Solo Tone

City Love (Live In Birmingham)

John Mayer

Guitarblues2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely early 2000s, possibly Custom Shop or SRV model)

AmpTwo-Rock Custom Reverb Signature (primary live amp for this era, with possible Fender Hot Rod Deluxe backup)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

boostKlon Klon Centaur

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Live performance, 2003 (Birmingham show, 'Any Given Thursday' era). John Mayer is known to use a Stratocaster into a Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature for solos during this period, with a Tube Screamer and Klon Centaur for solo boost. No evidence of other guitars or amps used for this specific solo.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothsinging sustaintouch-sensitiveedge-of-breakup crunchclear note separationslightly compresseddynamic response to pickingsmooth midrange boostarticulate highsmild overdrive for solo boost

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control, with fast runs and subtle touch sensitivity characteristic of Mayer's live blues playing.

Sources

How can I get this John Mayer tone? : r/guitarpedals John Mayer – Any Given Thursday - Album

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