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John Mayer guitar tone: gear & amp settings

The gear and amp settings behind 56 John Mayer songs, researched from rig rundowns, interviews and gear forums. The rig that shows up most: Fender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster (with Brazilian rosewood fretboard, sanded neck) into Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature.

Guitars John Mayer used

  • Fender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster (with Brazilian rosewood fretboard, sanded neck)7 songs
  • PRS Silver Sky4 songs
  • Fender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster (Brazilian rosewood fretboard, sanded neck)3 songs
  • Fender Custom Shop Black1 Stratocaster3 songs
  • Fender Stratocaster (likely 2004 John Mayer Signature Stratocaster)3 songs
  • Fender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster3 songs
  • Gibson '61 SG Standard2 songs
  • Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster2 songs

Amps John Mayer used

  • Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature9 songs
  • Two Rock Custom Signature and Dumble Overdrive Special (stereo blend, live rig)2 songs
  • Two Rock Custom Reverb Signature2 songs
  • Dumble Steel String Singer2 songs
  • 1965 Fender Bandmaster 40W Head2 songs
  • PRS J-MOD 100 John Mayer Signature Head with PRS 2x12 Cabinet1 song
  • PRS J-MOD 1001 song
  • Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature (primary live amp for this era, as confirmed in rig rundowns for this tour)1 song

97 John Mayer tones

SongGain
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room · riff3.5
Gravity · solo4
Gravity · riff4
Belief (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · solo4
I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You) · riff3
Gravity · riff2.5
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room · solo4
Belief · solo3.5
Last Train Home · solo4.5
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room · solo2.5
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room · riff3.5
Belief · riff3.5
Covered In Rain (Live In Birmingham) · solo5
Edge of Desire · riff4
Vultures · riff3.5
Who Did You Think I Was (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff4.5
Belief (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff4
Bold as Love · solo4.5
Bold As Love (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff4
I Don't Need No Doctor (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff4.5
I Don't Need No Doctor (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · solo4.5
Neon · riff2
Slow Dancing In a Burning Room (Acoustic) · riff3
Wait Until Tomorrow (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff4
Back to You · riff4
Back to You (Live In Birmingham) · solo3
Belief · solo2.5
Belief · riff2.5
Bigger Than My Body · riff4
Bold as Love · riff3
Bold as Love · riff3.5
City Love · riff3.5
City Love (Live In Birmingham) · riff4
City Love (Live In Birmingham) · solo4
Come Back to Bed · riff3.5
Come Back to Bed (Live at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Woodlands, Texas, July 24, 2004) · solo4.5
Covered In Rain (Live In Birmingham) · riff4
Crossroads · riff4
Daughters · riff0
Edge of Desire · solo5
Edge of Desire · riff3
Everyday I Have The Blues (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff4
Everyday I Have The Blues (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · solo4
Free Fallin' (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff2.5
Friends, Lovers or Nothing · solo4
Friends, Lovers or Nothing · riff4
Good Love Is On the Way (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff4
Good Love Is On the Way (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · solo4.5
Gravity · solo2.5
Gravity (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff2.5
Gravity (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · solo3.5
Gravity (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff4
Gravity (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · solo3.5
Heartbreak Warfare · riff4
I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You) · solo4
I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You) · riff4
I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You) [Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007] · solo4
I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You) [Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007] · riff4
I Guess I Just Feel Like · solo6
I Guess I Just Feel Like · riff3
I Guess I Just Feel Like · solo2.5
I'm Gonna Find Another You · riff0
I'm Gonna Find Another You · solo3.5
I'm On Fire · riff3
In Repair · riff3.5
Last Train Home · riff2.5
Lenny / Man On the Side (Live In Birmingham) · riff2.5
Love on the Weekend · riff3.5
Neon · riff3.5
Neon (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff3.5
New Light · solo4
New Light · riff3
No Such Thing · riff0
Out of My Mind (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff4
Perfectly Lonely · solo4
Perfectly Lonely · riff3.5
Roll It on Home · riff2.5
Slow Dancing In a Burning Room (Acoustic) · riff3
Something Like Olivia · riff4
Something Like Olivia · solo4
Something's Missing · riff3.5
Still Feel Like Your Man · riff0
Stop This Train · riff0
Til the Right One Comes · riff3.5
Tom and Jerry · riff4
Vultures · riff2.5
Vultures · solo2.5
Vultures (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · solo4
Vultures (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · riff4.5
Waiting On the World to Change · solo4.5
Waiting On the World to Change · solo0
Waiting On the World to Change · riff3.5
Waiting On the World to Change (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · solo3.5
Who Did You Think I Was (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007) · solo4.5
Who You Love (feat. Katy Perry) · riff0
Wild Blue · riff3
Your Body Is a Wonderland · riff0

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Frequently asked questions

What amp did John Mayer use?

Across 56 researched songs, the amps that come up most are Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature (9 songs), Two Rock Custom Signature and Dumble Overdrive Special (stereo blend, live rig) (2 songs), Two Rock Custom Reverb Signature (2 songs), Dumble Steel String Singer (2 songs).

What guitar did John Mayer use?

Most often: Fender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster (with Brazilian rosewood fretboard, sanded neck) (7 songs), PRS Silver Sky (4 songs), Fender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster (Brazilian rosewood fretboard, sanded neck) (3 songs), Fender Custom Shop Black1 Stratocaster (3 songs).

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