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Bassist Flea (L) and guitarist John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at Allegiant Stadium on April 01, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are working on their next project, Flea says

By Janelle Borg Published

Flea is due to release his very first solo album, the jazz-inflected Honora, this March

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Thomas Raggi
How Måneskin’s Thomas Raggi channeled Led Zeppelin and RHCP into his raucous, all-star solo album

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

On a mission to merge generations and start a new scene, he united friends from Guns n’ Roses, The Prodigy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Struts and Kasabian to make the most old-school cool album imaginable

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Flea with his 1961 fender jazz bass
How Flea landed his cherished 1961 Fender Jazz Bass after finding a seller during the early days of Twitter

By Janelle Borg Published

During the early days of his career, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist was far from a gearhead – but an old Fender changed his tune

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Anna Butterss of Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit performs at Tabernacle on March 28, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Flea attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena on November 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Flea has announced his debut solo album – but he’s not the only bassist playing on it

By Nick Wells Published

After decades of anticipation, Flea’s debut single pulls no punches, with two bassists linking seamlessly on the song’s darting bassline

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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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Troy Van Leeuwen and Josh Homme of QOTSA perform on Saturday Night Live with Will Ferrell on the cowbell.
From David Bowie going rogue to George Harrison x Paul Simon, EVH and SRV – the 50 greatest guitar moments in SNL history

By Gregory Adams Published

Saturday Night Live has presented some of pop-culture's most iconic moments in musical history. We document its legacy in guitar

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The bass player of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea (Michael Peter Balzary) in concert at the Unipol Arena in Bologna. Bologna, Italy. 8th October 2016. Charlie Haden performs at the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium on February 28, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
When Flea met Charlie Haden – and had much more in common than you might think

By Bill Leigh Published

From the Bass Player Archive: An interview with a bona-fide rock star and a veteran jazz legend

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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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Josh Klinghoffer
Josh Klinghoffer escapes jail term after accepting plea deal in vehicular manslaughter case

By Phil Weller Published

Klinghoffer pleaded no contest to lesser charge and was sentenced to one year’s probation and 60 days of community labor

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