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Perfectly Lonely Solo Guitar Tone Settings — John Mayer
John Mayer · 2000s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Custom Shop Black1 Stratocaster
Pickups
Single-coil
Amp
Dumble Steel String Singer and Two-Rock Custom Reverb
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording from 2009's 'Battle Studies' album
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain4
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Klon Centaur · overdrive
- Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer · overdrive
- Eventide TimeFactor · delay
- Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere · modulation
Guitar → Klon Centaur → Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer → Eventide TimeFactor → Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere → Dumble Steel String Singer and Two-Rock Custom Reverb
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- slight overdrive
- singing sustain
- clear articulation
- touch-sensitive dynamics
Sources
- Fractal John Mayer Battle Studies Era – Jon Kaneshiro Guitar
- Classic interview: John Mayer – 'It has never changed that joy and passion and chemistry of just picking up the guitar and playing. In fact it's made it more important.' | MusicRadar
- John Mayer - Perfectly Lonely - Intro/Verse - Lesson - YouTube