Red Hot Chili Peppers

Members documented on Change Your Strings, with their gear citations and the records they shaped.

Band members(3)

John Frusciante
Guitarist
Documented string gauges and tunings John Frusciante uses with Red Hot Chili Peppers on his 1962 sunburst Fender Stratocaster. D'Addario nickel-wound + standard E tuning + funk-rock-and-melodic lead vocabulary. With citations.
Flea
Bassist
Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Flea uses with Red Hot Chili Peppers. GHS Bass Boomers Flea Signature M3045-F nickel-plated steel (.045–.105). With citations.
Chad Smith
aka Charles Allen Smith
Drummer
Chad Smith has anchored Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. Pearl Chad Smith signature kit, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth Chad Smith signature stick. The funk-rock pocket that drove RHCP's commercial peak across BloodSugarSexMagik, Californication, and the catalog beyond.