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Rig Rundown: Red Hot Chili Peppers [2017]

See how the extensive live setups used by Flea and Josh Klinghoffer have morphed since their 2012 I'm with You tour.

This is Josh’s 1960 Fender Stratocaster he coined “Dashiell” after RHCP drummer Chad Smith’s son because he bought this 6-string at Chicago Music Exchange the same week he was born in 2012. Ian believes Fender built this for a NAMM show because it has a worn sunburst finish on the guitar’s neck, possibly making it a one-of-a-kind instrument. Ian had to use a Dremel tool to route out the back cavity for more room for the trem block.

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