Riff Tone
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
Nepali
Guitarblues2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown Strat-style electric guitar (exact model not confirmed for Nepali version)
AmpUnknown (no explicit amp model confirmed for Nepali version)
PickupsSingle-coil pickups (exact model unknown, likely Strat-style)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb4.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (model unknown)
Notes
No direct evidence of the exact guitar or amp model used by Nepali for this recording. Likely a Strat-style guitar with single-coil pickups into a clean or edge-of-breakup amp, based on genre and arrangement. Studio recording, year unknown but likely 2010s+.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothglassy and articulatetouch-sensitiveslightly compressededge-of-breakupdynamic and expressivesubtle reverbclear single notesmild sustainnot heavily distorted
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate technique due to hybrid picking, dynamic control, and subtle expressive phrasing, making it challenging for beginners but accessible to intermediate players.
Sources
r/BossKatana on Reddit: John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - Boss Katana Amp Settings + Free patch download 🎸r/JohnMayer on Reddit: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room - I used the middle pickup, the tone seems more similar to the album version instead of the classic mid + neck position in my opinion, don't you think?
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown Strat-style electric guitar (exact model not confirmed for Nepali version)
AmpUnknown (no explicit amp model confirmed for Nepali version)
PickupsSingle-coil pickups (exact model unknown, likely Strat-style)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb4.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (model unknown)
Sources
r/BossKatana on Reddit: John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - Boss Katana Amp Settings + Free patch download 🎸r/JohnMayer on Reddit: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room - I used the middle pickup, the tone seems more similar to the album version instead of the classic mid + neck position in my opinion, don't you think?
Notes
No direct evidence of the exact guitar or amp model used by Nepali for this recording. Likely a Strat-style guitar with single-coil pickups into a clean or edge-of-breakup amp, based on genre and arrangement. Studio recording, year unknown but likely 2010s+.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothglassy and articulatetouch-sensitiveslightly compressededge-of-breakupdynamic and expressivesubtle reverbclear single notesmild sustainnot heavily distorted
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate technique due to hybrid picking, dynamic control, and subtle expressive phrasing, making it challenging for beginners but accessible to intermediate players.