Electric Guitars

dave_prs_1.jpgPRS Dave Navarro Signature Custom 24

Carved maple top with mahogany back
25" scale length mahogany
24-fret neck with rosewood fretboard
Mother of Pearl bird inlays
Neck carve - wide thin
PRS tremolo
PRS 14:1 Phase II low mass locking tuners
Gold hardware
Custom "Dave Navarro" truss rod cover
HFS treble and Vintage bass pickups
Volume and push/pull tone control
3-way toggle pickup selector
Finishes - Jet White

I have several of these, each with it's own sound and personality. As a result of the different tunings we use from song to song, I have two in standard tuning, one with a dropped "D" and one with a top secret special tuning. A few of them still have a cheat sheet with chord changes taped on them from when I did a performance with Jay-Z.

In addition my "main" PRS collection, also have a Gibson Flying V, Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, John 5 signature Fender Telecaster (which was from a trade for a signature Navarro PRS), Vox Teardrop, EVH Charvel (Christmas gift from Carmen), Fender Strat and a ton of other stuff in my arsenal. In most cases, I go with a white and gold hardware scheme.

Acoustic Guitars

dave_prs_1.jpgYamaha Dave Navarro Signature Model LLX6

I wanted to stay with my all white guitar theme, so Yamaha made me a white acoustic with all kinds of rad specifications. I really like how white "pops" on stage and changes color under the lights. I had black binding added as a nice detail as well as having the interior painted black. Nothing worse than an all white and black guitar with a wood finish under the strings. I went with a pearl-esque tuning peg to keep the white theme going and placed star inlays along the ebony fretboard. The result? Rad Black & White contrast style. Oh yeah. I had Yamaha put my old Spread unicorn logo on the headstock instead of my name. It just felt classier. Plus, it's the same logo I have tattooed on my right forearm.

Amplification

Marshall AmplifiersMarshall JCM 900
Marshall Mode 4

For smaller clubs I use the JCM 900 with the built in channel switching system. When playing in larger venues, I combine the two, using the 900 for the dirty sound and the Mode 4 for the clean sound with an a/b box on the floor for switching between the two. Because of the high output of the PRS pickups I use, I find that at louder volumes, the Mode 4 will produce a cleaner sound than the 900.

Effects

Boss Effects2 Boss Digital Delay pedals (set at different speeds)
Boss Octave
Boss Super Chorus
Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Cry Baby (The Hendrix model seems to have a wider "sweep" than the original models.)