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Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Most Iconic Basses
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Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Most Iconic Basses

Verdine, Flea, Sheehan, Josephine and six other legends show us their favorite earth-rumblers!

Gallery: Bonnaroo 2017—U2’s Epic First U.S. Festival Headline Performance
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Gallery: Bonnaroo 2017—U2’s Epic First U.S. Festival Headline Performance

The Edge’s guitar playing blew our brains out. Besides that, here’s a glimpse of who played what on the farm, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Royal Blood, Kaleo, Umphrey’s McGee, and others in between.

All-Star Pedalboards 2017
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All-Star Pedalboards 2017

From classic-rock simplicity to indie-tweaker’s delight: Premier Guitar chronicles the most noteworthy stomp stations from last year’s Rig Rundowns.

Rig Rundown: Red Hot Chili Peppers [2017]
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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.

GALLERY: Lollapalooza 2016
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GALLERY: Lollapalooza 2016

Relive all the guitar highlights from one of the longest-running U.S. festivals that celebrated its silver anniversary with sun, fun, and tunes.

Fender Unveils the Flea Jazz Bass
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Fender Unveils the Flea Jazz Bass

A precise recreation of his classic Shell Pink ’61 Jazz bass.

Forgotten Heroes: Hillel Slovak
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Forgotten Heroes: Hillel Slovak

The first guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers helped pioneer a punk-funk-rock movement in ’80s L.A.

Dot Hacker: Psychic Friends Network
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Dot Hacker: Psychic Friends Network

Red Hot Chili Pepper Josh Klinghoffer and former Gnarls Barkley guitarist Clint Walsh talk about their chance meeting and the toys/tools used to create the gaze-prog fever dreams on their two new Dot Hacker albums, How’s Your Process (Work) and How’s Your Process (Play).

John Frusciante: War and Peace
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John Frusciante: War and Peace

The former Red Hot Chili Pepper opens up about his under-the-radar musical journey, why he traded his Strat for a Yamaha SG2000, and achieving artistic freedom via electronica.