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Todd Crozier and Steve Vai comp - the 16-year-old indie folk musician has been praised by Vai online
Steve Vai and Dave Navarro champion 16-year-old folk guitarist who has blown them away

By Phil Weller Published

Queens of the Stone Age, Fred Durst, Vernon Reid and H.E.R. have also praised the teen’s age-defying songcraft

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Dave Navarro performs live with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1996. On the right, his GW cover, where he unusually chose a Les Paul
The incredible story of the Les Paul that Dave Navarro bought for his Guns N’ Roses audition – and ended up giving to John Frusciante

By Andrew Daly Published

We ask Navarro about the Gibson that featured on the cover of GW's March ’96 issue, and it opens up a whole lot of memories for the former Jane’s Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist

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Left–American guitarist and musician Dave Navarro performs live on stage with American rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers at Wembley Arena in London during the band's One Hot Minute Tour on 11th July 1996; Right-John FRUSCIANTE and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS; John Frusciante performing live onstage
That time Dave Navarro lent John Frusciante a Les Paul – only for the Red Hot Chili Peppers legend to sell it

By Janelle Borg Published

Frusciante would eventually make it up to the Jane’s Addiction guitarist with a gift of his own

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Anthony Kiedis (left) and Dave Navarro of the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform onstage at the Subterania Club in London on September 27, 1995
Dave Navarro was the odd man out when he joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But 30 years later, he has no regrets

By Andrew Daly Published

Emerging from the wreckage of Jane's Addiction, Navarro turned down a spot in Guns N' Roses in favor of a band he felt more of a connection with. The resulting album, One Hot Minute, was polarizing, but the guitarist sees it as a “difficult but valuable” part of his career

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform onstage in 1992
A guide to every guitarist who's played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

RHCP founder Hillel Slovak created the template, but the seven guitarists who later enjoyed stints in the band all created their own delicate balance of funk grooves and rock aggression

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Dave Navarro (L) and Perry Farrell (R) of Jane's Addiction perform at Trinity College Park on June 28, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland
Dave Navarro and the rest of Jane’s Addiction sue Perry Farrell for $10 million following last September's on-stage altercation

By Janelle Borg Published

Farrell filed his own 30-page complaint against his former bandmates – citing a years-long campaign of bullying and harassment

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Dave Navarro says there’s “no chance” that Jane’s Addiction will ever play again

By Phil Weller Published

The band suffered an unceremonious end after vocalist Perry Farrell punched Navarro on stage – and the guitarist has confirmed that show will go down as their last

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Dave Navarro performs with Jane's Addiction at Pier 17 Rooftop on September 10, 2024 in New York City and his 40th Anniversary PRS
Dave Navarro has chosen the guitar he’s using to record his first post-Jane’s Addiction material – and it’s a historic build

By Matt Owen Published

Navarro will be taking a milestone six-string from PRS into the studio with Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins

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Dave Navarro takes a solo on his PRS with Perry Farrell by his side; the Jane's Addiction reunion fell apart on 13 September when Farrell assaulted Navarro onstage.
The year Dave Navarro returned to Jane’s Addiction, got assaulted, and a fractious reunion fell apart

By Amit Sharma Published

2024 Year in Review: The Jane's Addiction reunion was going so well until it wasn't, when frontman Perry Farrell lost it on a feral Friday 13th in Boston, bringing the curtain down on one of alt-rock's greatest bands

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Eddie Van Halen and John Frusciante
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

By Phil Weller Published

Van Halen may not have been especially fond of the vintage wah, but he did take the opportunity to share some valuable guitar tech advice with Froosh’s camp during the handover

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