Riff Tone

Fire On the Mountain (Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, 7/2/23)

Dead & Company

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Silver Sky (John Mayer signature, maple fretboard, 2023 tour model)

AmpTwo Rock Custom Reverb Signature (head and cab, John Mayer's main live amp for Dead & Company 2023)

PickupsPRS 635JM single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

modulationMu-Tron Mu-Tron III Envelope Filter (or modern reissue/clone)

boostKlon Klon Centaur (or Klon-type boost/overdrive)

Notes

Live performance, July 2, 2023, Folsom Field, Boulder, CO. Gear confirmed for 2023 Dead & Company tour. No explicit pedalboard photo for this show, but Mayer's 2023 Dead & Company rig is well-documented.

Tone Character(10)

quack and squawk from envelope filterclean, glassy single-coil soundpercussive, funky rhythmbright and articulatetouch-sensitive dynamicsdistinct envelope filter sweepwarm, rounded lowscrisp attackdynamic response to pickingclear note separation

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level rhythmic precision, dynamic picking to control the envelope filter response, and clean articulation for the signature funky feel.

Sources

Fire On the Mountain (Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, 7/2/23)Quintessential Rock Rigs by Decade - Premier Guitar

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