John Frusciante Equipment Analysis
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Guitars +PIO 'SVTDJBOUF VTFT IJT TFMFDUJPO PG 'FOEFS 4USBUPDBTUPST QSFEPNPOJOBOUMZ GPS MJWF BOE TUVEJP SFDPSEJOHT 5IF 5PCBDDP #VSTU XBT SFDFJWFE BT B HJGU GSPN "OUIPOZ ,JFEJT VQPO SFKPJOJOH UIF CBOE GPS UIF $BMJGPSOJDBUJPO BMCVN #PUI UIF XIJUF TUSBUPDBTUFS BOE UIF รถFTUB SFE TUSBUPDBTUFS XFSF SFDFOU BDRVJSFNFOUT EVSJOH UIF 4UBEJVN "SDBEJVN BMCVN
1962 Fender Stratocaster (Tobacco Burst) t t 4FZNPVS %VODBO "OUJRVJUZ ** 1JDLVQT t 3PTFXPPE 5IJDL $ 4IBQF /FDL 3BEJVT t 7JOUBHF 'SFUT t XBZ QJDLVQ TFMFDUPS t 4FMFDU "MEFS #PEZ
1957 Fender Stratocaster (Sunburst) t t 4FZNPVS %VODBO "OUJRVJUZ * 1JDLVQT t .BQMF 7 TIBQF OFDL 3BEJVT t XBZ QJDLVQ TFMFDUPS t 7JOUBHF 'SFUT t "MEFS CPEZ
1963 Fender Stratocaster (Fiesta Red) t t 4FZNPVS %VODBO "OUJRVJUZ ** 1JDLVQT t 3PTFXPPE 5IJDL $ 4IBQF /FDL 3BEJVT t 7JOUBHF GSFUT t "MEFS CPEZ t XBZ QJDLVQ TFMFDUPS
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Guitars 5IF 5FMFDBTUFS XBT VTFE XJEFMZ CFUXFFO BOE XBT GFBUVSFE PO NBOZ TPOHT PO UIF i-JWF BU 4MBOF $BTUMFw BMCVN 5IF NBJO EJTUPS UJPO UPOF GPS MFBE QMBZJOH XBT BDRVJSFE XJUI VTF PG UIF #PTT %4 5VSCP %JTUPSUJPO QFEBM 5IF (SFUTDI 8IJUF 'BMDPO JT FYDMVTJWFMZ VTFE GPS i0UIFSTJEFw BOE i$BMJGPSOJDBUJPOw BOE JT QMBZFE UISPVHI UIF 'FOEFS 4IPXNBO BNQMJรถFS
1962 Fender Stratocaster (White) t t 4FZNPVS %VODBO "OUJRVJUZ ** 1JDLVQT t 3PTFXPPE 5IJDL $ 4IBQF /FDL SBEJVT t 7JOUBHF 'SFUT t XBZ QJDLVQ TFMFDUPS t "MEFS #PEZ
1962 Fender Telecaster (Sunburst) t t 3PTFXPPE 5IJDL $ 4IBQF /FDL SBEJVT t 7JOUBHF 'SFUT t XBZ QJDLVQ TFMFDUPS t %PVCMF CPVOE BMEFS CPEZ t 'FBUVSFE PO i-JWF BU 4MBOF $BTUMFw
1957 Gretsch White Falcon t )PMMPXCPEZ t "SDIFE MBNJOBUFE NBQMF UPQ t &CPOZ 'SFUCPBSE SBEJVT t 'JMUFS USPO QJDLVQT t XBZ QJDLVQ TFMFDUPS t #JHTCZ WJCSBUP UBJMQJFDF t (PME QMBUFE IBSEXBSF t 6TFE FYDMVTJWFMZ PO i$BMJGPSOJDBUJPOw BOE i0UIFSTJEFw
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Guitars 5IF (JCTPO 4( JT VTFE GPS TPNF IFBWZ EJTUPSUJPO QPSUJPOT PO TUVEJP SFDPSEJOHT 5IF 1SFDJTJPO #BTT IBT CFFO XJEFMZ VTFE GPS CBTT QBSUT PO +PIO T TPMP BMCVNT TVDI BT i5IF &NQZSFBOw
1961 Gibson SG/Les Paul Custom (Cherry) t t )VNCVDLJOH 1"' QJDLVQT t 3PTFXPPE UIJO UBQFS OFDL w SBEJVT t .FEJVN KVNCP WJOUBHF GSFUT t XBZ QJDLVQ TFMFDUPS t .BFTUSP 7JCSBUP t $BO CF TFFO JO i'PSUVOF 'BEFEw WJEFP
Fender Bass VI t t XBZ QJDLVQ TFMFDUPS t 3PTFXPPE รถOHFSCPBSE w SBEJVT MFOHUI
t 'FOEFS รธPBUJOH USFNPMP BSN t 5ISFF 4JOHMF $PJM 1JDLVQT t 5VOFE PDUBWF CFMPX HVJUBS
1961 Fender Precision Bass (White) t t 4JOHMF TQMJU DPJM QJDLVQ t $ TIBQF SPTFXPPE w SBEJVT OFDL t 7JOUBHF GSFUT t "MEFS CPEZ
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Guitars 5IF (JCTPO -FT 1BVM $VTUPN XBT VTFE BMNPTU FYDMVTJWFMZ GPS UIF TPOH i3FBEZNBEFw EVSJOH UIF 4UBEJVN "SDBEJVN UPVS
Early 60โ s Rickenbacker 365 Deluxe (Mapleglo) t t 3PTFXPPE CBDL BOE TJEFT t 4PMJE TQSVDF UPQ t &CPOZ รถOHFSCPBSE t "CBMPOF SPTFUUF t 'VMM CPEZ GSFUCPBSE BOE IFBE CJOEJOH
1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Black) t t .BIPHBOZ TPMJE CPEZ DPOTUSVDUJPO t 5XP IVNCVDLJOH QJDLVQT t &CPOZ 'SFUCPBSE w SBEJVT t -PX 8JEF 'SFUT 'SFUMFTT 8POEFS
t 'JYFE 5VOF 0 .BUJD CSJEHF t XBZ 1JDLVQ 4FMFDUPS
St. George XX12 by Bartial of California t #PEZ 4UZMF 'SFU %SFBEOPVHIU %
t 4FSJFT 4UBOEBSE 4FSJFT t 5PQ 8PPE 4PMJE 4QSVDF 3PTFUUF "CBMPOF 1FBSM 1JDLHVBSE 5PSUPJTF $PMPS t 4JEF 8PPE 4PMJE 3PTFXPPE t #BDL $POTUSVDUJPO QJFDF t 'JOHFSCPBSE BOE #SJEHF &CPOZ #JOEJOH 8IJUF #PVOE 'JOHFSCPBSE t /FDL 8JEUI BU /VU JO t 4DBMF -FOHUI JO 'SFUT $MFBS 'SFUT 5PUBM
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Guitars 5IF 'FOEFS +BHVBS IBT CFFO JO +PIO T QPTTFTTJPO MPOHFS UIBO BOZ PUIFS HVJUBS JO UIF DPMMFDUJPO
1962 Fender Jaguar (Fiesta Red) t t $ 4IBQF .BQMF OFDL t 3PTFXPPE GSFUCPBSE w SBEJVT t 7JOUBHF 4UZMF 'SFUT t TJOHMF DPJM QJDLVQT t XBZ QJDLVQ TFMFDUPS t "MEFS #PEZ t 7JOUBHF +B[[NBTUFS 5SFNPMP "SN
Gibson ES-175 t 'VMMZ IPMMPX CPEZ DPOTUSVDUJPO t #PVOE 3PTFXPPE 'JOHFSCPBSE t .BQMF 5IJDL 0WBM 4IBQF /FDL w SBEJVT t 5XP IVNCVDLJOH QJDLVQT t XBZ QJDLVQ TFMFDUPS t -FGU )BOEFE 7JOUBHF 5SFNPMP t 'MPBUJOH SPTFXPPE CSJEHF t .FEJVN +VNCP GSFUT
Gibson ES-335 t .BQMF 4FNJ IPMMPX CPEZ DPOTUSVDUJPO t #PVOE 3PTFXPPE 'JOHFSCPBSE t .BQMF 5IJDL 0WBM 4IBQF /FDL w SBEJVT t 5XP IVNCVDLJOH QJDLVQT t XBZ QJDLVQ TFMFDUPS t #JHTCZ WJCSBUP UBJMQJFDF t .FEJVN +VNCP GSFUT
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Effects MXR Micro Amp
t J t (BJO
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff
t 5POF
t
t 7PMVNF
t *OQVU
t -FWFM
t (VJUBS NPEF
t %JTUPSUJPO
t 4XFFQ
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb
t -PX 4FUUJOH
t
t -FWFM
t 4QSJOH .PEF
t %FQUI
t .JY
t 7JCSBUP
Moog MuRF
Ibanez WH-10 Wah Pedal
t 0VUQVU
t 4VTUBJO
t *OUFOTJUZ
Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion
t
t 5POF
Boss Chorus Ensemble
Electro-Harmonix English Muff’n
Moog MF103 Phaser
t )JHI t .JE t -PX
Line 6 FN-4 Filter Modeler
t 0CJ 8BI t 'SFRVFODZ t 2 t 4QFFE t .PEF t .JY
Digitech PDS1002 Digital Delay
t 5JNF t 3FHFO t .JY
t .PEF **
Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler
t 6TFE BT B UBQ UFNQP NVMUJ EFMBZ t 6TFE BT B UBQ UFNQP USJQMFU EFMBZ
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
t $PMPS t 3BOHF t 3BUF
Line 6 FN-4 Filter Modeler (alternate settings)
t 4FFLFS t 'SFRVFODZ t 2 .PEF t 4QFFE .JY
t 4QJO $ZDMF t 'SFRVFODZ t 2 .PEF t 4QFFE .JY
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Guitars "MUIPVHI NBOZ BDPVTUJD TUVEJP SFDPSEJOHT XFSF QFSGPSNFE PO 5BZMPS BDPVTUJD HVJUBST BU UIF EJTDSFUJPO PG QSPEVDFS 3JDL 3VCJO +PIO GFFMT TUSPOHMZ BCPVU UIF UPOF PG IJT .BSUJO BOE XJMM VTF JU GPS BMM GVUVSF BDPVTUJD QBSUT
Martin 0-15 t GSFU NBIPHBOZ OFDL t "MM NBIPHBOZ #PEZ t GSFU #SB[JMJBO SPTFXPPE GSFUCPBSE t 3FDUBOHVMBS #SB[JMJBO SPTFXPPE CSJEHF XJUI MPOH TBEEMF t w TDBMF t UPSUPJTF QMBTUJD QJDLHVBSE t w OVU XJEUI
Strings
Picks
D’addario XL .10-.46
.60mm Dunlop Tortex
Shure SM-57 Dynamic Microphones t %ZOBNJD NJDSPQIPOF t 6TFE GPS BMM TUVEJP SFDPSEJOHT t 1PTJUJPOFE iB DPVQMF JODIFTw GSPN UIF BYJT t *NQFEBODF PG PINT t 6OEJSFDUJPOBM DBSEJPJE
t 3PUBUJPOBMMZ TZNNFUSJDBM t UP IFSU[ GSFRVFODZ SFTQPOTF
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Amplifiers .BSTIBMM .BKPS #BTT .JEEMF 5SFCMF 1SFTFODF -PVEOFTT 0OF -PVEOFTT 5XP .BSTIBMM 4JMWFS +VCJMFF #BTT .JEEMF 5SFCMF 1SFTFODF 0VUQVU -FBE (BJO 'FOEFS 4IPXNBO #BTT .JEEMF 5SFCMF 1SFTFODF 0VUQVU -FBE (BJO
Marshall Major 200W t 'PVS ,5 QPXFS UVCFT t &$$ ESJWFS t &ODMPTFE UPOF TUBDL BOE GFFECBDL MPPQ t 'PVS JOQVUT t 5XP $IBOOFMT )JHI -PX
t "DUJWF UPOF DPOUSPMT t "QQSPYJNBUFMZ QSPEVDFE
Marshall Silver Jubilee 50/100 t t 'PVS &- ++ QPXFS UVCFT t &$$ ESJWFS t 4JMWFS WJOZM t $ISPNF TJMWFS QBOFMT t -JNJUFE FEJUJPO UI BOOJWFSTBSZ TFSJFT
Fender Dual Showman Reverb t 6TFE FYDMVTJWFMZ XJUI (SFUTDI 8IJUF 'BMDPO t 4JNJMBS UP 'FOEFS 5XJO 3FWFSC t 5XP $IBOOFMT t 'PVS *OQVUT t 'PVS "9 QSFBNQ UVCFT t 5XP "5 QSFBNQ UVCFT t 'PVS - QPXFS UVCFT t *OUFHSBUFE TQSJOH SFWFSC BOE WJCSBUP
SOURCES
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“A John Mayer Discussion Board.” mystupidmouth.com. 2010. http://johnmayer.yuku.com/topic/1369/t/UPDATED-JOHN-S-GEAR John Frusciante Gear. 2007. -LIST-FROM-JOHN-HIMSELF.html www.jftab.com Two-Rock Boutique Guitar Amplification. 2010. John Frusciante’shttp://www.two-rock.com/ Guitar Gear Rig and Equipmement. 2007. www.uberproaudio.com Fender. 2010. http://www.fender.com John Frusciante’s Guitar Rig and Pedal Board. 2007. Martin & Co. 2010. www.digitalburn.org http://www.martinguitar.com/ John Frusicante’s Pedal Board, Holy Crap! 2006. www.thegearpage.net John Frusciante, The Red Hot Chili Peppers. 2001. www.guitargeek.com Red Hot Chili Pepper’s John Frusciante. 2006. www.musicplayer.com
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