Frusciante´s secret tool

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Listening to the isolated guitar tracks I realised that he used his analog chorus pedals (Boss and DOD) AN AWFUL LOT during the recording of the legendary BSSM album both clean and with distortion and fuzz. I know that album inside out ever since I bought it in 1991 and I never noticed how often (and well) he used this now not-so-popular effect. Many people think chorus pedals are 80´s pure cheese.... the BSSM album is anything but... still, what do you reckon?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgxfo-cVu0g

[lulusg]

And all those Moog pedals too, but that's a more recent addition

[5F6-A]

I have found out that my old Japanese Arion SCH-1 sounds great for drier, subtler Frusciante -esque swirly stuff with the following settings:
0% rate, 20-25% depth and a 60% tone. Almost imperceptible until you switch it off!! The Arion is a very good sounding pedal in the style of the DOD FX65 and to a point, the BOSS CH-2. Not like the more recent BOSS chorus pedals...