Red Hot Chili Peppers – I'm with You

In this video, Chad's drum tech Chris Warren talks about his acrylic kit:

"So this is Chad’s new touring “I’m With You” drum kit. A very custom kit from Pearl. As you can see it’s an acrylic see-through kit, which you’re not gonna find on any shelf in any drum shop anytime soon. This is a very custom drum set for Chad. He came up with the idea, he called up the folks at Pearl and said, “I’d like a clear drum set please!” And they were happy enough to oblige him. And they’ve really done an outstanding job, it’s one of the best sounding acrylic kits I’ve ever heard. AND the fact that the Chili Peppers logo is frosted into each drum in sort of a random pattern is just so cool. Chad loves it, and it sounds great."

According to Pearl's Artist page, the kit consists of: 24x16 Bass Drum, 12x8 Tom, 14x14 Floor Tom, 16x16 Floor Tom

At 1:26 into this video, Chad Smith's drum tech Chris Warren says, "We have an Adams Professional model timpani, and it sounds great. Its sort of a tipping of the hat to John Bonham, it’s cool, he really works it into drum fills and stuff. It’s very cool."

At 3:38 into this video of Chad Smith's kit, his tech shows the Gon Bops Red Cowbell Chad uses.

Chad's drum tech Chris Warren shows Chad Smith's drumset, which includes the LP Jam Block that you can see at 3:38 into the video.

Chad Smith's drum tech Chris Warren talks about this Sensitone Elite snare at 0:52 in this video walkthrough of Chad's kit.

At 1:51 into this video, Chad Smith's drum tech Chris Warren talks about Chad's 19” AA Rock Crash.

At 1:55 into this video, Chris Warren mentions Chad Smith's Sabian 20” AA Rock Crash.

1:57 into this video, Chad Smith's drum tech Chris Warren mentions Chad's 21” Rock Ride.

At 2:04 into this video of Chad Smith's drum setup, his tech shows the 14" X-Celerator Hats.

Chad Smith's drum tech Chris Warren shows idrummag.com that he's currently playing two of the AAX Splashes in his current set up (2:08 into the video).

In this video, at 1:42, the drum tech talks about Chad using 19" and 20" Sabian AA Rock Crash. The 19" crash has a RHCP logo, but it cannot be bought, and it's a regular AA Rock Crash, only made custom for Chad.

2:26 into this video, Chad Smith's tech talks about the snare drum head: "We have a Controlled Sound X for the batter side of the snare drum."

Chad Smith's drum tech says in this video that he uses the Hazy Diplomat for snare bottoms (at 2:44).

At around 6:00 into this video, Flea's tech shows the Electro Harmonix Q Tron pedal used in Flea's pedalboard during the I'm With You Tour. It looks to be an old style of this pedal.

“We have the Electro Harmonix Q Tron Envelope Filter, which he uses in a few songs here and there and sounds really nice. We use that on Sir Psycho Sexy.”

"you know this guy this artist Damien Hirst? He did this for me yeah it's real butterflies" - Flea at 1:25.

This 61 fender jazz bass was given to flea by damien hirst. Accoridng to an interview in bass magazine 2011 he used this bass alongside his most famous shell pink 61 to record im with you. http://thechilisource.com/102011-bass-player/

Flea has used several Fender Jazz Bass models throughout his career, with the 1961 Shell Pink Jazz Bass being his most iconic instrument. Here’s a breakdown of the specific Jazz Basses he's used in music videos, on records, and live performances:

Music Videos

• 1961 Shell Pink Jazz Bass: Featured in Californication, Dani California (RHCP segment), Hump de Bump, Desecration Smile, Black Summer, Tippa My Tongue. This is considered Flea’s main bass.
• Stock Orange Jazz Bass: Seen in Can’t Stop.
• 3-Tone Sunburst with Tortoise Pickguard and Rosewood Fretboard: Used in These Are the Ways.
• Candy Apple Red Jazz Bass (with Matching Headstock): Appears in Dani California (Glam/David Bowie segment).
• Jaco Pastorius Signature Jazz Bass: Played in Tell Me Baby.
• Flea Signature Jazz Bass: Seen in Dark Necessities. Fender also released a signature copy of Flea’s Shell Pink bass.

Studio Recordings

• Shell Pink 1961 Jazz Bass: Played on Stadium Arcadium, I’m With You, The Getaway, and Unlimited Love albums.
• Custom "Butterfly" 1961 Jazz Bass: Used on I’m With You.

Live Performances

• Various Jazz Basses: Including a Silver Jazz Bass, a road-worn Shell Pink Jazz Bass, a custom Lakers-themed Jazz Bass, and several Custom Shop active Jazz Basses with humbuckers and Precision necks.

Flea started to use those amps for the "I'm With You" lives. You can see them looking for tour photos or in the Adeventures of raindance Maggie video. But he didnt keep them for long; he returned to his well-know Gallien-Krueger setup in the middle of the tour.

Flea, the bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, incorporates pick playing alongside his signature fingerstyle and slapping techniques. He began using a pick on the album "Californication" and continued on "By The Way" and "I'm With You." Notably, in the studio, Flea opts for a Dunlop Tortex Standard 0.73mm pick. However, during live performances, he often uses a 0.60mm Tortex, likely borrowed from bandmates John or Josh. Songs where Flea uses a pick include "Parallel Universe" from "Californication," "This Is The Place," "Don’t Forget Me," and others from "By The Way," as well as "Annie Wants a Baby" and "Even You Brutus?" from "I'm With You." This information is sourced from a 2002 article on the Red Hot Chili Peppers fansite, TheChiliSource.com.

At 3:41 into this Rig Rundown of Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tracy Robar (Flea's tech) shows the shell pink Fender Bass VI, which he says is played by Josh Klinghoffer on “Happiness Loves Company”, through Flea's rig (while Flea plays piano). One detail about the guitar is a string mute, which Tracy Robar says they don't use.

From Fender Guitarchive:

John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer. Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarists past and present, Frusciante and Klinghoffer both have Bass VIs. Frusciante plays his early-’60s three-switch model on “Dark/Light” and “Central” from 2009 solo album The Empyrean. Klinghoffer plays his on “Happiness Loves Company” from 2011 Chili Peppers album I’m With You.

This awful Soviet guitar,somehow got into hands of Josh in music video of "Monarchy Of Roses".