Riff Tone
Your Body Is a Wonderland
John Mayer
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1990s American Standard or Custom Shop, as used by Mayer in early 2000s)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe (most likely, based on Mayer's studio rig for Room for Squares era; some sources suggest Fender Vibroverb or Two-Rock, but Hot Rod Deluxe is most documented for this album's sessions)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock or early Custom Shop, not Big Dipper)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb4
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Room for Squares). Gear confirmed for this era by multiple interviews and Mayer's own statements. No evidence of pedals used for the riff section; tone is clean and percussive, fingerstyle. No chorus, delay, or modulation audible. Reverb is present, likely from amp.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothclean and percussivearticulate highsrounded lowsdynamic, touch-sensitiveslightly compressedbell-like claritysubtle amp reverbno audible effectsstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate fingerstyle skills, precise muting, and dynamic control to achieve the percussive, clean sound characteristic of Mayer's style.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1990s American Standard or Custom Shop, as used by Mayer in early 2000s)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe (most likely, based on Mayer's studio rig for Room for Squares era; some sources suggest Fender Vibroverb or Two-Rock, but Hot Rod Deluxe is most documented for this album's sessions)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock or early Custom Shop, not Big Dipper)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb4
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Room for Squares). Gear confirmed for this era by multiple interviews and Mayer's own statements. No evidence of pedals used for the riff section; tone is clean and percussive, fingerstyle. No chorus, delay, or modulation audible. Reverb is present, likely from amp.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothclean and percussivearticulate highsrounded lowsdynamic, touch-sensitiveslightly compressedbell-like claritysubtle amp reverbno audible effectsstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate fingerstyle skills, precise muting, and dynamic control to achieve the percussive, clean sound characteristic of Mayer's style.
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