Dave Navarro
Background information
Birth name	David Michael Navarro
Born	June 7, 1967 (1967-06-07) (age 41) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Alternative rock
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Vocals
Years active	1986 - present
Label(s)	Warner, Capitol
Associated acts	Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Deconstruction, The Panic Channel, Camp Freddy, Alanis Morissette
Website	www.6767.com
Notable instrument(s)
PRS Guitars Fender Stratocaster

David Michael Navarro (born June 7, 1967) is a guitarist who plays in the alternative rock group Jane's Addiction and has played in the past for Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Panic Channel. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Jane's Addiction is an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles California in 1985 Red Hot Chili Peppers are Deconstruction was a band formed by former Jane's Addiction members guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Eric Avery. This article is about the American band for the Japanese band see Panic Channel. Camp Freddy is a group of established musicians who play rock and roll covers at various shows around America Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1 1974 is a Canadian-born Singer-songwriter, Record producer, and Actress. PRS Guitars is an American guitar manufacturer based in Stevensville Maryland. The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Jane's Addiction is an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles California in 1985 Red Hot Chili Peppers are This article is about the American band for the Japanese band see Panic Channel. Navarro is a member of the cover band Camp Freddy. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Camp Freddy is a group of established musicians who play rock and roll covers at various shows around America

Contents 1 Personal life 1.1 Early life 1.2 Relationships 2 Professional career 2.1 Early career 2.2 1986-1993 2.3 1993-1998 2.4 1998-2002 2.5 2002-2007 3 Non-musical work 4 Equipment of choice 5 Discography 6 Footnotes 7 External links

Personal life

Early life

Navarro was born in Santa Monica, California, to James Raul Navarro and Constance Colleen Hopkins. Navarro's paternal grandfather was from Spain. He fled persecution during the Spanish uprisings in the 1940s. His mother Constance worked as a model, appearing on the television show Let's Make a Deal. Let's Make a Deal is a Television Game show which originated in the United States and has since been produced in many countries throughout the Navarro was the only person in his paternal family not to speak Spanish, as James and Constance divorced when he was 7 and he spent the majority of his time with his mother.

Connie Navarro was murdered by her boyfriend eight years after the divorce. Her killer was arrested in 1991,^[1] thanks to a viewer tip after Navarro appeared on the television series, America's Most Wanted. America's Most Wanted is an American TV show produced by 20th Century Fox, and is the longest-running program of any kind in the history After his mother's death he moved in with his father.

Navarro has two half-siblings on his father's side - two brothers, who are 27 and 31 years younger than him. He attended John Thomas Dye School in Bel Air, California and Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, where he first met Eric Avery. The John Thomas Dye School, nicknamed JTD, is an independent private Coeducational Nonsectarian elementary Day school located in the Bel-Air Bel Air is a wealthy and prominent faux-gated residential community in the Westside of the city of Los Angeles California, United States. For schools of the same name see Notre Dame High School Notre Dame High School (NDHS in Sherman Oaks Los Angeles California, is a co-ed Sherman Oaks is an 81-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. Eric Adam Avery (born April 25, 1965) is an American Musician, most famous for his co-creation of and for his role as the original Bassist ^[2] He attended junior high at St. Paul the Apostle Elementary School in West Los Angeles (where Sean Astin also attended).

Relationships

Navarro has been married and divorced three times. He married his first wife, make-up artist Tania Goddard, in a pagan ceremony in 1990 and his second wife, Rhian Gittins, in a civil ceremony on October 15, 1994. Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Navarro married model and actress Carmen Electra, on November 22, 2003. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. On July 17, 2006, Navarro and Electra announced their split to Star Magazine. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Star is a magazine specializing in celebrity gossip and scandals Navarro posted a message on his blog the following morning saying "I just want to say thanks for all of your love and support. I'm sure that you can understand that I wish to keep all personal matters private. " Electra filed for divorce on August 8, 2006. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Professional career

Early career

On his Instructional Guitar DVD Navarro tells how he started playing guitar at the age 7 after hearing a Jimi Hendrix song at a skate park. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles He formed his first band South Dakota Railroad in junior high. In high school, he formed the band Dizaztre with Stephen Perkins on drums and Rico Quevedo on bass and vocals. Stephen Andrew Perkins (born September 13, 1967) is an American Musician and Songwriter.

Navarro had also played a part in the modeling of the main character in the Prince of Persia series. Prince of Persia is an action-adventure Video game series created by Jordan Mechner. He is credited in the manual as being an inspiration for the character design, as well as the motion capture animations for the Prince.

1986-1993

Navarro joined the band Jane's Addiction in 1986 as the lead guitarist after he was recommended to vocalist Perry Farrell by drummer Perkins. Jane's Addiction is an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles California in 1985 Not to be confused with Pharrell Williams Perry Farrell (born Peretz Bernstein on March 29, 1959) is an American The band also featured Navarro's childhood friend Eric Avery on bass. The band became successful and was legendary in the alternative-rock music scene. Personal tensions, however, led to their breakup in 1991. The Lollapalooza festival tour was created by Farrell as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction. Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances

In 1993, Navarro formed Deconstruction with Avery on vocals and bass and Michael Murphy on drums, and the band put out one self-titled album in 1994. Deconstruction was a band formed by former Jane's Addiction members guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Eric Avery. Michael Murphy (actor (born 1938 American actor Michael Murphy (author (born 1930 American Integral Movement author and co-founder of the Esalen Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Rick Rubin was involved in the production and Gibby Haynes makes a guest appearance. They did not tour due to Avery's exhaustion after Jane's Addiction.

1993-1998

Navarro was asked to join the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1993 after the departure of John Frusciante. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) John Anthony Frusciante (pronounced) (born March 5 1970 is an American Guitarist, singer songwriter and record producer Navarro made his live debut with the band at the Woodstock '94 festival, where he and the rest of the band wore giant fake lightbulbs on their heads and one-piece silver suits for part of the set. Woodstock '94 was a Music festival organized in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival of 1969. ^[3] Navarro's only album with the Chili Peppers, One Hot Minute, was released in 1995 and received mixed reviews, though strong sales. One Hot Minute is the sixth studio album by American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 12 1995 on Warner Bros Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

After the band completed the promotional tour in support of the album, Navarro stated that he wanted to focus on his upcoming solo project, Spread (which included the Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith), and was not interested in recording and touring. Chadwick "Chad" Smith (born 25 October, 1961) is the Drummer of The Red Hot Chili Peppers. A planned EP by Spread, to be titled Rhimorse, and an album Unicorns & Rainbows: The Pelican, were rejected by Warner Bros. and after several attempts to find a record label, were left unreleased. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ^[2]

In 1997, Navarro reunited with Jane's Addiction for the Jane's Relapse tour, bringing along fellow Chili Pepper Flea, who replaced Avery after he refused to participate. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player Dave and Flea also appeared together as guests on Alanis Morissette's 1995 album Jagged Little Pill. Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1 1974 is a Canadian-born Singer-songwriter, Record producer, and Actress. Jagged Little Pill is the third Studio album (and the first to be released internationally by Canadian Singer and Songwriter

Navarro's tenure in the Red Hot Chili Peppers was marked by tension within the band. Some of the several sources for this tension included Navarro's vastly different outlook on life and Navarro's more traditional way of writing songs, as opposed to the Chili Peppers more jam oriented style. ^[4] These and other factors eventually led to his departure due to "creative differences". One of the main reasons for his departure was an incident where Navarro arrived at a band rehearsal clearly under the influence of drugs and eventually fell backwards over his own amp. ^[5]

1998-2002

In 1998, Marilyn Manson asked Navarro to play a guitar solo for Manson's song "I Don't Like The Drugs (But The Drugs Like Me)", which appears on the record Mechanical Animals, to which Navarro agreed. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969) better known by his Stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American Musician and " I Don't Like The Drugs (But The Drugs Like Me " is the second single taken from Marilyn Manson 's album Mechanical Animals. Mechanical Animals is Marilyn Manson 's third full-length album released on September 15, 1998. In addition to Manson, he also worked with Manson Mentor Trent Reznor on the Nine Inch Nails album Further Down The Spiral on the song 'Piggy(Nothing Can Stop Me Now'. Further Down the Spiral (also known as Halo 10 and Halo 10 V2) is a remix album by Nine Inch Nails released Navarro played bass and guitar in 1999 for the band Nancy Raygun. In 1999 Navarro played guitar for Guns N' Roses in the song "Oh My God" which appeared in the Soundtrack for End of Days. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Navarro also contributed work on the second album Hotel Paper from Michelle Branch, and played guitar in her first single "Are You Happy Now?". Michelle Jacquet Branch-Landau (born July 2, 1983) is an American Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist She made her He plays guitar on Fighter, sung by Christina Aguilera on the album Stripped, which was released in 2002. " Fighter " is the third single written by Christina Aguilera and Scott Storch for Aguilera's second album Stripped. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Stripped is the second English Studio album by American pop singer Christina Aguilera, released in 2002 Dave Navarro also made a musical guest appearance on the popular WB series Charmed in the episode titled "Size Matters".

On June 19, 2001, Navarro released his first and only solo album (as of 2007), entitled Trust No One. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Trust No One is the first Solo album by Dave Navarro, who is the guitarist for The Panic Channel, and a former guitarist for Jane's Much of the material was taken from the aborted Spread album. ^[2] The album features Navarro on vocals as well as guitar. Navarro's numerous personal problems, such as his mother's murder and his heroin addiction, make up the bulk of the album's lyrics, and contribute greatly to the dark tone of the album.

2002-2007

In 2002, Jane's Addiction again reunited and recorded a studio album, with Chris Chaney now playing bass. Following the release of Strays in 2003, Jane's Addiction went on a massive worldwide tour, which included an American tour as part of Lollapalooza 2003, which was only moderately successful. Strays is Jane's Addiction 's third studio album released July 22, 2003 through Capitol Records. Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances After the tour was completed, Navarro, Chaney, and Perkins posted a message on Navarro's site announcing that Jane's Addiction had broken up yet again, saying that "Sometimes the best creative relationships are the most combustible and they aren't meant to last forever".

In 2004, Navarro contributed his guitar ability on Dead Celebrity Status' debut album, Blood Music. Dead Celebrity Status is a Canadian hip-hop band. Rappers Yas Taalat and Bobby McIntosh formed a precursor group Project Wyze He played guitar on their lead single, "We Fall, We Fall. " Also in 2004, Navarro contributed his guitar work to Glenn Hughes's album Soul Mover. Glenn Hughes (born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England on August 21, 1951) is a Bassist and Vocalist Soul Mover is a studio album by former Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Trapeze vocalist/ bassist Glenn Hughes. He also performed additional guitar for "There For You" on Flyleaf's self-titled album in 2005. Flyleaf is an American alternative rock band that formed in the Belton Band history Early on Lacey Mosley started playing music Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 2005, Navarro began serving as co-host of the reality TV show Rock Star: INXS, alongside Brooke Burke. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Rock Star INXS was the first season of the Reality television show Rock Star where 15 contestants competed to become the lead vocalist for the Brooke Lisa Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American Television personality and model, known for hosting Wild During the competition to determine a new lead vocalist for INXS, the exposure and success of the show made Navarro's name much better known among mainstream music fans. INXS (pronounced "in excess" are an Australian rock and New Wave group Navarro returned to work on a new season of Rock Star called Rock Star: Supernova, which premiered in North America on July 5, 2006 and ended on September 13, 2006. Rock Star was a television series in which aspiring singers from all around the world compete to become the lead singer of a featured group Rock Star Supernova was the second season of the Reality television show Rock Star. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. They are forming the band Supernova which features Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses) on guitar, Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica) on bass and Tommy Lee from Mötley Crüe on drums with the lead singer, Lukas Rossi, having been selected at the end of the show's run. For the TV series through which the band was created see Rock Star Supernova. Gilby Clarke is a Guitarist and Record producer, born in Cleveland Ohio, on August 17, 1962. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek Michigan) is an American bassist best known as the former bassist of Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Tommy Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American Musician. Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Lukas Rossi (born December 21, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian rock musician and was the winner On the final episode, he committed to working with Rockstar: Supernova Runner-up Dilana Robichaux on her upcoming album. Rock Star Supernova was the second season of the Reality television show Rock Star. Dilana Robichaux is a singer songwriter and performer who lives in Los Angeles California.

In 2006, he focused his energies on his new band, The Panic Channel, which is made up of himself, Stephen Perkins and Chris Chaney of Jane's Addiction, and lead singer Steve Isaacs. This article is about the American band for the Japanese band see Panic Channel. Stephen Andrew Perkins (born September 13, 1967) is an American Musician and Songwriter. This article is about Chris Chaney ex-bass player of Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction is an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles California in 1985 Steve Isaacs has been a musician singer and songwriter since 1988 He also has started an Internet radio station called Spread Radio Live, where he hosts non-FCC regulated radio via the internet along with other hosts such as Electra, Messy Stench, Lisa & Johnny from Killola, and the SuicideGirls' Bee Jellyfish. Killola is a four-piece American rock band from Los Angeles consisting of Lisa Rieffel (lead vocals Mike Ball (guitar Dan Grody (drums SuicideGirls is a Website that features Softcore Pin-up -style photos and text profiles of goth, punk and indie-styled young

On May 17, 2007, the hourlong, weekly "Spread Entertainment" debuted on Navarro's website. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Navarro said he was attracted to doing a show on the Internet because of the lack of censorship. Navarro said that "I want to use the Internet to support artists and see things that are out there that other corporate structures aren't allowing us to see. It seems with satellite TV, the Internet, magazines -- there's almost so many options, and we're only seeing the same five things. "^[6][7]

Non-musical work

In addition to his musical work, Navarro has briefly appeared in two movies, Floundering (1994) and Uptown Girls (2003). Uptown Girls is a 2003 Drama directed by Boaz Yakin and adapted from the story by Allison Jacobs into screenplay by Julia Dahl Mo Ogrodnik Navarro also wrote a movie review column entitled "Movies & Crap" for Bikini magazine with his cousin Johnny (although they referred to themselves as brothers in the column). He has written for Details, Nylon, Ray Gun, and Us Weekly magazines and co-written a photo book entitled Don't Try This at Home. Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Nylon is an American Magazine which focuses on Pop culture and Fashion. Ray Gun was an American alternative Rock-and-roll Magazine, first published in 1992 in Santa Monica California. Us Weekly is a celebrity magazine originally founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, and acquired by Wenner Media in 1986 And he also has made several appearances on the television series Celebrity Poker Showdown, playing no-limit Texas Hold 'Em in support of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Celebrity Poker Showdown was a Celebrity Game show on the cable network Bravo. Texas hold 'em (also hold'em, holdem) is the most popular Poker game in the casinos and poker card rooms across North America and Europe The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation was founded in 1988 by Elizabeth Glaser, Susan DeLaurentis and Susie Zeegen

Navarro appeared on Punk'd with his third wife, Carmen Electra, after they were both punk'd by Ashton Kutcher during a hit-and-run chase. Punk'd is an American Hidden camera Practical joke Television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher Christopher Ashton Kutcher ( commonly known as Ashton Kutcher (born February 7 1978 is an American actor and former fashion model best known for playing Michael In 2002, he and Electra starred in Carmen and Dave: An MTV Love Story, a reality series documenting their courtship. Carmen and Dave An MTV Love Story (often written Carmen & Dave An MTV Love Story) was a Reality television show produced by Mark Doctrow ^[8] They returned to MTV in 2004 for another reality series, 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave, which focused on the events leading up to the couple's wedding. Til Death Do Us Part Carmen and Dave (often written Til Death Do Us Part Carmen + Dave or Til Death Do Us Part Carmen & Dave ^[9]

In 2005 Navarro was the host of the reality TV show "Rock Star" which featured the band INXS and 15 singer/songwriters trying to win a place on the band. INXS (pronounced "in excess" are an Australian rock and New Wave group In 2006 the show featured Rock Star Supernova. For the TV series through which the band was created see Rock Star Supernova.

Navarro is currently working on a drama program involving the police with his biographer, Neil Strauss^[10] and recently appeared as one of the judges of Miss Universe 2007 held on 28 May 2007 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. Neil Strauss (also known by his Pen names Style or Chris Powles) is an American Author, Journalist and Ghostwriter Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant was won by Riyo Mori of Japan. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

Navarro has just completed his directorial debut, a pornographic film entitled "Broken" starring Sasha Grey. Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer Sasha Grey (born March 14, 1988, in Sacramento, California) "Broken" was released in September 2007 by Tera Patrick's production company, Teravision. Linda Ann Hopkins (born July 25 1976 in Great Falls Montana) known professionally as Tera Patrick, is an American Pornographic actress.

Navarro is featured in Liam Kyle Sullivan's "Kelly" Let Me Borrow That Top video, as a tattoo artist. Liam Kyle Sullivan (born July 17, 1973 in Norfolk, Massachusetts) is an American Comedian and Actor.

He has guest starred on an episode of Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job as himself, where his name is heavily misspelled, even after corrections. Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! is an American Television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which

Dave Navarro is mentioned in the "Blue Harvest" episode of Family Guy where Obiwan uses his Jedi Mind Trick to tell the Stormtrooper Bouncer that he is a friend of Dave Navarro so they can get into the Cantina. "Blue Harvest" is the Emmy -nominated hour-long premiere to the sixth season of the FOX series Family Guy. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other

Navarro is a spokesperson for New Balance athletic shoes.

Dave is currently one of the hosts on "Camp Freddy Radio" which can be heard on L. A. and O. C. 's Indy Radio 103. 1 FM on Saturdays from 6PM - 8PM.

Navarro had a cameo in the 2008 documentary, "Super High Me". Super High Me is a 2007 documentary about the effects of smoking Marijuana non-stop for 30 days

Navarro was a guest on Fox TV's "Mad TV" on May 17, 2008

Equipment of choice

During the first few years of Jane's Addiction, Dave played a black Gibson Les Paul. MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad. The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s Around the time of the band's major label debut Nothing's Shocking in 1988, he played Ibanez RG series guitars, including one custom painted with the album cover art. Nothing's Shocking is Jane's Addiction 's first studio album (the self-titled debut is a live recording Ibanez (ˈaɪbænɛz or /aɪˈbænɛz/ is a Guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki and based in Nagoya Aichi, Japan. He is seen in the film "Gift" and the "Stop" video playing a blue Ibanez RG, which suggests it was used in the recording of the album Ritual de lo Habitual. Ritual de lo Habitual is Jane's Addiction 's second studio album released on August 21, 1990 on Warner Brothers. During the 1990 Ritual tour, he primarily played a custom-shaped single cutaway gold Ibanez. In Guitar construction a cutaway is an indentation in the body of the instrument adjacent to the neck of the instrument designed to allow easier access to the upper

Dave began using PRS Guitars on the Lollapalooza tour in 1991. PRS Guitars is an American guitar manufacturer based in Stevensville Maryland. Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances His signature model white PRS is now his number one stage guitar. He has several models in his regular stage and studio rig.

He used a Parker Fly Deluxe for the Chili Peppers days during the live versions of "My Friends". Parker Guitars is an American manufacturer of Electric guitars and basses, started by Luthier Ken Parker in the early 90s He used it for its super clean tones that would sound almost identical to an acoustic. Dave also openly admits that "It's one of the ugliest guitars I've ever seen", as quoted from the Dave Navarro instructional DVD.

During this era, Dave went with a more treble based guitar in the Fender Stratocaster. The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares He had several in his possession. All of them were a 3 single coil pattern but he also had a Modulus Stratocaster made. A single coil pickup is a type of magnetic Transducer for the Electric guitar and the electric bass.

Dave has also been seen playing Gibson Les Pauls, Kramer (Van Halen Signature) Guitars, Fender Telecasters, Takamine Acoustic 12 strings, and even a Squier Hello Kitty Stratocaster given to him by Carmen. The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s Kramer Guitars is an American manufacturer of Electric guitars and basses Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (born January 26 1955 is a Dutch Guitarist, Keyboardist, Songwriter and producer The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. pronounced tock-a-mee-neh is a Japanese Guitar manufacturer based in Nakatsugawa Gifu, Japan. Squier is a second-line brand of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. The Hello Kitty Stratocaster is an original series of Affinity Stratocaster Electric guitar made by Squier ( Fender)

Dave previously used a vintage Marshall JCM800, but now plays through 2 Marshall JCM900 amplifiers which are dubbed Tanjerine and Peach. Marshall Amplification is a British company which designs and manufactures music amplifiers. Marshall Amplification is a British company which designs and manufactures music amplifiers. For large gigs he will also use a Marshall Mode 4 for clean tones. In the studio he is also commonly known to use a Vox AC30 for cleans and a Bogner Uberschall for dirty tones.

With effects, Dave prefers BOSS. Boss is a manufacturer of Effects pedals for Electric guitar and Bass guitar. He uses a BOSS Octave Pedal, 2 BOSS DD3 Digital Delays, a BOSS Turbo distortion for extra volume during soloing, A Dunlop Cry baby Wah Pedal, Marshall Footswitch, and several others.

Discography

With Jane's Addiction

• 1987 Jane's Addiction
• 1988 Nothing's Shocking
• 1990 Ritual de lo Habitual
• 1997 Kettle Whistle
• 2003 Strays
• 2006 Up From the Catacombs - The Best of

With Deconstruction

• 1994 Deconstruction

With Red Hot Chili Peppers

• 1995 One Hot Minute

Solo

• 1995 Rhimorse (Unreleased)
• 2001 Trust No One

With The Panic Channel

• 2006 (ONe)

Footnotes

External links

• Official site
• Dave Navarro at the Internet Movie Database
• Dave Navarro is God Fan site
• Dave Navarro interview January 2008
• Dave Navarro's Spread on maniaTV.com
• Dave Navarro's Guitars photo gallery
• PRS Guitars Dave Navarro Signature model

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