Solo Tone

I Guess I Just Feel Like

John Mayer

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson ES-335

AmpFender Vibro Champ (cranked), possibly Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature

PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock ES-335)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble5.5

reverb3.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2018-2019. Solo section tone. Multiple sources suggest Vibro Champ cranked for fuzziness and rolled-off tone knob; some speculation about Two-Rock use, but Vibro Champ is most directly cited for this solo. No evidence of live rig or other guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)

fuzzy and thickupper-octave harmonic contentwarm and woolyslightly compressedsinging sustainrolled-off highsmonstrous, blooming solo soundamp breakup with fingerstyle dynamicsnot bright or chimeytouch-sensitive

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate to advanced control of phrasing, dynamics, and tone, especially with a cranked amp and rolled-off tone knob for the signature fuzzy sound.

Sources

Guitar effect guess I just feel like outro : r/JohnMayer Anyone know how John gets that tone for the end solo of I ...The secret behind the 'I Guess I Just Feel Like' Solo Tone!

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