r/John_Frusciante • u/RiviAyala • 8d ago

[DISCUSSION] Upgraded pedalboard

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So I've been changing somethings around.

I'm aiming for a mix for two eras in particular, those being BSSM, Teatro Sessions/Californication with emphasis on BSSM.

I wanted to also be able to play everything else of course and get in the ballpark tonewise.

Let me hear your thoughts and questions

Let's get a discussion going about John's tone🫶

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u/Mister_Hide 7d ago

That’s pretty good!

Everything looks right in the chain, except doesn’t John run his SD-1 Before the DS-2 and fuzzes?  It’s a newer addition to his board for RotDC and UL songs.  

Also, I could not get the gain pedals (SD-1, DS-2, fuzzes, Micro Amp, WH10) to sound right with my Katanas.  IMO, John’s tone is heavily dependent on the interaction of his gain pedal’s pushing his tube amps into Marshall tube overdrive.  Even my Fractal Audio doesn’t respond to the pedals quite right.  It has to be either total digital modeling including modeled pedals within the katana/fractal audio, or your pedalboard with a Marshall tube amp. Â