Juan Alderete

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Juan Alderete of The Mars Volta performs at the Festival Pier July 13, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 23

How Juan Alderete’s infatuation with bass gear made him one of the world’s greatest authorities on pedals and effects

By Jon D’Auria published

The Mars Volta and Racer X tone wizard imparts decades of wisdom on stompboxes and all things bass effects

Bassists
Paul Gilbert sold his Ice-Stroyer on Reverb

Paul Gilbert sells pink 1987 Ibanez “Ice-Stroyer” guitar to aid former Racer X band mate Juan Alderete

By Richard Bienstock published

The Destroyer/Iceman hybrid went for $16,000 on Reverb

Electric Guitars
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Mars Volta and Marilyn Manson bassist Juan Alderete suffers serious brain injury

By Richard Bienstock published

“Juan needs our help. And our energy,” says Manson, as GoFundMe page created

Bassists
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Juan Alderete's primer on pedal order

By Juan Alderete published

The Racer X, Mars Volta bassist and pedal guru offers some wisdom on how to get the most out of your effects chain

Effects & Pedals