Solo Tone

Back to You (Live In Birmingham)

John Mayer

Guitarblues2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Custom Shop Black1 Stratocaster

AmpTwo-Rock Custom Reverb Signature (early 2000s model)

PickupsFender Custom Shop single-coil pickups (Black1 set)

Amp Settings

gain3

bass6

mid7

treble6

reverb3.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer

compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown)

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Live performance, 2008 (Live in Birmingham). Gear confirmed by era-specific rig rundowns and tour photos. Solo section uses neck pickup and Tube Screamer-style overdrive. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this solo.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothsinging sustaintouch-sensitiveslightly compressededge-of-breakup claritymildly boosted midsrounded highsdynamic response to pickingarticulate note separationsubtle delay ambience

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced speed or complex technical passages.

Sources

Amp Settings for Gravity by John Mayer (guitars and tone) - Guitar Chalk How to Sound Like John Mayer on a Budget (Guitar + Pedals) – BAJAAO.COM John Mayer's Guitars, Gear & Pedalboard Your guide to John Mayer's guitars and gear, era by era | Guitar World

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