Contents
- 1 John Frusciante Pedalboards
- 1.1 John Frusciante Pedalboard 2006 – Stadium Arcadium
- 1.2 John Frusciante Pedalboard – First Red Hot Chili Peppers Era
- 1.3 John Frusciante Pedalboard – Californication Recording Effects
- 1.4 John Frusciante Pedalboard – Californication Touring Board 1999
- 1.5 John Frusciante Pedalboard – Californication Touring Board 2000
- 1.6 John Frusciante Pedalboard – By the Way Era
- 1.7 John Frusciante Pedalboard – 2003ish board
- 1.8 John Frusciante Pedalboard Information Sources
Updated: October 7th, 2013
John Frusciante shot to fame as guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. However, John Frusciante Pedalboard fame only began later on in his career. After having left the band shortly after their success, he recorded a good number of solo albums. During this time John Frusciante became notorious for his wide range of effects. He later returned for an extended career back with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Now, the John Frusciante Pedalboard is in the spotlight more than ever.
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John Frusciante Pedalboards
We’ve divide every John Frusciante Pedalboard status into different eras, with a few details regarding specific pedals. We’ll also recommend alternatives to pedals that have been discontinued, but still appear on this list.
John Frusciante Pedalboard 2006 – Stadium Arcadium
Current Pedalboard
By this time, the John Frusciante Pedalboard contained at least 20 pedals and effects. We see how he began to prefer Moog pedals, of which there are 6 on this board. Also during this era, this pedal, or at least a version of the Electro-Harmonix POG, was briefly part of the John Frusciante Pedalboard.
Brand | Moog | MXR | Electro-Harmonix | Boss | Mosrite | Ibanez | Electro-Harmonix | Moog |
Pedal | EP-2 Expression Pedal | M-133 Micro Amp | USA Big Muff Pi | DS-2 Turbo Distortion | FuzzRite | WH-10 Wah | Holy Grail Reverb | MF-103 Moogerfooger 6/12 Stage Phaser |
Type | Other | Other | Distortion | Distortion | Distortion | Filter | Time-Based | Modulation |
Notes | 3 of these | |||||||
Alternative? | Available New | Available New | Available New | Available New | Discontinued - Clones available | WH10v2 Classic Reissue Wah | Holy Grail Reverb Nano (or XO) | Available New |
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Brand | Boss | Moog | Boss | Line 6 | Electro-Harmonix | Boss | Guyatone | Line 6 |
Pedal | CE-1 Chorus Ensemble | CP-251 Moogerfooger Control Processor | FV-50H Stereo Volume Pedal | DL4 Delay | Deluxe Electric Mistress Flanger / Filter Matrix | DM-2 Analog Delay | VT-X Tube Tremolo | FM4 Filter Modeler |
Type | Modulation | Other | Dynamics | Time-Based | Filter | Time-Based | Filter | |
Notes | Replaced Digitech PDS 1002 | |||||||
Alternative? | CE-5 Chorus Ensemble | Available New | Available New | Available New | Electro-Harmonix Classics Deluxe Electric Mistress Flanger / Filter Matrix | Maxon 9-Series AD-999 Analog Delay | Discontinued | Available New |
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Brand | Moog | Moog | Moog | Moog | Electro-Harmonix | DigiTech | Electro-Harmonix | Fender |
Pedal | MF-101 Low Pass Filter | MF-105B Moogerfooger Midi BassMurf Analog Filter | MF-105 Moogerfooger Midi Murf Analog Filter | MF-102 Moogerfooger Ring Modulator | POG Polyphonic Octave Generator | Whammy Pedal | Classic English Muff'n | Foxx Fuzz Wah |
Type | Filter | Another | Another | Modulation | Pitch/Frequency | Pitch/Frequency | Distortion | |
Notes | Added, but soon removed | Added, but soon removed | Added Japan Tour 2007 | |||||
Alternative? | No longer in production | Moog MF-105M Moogerfooger Midi Murf Analog Filter | Moog MF-105M Moogerfooger Midi Murf Analog Filter | Available New | Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator | Available New | Available New | Discontinued |
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John Frusciante Pedalboard – First Red Hot Chili Peppers Era
As you can see, the first “career” John Frusciante Pedalboard was pretty bare bones, with not a hint of foreshadowing for the large number of effects to be featured eventually.
Brand | Boss | Ibanez | Boss |
Pedal | CE-1 Chorus Ensemble | WH-10 Wah | DS-2 Turbo Distortion |
Type | Modulation | Filter | Distortion |
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Alternative? | CE-5 Chorus Ensemble | WH10v2 Classic Reissue Wah | Available New |
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John Frusciante Pedalboard – Californication Recording Effects
Already, after having returned to the band after a solo hiatus, his pedalboard is indicative of his innovative style, with a full range of effects.
Brand | Boss | MXR | Boss | Ibanez | Boss | Boss | Electro-Harmonix | Electro-Harmonix |
Pedal | DS-2 Turbo Distortion | M-101 Phase 90 | FZ-3 Fuzz | WH-10 Wah | CE-1 Chorus Ensemble | DS-1 Distortion | 16 Second Delay | MicroSynth XO |
Type | Distortion | Modulation | Distortion | Filter | Modulation | Distortion | Time-Based | Filter |
Notes | x2 | |||||||
Alternative? | Available New | Available New | Boss FZ-5 Fuzz | WH10v2 Classic Reissue Wah | CE-5 Chorus Ensemble | Available New | Line 6 DL4 Delay | Available New |
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John Frusciante Pedalboard – Californication Touring Board 1999
The board gets stripped down to the bare necessities for the tour.
Brand | Boss | Boss | MXR | Ibanez | Boss |
Pedal | DS-2 Turbo Distortion | FZ-3 Fuzz | M-101 Phase 90 | WH-10 Wah | CE-1 Chorus Ensemble |
Type | Distortion | Distortion | Modulation | Filter | Modulation |
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Alternative? | Available New | Boss FZ-5 Fuzz | Available New | WH10v2 Classic Reissue Wah | CE-5 Chorus Ensemble |
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John Frusciante Pedalboard – Californication Touring Board 2000
The Big Muff is a notable addition to the board.
John Frusciante Pedalboard – By the Way Era
Now we see the full range of pedals John Frusciante began employing on stage. We also see the first Moog pedal makes its debut.
Brand | Boss | Electro-Harmonix | Boss | Electro-Harmonix | MXR | Moog | Ibanez | Boss |
Pedal | DS-2 Turbo Distortion | USA Big Muff Pi | PSM-5 Power Supply and Switch | Holy Grail Reverb | M-133 Micro Amp | MF-103 Moogerfooger 6/12 Stage Phaser | WH-10 Wah | CE-1 Chorus Ensemble |
Type | Distortion | Distortion | Other | Time-Based | Other | Modulation | Filter | Modulation |
Notes | Actually the original Holy Grail | |||||||
Alternative? | Available New | Available New | Voodoo Labs Pedal Power (for Power Supply) | Holy Grail Reverb Nano (or XO) | Available New | Available New | WH10v2 Classic Reissue Wah | CE-5 Chorus Ensemble |
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John Frusciante Pedalboard – 2003ish board
Adjusted from the By the Way board, most notably we see the addition and removal of Boss distortions and a lot of Moogs
Boss | Electro-Harmonix | MXR | Electro-Harmonix | Moog | Dunlop | Ibanez | Boss |
DS-2 Turbo Distortion | USA Big Muff Pi | M-133 Micro Amp | Holy Grail Reverb | MF-103 Moogerfooger 6/12 Stage Phaser | Original Crybaby Wah Pedal | WH-10 Wah | CE-1 Chorus Ensemble |
Distortion | Distortion | Other | Time-Based | Modulation | Filter | Filter | Modulation |
Available New | Available New | Available New | Holy Grail Reverb Nano (or XO) | Available New | Available New | WH10v2 Classic Reissue Wah | CE-5 Chorus Ensemble |
Line 6 | Line 6 | Electro-Harmonix | DigiTech |
DL4 Delay | FM4 Filter Modeler | Deluxe Electric Mistress Flanger / Filter Matrix | PDS 1002 Digital Delay |
Time-Based | Filter | Filter | Time-Based |
Available New | Available New | Electro-Harmonix Classics Deluxe Electric Mistress Flanger / Filter Matrix | Digitech Jamman Delay Looper |
John Frusciante Pedalboard Information Sources
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