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[[Image:Rolling Stone - The New Guitar Gods.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Frusciante (right), with Mayer (center) and Trucks (left), on the cover of ''Rolling Stone'' 1020]]Frusciante made the cover of ''Rolling Stone'' (#1020) in February 2007, along with [[Derek Trucks]] and [[John Mayer (musician)|John Mayer]]. He was named as one of the "New Guitar Gods" and the cover nicknamed him "The Visionary." Frusciante in the past has received moderate recognition for his guitar style and skill, but it wasn't until ''[[Stadium Arcadium]]'', that music critics and guitarists alike became fully aware of John. Recent proof of this has appeared on the March Issue of [[Guitar World]], of which featured Frusciante on the back cover in an ad for Korg Tuners, naming him a "Guitar God". In 2006 John was featured on the cover of [[Guitar World]]<ref>Fricke, David (2007). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/the_new_guitar_gods_john_mayer_john_frusciante_derek_trucks "The New Guitar Gods"] RollingStone.com (accessed February 13, 2007)</ref>

In 2006, Frusciante helped [[The Mars Volta]] complete their third album [[Amputechture]]. In return, [[Omar Rodriguez-Lopez]] played the guitar solo inon the RHCP song [[Especially in Michigan]] on [[Stadium Arcadium]].

From 2006 to 2007, Frusciante will be touring with the rest of his bandmates in the Red Hot Chili Peppers in support of ''Stadium Arcadium''. He will also be featured on two of the songs on the new [[Glenn Hughes]] (of [[Deep Purple]] fame) album, ''Music for the Divine'', along with Chad Smith who will be playing the drums. He will also be featured along with Flea on one track, "Hard Life", on the debut album by [[Perry Farrell]]'s new group, [[Satellite Party]].