John Mayer: Equipment Analysis
John Mayer Equipment Analysis John Mayer Page 1 Guitars John primarily is assosciated with his “Black One” Fender Str
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John Mayer Equipment Analysis
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Guitars John primarily is assosciated with his “Black One” Fender Stratocaster, but also has a signature line of Fender guitars coming in varied colors. The pickups feature a scooped midrange citing Sting’s voice as the inspiration for his unique tone in Rolling Stone Magazine. The Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster was the first guitar that John loved, SRV being his biggest influence.
Signature Fender Stratocaster t t Custom Big Dipper pickups featuring a scooped midrange (bridge) (middle) (neck). t African Rosewood Thick C Shape Neck. 9.5 radius. t Dunlop 6105 frets. t 5-way pickup selector. t Select Alder Body
Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Fender Stratocaster t t Fender Texas Special Pickups (bridge) (middle (neck). t Maple Thick Oval Shape Neck 12 radius. t 5-way pickup selector. t Left-Handed Vintage Tremolo. t Alder body
Custom Relic Stratocaster “The Black One” t t Custom Big Dipper pickups featuring a scooped midrange (bridge) (middle) (neck). t African Rosewood Thick C Shape Neck. 9.5 radius. t Dunlop 6105 frets. t 5-way pickup selector. t Select Relic’d Alder Body
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Guitars Jimi Hendrix is also another significant influence of John Mayer and the Monterey Pop Strat as well as the Voodoo Stratocaster can be seen on the Where The Light Is DVD in songs “Slow Dancing In A Burning Room” and “Everyday I have The Blues” respectively. The Strat/Tele Hybrid was used during the Battle Studies Tour.
Fender Custom Hendrix Monterey Pop Stratocaster t t ender hand-wound fat pickups (bridge) (middle) (neck) t V Taper Maple 7.5 Radius Neck. t Vintage frets. t Alder body t custom painted by John “CRASH” Matos. t 5-way pickup selector.
Fender Custom Hendrix Voodoo Stratocaster t t Three Fender American vintage single-coil pickups t Separate laminated 9.5” radius neck t 21 Medium-Jumbo frets t Alder body t Large 60’s headstock t 5-way pickup selector
Masterbuilt Flemming Fender Strat/Tele Hybrid t t t 50’s Hand Wound Pickups (bridge) (middle) (neck). t Rosewood 1965 Strat C Shape Neck 9.5 Radius. t 5-way pickup selector.
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Guitars The Gibson ES-335 is used extensively for various blues sets, on songs such as “Crossroads” . The Gibson L-5 can be seen featured on songs such as “Gonna Find Another You” on the Where The Light Is DVD. The Gibson SG is almost exclusively used for “Edge of Desire” during the Battle Studies Tour.
Gibson ES-335 t t Two ‘57 Classic Humbucking pickups t 1960’s Thin Taper Neck (25.5”) t 12” Rosewood Fretboard t 22 Medium-Jumbo Frets t 3-way pickup selector. t Laminated Maple Semi-Hollow Body
Gibson L-5 t Solid Spruce Top / Solid Maple sides and back t Two ‘57 Classic Humbucking pickups t Five-pice Maple Neck (25.5”) t 12” Ebony Fretboard t 22 Medium-Jumbo Frets t 3-way pickup selector. t Laminated Maple Semi-Hollow Body
Gibson SG ‘61 t Solid Mahogany Body t Two ‘57 Classic Humbucking pickups t 1960’s Slim Taper Neck (25.5”) t 12” Rosewood Fretboard t 22 Medium-Jumbo Frets t 3-way Pickup Selector
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Guitars The John Mayer signature Martin (OM-28JM) is the main acoustic guitar used for most sets. He opts for D’addario EXP-16 strings on his acoustic.
Martin OM-28JM t 000-size, rosewood back & sides t Engelmann spruce top with Vintage Toner, scalloped 1/4” braces t bold herringbone top trim t Low profile neck t ebony fretboard (1-11/16” nut, 25.4” scale) t pearl dot inlays, pearl-outlined abalone triangle and double dots at 12th fret t Mayer’s signature at 20th fret. t Fishman GoldPlus Natural I pickup
Martin J-40 t Body Style: 14-Fret Dreadnought (D), t Series: Standard Series t Top Wood: Solid Spruce , Rosette: Abalone Pearl, Pickguard: Tortoise Color, t Side Wood: Solid Rosewood t Back Construction: 2-piece t Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony Binding: White, Bound Fingerboard: Yes, t Neck Width at Nut: 1-11/16 in. t Scale Length: 25.4 in., Frets Clear: 14, Frets Total: 20,
Strings
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky .10-.46 Ernie Ball Power Slinky .11-.48
Picks
.73 mm Dunlop Tortex
.60 mm Dunlop Tortex
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Effects Keeley TS-808 Tubescreamer
Keeley TS-9 Tubescreamer
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t Drive 6/10
t Drive 6/10
t Level 4/10
t Gain 7.5/10
t Mix 5.5/10
t Tone 3/10
t Tone 3/10
t Tone 5/10
t Tone 7.5/10
t Level 4/10
t Level 4/10
t Gain 6/10
t Volume 7.5/10
Keeley Katana volume boost
Way Huge Aqua Puss
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t “HeartBreak Warfare”
t Level 5/10
t Delay 4/10
t Sustain 3/10
t Feedback 2/10
t Attack 6.5/10
t “Can’t Trust Myself With Loving You”
t Mix 3/10
t Volume 6.8/10
Zvex Fuzz Factory
t Gate 7/10 t Comp 4/10 t Drive 1/10 t Stab 10/10
Keeley BD-2 Blues Driver
Analogman Compressor
Teese Real McCoy RMC-8
Boss Graphic Equalizer
t Sweeped from 0 Bass to 5/10 Treble
t Band 1: 3/10 t Band 2: 2/10 t Band 3: 0/10 t Band 4: 5/10 t Band 5: 6/10 t Band 6: 4/10
Marshall Bluesbreaker
Roger Linn Adrenalinn 3
t “Bigger Than My Body”
Korg G-4 Leslie rotating speaker
Univox Univibe
t Used With Expression Pedal
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Amplifiers Two-Rock -
Bass 4/10
Middle 3.5/10
Dumble -
Bass 10/10 Middle 3/10
Bandmaster - Bass 5.5/10 Intensity 1/10
Treble 7/10
Gain 6.5/10
Treble 3/10
High 4/10
Master 7.5/10 Low 5/10
Treble 6.5/10 Volume 5.5/10 Bright switch off / Plugged into vibrato input
Two-Rock John Mayer Signature tGun Metal Gray Carbon Fiber Covering tBlack Cane Grill with Silver Piping t100 watts, single channel, 4X6L6 t4, 8, 16 ohm outputs tControls: Treble, Middle, Bass, Bright, Mid, and Deep switches, Reverb Send and Return, Gain, Master, and Contour tDimensions: 20” L x 10” D x 12” H / Weight: 48 Lbs.
Dumble Steel String Singer t t100 watt output t“Clean” loud amp with no overdrive action t4 x 7025 high-mu twin triodes t1 x 5751 high-mu twin triode t4 x 6L6 Power tubes tOptional two tonestack tone filter
Fender Bandmaster t t t40 Watt all tube output t2ax7 tubes (phase inverter + preamp) t2 6L6 powertubes t2 80 Ohm speaker exits
“A John Mayer Discussion Board.” mystupidmouth.com. 2010. http://johnmayer.yuku.com/topic/1369/t/UPDATED-JOHN-S-GEAR -LIST-FROM-JOHN-HIMSELF.html Two-Rock Boutique Guitar Amplification. 2010. http://www.two-rock.com/ Fender. 2010. http://www.fender.com Martin & Co. 2010. http://www.martinguitar.com/
Paul Joseph Stewart