Members dunning-kruger Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 What kind of strats does the man play? rosewood, maple? 9.5 , 7.25 radius? Pick ups? MOEDELS? anything really!?!?!?! and wich ones are more prevalent in his RHCP albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stricken Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 http://www.uberproaudio.com/who-plays-what/175-john-frusciantes-guitar-gear-rig-and-equipment Should help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dunning-kruger Posted February 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 Getting a new guitar on friday! just wanted to know if it was close to one of his guitars specs. Well i got a classic series 50's Im looking at geeting this week, so i got a 7.25 neck right there. and one day ill get a classic series 60's too, not cause he plays a guitar similar to it, but im excited to know its close to a guitar that he plays. anyone know if his guitars radius are diffrent even tough there 60s and 50s strats. I geese those are his main two strats, a rosewood 60s is his preference apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Presc Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 Actual vintage Fenders - a 50s 2-tone burst with a maple board, 60s 3-tone burst with a rosewood board, 60s fiesta red with a rosewood board. Radii are presumably 7.5" as they are 50s/60s strats, but you should get whatever radius you feel comfortable with as that is entirely player preference for feel. Have heard that in at least one of them the pickups are not the originals but instead are Seymour Duncan antiquities, but at this point with all the aftermarket pickup options that are about as accurate as can be to vintage tone, plenty of choices will work. Basically, there's nothing complicated about it. Just get a basic vintage-spec Strat. You can grab that kind of guitar off the rack from Fender or a variety of other makers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 Seriously... any decent strat that feels good in your hands... with decent pickups in the ballpark of the of where you want to be sonically, through the right type of amp... with whatever required pedals is going to get you very close... everything else is in your hands man. John would sound like John playing a Classic Player strat into my buddy's Silverface Super Reverb, playing my Japanese Squier through my old Twin or through his personal rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dunning-kruger Posted February 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 Im completely comfortable with any radius and thats not an issue for me. I love all kinds of guitars just like i like all kinds of {censored}. When it comes to les pauls I imagine i could play one with a 7.25 or 9.5 neck if they made one? but really i like my les pauls with 12". and if i play strats or telecaster, altough most of the ones ive owened have been 9.5 or compact radius i always prefer the 7.25 when it comes to fenders especially telecasters owing a classic series telecaster with the 7.25 neck! strats i dont really discriminate cause the ones ive owned have varied in necks, but Ive only ever had one telecaster and thats the classic series 50 tele. I just wouldnt mind jumping on a 7.25 especially if its a classic series. So i geese ill take your advice, Ive acknowledged the fact ill never own a 60's fender but im more than comfortable with getting a vintage speced guitar infact im really excited! and yeah i know, i dont mean to go out be like JOhn frusciante or Jimi hendrix but its nice to know i have a guitar that speced to there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 What kind of strats does the man play?rosewood, maple?9.5 , 7.25 radius?Pick ups?MOEDELS? anything really!?!?!?!and wich ones are more prevalent in his RHCP albums google is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dunning-kruger Posted February 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 I think aside from the radius i really want to like the shape of the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 As a strat player of the last 30 years, shape of the neck is everything in my opinion. My three main guitars are all strats... one has a 7.25" radius and vintage frets, one has a 9.5" radius and medium jumbos and one has a 10-16 compound radius and frets that are tall but thin. I like all the neck roughly equally. They feel different and inspire me in different ways, but it's all about neck feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Presc Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 I think aside from the radius i really want to like the shape of the neck. Definitely. Basically what I was trying to say - John's Strats are all in the standard configuration as Leo designed it. There's nothing particularly obscure or unique about his guitars that you'll need to consider in order to cop his sounds. I wouldn't start with a particular model in mind - hit up a few shops, pull a bunch of single coil Strats off the way, find one that rings particularly well and feels good in your hands, and roll with it! As radii are being discussed, I think it's important to consider fret size along with radii. A 7.5" radius is tougher to bend on, but bigger frets can partially alleviate that issue. When you get the really small vintage frets along with the highly curved boards, that's where the bends can get tough. I'm guessing John's Strats have been re-fretted more than a few times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Elessar [Sly] Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 Defo duncan antiquity surf for pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Red81 Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 he plays original 62 strats and 60's and 50's telecasters. well, he used to. i think he's producing now. this place had a great list of his gear. i know because i started my gear list trying to "emulate" his sound. fortunately about 3 pedals in , i realized its impossible. also, if i could get one effect to try to get to his "sound", it'd be a strat through a boss ds-1 into a marshall. yes, a boss ds-1. http://jftab.com/htm/john-frusciante-gear-guitars.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 Wow -- he sure looks {censored}ed-up in most of those pictures.... Is he still using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Red81 Posted February 16, 2012 Members Share Posted February 16, 2012 Wow -- he sure looks {censored}ed-up in most of those pictures.... Is he still using? No i believe he's been clean since 98 or so. I think he's hardcore into yoga and crap now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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