John Frusciante probably one of the most-well known guitarist of our time and one of the most imitated. John was not a founding member of the RHCP, but he certainly defined the band and its sound.

John left the band during the touring for the album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, and was replaced eventually by Dave Navarro (Jane’s Addiction), whom the album, One Hot Minute, was recorded with. After John’s departure from the group he went into a downward spiral of drugs and overindulgence. Locking himself up in his residence for days on long drug-trips while painting.

John rejoined the group and the RHCP released, Californication, which cemented them as rock icons of our era.

Here is the list of gear that John Frusciante generally uses live:

Amps:
Fender Dual Showman Silverface Head
Marshall 2550 Silver Jubilee Head
Marshall Major Head

Cabinets:
Marshall Cabinet / 4 x 12

Guitars:
Fender Stratocaster American Electric Guitar
Fender Telecaster American Electric Guitar
Gretch White Falcon Electric Guitar

Pedals:
Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Distortion
Ibanez WH-10 Wah
MXR Phase 90 Phaser

Suggestions/Comments welcome!

This is a list of Tom Morello’s live guitar rig set-up. Tom is best known for his work with the band Rage Against the Machine; which when lead singer, Zach, split with the band became Audioslave with Chris Cornell (Formerly Soundgarden) fronting the band. Tom’s sound and set-up has been pretty consistent his whole career. He prefers to work with the same sounds and set-up, that way he can make due with what he has and focus more on the writing and the creative side of things.

Here is the list:
Amp: Marshall JCM-800 Head
Cabinet: Peavey Cabinet / 4×12
Guitars:
Fender Telecaster Standard Electric Guitar
Goya Rangemaster Electric Guitar
Home-Made Strat-Style Electric Guitar
Ibanez Custom Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar

Pedals:
Boss DD-2 Digital Delay
Digitech WH-1 Whammy Original
DOD FX-40B Equalizer
Dunlop Original CryBaby Wah Pedal
Ibanez DFL Flanger

Jimi Hendrix’s signature sound consisted of the following pedals, guitars, and amps:

Amps: Marshall 1959 SLP 100 Watt Super Lead Plexi Head
Cabinets: Marshall 1960A Slant Cabinet / 4×12, Marshall 1960AC Vintage Cabinet / 4×12
Guitars: Fender Stratocaster Reverse Headstock Electric Guitar
Pedals: Dallas ARbiter Fuzz Face, Roger Mayer Octavia Fuzz/Octave, UniVox UniVibe, Vox847 Wah

Stay tuned for weekly updates as to the gear used by all your favorite guitarists…any suggestions are more than welcome.

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