Riff Tone
Good Love Is On the Way (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007)
John Mayer
Guitarblues2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster (with Brazilian rosewood fretboard, sanded neck)
AmpTwo Rock Custom Reverb Signature
PickupsFender Custom Shop single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveMarshall Marshall Bluesbreaker
Notes
Live performance, December 2007, Nokia Theatre LA, as part of 'Where the Light Is'. Guitar confirmed by Equipboard video/photo evidence. Amp inferred from era and John Mayer's documented live rig for this concert. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and glassytouch-sensitive breakupdynamic and percussiveslightly compressedarticulate single-coil clarityedge-of-breakupspringy reverb ambiencetight low endpresent midsfunky, rhythmic attack
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level funk rhythm technique, including syncopated strumming, ghost notes, and dynamic control to maintain the touch-sensitive breakup and groove.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster (with Brazilian rosewood fretboard, sanded neck)
AmpTwo Rock Custom Reverb Signature
PickupsFender Custom Shop single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveMarshall Marshall Bluesbreaker
Notes
Live performance, December 2007, Nokia Theatre LA, as part of 'Where the Light Is'. Guitar confirmed by Equipboard video/photo evidence. Amp inferred from era and John Mayer's documented live rig for this concert. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and glassytouch-sensitive breakupdynamic and percussiveslightly compressedarticulate single-coil clarityedge-of-breakupspringy reverb ambiencetight low endpresent midsfunky, rhythmic attack
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level funk rhythm technique, including syncopated strumming, ghost notes, and dynamic control to maintain the touch-sensitive breakup and groove.
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