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Dani California Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (1962 reissue, sunburst, rosewood fretboard)
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (vintage-style, stock 1962 reissue)
Amp
Marshall Major 200W head (studio recording, Stadium Arcadium era, 2005-2006)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 2005-2006. Frusciante is confirmed to have used his 1962 Stratocaster for clean sections on Stadium Arcadium, including 'Dani California'. The Marshall Major was his main clean amp in the studio for this album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the clean riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- bright and glassy
- clean and articulate
- dynamic and percussive
- slightly compressed highs
- warm low end
- clear note separation
- vintage single-coil clarity
- minimal breakup
- responsive to picking dynamics