Riff Tone

Althea (Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, 7/14/2018)

Dead & Company

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender American Professional II Stratocaster

AmpTwo Rock Custom Reverb Signature (likely, based on Mayer's Dead & Company live rig for this era)

PickupsFender V-Mod II Single-Coil Stratocaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveUnknown Klon Centaur (or similar transparent overdrive)

reverbStrymon Strymon Flint Tremolo & Reverb (reverb side)

compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Live performance, 2018. Gear inferred from Mayer's known Dead & Company 2018 touring rig. No direct source confirms exact pedal or amp settings for this specific show/section.

Tone Character(9)

clear and bell-likewarm and slightly compressedarticulate single-coil claritytouch-sensitive dynamicsopen, airy highstight low endsubtle amp breakup at peaksdynamic and expressive pickingmild reverb ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to syncopated rhythm, clean articulation, and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Bob Weir's Pedalboard with Dead & Company : r/guitarpedals - Reddit [GEAR][NGD] Went through a lot of guitars to realize that I really am ...

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