Music
The musical geniuses that are
the Chili Peppers
Learn about their influences, their gear,
analysis
of the albums, their contemporaries, and more.
1955 Gretsch White Falcon
1952 Gibson ES-335 Two Color Sunburst
1955 Fender Stratocaster
1962 Gibson SG Sunburst
1961 Gibson SG Custom Red
1961 Fender Stratocaster Olympic White
1962 Fender Stratocaster Three Color Suburst
1962 Fender Jaguar Fiesta Red
1963 Fender Custom Telecaster
1965 Fender Custom Telecaster
1965 Fender Duo Sonic Olympic White
1969 Fender Mustang Fiesta Red
1969 Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty
1940s Martin acoustic guitar (2)
Maton Messiah 12-string acoustic guitar (most notably used
on “Breaking The Girl”)
Mosrite St George Gold 12-string electric guitar
Fender Precision Bass Olympic White
Fender Blackface Showman
Fender Twin Reverb
Amplifiers:
Marshall JTM-45
Marshall 100W Super Bass
Marshall Silver Jubilee 100
Marshall 200W Major
Flea Gear (Past And Present)
Fender Jazz Bass (Stadium Arcadium album and tour)
Alembic Epic Bass (One Hot Minute album and tour)
Fender Precision Bass (Freaky Styley tour)
Modulus Flea Bass (Californication and By The Way
albums and tours)
Music Man Sterling Bass (One Hot Minute)
Music Man StingRay (The Red Hot Chili Peppers and
Freaky Styley albums and tours, “Funky Monks” and “The
Righteous and The Wicked” on Blood Sugar Sex Magik,
“Aeroplane” on One Hot Minute)
Sigma Acoustic Bass (used on “Pea” from One Hot Minute)
Spector NS Bass (used on The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
and Mother’s Milk)
Taylor Acoustic Bass (used on “Road Trippin’” on
Californication)
Wal Mach II Bass (used on Blood Sugar Sex Magik
except for “Funky Monks” and “The Righteous and The Wicked”
Chad Smith Gear (Past and Present)
Pearl Master Series Drums
Pearl Reference Series Drums
Pearl Chad Smith Snare Drum
Ludwig Black Beauty Snare Drum (Blood Sugar Sex Magik)
Vater Percussion “Funk Blaster” Drum sticks
Sabian Chad Smith Cymbals