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Mesa Boogie Rig During John’s first moments of the Mother’s Milk tour (1989), John and Flea received a whole gear from Mesa Boogie, and John used them for a couple of months, before finding his sound in the Marshall heads. 🔺Rig: - Mesa Boogie Quad Preamp - Mesa Boogie Strategy 400 Stereo Power Amp - Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinets Here’s a mention from Robbie Allen (John Frusciante’s guitar tech from 1988 to 1992) to our affiliated page @jfeffects : “When I first started working for them, they did Mother’s Milk and they all got sold on Mesa Boogie, which came to them and said ‘Hey, we will give you all this gear’ And they all got those rack mounted systems. I think they were called ‘600’ or ‘800’ (referring to Mesa Boogie’s power amp Strategy 400 Stereo) with big power-amps that had like 16 power-tubes and they were probably 800 watts. Both John and Flea had these big racks, with big power-amps with pre-amps… So, John would use Mega Boogie cabinets and Mesa Boogie amps and all of that weird shit and frankly it sounded like fucking garbage. I love Mesa Boogies, but they are for something special, they are for Slipknot. They are heavy and beautiful, they got headroom for days if you wanna play clean... but it’s never going to break up normally, there’s never gonna be a natural break up, you will need to use the preamp to get all the ‘dirt’. It’s always a little ‘tame’, if you know what I mean. They did a whole tour with that stuff. John was playing Stratocasters by then, but still wasn’t getting the beauty that happens when you play that Strat to a Marshall cabinet… he was still very ‘Satriani’, very ‘Vai’.” A couple of months later he switched to a Marshall JCM800, but he eventually went for another shot with the rig, as he last mentions it in 1991: “As far as amps go I have a Mesa Boogie, and I don’t know what kind it is. But it’s two amps in one. The knobs are frozen in a good spot. I can control the volume, just not the treble or bass, but I don’t have a problem yet. I’m sure it’s going to grow little legs and walk away from me soon.” Guitar Magazine UK - February 1991 . #johnfrusciante
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1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom We have been requested several times about this Les Paul Custom, so here’s all the information about it: The guitar was bought between 2003 and 2004, in order to replace John’s 1961 Gibson Les Paul Custom (SG guitar with Cherry finish and 3 pickups - used on the “Fortune Faded” official video - 3rd picture). “The ‘Cherry Red’ one was more brownish. And yes, he did use it for overdubs (on the album Californication). That guitar was what led him to get the Les Paul. That SG has an old factory tremolo that was a nightmare. So, it wasnt very practical for touring. That’s what inspired him to get the black Les Paul.” Dave Lee - Dave Mail @jfeffects (September 25th 2016) Although the guitar looks and sounds great, it wasn’t originally the guitar John really wanted. One time Frusciante was asked which guitar he always wanted to own, and his answer was: “a 1959 Les Paul”, but he mentioned the price the collectors were selling for (around US $200,000.00 by the time) was unfair, and refused to pay the amount. The late 60’s Les Paul Custom had a major change, switching from mahogany to a maple top, sounding the same as a classic Les Paul. The pickups are known to have an open and bright sound. So in my opinion, the Les Paul he found is a lot close to a late 50’s Burst Les Paul. We attached an example of John and Chad teasing Led Zeppelin’s “Custard Pie”, demonstrating how close to a burst the guitar can sound (2nd video). The Les Paul was used live for “Fortune Faded”, “Readymade”, “Black Cross” and occasionally “Emit Remmus”, plugged straight into a Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 lead channel. On studio, it was used for most of the guitars on the album Inside Of Emptiness (plugged into a 1960’s Vox AC30), and on Stadium Arcadium for 2 songs and a couple of overdubs (plugged into the Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555). The guitar was last seen at John’s house in 2012, during the promotional photo shoot for Letur Lefr EP, by Mike Piscitelli (posted on his social media in 2012 - 4th picture). Extra mentions about the guitar on the comments. . #johnfrusciante
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The 2024 World Tour kicked off last night (17/02) in Lincoln - CA, and we felt like making this post to point out how consistent his rig has been for almost 2 years now, since the first show of the Unlimited Love tour (April 1st 2022), becoming the most consistent rig of John’s career. Rig shown on the pictures: 🔺Amplifiers: - Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 - Marshall MKII 2204 - Marshall 1960A (not being used - Celestion G12T75) - Marshall 1960B (Celestion G12T75) 🔺Guitars: - Offset Telecaster (hybrid Jazzmaster/telecaster) - 1960 Fender Custom Telecaster - 1955/56 Gretsch White Falcon - 1940’s Martin 015 🔺Pedals: - Moog CP-251 - MXR Dyna Comp - MXR Phase 90 - MXR Flanger - Dunlop Echoplex - MXR Carbon Copy - Boss CE-1 - Digitech PDS1002 - Boss DD-500 - Boss NS-2 - EXH Big Muff PI - MXR Micro Amp - Boss DS-2 (2x) - Boss SD-1 - Wilson Effects Not The Notrite - MXR Super Badass Variac Fuzz - Ibanez WH10 V3 (modded) - MXR Reverb (2x - Room and Plate modes) - Line 6 FM4 - Moogerfooger MF-101 - Gigrig Timelord . #johnfrusciante
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We received the information that John Frusciante’s favorite Marshall Major and his Marshall JMP 50 MKII 2204 (previously known as a 2203) had problems during the Red Hot Chili Peppers show in Brasília - Brazil, and they needed maintenance in São Paulo - Brazil, before their show in the city (November 10th). The rumors is that this Marshall Major (with the number “3” labeled on the left side of the amp) is Frusciante’s favorite amplifier. The pictures from the maintance day and the show were shared by @gdxaudio , which when in contact with us couldn’t share further informations about the amplifiers, due to a demand from the band. It’s worth mentioning that the Marshall JMP 50 MKII was being used by Zach Irons (Irontom), borrowed from John for the Latin America tour, and it is one of John’s spare amps. #johnfrusciante
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The abandoned Fender Stratocaster In 1998, when John rejoined the @chilipeppers , @fender gave him a Fender Stratocaster, which he never liked and barely played it. The only time it made an appearance on a Chili Peppers show was on September 20th 1998, in Stockon - California, being used to play “Long Gone”. The story was told by Dave Lee (former JF guitar tech - 1998 to 2009) to the website/page we are affiliated with, @jfeffects : “Fender gave us a brand new Strat champagne to use as a spare, but John refused to touch it. I offered to make it look older. So I dismantled it and I threw lighter fluid over the body. So I set it on fire in the alley behind SIR Studios in Hollywood. In fact, it looked very nice, but he still didn’t want to play it. This burned Strat was hanging at Flea’s home studio in Malibu the last time I saw it”. By that time, John only had 3 guitars - the 1962 Stratocaster, this brand new Fender Strat and his 1962 Fender Jaguar in fiesta red, which wasn’t being used on the shows. Dave even mentioned that they stopped the shows when John needed to tune his 1962 Stratocaster: “So in these few shows before Californication, when he needed me to tune the guitar, he would give me the (1962) Strat, and after I tuned it I would give it back to him. Flea said that these moments in the show ‘needed a distraction’ for the audience while I tuned John’s guitar. Once I remember that the ‘distraction’ was Flea doing a little dance with Clara, who at the time was about 6 years old. A strange system, but it worked.” . #johnfrusciante
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Santiago - Chile 🇨🇱 🔺Pedals: - Moog CP-251 - MXR Dyna Comp - MXR Phase 90 - MXR Flanger - Dunlop Echoplex - MXR Carbon Copy - Boss CE-1 - Digitech PDS1002 - Boss DD-500 - Boss NS-2 - EXH Big Muff PI - MXR Micro Amp - Boss DS-2 (2x) - Boss SD-1 - Wilson Effects Not The Notrite - MXR Super Badass Variac Fuzz - Ibanez WH10 V3 (modded) - MXR Reverb (2x - Room and Plate modes) - Line 6 FM4 - Moogerfooger MF-101 - Gigrig Timelord - Gigrig Quartermaster (under the tier) 🔺Backup amplifiers: - Marshall JMP 2203 - Marshall Major 🔺Rack system: - Furman P-2400 - Radial JX44 V2 (2x) - Shure UR4D+ (2x) - Radial Tonebone Headbone VT Tube Amp Switcher Credits: @g3org3rocha . #johnfrusciante
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San Jose - Costa Rica 🇨🇷 🔺Pedals: - Moog CP-251 - MXR Dyna Comp - MXR Phase 90 - MXR Flanger - Dunlop Echoplex - MXR Carbon Copy - Boss CE-1 - Digitech PDS1002 - Boss DD-500 - Boss NS-2 - EXH Big Muff PI - MXR Micro Amp - Boss DS-2 (2x) - Boss SD-1 - Wilson Effects Not The Notrite - MXR Super Badass Variac Fuzz - Ibanez WH10 V3 (modded) - MXR Reverb (2x - Room and Plate modes) - Line 6 FM4 - Moogerfooger MF-101 - Gigrig Timelord . #johnfrusciante
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Second reverb “That was on almost all the time (room reverb at rehearsals). The other is set for a more long kind of reverb.” Total Guitar – May 2022 We have been asked about how John uses his second reverb. We all know he uses the first one as a short and subtle room reverb, but he never mentioned what mode he uses the second one, which was revealed to be a Plate reverb. Here’s a great example of how it sounds. What do you think? Credits: RHCP Uploader (YouTube) . #johnfrusciante
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During last night’s performance at the @glblctzn , in New York, John tried out two of his delays on the intro of “Eddie”. The Dunlop Echoplex is set to a slapback delay, almost as a doubled guitar sound. The MXR Carbon Copy is set with multiple repeats, almost feedbacking into each other with the analog delay characteristic sound, and a low mix. It sounded pretty great. What is your opinion? . #johnfrusciante
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RHCP posted some pictures of John’s guitar rack, and his 12 string acoustic guitar was brought out for the first time since 2004. Guitars (from left to right): - 1962 Fender Jaguar - 1960’s Martin & Co. D-12-20 - 1940’s Martin & Co. 0-15 - 1955 Fender Stratocaster (Sunburst) - 1955/56 Gretsch White Falcon (refinished) - 1960 Fender Custom Telecaster - 1963 Fender Stratocaster (refinished in Olympic White) - 1961 Fender Stratocaster (Fiesta Red) - 62 strat repro - 1962 Fender Stratocaster (Sunburst) . #JohnFrusciante
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Watts - CA (16/08) The #chilipeppers performed a short show in LA yesterday, for the opening of a new playground in the Nickerson Gardens community. 🔺 Guitars: - 1963 Fender Stratocaster (refinished in Olympic White) - 1962 Strat Repro 📸: @nataliecandeemedia . #johnfrusciante
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62 repro starting to look good… From the last show in Milan - Italy (02/07/2023) 📸: Antonio Dassie . #johnfrusciante
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