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Page 1 of 2 Juan Alderete is an American bassist known for his work with the band The Mars Volta. Prior to his work with that band, he was known for playing in Racer X, where he received credit as John Alderete.
Let's see what type of gear and equipment that has graced The Mars Volta bass players bass rig. 
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Bass Guitars
- Lakland Skyline Darryl Jones  
- Lakland Joe Osborn with Dark Star pickups
- fretless ’71 Fender Precision
- ’73 Fender Precision
 
- ’77 Fender Jazz
 
Amps and Cabinets
- 2 Ampeg SVT-VR heads
- 2 Ampeg SVT 810 cabs
 
Effects and More
- Juan uses TONS of effects including:
- Boss DD-3
- Boss LS-2
- Boss OC-2
- Boss PN-2 Tremolo Pan
- Boss VB-2 Vibrato
- Digitech Delay
- Digitech Whammy 4
- Dunlop Crybaby Bass Wah
- Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro Synthesizer
- Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeller w/expression pedal
 
- Maestro Ring Modulator
- Micro Mutron
- Musitronics Mu-Tron III
- MXR Phase 100
- MXR Flanger
- MXR Bass Auto Q
- MXR Bass DI M-80
- Sovtek Fuzz
Strings and picks
- Ernie Ball medium roundwounds
- uses fingers and also Dunlop Gel picks and his signature picks
Go to the next page for awesome pictures of Juan Aldeter's bass rig.
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