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Dani California Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1962 Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil (stock 1962 Stratocaster pickups)
Amp
Marshall Major 200W head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2005-2006 (Stadium Arcadium sessions). John Frusciante is confirmed to have used his '62 Strat for the solo, with both the Big Muff and Boss DS-2 stacked, and a wah pedal. The amp is the Marshall Major, his main studio amp for this era.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6.5
Gain6
Reverb2.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi · fuzz
- Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion · distortion
- Ibanez WH-10 Wah · wah
- Flanger pedal (model unknown) · flanger
Guitar → Ibanez WH-10 Wah → Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi → Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion → Flanger pedal (model unknown) → Marshall Major amp (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- thick, saturated fuzz
- vocal-like wah sweeps
- mid-forward, compressed
- aggressive attack
- rich harmonic overtones
- fluid legato phrasing
- slight amp reverb for space
- vintage Strat clarity under fuzz
- biting, expressive solo tone
Sources
- Dani California EXACT Tone? - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar
- John Frusciante guitar settings, what amps/pedals those he use?
- John Frusciante's Gear, Guitars, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard
- Dani California effects used? - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar
- i'm trying to get the tone from the Dani California solo : r/guitarpedals