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Josh Klinghoffer thinks Red Hot Chili Peppers were making “cooler music” with him: “I was shocked when I heard their new record”
By Matt Parker published
The guitarist says he doesn’t want to badmouth his former band, but the experience of hearing their latest recordings with John Frusciante was “tough”

John Frusciante gets struck with cramp, forcing him to stretch his fretting fingers in the middle of a blistering live solo
By Matt Owen published
The 53-year-old succumbed to cramp despite having one of the most intense warm-up routines around, which includes plenty of finger strengthening and a Sous Vide cooking machine

John Frusciante says this YouTuber’s mindblowing theory on the secret to his Scar Tissue sound is... dead on
By Matt Parker published
The Red Hot Chili Peppers man says Paul Davids’ idea about his Scar Tissue tuning is absolutely right – he just didn’t know he’d done it

Watch a 17-year-old John Frusciante shred like a hair-metal guitar hero in newly unearthed footage
By Michael Astley-Brown published
One year before he joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frusciante could be found tearing up the fretboard of a Kramer-inspired SuperStrat with two-hand tapping, blinding legato and Floyd Rose whammy bar squeals

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”
By Matt Parker published
Frusciante and the band have been discussing their connection in a rare full-band interview on 60 Minutes

We finally have a good look at John Frusciante’s gigantic new Red Hot Chili Peppers pedalboard
By Michael Astley-Brown published
A newly posted photo gives us a closer look at the guitar hero’s all-encompassing pedal picks and choice settings

Flea: “Basslines take on a different type of melody with a pick”
By Nick Wells published
The Red Hot Chili Pepper explains the origins of his more melodic pick approach
![[L-R] Nita Strauss, Steve Vai, Sophie Lloyd and John Frusciante](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MemeGKgQM5wMmvBNVtvu6M-320-80.jpg)
The 10 best guitar solos of 2022
By Jonathan Horsley published
As voted for by you, and featuring the lead guitar skills of Nita Strauss, Sophie Lloyd, John Frusciante, Polyphia, Steve Vai and more, here are the solos that lit up your year

John Frusciante to release new electronic album in 2023: "After a year and a half writing and recording rock music, I needed to clear my head"
By Jackson Maxwell published
Produced by Frusciante himself, the album will be released – in two separate formats, with two different track lists – early next year
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