Solo Tone
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
John Mayer
Guitarblues2000s
Original Gear
Guitar2004 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster
AmpDumble Steel String Singer
PickupsFender Big Dipper single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayUnknown Analog Delay pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2006 album 'Continuum'. Clean sections tracked with Stratocaster into Dumble SSS; Marshall also used for layering but clean tone is primarily Dumble. Pickup selector in position 4 (neck + middle).
Tone Character(10)
glassy and articulatewarm and smoothtouch-sensitivebell-like highsclear note separationdynamic responseslightly scooped midslush ambience from delay/reverbfingerstyle claritynot compressed or overdriven
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level fingerstyle technique, dynamic touch, and expressive phrasing to capture Mayer's nuanced clean tone and articulation.
Sources
This tone has been researched 4 times by the community
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Original Gear
Guitar2004 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster
AmpDumble Steel String Singer
PickupsFender Big Dipper single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayUnknown Analog Delay pedal (model unknown)
Sources
This tone has been researched 4 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2006 album 'Continuum'. Clean sections tracked with Stratocaster into Dumble SSS; Marshall also used for layering but clean tone is primarily Dumble. Pickup selector in position 4 (neck + middle).
Tone Character(10)
glassy and articulatewarm and smoothtouch-sensitivebell-like highsclear note separationdynamic responseslightly scooped midslush ambience from delay/reverbfingerstyle claritynot compressed or overdriven
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level fingerstyle technique, dynamic touch, and expressive phrasing to capture Mayer's nuanced clean tone and articulation.
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
- Slow Dancing in a Burning Room on Fender Mustang LT25
- Slow Dancing in a Burning Room on Boss Katana
- Slow Dancing in a Burning Room on Boss Katana 50 Gen 3
- Slow Dancing in a Burning Room on Boss Katana 50 MkII
- Slow Dancing in a Burning Room on Fender Frontman 10G
- Slow Dancing in a Burning Room on M-VAVE TANK-G
- Slow Dancing in a Burning Room on Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
- Slow Dancing in a Burning Room on Fender Champion 20
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