Gravity — solo
Bridge pickup and a Tube Screamer stacked for the singing lead.
- Guitar
- Strat, bridge pickup
- Guitar volume
- 9
- Klon
- On, low
- Tube Screamer — Drive
- 3
- Tube Screamer — Level
- 7
- Amp — Volume
- 6
- Amp — Mid
- 6
- Amp — Treble
- 7
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JM
Solo / Dead & Company
John Mayer
Blues Rock1999–presentUSA
A Stratocaster into boutique amps with a Klon and a Tube Screamer — a modern take on the classic Fender clean.
Known for: Slow Dancing in a Burning Room, Gravity, Neon
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gear entries
5
with sources
Rig rundown
Pedals
2Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808
PedalStacked into the Klon for solos.
Klon Centaur
PedalAlways on, low gain — the core of his clean tone.
Amps
2Dumble Overdrive Special
AmpThe rare amp behind his overdriven lead sound.
Two-Rock Custom Signature
AmpBoutique clean platform for the Strat.
Guitars
1Fender Stratocaster 'BLK1'
GuitarHis black signature Strat.
Dial-in specs
What to dial in to chase John Mayer's signature sounds — knob positions, pickup choice and amp EQ as documented.
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
Neck pickup into a clean boutique amp with the Klon barely on.
- Guitar
- Strat, neck pickup
- Guitar volume
- 8
- Guitar tone
- 7
- Klon — Gain
- 1
- Klon — Level
- 7
- Amp — Volume
- 6
- Amp — Bass
- 6
- Amp — Mid
- 5
- Amp — Treble
- 7
- Reverb
- Light