0:13 Excellent picking technique. All wrist no arm. Listen to how crazy fast the pick is striking back and forth, almost like he's tremolo picking one string at a high bpm except he's alternating between 2 strings. His technical ability is definitely top tier for someone who's playing isn't centered around metal.
Those lists always suck. Doesn't matter who makes them; once you get to that level of playing I don't think it really works to line guitarists up like that.
I love how he can quite clearly shred (he didn't seem to be tapping too), but he still chooses to be humble and mature about his skills and play what he wants even though he can probably play well beyond the expectations most have for him.
Also, his chords voicings are very meticulously thought out, not just done by feel. He went through a period during By The Way where he was studying composers like Charles Mingus and Stravinsky. He learned how to effectively use and voice chords that are more rare for rock players to know how to do (like diminished/half diminished, augmented, alternate, and sus2/sus2). His playing around that time was brilliant because it was very minimalistic, yet very complex in thought and execution.
ive never heard a bad thing about fruiscante except in one video they said he's not 'known for being technical' although they followed it up with examples of extremely technical riffs like snow
What I really like about John's playing is his attack and rhythmic timing. So many shredders put all their time into making every note sound the same because fluidity is their goal. Shredding just feels likes drones; no new ideas since the 80's. John actually slows it down and chooses how he's going to attack individual notes and how he's going to time them (see Strip My Mind). That takes way more thought and planning than just repeating licks from your practice.
Most guitarists compared to what? I’ve been playing since I was 15, and do not consider myself a “professional” player and I can play better than him. He’d a great song writer and talented over all musician. Perfect for RHCP. But his guitar skills are not that amazing.
@@K3vinK His guitar skills are phenomenal for how he uses them, especially in a sense of creating ACTUAL music instead of blubbering about how you can play a few licks that "sound" better than his overall career of guitar playing. Navarro fan, go figure.
Im a fan of both Frusciante and Navarro. I own everything both have produced musically. Frusciante is a great song writer. Just not a phenomenal guitar player.
he's so freaking underrated. i can't believe it. this is the best guitarist that ever existed, i don't care if people argue with me, it's me opinion. he's amazing *bows down*
For sure among the top three guitarists that ever lived! To find someone else as good as him in capturing so many feelings in his guitar i have to look back at Hendrix and BB King...
Sometimes I feel bombed that people judge John for this particular guitar solo. Since when has playing guitar been about soloing only? This man has a lot of amazing guitar parts which he contributed to the history of recorded music. He's not a shredder, so obviously shred fans won't be impressed by his soloing. It's his creative and original compositions which gives him the credit he deserves, he's not overrated. Also, he never solos the same twice, which is awesome. Emotion > technique.
People tend to think that what they look for in guitar technique is correct. So, they think that guitarists who don't have that "correct" version of technique are weaker players. But I think that a truly insightful person knows how to extract value from something, regardless of their personal preferences. And you can find a positive comment from just about anyone who's played with John. RZA, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Dave Gahan, Stephen Perkins...
The best thing about Frusciante is his combination of passion, skill, style, devotion, ambition, he's a cool fella, his ability to work with othe rmusicians and his undergroundness mixed with being a stadium guitarist. tl:dr Frusciante is a god.
John's best and most unique quality has ALWAYS been his feel. Plenty of guitarists can play this fast at the highest level, but John's one of the few who can make the notes really speak to you and come up with a solo or an accent that may not be complicated but it'll be PERFECT for the song and just slay you right there. The technical skill involved in it is nearly irrelevant, because that the feel is the true purpose of playing music...IMHO.
you know... these photos and videos of hendrix or frusciante as they play the guitar... it's like they're having a gasm of sorts. but when I see many guitarists shredding they look like they're gonna explode from overheating. When it's sensibly used speed too has its rightful place in music but not all the darned time or every opportunity one can. it's the same with those power vocals, they call them that, I suppose... I'm like, cool, you can go across hell knows how many octaves with vibrato and all but where's the melody? where's the idiosyncracy in your voice, breath and gasp and explode and fade and croak and talk and growl and scream and hum and whisper and sigh... where's any of that?
You just gotta check it out, you cant get your mind in that position where your judging each song for what you can get out of it. Just gotta listen to them for what they are and there basically good sounds and good vibes. John and the rest of the band pour there heart into every song, so even if you dont like something atleast its not offensive cause they were being true to the loving feelings that they were feeling.
He's not a technical wonder,but he's all heart and that's what it's about.It's all about what you got to say and knowing how to "talk",John does this so well,2-3 notes from him speaks volumes and he knows where to "do it". It's rare to see a musician have so many of those "wow" moments in the course of a song, he just takes you places and that's what music is about,taking the listener where you are as a musician and bring them into your world.Not many can do this,it's not about 100's of notes;)
stop hating on Jimmy did y'all write anything decent ???no. exactly . He's living life better than y'all so fuck off you haters . And and to those who actually appreciate Jimmy and John this is not towards y'all.
Succession of triad arpeggios using thirds and fifths. It's a different profession, but I've noticed when most people hear guitarists do it the first frame of reference is the Power Rangers theme.
John Frusciante is a fine guitarist. He's got a great sense of phrasing and his chops are solid all the way around. By far my favorite Chili Peppers guitarist. His work on Blood Sugar Sex Magick influenced me a great deal, as this music came out at a time when fusions between black and white styles was just getting started. John Frusciante did his small part to make that happen. A good musician, with a formidable improvisational ability.
Jimi hendrix, Jimmy Page, John Frusciante. All of which werent known for there precision of the note. Its about the feeling of the notes not the technique. Playing fast sounds cool an all. But ide much rather have all the notes mean something, then just a group of them.
I don't understand why you all say he isn't that good technically. Technically he is a lot better than Jimi Hendrix but still has the musicality that Hendrix had. (Yes i know Jimi Hendrix is the most influential guitarist ever.) John Frusciante practiced 10 to 15 hours a day so he is obviously very good technically.
people think he doesnt play technically because he cant, but its cause he doesnt want to. i know a dozen 15 year olds that have been playing a few years and can play Metallica songs and shred and stuff. pretty sure a man who has played for almost 40 years can do that shit too...just doesnt sound good to him
It's improvisation, people. They aren't thinking to themselves "I'm going to play this, then this, then that, then do a wammy right there and then finish with a rake". No, it's just flowing out, off the cuff, on the spot.
@@K3vinK When's the last time you listened to Hendrix? John right here is far more articulate than Hendrix. John is a lot more accurate and a lot faster.
stone cold bush opened my eyes to another way of thinking about the guitar -- first time I heard it I was like "WHAT was THAT?!?!?" JF has carried the torch of Hillel with respect but also in his own right thanks fichoo for posting
Love frusciante, I've been a fan for many years and I love him most for his songwriting, singing and chordal work. There is nothing at all special about what he's doing here. All of this is total run of the mill pentatonic licks repeated over and over again distorted with a wah pedal and with an open string run descending in e minor pentatonic back up to the same pentatonic stuff. I am not at all hating but unless you're a guitarist and can REALLY evaluate what he's doing you shouldn't be talking. He's a fantastic player but anyone who's learned some classic pentatonic licks can do this
That would have been cool if Omar from Mars Volt, joined the red hots and went under the tutelage of Flea and Chad. Rather than this Josh character....
Josh had been playing with them for a while when John quit. He was with them om the stadium arcadium tour. John picked Josh to replace him, they are close friends..no reason to hate on Josh
I shouldnt have said John picked him to replace him. I just meant that JOHN is the one that brought him into the band. He is the reason Klinghoffer has anything to do with RHCP.
Frusciante's solo in "I could of lied" 1999 around the world tour dvd is emotion! The studio version of that particular song is also screaming with emotion.
Don't assume that I just casually listen to him. He's the one that actually got me into playing electric guitar (songs like Dani California etc) and I've listened to his solo records. One of my favorite songs from him is Past Recedes.
@remoman please point us in the direction of another how to solo video playing in these "boxes"? im not gonna argue with you on talented played ive seen both JF and jeff beck live. but there is something other worldly about johns playing, he can play one note and you feel exactly what he is feeling its crazy.
Thanks! I think a lot of people out there have a very singular view about what guitar playing should be and when they see a player like John, who spent most of his guitar playing career trying to be the antithesis of that, they just don't really get it. It just comes from an open-mindedness to understand guitar playing outside of the common, linear path to virtuosity.
I agree. A lot of players (mainly shredders) do treat soloing as the sole function of guitar playing and virtually ignore the complexity of the whole other side of of guitar playing, which is rhythm. John Frusciante's rhythm playing just has a depth that few guitar players try to aspire to because they're too busy trying to prove who can throw the most licks together.
I agree. Rhoads had a brilliant mind for making that kind of guitar playing go somewhere. Too many people only want to copy what he did technically, but don't pay attention to what he did musically.
i dont understand how anyone can dislike this? maybe they hate guitars, music, or they hate admitting that the chili peppers had the best guitarist alive
Randy Rhoads was also one of those who could blend technical skills with feel. Thats why in my humble opinion he should be also at the top 100 players !
That's because everybody had slow playing/musicality/emotion covered in the 60's and 70's. People wanted to be technical in the 80's because it was something new to electric guitar playing. It was something new to that type of music. Utilizing speed does not mean one loses emotion/musicality.
@gleventhal Agreed. Playing guitar and being a successful artist is more than just about technical skills on an instrument. Frusciante has the ability to be true to his own ideas of what he wants to be creative about, and this is what connects people to his energy and talent. He just happens to be fricking awesome at the technical stuff aswell!
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0:13 Excellent picking technique. All wrist no arm. Listen to how crazy fast the pick is striking back and forth, almost like he's tremolo picking one string at a high bpm except he's alternating between 2 strings. His technical ability is definitely top tier for someone who's playing isn't centered around metal.
Don't get #rekt exactly, and also his string skipping is on point
Dom Reed slop
practice my man
@Bryce Thibodeaux what does he have to do with anything? Just because Rhandy was technical does it mean that others can't too?
@@K3vinK just like your commenting style
You do realise this man with "some potential" has been rated the 18th best guitar player ever
He should be top 10 imo
Those lists always suck. Doesn't matter who makes them; once you get to that level of playing I don't think it really works to line guitarists up like that.
Just now voted #1 from the past 2 decades ❤
I love how he can quite clearly shred (he didn't seem to be tapping too), but he still chooses to be humble and mature about his skills and play what he wants even though he can probably play well beyond the expectations most have for him.
he can tap. I'm pretty sure I saw him tap, I cannot remember which video though
he taps in pritty little ditty in japan 1990
@@korkunctheterrible4302 There's a tapping part in Don't forget me
@@korkunctheterrible4302 all throughout ‘89-‘90 he taps! if you’d like to see some videos i can send you some. he’s amazing.
the little silences in between notes can be part of music too:pppp
Also, his chords voicings are very meticulously thought out, not just done by feel. He went through a period during By The Way where he was studying composers like Charles Mingus and Stravinsky. He learned how to effectively use and voice chords that are more rare for rock players to know how to do (like diminished/half diminished, augmented, alternate, and sus2/sus2). His playing around that time was brilliant because it was very minimalistic, yet very complex in thought and execution.
I think he picks up the guitar and goes, this sounds good.
@@Harrisabd the last album has some very odd chord progressions, i doubt it is by accident
i honestly believe that a part of hendrix was reincarnated in frusciante..
50% live in john frusciante and the others live in srv
tom meakins John Frusciante was born the year that Jimi Hendrix died. Spooky cool fact! 1970
+Lex Thistlethwaite Hendrix died in September 1970, John was born in March ;)
Yes
Because he ripped off Hendrix’s tone and playing style? He’s not as good as Hendrix was.
I love this man, amazing guitar player and song writer
And singer :)
wtf is with all the hate on john frusciante hes an amazing guitarist
mesut-bambaclut-ozil I don’t hate Frusciante. Its not Frusciante hate. It’s his FANBOY EXAGGERATING hate.
@@K3vinK Fanboys are everywhere, shouldn't dictate your own objective opinions though.
Indeed! He is the GREAT FRUSCIANTE❤️
ive never heard a bad thing about fruiscante except in one video they said he's not 'known for being technical' although they followed it up with examples of extremely technical riffs like snow
@@ToppaliniTube lol
What I really like about John's playing is his attack and rhythmic timing. So many shredders put all their time into making every note sound the same because fluidity is their goal. Shredding just feels likes drones; no new ideas since the 80's. John actually slows it down and chooses how he's going to attack individual notes and how he's going to time them (see Strip My Mind). That takes way more thought and planning than just repeating licks from your practice.
wow, he really make s his guitar talk.
That was nothing compared to other stuff he's shown off. And it was still better than most guitarists by far
Also, nice Hendrix sound he got
Most guitarists compared to what? I’ve been playing since I was 15, and do not consider myself a “professional” player and I can play better than him.
He’d a great song writer and talented over all musician. Perfect for RHCP. But his guitar skills are not that amazing.
@@K3vinK Upload a video of you playing anything, anything.
@@K3vinK His guitar skills are phenomenal for how he uses them, especially in a sense of creating ACTUAL music instead of blubbering about how you can play a few licks that "sound" better than his overall career of guitar playing. Navarro fan, go figure.
Im a fan of both Frusciante and Navarro. I own everything both have produced musically. Frusciante is a great song writer. Just not a phenomenal guitar player.
he's so freaking underrated. i can't believe it. this is the best guitarist that ever existed, i don't care if people argue with me, it's me opinion. he's amazing *bows down*
I would love to make my wife scream like that Fender !!!!
He's one of the most under-rated guitarists of all time. His solo work is worth listening. Even his 11 solo albums are X.
For sure among the top three guitarists that ever lived! To find someone else as good as him in capturing so many feelings in his guitar i have to look back at Hendrix and BB King...
Frusciante for ever!
Hendrix is number one but Frusciante defenitly is the number two.
Love him.
I can definitely hear the Hendrix influence. Good stuff.
The white Hendrix.
Jack Toss thats mr. Blackmore you are talking about
Jacklight Baptism Hendrix dont has it
that would be Robin Trower you are talking about
I think that's SRV
Wait hendrix was black
That guitar got wet
I like how he blends in with the sofa.
i like the fact that he is almost camouflaged with the couch
Don't worry bout him being"TECHNICAL" he is probly the best of this era.
crazy skill, crazy sound, brilliant artist
He is SO underrated!
underrated where lol....wow
Sometimes I feel bombed that people judge John for this particular guitar solo. Since when has playing guitar been about soloing only? This man has a lot of amazing guitar parts which he contributed to the history of recorded music. He's not a shredder, so obviously shred fans won't be impressed by his soloing. It's his creative and original compositions which gives him the credit he deserves, he's not overrated. Also, he never solos the same twice, which is awesome. Emotion > technique.
People tend to think that what they look for in guitar technique is correct. So, they think that guitarists who don't have that "correct" version of technique are weaker players. But I think that a truly insightful person knows how to extract value from something, regardless of their personal preferences.
And you can find a positive comment from just about anyone who's played with John. RZA, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Dave Gahan, Stephen Perkins...
That was recommended for me and it was so good I forgot why I got into youtube in the first place
John says that usually his practice consists of learning his favorite records.
thank you Universe for John Frusciante
I love John. And is that the same shirt he was wearing in the Hump De Bump video?
Yes
The best thing about Frusciante is his combination of passion, skill, style, devotion, ambition, he's a cool fella, his ability to work with othe rmusicians and his undergroundness mixed with being a stadium guitarist.
tl:dr Frusciante is a god.
That is so who I developed a style from.
John's best and most unique quality has ALWAYS been his feel. Plenty of guitarists can play this fast at the highest level, but John's one of the few who can make the notes really speak to you and come up with a solo or an accent that may not be complicated but it'll be PERFECT for the song and just slay you right there. The technical skill involved in it is nearly irrelevant, because that the feel is the true purpose of playing music...IMHO.
pra mim o maior de todos os tempos!!!john frusciante show...uou👊👍👊👍👊👍👊👍
So good! HENDRIX LEVEL GOOD. 🤘🎸
When the intellectual(technical) part of guitar playing overrides the spiritual, you don’t get to extreme heights-jf
you know... these photos and videos of hendrix or frusciante as they play the guitar... it's like they're having a gasm of sorts.
but when I see many guitarists shredding they look like they're gonna explode from overheating. When it's sensibly used speed too has its rightful place in music but not all the darned time or every opportunity one can. it's the same with those power vocals, they call them that, I suppose... I'm like, cool, you can go across hell knows how many octaves with vibrato and all but where's the melody? where's the idiosyncracy in your voice, breath and gasp and explode and fade and croak and talk and growl and scream and hum and whisper and sigh... where's any of that?
I love this man
Fender Statocaster! Awesome!
Happy Birthday john!!!
You just gotta check it out, you cant get your mind in that position where your judging each song for what you can get out of it. Just gotta listen to them for what they are and there basically good sounds and good vibes. John and the rest of the band pour there heart into every song, so even if you dont like something atleast its not offensive cause they were being true to the loving feelings that they were feeling.
Lol you copied what John Frusciante himself said on the boat in Amsterdam in the interview in Funky Monks.
he is perfection
Jimi Hendrix's long lost son
My inspiration....reason i picked up a damn guitar
He's not a technical wonder,but he's all heart and that's what it's about.It's all about what you got to say and knowing how to "talk",John does this so well,2-3 notes from him speaks volumes and he knows where to "do it". It's rare to see a musician have so many of those "wow" moments in the course of a song, he just takes you places and that's what music is about,taking the listener where you are as a musician and bring them into your world.Not many can do this,it's not about 100's of notes;)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Can I be John Frusciante"
" No you can't"
" Why not?"
"There is only one God"
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN
John shreds like jimmy page
But ten times times less mistakes
+Minemilx which still means about 10 a minute
jbal695 XD That's right. I guess we'll say 20 times less mistakes then
you mean sloppy as hell?
stop hating on Jimmy did y'all write anything decent ???no. exactly . He's living life better than y'all so fuck off you haters . And and to those who actually appreciate Jimmy and John this is not towards y'all.
any video with john frusciante in it is amazing
any tab??
LITERALLY!
Hendrix just twitched in his grave.
This is true. It's definitely key to be largely familiar with a players body of work to really have an accurate sense their style and abilities.
What Amplifier is he using?
lol GL
Marshall JCM800
so clean
0:20-0:28 sounds like the power rangers theme song
Succession of triad arpeggios using thirds and fifths. It's a different profession, but I've noticed when most people hear guitarists do it the first frame of reference is the Power Rangers theme.
John Frusciante is a fine guitarist. He's got a great sense of phrasing and his chops are solid all the way around. By far my favorite Chili Peppers guitarist. His work on Blood Sugar Sex Magick influenced me a great deal, as this music came out at a time when fusions between black and white styles was just getting started. John Frusciante did his small part to make that happen. A good musician, with a formidable improvisational ability.
James Kirk Cobain Plis.. hahahahahaha
Ladies and Gentleman JOHN FRUSCIANTE!!!! ❤️
Jimi hendrix, Jimmy Page, John Frusciante.
All of which werent known for there precision of the note. Its about the feeling of the notes not the technique. Playing fast sounds cool an all. But ide much rather have all the notes mean something, then just a group of them.
Happy Birthday John! :D
I don't understand why you all say he isn't that good technically. Technically he is a lot better than Jimi Hendrix but still has the musicality that Hendrix had. (Yes i know Jimi Hendrix is the most influential guitarist ever.) John Frusciante practiced 10 to 15 hours a day so he is obviously very good technically.
people think he doesnt play technically because he cant, but its cause he doesnt want to. i know a dozen 15 year olds that have been playing a few years and can play Metallica songs and shred and stuff. pretty sure a man who has played for almost 40 years can do that shit too...just doesnt sound good to him
PCMESS That' exactly what i think as well!
It's improvisation, people. They aren't thinking to themselves "I'm going to play this, then this, then that, then do a wammy right there and then finish with a rake". No, it's just flowing out, off the cuff, on the spot.
Technically better than Hendrix? Ahahaha
@@K3vinK When's the last time you listened to Hendrix? John right here is far more articulate than Hendrix. John is a lot more accurate and a lot faster.
i love hos passionted he is. he's a gift to music
He has too much emotion in his playing for speed metal...
stone cold bush opened my eyes to another way of thinking about the guitar -- first time I heard it I was like "WHAT was THAT?!?!?"
JF has carried the torch of Hillel with respect but also in his own right
thanks fichoo for posting
Love frusciante, I've been a fan for many years and I love him most for his songwriting, singing and chordal work. There is nothing at all special about what he's doing here. All of this is total run of the mill pentatonic licks repeated over and over again distorted with a wah pedal and with an open string run descending in e minor pentatonic back up to the same pentatonic stuff. I am not at all hating but unless you're a guitarist and can REALLY evaluate what he's doing you shouldn't be talking. He's a fantastic player but anyone who's learned some classic pentatonic licks can do this
True but none of them can play with the emotional ability like john.
This right here. And even then it is mediocre pentatonic playing at that.
GENIUS
That would have been cool if Omar from Mars Volt, joined the red hots and went under the tutelage of Flea and Chad. Rather than this Josh character....
Josh had been playing with them for a while when John quit. He was with them om the stadium arcadium tour. John picked Josh to replace him, they are close friends..no reason to hate on Josh
What are you talking about? John didn't pick Josh to replace him. JF had nothing to do with the decision.
I shouldnt have said John picked him to replace him. I just meant that JOHN is the one that brought him into the band. He is the reason Klinghoffer has anything to do with RHCP.
richard dietl nah shit comment
PCMESS lol he's been touring with them since Californication
exactly. genius like this isn't scripted or rehearsed. he just lets it out
This man is the reason I own a Fender Strat
Great musician
No technique can beat that. Soul is the most important thing in music !
My god.. John is the Ryan Styles of guitar. A master of improv
I wanna see a Ryan and John collab
Frusciante's solo in "I could of lied" 1999 around the world tour dvd is emotion! The studio version of that particular song is also screaming with emotion.
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Yeah, he is. I don't know what it is though, but in the beginning you can hear him turn it on before he goes at it.
Out of all the guitars in the world this should be made as a signature replica by fender!
John is not the most technical guitarist but he always seems to play just what is right to make the song sound great!
Strong evidence of his otherwise obscured Randy Rhoads influence!
BRING IT ON, JOHNNY ! BRING IT ON !
you gotta have an inner life to understand frusciante, if you live on the outside of yourself you never will...
Anyhow, thanks for sharing this video. I thoroughly enjoyed it! Have a great night! :)
ita amazing what a person like him can make with a guitar
Don't assume that I just casually listen to him. He's the one that actually got me into playing electric guitar (songs like Dani California etc) and I've listened to his solo records. One of my favorite songs from him is Past Recedes.
@remoman please point us in the direction of another how to solo video playing in these "boxes"? im not gonna argue with you on talented played ive seen both JF and jeff beck live. but there is something other worldly about johns playing, he can play one note and you feel exactly what he is feeling its crazy.
Thanks! I think a lot of people out there have a very singular view about what guitar playing should be and when they see a player like John, who spent most of his guitar playing career trying to be the antithesis of that, they just don't really get it. It just comes from an open-mindedness to understand guitar playing outside of the common, linear path to virtuosity.
the holy grail of guitars...
I agree. A lot of players (mainly shredders) do treat soloing as the sole function of guitar playing and virtually ignore the complexity of the whole other side of of guitar playing, which is rhythm. John Frusciante's rhythm playing just has a depth that few guitar players try to aspire to because they're too busy trying to prove who can throw the most licks together.
I agree. Rhoads had a brilliant mind for making that kind of guitar playing go somewhere. Too many people only want to copy what he did technically, but don't pay attention to what he did musically.
really amazing skill...!
i dont understand how anyone can dislike this? maybe they hate guitars, music, or they hate admitting that the chili peppers had the best guitarist alive
Randy Rhoads was also one of those who could blend technical skills with feel. Thats why in my humble opinion he should be also at the top 100 players !
Amazing frusciante
just.... wow.
whew....amazing
I wish he played more technical stuff like this in the Chilli Peppers, but he is one of the best guitarists alive. Good show
That's because everybody had slow playing/musicality/emotion covered in the 60's and 70's. People wanted to be technical in the 80's because it was something new to electric guitar playing. It was something new to that type of music. Utilizing speed does not mean one loses emotion/musicality.
you can hear and see it. That should be more than enough.
@gleventhal Agreed. Playing guitar and being a successful artist is more than just about technical skills on an instrument. Frusciante has the ability to be true to his own ideas of what he wants to be creative about, and this is what connects people to his energy and talent. He just happens to be fricking awesome at the technical stuff aswell!
sooooooo goooooood!!!!!!
Good point Kakaxxx222, its not because he can do it, its because he wants to.