Riff Tone

I Don't Need No Doctor (Live at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - December 2007)

John Mayer

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Original Gear

GuitarFender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster (with Brazilian rosewood fretboard, sanded neck)

Amp1965 Fender Bandmaster 40W Head

PickupsFender Custom Shop single-coil Stratocaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer

overdriveKlon Klon Centaur

tremoloStrymon Strymon Flint Tremolo & Reverb

modulationElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron Plus Envelope Filter

Notes

Live performance at Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, December 2007. Gear confirmed for this specific concert and song by photo/video evidence and Equipboard. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

edge-of-breakup crunchtouch-sensitive and dynamicfat midrangetight low endarticulate highsslightly compressedwarm and bluesyclear note separationpercussive attackresponsive to picking dynamics

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to its syncopated groove, dynamic picking, and need for precise muting and phrasing to match the band's tight feel.

Sources

John Mayer's Guitars, Gear & Pedalboard | Equipboard Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster Reverse Proto Masterbuilt x John Mayer John Mayer's Guitars, Gear & Pedalboard | Equipboard

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