Flea has teamed up with Damien Hirst to create a line of fifty limited edition SPIN Bass Guitars which will be sold for £50,000 each to raise funds for Flea’s music school, The Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit organization, facilitating music education.
The Multi-Coloured Deluxe Spin Bass Guitars are signed by Flea and Damien Hirst on the back with the edition number punched on the base of the neck and the Hirst-Flea logo on the headstock.The Guitars come in a specially designed, hand spun case including a ‘exquisite corpse’ drawing by Hirst and Flea; a 6 x 6” framed monochrome butterfly gloss on canvas; a unique photograph of Hirst and Flea holding the guitar and 20 specially designed plectrums.
The guitars will be available for purchase from November 8th, 2011 on othercriteria.com and a launch event will take place at Other Criteria in London on November 8th, 2011 from 7pm-9pm on 36 New Bond St. Post Code: W1S 2RP.
Additionally a limited edition line of 125 Black and White Spin Bass Guitars and 125 Colour Spin Bass Guitars will also be available for £10,000 each to raise funds for Flea’s music school. All guitars are signed by Flea and Damien Hirst on the back with the edition number punched on the base of the neck and the Hirst-Flea logo on the headstock.
See more pictures of the SPIN Bass Guitars and the items they come with on www.othercriteria.com
For any enquiries regarding the Guitars, please contact info@othercriteria.com
Flea established Silverlake Conservatory of Music in 2011 with his childhood friend, Keith Barry. Based in Los Angeles, its primary focus is on the youth of the community, to enrich their lives through music, offering affordable or free music lessons and instruments. It also grants scholarships to children in need. www.silverlakeconservatory.com






