Solo Tone

Bold as Love

John Mayer

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Original Gear

GuitarFender Custom Shop Stratocaster

AmpTwo Rock Custom Reverb Signature

PickupsFender Custom Shop single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveWampler Wampler Tumnus

overdriveKeeley Keeley Red Dirt

Notes

Studio recording, 2006, Continuum album. Mayer is known to use a Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster with single-coils and a Two Rock Custom Reverb Signature amp for the Continuum sessions. Pedal choices for the solo section are based on forum and user reports referencing the solo's driven tone. No official studio pedalboard photo for this exact session, but multiple sources and audio evidence support the overdrive stacking.

Tone Character(10)

singing sustaintouch-sensitive overdrivesmooth, vocal-like lead toneedge-of-breakup drivewarm midrangeclear note separationslightly compressed highsarticulate attackfluid bends and vibratodynamic response

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced control of dynamics, expressive bending, and phrasing, as well as nuanced use of overdrive and touch sensitivity, making it challenging for most intermediate players.

Sources

Bold As Love (Mayer Style) - The Gear Page John Mayer – Continuum - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard John Mayer Bold as Love Tone????? - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar

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