<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Red-hot-chili-peppers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/red-hot-chili-peppers Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:07:34 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “George Clinton said, ‘You just can’t play guitar like that until your heart has been shattered to smithereens and you have lost all hope’”: Flea looks back on his life-changing jam with Parliament-Funkadelic guitar hero Eddie Hazel ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/flea-jam-with-eddie-hazel e5eKWGTA4JyrLDW8VQmHNU Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:07:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After hearing the finished track, I thought, ‘Wow, I never knew how busy playing one note could sound’”: The story behind the deceptive bassline on a politically charged ’70s anthem that was later covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/george-porter-jr-favorite-meters-bassline za75wPfDFX7LSS4pKvjx3g Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:59:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I loved the band with Hillel so much – all I could think about was trying to match that energy”: John Frusciante on the challenge of replacing Hillel Slovak in the Red Hot Chili Peppers – and why he’s still at the core of his guitar style today ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-frusciante-hillel-slovak-influence oCFJsFDJQzfqajxxfcvupb Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I felt I deserved a songwriting credit because it was a No. 1 hit. They sold millions of records and I only got $200!” Flea’s bittersweet hip-hop recording experience ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/flea-young-mc-bust-a-move rDCrb3dJNuJoFQWxUnneSC Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve been writing music together”: The Red Hot Chili Peppers are working on their next project, Flea says – and they’re recording at John Frusciante’s house ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/the-red-hot-chili-peppers-are-working-on-their-next-project-flea-says TqwXbCWhrhQ8XpvtNbzZzV Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:01:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My main guitar is a Squier. My first guitar teacher gave me that. It’s a very important guitar for me”: How Thomas Raggi produced his raucous, all-star solo album,with a little help from Tom Morello ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/thomas-raggi-masquerade RiuPyadYJZnBe6qeKhbUJc Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:30:01 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:31:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The guy met me in a Tower Records parking lot and gave me that bass... I’ve recorded every record on it since I got it”: How Flea landed his cherished 1961 Fender Jazz Bass after finding a seller during the early days of Twitter ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-flea-got-his-1961-fender-jazz-bass-thanks-to-twitter FqjwN4parVsm8EBvnXKXpn Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:35:15 +0000 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:26:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Flea has announced his debut solo album – but he’s not the only bassist playing on it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/flea-announces-debut-album zvbMQBdUjhPtcp98oBeoXW Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:41:32 +0000 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:07:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I never heard from John. He sold the guitar once he got out of rehab. And that was that – I never saw it again”: The incredible story of the Les Paul that Dave Navarro bought for his Guns N’ Roses audition – and ended up giving to John Frusciante ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dave-navarro-on-his-1996-guitar-world-cover jzjK9rwRc4rqHMjwYukHuB Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:04:29 +0000 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:15:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jim Carrey stormed the stage mid-song to air guitar his right leg like a maniac”: From David Bowie going rogue to George Harrison x Paul Simon, EVH and SRV – the 50 greatest guitar moments in SNL history ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/top-50-snl-guitar-moments 74hqPhFYSyE35ewqdBsEUD Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:53:19 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:13:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All I wanted was to be a punk rocker and play the bass guitar. I went completely in the other direction from jazz, and now I'm trying to catch up”: When Flea met Charlie Haden – and had much more in common than you might think ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/when-flea-met-charlie-haden uxpFfYNkMLcKWxkuUTgGMk Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:20:00 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:28:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Whatever magic John brought to the Chili Peppers, I didn’t have that style of magic”: Dave Navarro was the odd man out when he replaced John Frusciante in the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But 30 years later, he has no regrets ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dave-navarro-red-hot-chili-peppers-one-hot-minute U2NoMBEdBe7TiL6kqQ7sZ4 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:07:16 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:46:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Frusciante and Dave Navarro are the household names, but plenty more guitarists made their mark with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Here’s our guide to all of them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/a-guide-to-every-red-hot-chili-peppers-guitarist ejqDsJZjarwMJ9Mjza4wxX Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:08:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Red Hot Chili Pepper guitarist Josh Klinghoffer avoids jail term after accepting plea deal in vehicular manslaughter case ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/josh-klinghoffer-sentenced-to-one-year-of-informal-probation nA9fRyuhtc83VQxkjtzMnT Fri, 30 May 2025 15:34:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You wouldn't have thought that you would see those three guys together”: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show will play host to a Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins supergroup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/ozzy-osbourne-and-black-sabbath-final-show-tool-rage-against-the-machine-smashing-pumpkins-supergroup pKAkAmvT5eF2vweGumSKG6 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:55:29 +0000 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:53:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is on a level of Live Aid, mid-'80s”: John Mayer and Dave Matthews to perform as a duo for the first time at L.A. FireAid benefit concert, alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joni Mitchell and Green Day ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/los-angeles-fireaid-benefit-concert-announcement BJsck67NshGjeL6RLatmWS Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:45:17 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:28:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I pull up, Ed is standing there with the wah. He goes, ‘Why does John Frusciante want a piece of crap like this?’” Eddie Van Halen’s tech helped John Frusciante track down a rare wah pedal – but the guitar hero didn’t approve of his gear choice ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eddie-van-halen-john-frusciante-wah-pedal-dave-lee tr5YZuWCtnzSpbHGACD3ra Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:07:36 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:16:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I irresponsibly generalized that the reason people don’t learn theory is because they are lazy. There is another, better reason to not learn it”: That time John Frusciante wrote in to Total Guitar magazine to share his thoughts on music theory ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-john-frusciante-wrote-a-letter-to-total-guitar B63thFSJr2tmakKYsYKVx9 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:06:55 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:24:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When he saw the guitars, he goes, ‘John’s going back to the Chili Peppers.’ I said, ‘No way is he ever going back’”: John Frusciante’s former guitar tech on the moment he realized the guitarist could be rejoining the Red Hot Chili Peppers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-frusciante-guitar-tech-the-moment-he-realized-he-would-rejoin-the-red-hot-chili-peppers qD55D9QsvNUgPxbhBeewWH Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:58:29 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:07:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve had many other Strats – I’ve never found one better than that”: John Frusciante’s first-ever Fender signature guitar is here – and it’s a $20k Custom Shop replica of his iconic 1962 Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-john-frusciante-custom-shop-signature-stratocaster KGfxLisf52ouJqWDrS4XbW Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Red Hot Chili Pepper guitarist Josh Klinghoffer set to be charged with vehicular manslaughter following fatal accident involving a pedestrian ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-klinghoffer-charged-with-vehicular-manslaughter EeBiZ99FNtd2QL3LtYKahS Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:31:39 +0000 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:31:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to perform Beatles and Neil Young classics at tiny show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/paul-mccartney-performs-beatles-and-neil-young-classics-with-andrew-watt-and-chad-smith jizeArjEjnvxkse77fBuSk Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:58:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His bass playing is so lyrical – he'd play a counter melody as opposed to just rhythm”: Flea names his pick for “the greatest rock bass player” of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/flea-greatest-rock-bass-player LjMPUqjRn8cbvLKXpiJpcF Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:36:15 +0000 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:52:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I told the guys, ‘Aah, it's just another bassline – I don't really like it.’ But they said, ‘No, no, it's really good – we gotta do it!’” Flea wanted to ditch Give It Away before his Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates stepped in ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/flea-wanted-to-ditch-give-it-away jyjX3TA2b7NuY9FxxqWgu9 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:45:25 +0000 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:08:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I called John immediately and said, ‘Dude, you have to join us for a song. I’m not going to let you not play with us’”: Dave Navarro on how he and John Frusciante finally played together for the first time after decades of friendship ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dave-navarro-on-the-first-time-he-played-with-john-frusciante MWm3UpdVuswrDUHauY9T8b Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:42:15 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:46:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer sued for wrongful death ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-klinghoffer-sued-for-wrongful-death Yds4U2zaCmkSjGLemymPcn Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:51:34 +0000 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:02:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I feel like such an idiot”: Flea regrets his bass-smashing antics in Red Hot Chili Peppers’ earlier years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/flea-bass-guitar-smash-regrets ApDnH6uJHAsAjbuH7jqQ46 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:56:24 +0000 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:55:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “John Lydon once made a stab at poaching Flea for Public Image. At which point Flea keeled over and passed out”: Anthony Kiedis takes a nostalgic look back at Flea’s finest hour from Blood Sugar Sex Magik ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/fleas-finest-hour-from-blood-sugar-sex-magik Mzeq2gZRwv4ZycVkdkZLN8 Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:18:56 +0000 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:57:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The White Album was the first thing that I connected with as a kid”:Flea picks his top 5 ‘desert island’ discs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/flea-picks-his-desert-island-discs bPmXiNijvMVMQNiQjMHfsi Sat, 17 Feb 2024 14:18:08 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "My apologies to you, our guitarist broke a finger": Red Hot Chili Peppers forced to cancel KROQ show following John Frusciante finger injury ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-frusciante-broken-finger Q8e9HVZWDAExYXQH2tBSFe Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:04:23 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:55:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We pulled a few guitars out – I loved the ’61 Strat immediately. John said, ‘I want you to take that guitar with you – it’s yours”: John Frusciante gave away a prized vintage Fender Stratocaster to a fan who became one of his favorite modern guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/why-john-frusciante-gave-away-his-61-strat pvjuoReftqWi3ZvgrSZ2pW Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:35:05 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:50:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Rocco Prestia could have held that 16th-note pattern in his sleep – it’s airtight” Halestorm bassist Josh Smith picks his top 5 bass albums ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/josh-smith-picks-his-top-5-bass-albums 3W5w6rD5avZDFnMV4pYTH3 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:09:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Flea names his least favorite Red Hot Chili Peppers album – and says he wants to re-record it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/flea-re-record-red-hot-chili-peppers-album pYaP7VcTP8dY9zKvQF7aXF Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:08:12 +0000 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:08:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Frusciante’s guitar teacher once told him he wasn’t a good guitarist – so he learned to play like Steve Vai: “No-one was going to say that to me again” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-frusciante-guitar-teacher-steve-vai ZKKgPQ5upFLgohq4DZRScF Mon, 26 Jun 2023 14:16:38 +0000 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:33:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Flea names the one bassline that he would “go back and fix” from the Red Hot Chili Pepper's 1995 album, One Hot Minute ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/flea-names-the-one-bassline-that-he-would-go-back-and-fix-from-the-red-hot-chili-peppers-1995-album-one-hot-minute jxyTYte4Up99v5d5zw3pHk Wed, 31 May 2023 14:59:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Justin Hawkins explains why he thinks John Frusciante is overrated ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/justin-hawkins-john-frusciante-overrated GLsxXWKDY8PWM6Eqprrwvj Mon, 22 May 2023 16:13:19 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:33:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mike Watt: “I think for every 7-string bass they should make a 1-string!” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mike-watt-i-think-for-every-7-string-bass-they-should-make-a-1-string 7kG8F4bS4yeMa5MxKqm3mh Tue, 16 May 2023 15:57:15 +0000 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:46:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Josh Klinghoffer thinks Red Hot Chili Peppers were making “cooler music” with him: “I was shocked when I heard their new record” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-klinghoffer-red-hot-chili-peppers-cooler-music-with-him cEPesMMH5JVNks955gjfTB Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:55:49 +0000 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:01:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the trailer for Flea’s new podcast series ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-the-trailer-for-fleas-new-podcast-series qe6SeZR9J6MqpHgvstmaTi Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:42:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Vulpeck's Joe Dart break down Flea and Victor Wooten's slap bass technique ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-vulpecks-joe-dart-break-down-flea-and-victor-wootens-slap-bass-technique RoBgbEtLGLosvsfXTzm76H Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:05:37 +0000 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:50:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Frusciante gets struck with cramp, forcing him to stretch his fretting fingers in the middle of a blistering live solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-frusciante-finger-stretch 4LakB45SHxre8bvGNGyhBC Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:05:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Frusciante says this YouTuber’s mindblowing theory on the secret to his Scar Tissue sound is... dead on ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-frusciante-paul-davids-scar-tissue dW37rkXjxcBT85HF9uzzrh Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:43:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why Flea’s bass track had to be fixed in the mix on Alanis Morissette's hit record ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/why-fleas-bass-track-had-to-be-fixed-in-the-mix-on-alanis-morissettes-hit-record uMXYeMxzVcXDM3FMyR7TWG Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:18:56 +0000 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:36:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch a 17-year-old John Frusciante shred like a hair-metal guitar hero in newly unearthed footage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-frusciante-17-year-old-shred-video yLhLpMuRwca2fcG9odNJya Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:26:52 +0000 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:38:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Frusciante says he views bass as the lead instrument in Red Hot Chili Peppers: “I see each song as being like a bass solo where I'm there to support it” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-frusciante-bass-lead-instrument f4BZjEbmQcZevxVHzbHRXR Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:35:48 +0000 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:22:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jane’s Addiction tap Josh Klinghoffer to fill in for Dave Navarro on upcoming live shows ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-klinghoffer-janes-addiction-2023 uuaAXFStvccE3YW7sZaC58 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:37:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ We finally have a good look at John Frusciante’s gigantic new Red Hot Chili Peppers pedalboard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-frusciante-red-hot-chili-peppers-pedalboard 6z4bUVghDzxy5K9tYfxeb7 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:20:19 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best guitar albums of 2022 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-best-guitar-albums-of-2022 cfRWtH2BqHJdNV3aRocoCi Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:32:43 +0000 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:09:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ From cosmic collaborations to blistering, chug-powered breakdowns: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-cosmic-collaborations-chug-breakdowns DFxuyumvPBNoF8dyHkEPmU Thu, 01 Dec 2022 21:56:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rhythm and lead guitar lessons you can learn from John Frusciante ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/john-frusciante-red-hot-chili-peppers-guitar-lesson K9iwW7wAbawxcZRdieLnwa Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:37:46 +0000