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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.

Chris Kies
By Chris KiesFeb 01, 2017
Chris Kies
Chris Kies has degrees in Journalism and History from the University of Iowa and has been with PG dating back to his days as an intern in 2007. He's now the multimedia manager maintaining the website and social media accounts, coordinating Rig Rundown shoots (also hosting and/or filming them) and occasionally writing an artist feature. Other than that, he enjoys non-guitar-related hobbies.
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Arriving just hours before the shoot, this relic’d Fender Custom Shop Bass is one of two that Flea got while in Memphis. (Rumor has it that Flea would eventually pick one and the other one would become Josh’s.)

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