Riff Tone
I Know You Rider (Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, 7/2/23)
Dead & Company
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Silver Sky (John Mayer signature, 2023 production, Rosewood fretboard)
AmpTwo Rock Custom Reverb Signature (Dead & Company touring amp, 2023)
PickupsPRS 635JM single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
boostKlon Klon Centaur (set as clean boost, likely off for riff section)
reverbStrymon Strymon Flint (reverb, possibly tremolo, reverb likely always on)
Notes
Live performance at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, July 2, 2023. John Mayer's main Dead & Company rig. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and articulatewarm low endsparkling top enddynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly compressedopen and airyclear note separationvintage-inspired cleanmild amp breakup at peaksquack-like in-between pickup sound
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated rhythm playing with dynamic control and precise picking to maintain clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Silver Sky (John Mayer signature, 2023 production, Rosewood fretboard)
AmpTwo Rock Custom Reverb Signature (Dead & Company touring amp, 2023)
PickupsPRS 635JM single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
boostKlon Klon Centaur (set as clean boost, likely off for riff section)
reverbStrymon Strymon Flint (reverb, possibly tremolo, reverb likely always on)
Notes
Live performance at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, July 2, 2023. John Mayer's main Dead & Company rig. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and articulatewarm low endsparkling top enddynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly compressedopen and airyclear note separationvintage-inspired cleanmild amp breakup at peaksquack-like in-between pickup sound
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated rhythm playing with dynamic control and precise picking to maintain clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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