Strat usually in 4th or 5th pickup position ts808 keeley katana there are mini versions that are somewhat cheaper but any clean boost can work. I wouldnt go with a tube screamer, as they usually dont stay as clean. The blues driver ironically gets a really nice srv sound. John mayer everyday i have the blues guitar tab in c. A compressor will level the signal depening on how much compression you add so too high settings will kill the dynamics of your playing. Below you will find three different eras of the john mayer pedalboard. Hey, so im a big john mayer fan, and like many im a huge fan of the tone he gets from his the black one strat. John mayers boss blues driver bd2 keeley phat mod used by mayer most notably during the trio era circa 2005. These are the settings that i use to get tones close to what john mayer is using. This is a best video i found on how to sound like john mayer.
Paisleys keeley ts808 settings look mighty familiar to those who know john s jm3 era board. In 2003, martin guitars gave mayer his own signature model acoustic guitar called the om28 john mayer. The default settings may not make please you at once and may sound thin and shrill. But i liked the grit that the blues driver gave and while i was playing it, i swore that i heard some similar sounds in mayer s work. The bd2 that john used was modified by robert keeley altering the sound significantly from the stock model. I usually will stack a clean boost, into a blues driver and or a ts.
An online magazine for guitar players and musicians. After some trial and error, im sure you will find some settings that you really like. If you are into the blues and rock genre, john is definitely an artist worth checking out. But i liked the grit that the blues driver gave and while i was playing it, i swore that i heard some similar sounds in mayers work. Lets look at what gear and equipment has been seen in john mayers guitar rig. My student asked best effects setting like john mayer. It is known that he owns hundreds of different pedals. Either by turning up level and keeping drive low, or the other way around. So learn the blues, some rnb licks, listen to some bb king and srv, and youll get there. Blues tone with blues junior and keeley bd2 blues driver youtube. So what makes a john mayer pedalboard over the past few years.
Last one, another keith urban board using a klon and blues driver, both with the same settings john typically used them at. John mayers guitar pedals and gears john mayer is one of the most skilled guitarists and artists. Hi all, i was just wondering, for any of you gilmour junkies out there who use a boss blues driver pedal, what settings do you use for that dark side. He has different pedal combinations set up for different songs. I already have that very clean bright tone with my twin so i guess now im looking for a blues jr. A longtime favorite for its creamy, subtle crunch, the boss bd2 blues. We look at dialing in the optimal john mayer amp settings, focusing on the gear he uses combined with the bluesy technique and style hes known for. Any advice on getting a john mayer tone with a boss katana. My favorite light overdrive pedal so far is the earthquaker devices monarch overdrive. Hes a blues player, which dictates that his distortion is going to be a lot more smooth and subtle than some of the heavier overdrive sounds. I was wondering what the essentials for john mayer tone would be.
Incredibly versatile from clean boost to heavy, quiet, and the best pedal ive found to stack with others. Keith urban using a ts10 who else do you know that uses ts10s nowadays. Boss blues driver actually also goes pretty close for gritty. How to get john mayers guitar soundtone from the live.
Blues junior iii fender guitar amplifiers john mayer. One of my students asked me about effect settings like john mayer tone. I have always liked it a lot, but i just now noticed that in the first verse he says, the waking up is the hardest part, and i was thinking this symbolizes the onset of a breakup, but then i noticed in the second verse that same line is changed to, the giving up is the hardest part, and i was wondering whether you. Any idea what overdrive john uses for solos and leads. The others mentioned are solid as well tim, sparkle drive, blues driver. John mayer has all controls on the pedal set at 3 oclock. No pedal collection would be complete without the inclusion of a boss pedal, and for overdrives, mayer often uses the boss bd2 blues driver. Running a blues breaker into a klon is a fairly wellknown tone recipe these days, with john mayer being perhaps the most famous proponent of this setup. There are a few john mayer presets on that are free to download and evaluate. John mayer sure can rock out on a fender stratocaster guitar. No doubt a guitarist like john mayer pays a lot of attention to his sound, and that includes pedals. John mayer is a guitar collector and has collaborated with elite guitar companies to design his own instruments. In our recently profile of mike mccready of pearl jam.
Ehx soul food settings for mayer type overdriven sound. John mayer stratocaster into fender super champ and boss. This popular pedal provides instant access to the kind of warm overdrive and emotive distortion usually reserved for 30yearold tube amps. By all accounts, this attempt was very successful, and the blues breaker remains a classic ampinabox overdrive pedal.
John mayer overdrive discussion in effects, pedals, strings. Two pedals often compared for their similar effect is the boss blues driver and the ibanez tube screamer. Guitar pedals are some of the easiest and cheapest ways any guitarist can improve on his or. Print and download john mayer everyday i have the blues guitar tab transcription. In this photo of john mayers pedalboard, his boss bd2 blues driver pedal can be seen in the bottom row of the board. The blues driver stays on all the time at a low level with a twin reverb and i use the tube screamer as the boostoverdrive for solos.
And, he uses the neckmiddle position a lot for solos. Hopefully, this will give you a better idea of how to set your guitar amp for blues. From the telecaster discussion forum we get a user sharing john mayers tube screamer settings. Does anyone know appropriate settings to give me a decent john mayer overdriven sound.
I have them both and john mayer uses them both as well. How to sound like john mayer with effects pedals reverb. Seems to me that the tube screamer cant do the cleaner settings like the boss does but the the bd2 doesnt have as much overdrive either. The guitar effects pedals behind john mayers wide ranging. To get yourself in the ballpark, check out some of the presets others have made on some external websites. We hope this short rundown of john mayers guitar rig has given you a good idea what he uses, and what kind of gear youd have to get in order to replicate his tone. But these to pedals, with a strat, plugged in my peavey delta blues, is sounds sweet. People talk about expensive amps and guitars and such, but the reality is that you can get 90% of the way towards that tone you want with a cheapish mexican strat, a vox pathfinder 15r, an ibanez t. How to sound like john mayer guitar tone john mayer. John mayer talks about pedals he really likes along with his own that he uses and overall guitar tone. He described it as being the best sounding for him. Bd2 blues driver guitar pedal the perfect tone for blues the bd2 blues driver delivers the creamy, yet crunchy sound associated with great blues guitar.
But as said, cutting blues tones can be achieved by adjusting the three controls. You can even see his settings on most of them in his rig rundown on youtube when rene pulls out the trays. Nailing john mayers tone discussion in effects, pedals. I have one slot open on my pedal board and i am thinking about getting a boss blues driver bd2 to smooth out the hdr channel on my vintage modern.
Also, juca nery has a bundle with a couple john mayer tones. If you want to learn my take on blues guitar, check out my premium blues guitar lessons. How to set your guitar amp for blues learning guitar now. So many pedals are cool, and most every one has a place for. How to sound like john mayer on a budget sound affects. This is actually putting it lightly, as he is known to have hundreds of pedals.
Will a boss blues driver pedal work with the clean setting on a marshall 30watt amp. I am a singersongwriter on a perpetual quest for tone and i am respectful of his ability to bring traditional blues sounds to a new. Any thoughts, opinions, or experience with this pedal. Includes guitar tab transcription for voice, range. Paisleys keeley ts808 settings look mighty familiar to those who know johns jm3 era board.
Keep in mind hes using a dumble amp and a lot of pedals that are difficult to obtain. Then i use a tone bakery creme brulee or blues driver usually at 2 oclock on the volume, match the. Ok, so i recently went through a breakup and i was listening to this song. Ive played around with trying to capture the perfect john mayer tone for a couple years and my favorite so far is. Hey dude, thank you so much for this masterpiece, could you share the settings of the pedals foe each song. Man that guy can play and really knows his shit too. Committed to publishing gear and online lesson resources for guitarists since 2012. Every day i have the blues tab by john mayer guitar. Every day i have the blues guitar tab by john mayer with free online tab player. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube.
There is not question that he pays a lot of attention to his guitar sound and tone. Blues tone with blues junior and keeley bd2 blues driver duration. Im using a boss bluesdriver with a keeley mod, made by jake van halen, a danish guitar pedal wizard. Three ways to nail the dumble sound on a budget reverb news. John mayer stratocaster into fender super champ and boss blues driver.
In the end, if you want john mayer tone, then you got to play like him as well. Do i need to have his pickups to acheive that sort of tone. Made a quick video of me playing some john mayer inspired blues on his signature guitar before it went to its new owner. Creating helpful, actionable, and high quality resources written by actual musicians. From my understanding the alnicomagnet jenson speakers give the amps a vry unique sound i used to hear it from mayer on some man on the side songs. I actually liked the mxr a lot because it sounded a lot like a tubescreamer without the thin sound, it still retained bottom. I dont got a two rock, ore a fender custom shop stratocaster. John mayer is a great blues guitar player in addition to be a great singer also.