conservatory of Music that helps youth enrich their lives through sound.
The actual name of the Flea x Damien Hirst Bass Guitar is the Multi-Coloured Deluxe Spin Bass Guitar. Each instrument has been decorated with a mosaic of vibrant colors that brings a psychedelic effect. These were designed by both artists and features their logo on the headstock, an edition number on the base of the neck and their signatures on the back of the body. Purchasers will also receive a specially designed case, an exquisite corpse drawing, a framed monochrome butterfly gloss on canvas, a photo of both artists and 20 specially designed picks.
Only 50 of these bass guitars are produced. All proceeds will go to Flea's Silverlake Conservatory of Music that helps youth enrich their lives through sound.
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