John has motivated me to learn playing the guitar in the age of almost 50. Now I know a lot about this, but never enough

Fender needs to make a TRICK FINGER model for SURE

WOW what a video!!! 10/10. you've done your research, and having someone who loves and is as interested in john as much as I and other fanatics is always a warm feeling. Thanks!

Saw John many cherished times. In 03 I saw him play Scar tissue on the white falcon. I’ll never forget it. Also, I need to add seeing John that same night rocking his Tele custom during the encore playing Fire. Unreal, never thought I’d see or let alone hear someone play and sound like Hendrix on a Tele. 21 years later and I’m still in awe. Thank you John.

The '58 looks to have Dyna-sonic single coils, wonderful sounding pickups that Gretsch used prior to the creation of the Filtertron humbucking pickup

This channel is everything that goes on in my head 24 seven -guitar /guitar /guitar. You’ve got my subscription.

his favourite guitar is his 62 red jag, ive read it somewhere. Should have made the list!! what a beautiful guitar!!

This video was absurdly well done, I cannot wait for more content.

This looks like it’s going to be a big channel in the guitar KZfaq space.

I can’t believe how good of a job you all did with this video. I’m a Frusciante super nerd and have researched his guitars and pedals extensively, and you guys taught me plenty of things I didn’t know here. Thank you so much.

what a BEAUTIFUL video, thank uuuuu!!

This channel forgot his Fender Jaguar.

Great Video! Thanks for showcasing all these beautiful instruments in a way that is digestible and informative!

This channel is going to be huge... amazing job on he research!!

Your website is awesome! It has kept me up until 3 a.m. several times.

Wow impressively researched videos awesome very well don't please keep doing them!

excellent video: thank you for your work!

That White Falcon in Californication so iconic! 🔥🔥🔥

that's some dedication, loved it

Great video. Thanks!

He’s the reason why I have a fender strat tobacco sunburst and a fender tele .. which I just got a few days ago lol

My first real guitar purchase was a made in japan 62 sunburst strat reissue. I was just getting into john and the peppers. It was all through synchronicity.

Guitar legend to me. What he and flea did together with Chad Smith in several concerts its mindblowing some of their live improvises are just art at its raw state. Thank you for all the music ❤

Loved it! Thanks!

I believe the proper term is "loaned" instead of "borrowed." These two terms are often confused by people whose first language is not English. Great video. I am not trying to be nit picky. White Falcons are not cheap to come by.

Great info dude thanks

I subscribed just from this video...well done sir

Awesome content. Long live Frusciante

I'm really glad you choice the Martins....This is a HC Fusciante fan video! I subbed for sure, thx so much✌

Anyone else amazed that GC just had a '62 laying around that day?

He made a lot of people start playing the guitar.

Excellent video! Been a fan of your website for years so I was pleasantly surprised to find this channel. If you ever do a part 2 of John’s guitars you definitely need to include the green 65 Jag and the BSSM Strat. I always thought that Strat was wrecked in his house fire but I read somewhere recently that he sold it before that happened; I really hope it’s still out there somewhere!

Great video mate

great video. thank you.

The legendary sunburst strat ✨

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="960">16:00</a> This thing about the Seymore Duncan SSL-1s has been highly debated. His tech came out and did an interview in which he said John was mistaken, and that they were instead a set from an American Standard with the "delta" hot bridge pickup. But I understood it to mean he took the original pickups out and put in the American Standards, which I've always scratched my head about. So perhaps what you said, about how he discovered X was inside makes a lot more sense.

epic video bro 😎🎸

Hello this is Mikel From Mexico City! Well let me tell you that this video is the real deal! Real be excellent quality and content! Congrats! All the info is awesome! Have a lot of those magazines and you make a great work :) 🎉❤

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="460">7:40</a> John gave this guitar to Josh not after Klinghoffer replaced him in rhcp (JF ended his friendship with JK after Josh joined chilis, they didn’t even talk anymore lol). As I know he gave him this telecaster when they were doing Ataxia or Frusciante’s solo albums around 2004-2007

Really interesting video!

This video was so awesome. Thank you , I love this shit.

I’m surprised to not see the Jag in here, he’s talked about it so much since it’s been on so many tracks

Great video, missing John fiesta red Jaguar though.

Awesome work! Hope you keep it up! Would love to see a Mike McCready video. :)

JOHN HAS THE SOUND WE AIM FOR IN OUR BAND

John is definitely one of the best hes well he is amazing

one correction in <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="467">7:47</a>, John didn't give klinghoffer a guitar after he replaced him in rhcp. Klinghoffer didn't talk it through with him and they stopped contact because of that as John stated in interview, saying he gave him a guitar after he joined rhcp is like he gave him his blessing, welcome gift, false fact that lots of fans fasely repeated "he chose him!!!".

Glad this video got recommended to me. Good stuff. That "F" on the Tele pickguard really is a mystery. Fans have been trying to figure that out for a long time. There's gotta be a story behind it that's lost to time.

I dont know why fender never build a john custom shop signatur 62 strat.

not a shredder and flashy but makes great songs.. often touted as a bad guitarist or overrated by his peers.. but the man made classics and hits.. while his critics continue to struggle in their careers and had nothing to show but fast appregios and shredding three notes per string at 200 bpm 16th notes..

One of the most unique guitar players of the last 30 year.

thank you

no love for his Fiesta Red Jaguar here? i am also in love with his fiesta red strat :)

During a QnA with fans around the early 2000s, he said the 62 Red Jaguar was actually his favorite, and he got the coolest sounds out of that! Interesting

looks like the pickguard was also changed. some shots show the '62 pick guard with the alternate screw placements and others show the more standard screw placements

I have seen your website before. It is amazing how much detail you provide. The investment in time must be extraordinary.

I love gretsch white falcon single cut & Fender Telecaster

I have heard a few times that the radius on the 62 Strat is now 9.5” … I’m not sure if that means John swapped out the neck for a original 1970’s neck that has a 9.5” radius or if he had the original 1962 slab neck filled down to 9.5” radius … given all the recent stories about Fender John Frusciante Signature edition, I hope we get an answer to this neck question soon … 😀

John is the ONE

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="275">4:35</a> The correct English grammar is that it was lent to John. John borrowed it, the other guy lent it to him.

John also has said multiple times his favourite guitar is or was the Fender Jaguar. I think the fiesta red one. Not sure what year.

No mention of Fender Jaguars ??! I know you'd hardly see John with a Jag this century, but I always remember my early impressions (especially with Funky Monks documentary, and Under The Bridge video clip intro) were of John with the Jaguars.

Amazing video, now subscribing

Bad ass channel and ive never played a instrument in my life

people who like relic-ed instruments, do so mostly for the feel, not the looks. sometimes they look really cool though.

The Tele with tape on the top edge was "on loan" to Josh - it features in the two PG Rig Rundown videos - but is now back with JF

Correct me if I'm wrong, but John used Falcon for White Braids and Pillow Chair

Is there any info about the strats shown with him and Hillel?

Great vid. Subscribed!

Amazing video, earned a new subscriber! Can you do this series for James Hetfield please ?

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="286">4:46</a> incorrect: 'just borrow it to a professional musician' correct: 'just lend it to a professional musician'

Custom Tele can't stop us!!

There were no studio sessions for Going Inside. He recorded all of To Record Only Water by himself at home. If you meant "Did he use the White Falcon to record Going Inside?" Then I don't know. Probably, if that's what guitar he chose to use for the music video. There's an acoustic guitar on that song also.

The first electric guitar I ever bought was a Squier strat bullet in red, but I was not too happy with it, so I tried to trade it for a better Squier , I think it was a 10th anniversary Squier but I was still not happy, then I saw this Other Squier in 3 tone sunburst and with the red pearly pickguard and AI preferred to trade her for that one,because John Frusciante inspired to play the electric guitar. In the future, I wanna buy a Fender classic series 60's in sunburst and with the white pickguard to make it look like his!!

Yessss

Idk, when I first listened to "handful" from the latest album, return of the dream canteen, to me, it sounded like the white falcon in the solo, I might be wrong

John.

Pretty cool Video :D But I love the era where John played his Jaguars :D

my favorite john's guitar is the fiesta red jaguar

Question...what book did that excerpt about "House on Fire" come from??

about the tele pickguard, i believe it's said that it was fender custom shop made

Rumor mill has it that, the 62' Custom Fender (Mexican) is being tested on the road now (You can see it in a lot of the recent live shows) (It has a TERRIBLE Finish that is not close to is 62 in detail but can be excused while they get the main specs correct.)) You can find it if you're looking, it will be a HUGE SELLER when it drops.

I once sold a guitar to Vincent Gallo. Pretty cool dude. It was an old Veleno aluminum axe. I know he loves John. Much love if you read this, Vincent.

❤❤❤❤

A signature Johnny Strat needs to drop why hasn't this occurred his guitar would sell globally no prob An affordable release of his Gretch White Falcon would be sick af cheers

Did he ever on the bridge pickup with his strats?

i've never seen a picture that john uses jazzmaster. i'm wondering why didnt he or what he thinks about jazzmaster. because he also used mustang and jaguar.

His first guitar when he joined the band was a Ibanez rg760

I believe John may have used the new White Falcon on White Braids and Pillow Chair. It's what he uses when they play it live and the vibrato use in the second half of the song is very Bigsby-like.

I love Martin 0-15

I not only saw his Coustom Performance, i held it. John played me Purple Haze on it for me. And yes, the nude women collage was on point. 😂😅😆

Amazing. We all love the Sonic Savior. He is a guitar legend. My hero.

The pick guard looks homemade ,It’s a 3 ply pick guard and the first layer has been burned through.

Regarding the 015 tuning pegs, the original pegs were made of ivory. They most likely had to be replaced over the years. I have a 1956 015, and the original tuning pegs had worn away. Most old 015s dont have original tuning pegs.

Has John spoke of River?

now i wanna know the vicent gallo guitars

Not too sure if you meant “this velvet glove” instead of “the velvet glove” btw

The Telecaster you show is a Custom telecaster (with body binding and a single coil in the neck position), not a Telecaster custom (no body binding, with a wide range humbucker in the neck position) ... I know, but blame Fender on that. 😊

The 0-15 Martin was Obviously bought, so that Rick Ruben, doesn't know which one is being used to write and perform his Hit songs either from the Album, or in the Studio, at home writing & recording THEN, when he askes for it back, he can't sell it for a huge price, or Ask one from john, if it wasn't that one used?

If it wasn’t for John fruscinate I probably would have stop playing guitar years ago from boredom.