Chasing John Mayer's Belief tone (Where The Light Is)
This is my attempt to nail the tone John Mayer got for 'Belief' on his live DVD 'Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles'.
John's rig was a 3-amp setup consisting of a Two-Rock John Mayer Signature, a Dumble Overdrive Special (loaded with EL43 power tubes), and a Two-Rock Sterling Signature (Dumble Steel String Singer 004 clone). His pedals were housed in a Bradshaw system rack and the main drives were an Ibanez TS10 and a Marshall BluesBreaker Mk1. His long delay was a Pete Cornish Tape Echo Simulator. I did my best to recreate the tones from a professional recorded, mixed, and mastered DVD with the gear I got.
Unfortunately, I don't have an Electro Harmonix Micro Synthesizer, which is the effect he used for the final solo. I'll do my best to get one to try and match that tone eventually.
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0:00 Intro
1:02 Main Solo
1:50 Tone Breakdown
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This is absolutely amazing. Well done 👌🔥
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Means a lot coming from you!
Alejandro you always nail it man!!
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Justin! Really appreciate it
It's exactly the same man..... Freakin awesome
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
brilliant video!
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
please all of wtli dry output 🙏
I’m so curious about that second solo tone
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully I will be able to tackle it eventually
@daanmulders8731
2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnMayerGear I’ve got the official tabs from WTLI in a book I bought. When that solo starts, there’s a note that says: “turn on ring modulation” maybe that helps
@rodrigoagra
2 жыл бұрын
@@daanmulders8731 the effect for 2nd solo is from an EHX Microsynth. I would love a cheaper option but I think that doesnt exists.
@bryangarcia662
2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnMayerGear I know this is an older video but to speak to the second solo, I wanted to recommend the Foxrox Octron (I use V3), it can pretty much nail that Microsynth tone if set correctly.
How do you get the dry output from dvd?
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
From the 5.1 audio files
@dhann213
2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnMayerGear thankyou, i mean how do you extract them? I have the dvds, along ripped out mkv versions, would you show me how?
I know it's controversial, but I actually liked your tone better. What the live version actually has is better sustain and feedback because of stage volume vs just DI. And obviously, in the room there is no comparison, but for low volume and recording purpouses, you have a killer setup and your tone and playing is amazing. Congrats.
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so so much for kind words!
Wow.. Amazing as always! Did you record it straight in or with a poweramp and cab? Love the tone, spot on!
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
From the Peace Hill preamp I went direct into the recording interface and used BIAS Amp 2 for power amp/cab sim, thanks!
😀 Delay set about 988ms. And I was wondering why it sounded to me as a veeery long delay, about 980-1000ms when I tapped it, especialy during the intro. Great job!🤘🏻 Definitely the best channel on YT when it comes to JM tones. Keep it up!💪🏻🤘🏻👌🏻
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I'm glad you like the content!
Can tou share your guitar spec and what this fender strat?? Sound so good
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It's a 2012 Fender American Standard strat. Neck pickup is a Genesis Texas Special hand-wound, middle pickup is the Fat 50s it came with and bridge pickup is a Lindy Franlin Vintage Hot
Should the bb go first than the ts10?
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much!
@marcfrenette1599
Ай бұрын
But how come in the video you go from TS10 to Katana to delay to Bluesbreaker? Shouldn't the delay be in the FX loop? Can you clarify the signal flow please?
Hello, do you recommend the Providence Delay Chrono? Thanks
@JohnMayerGear
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, it's a fantastic delay
@Florian-78
Жыл бұрын
@@JohnMayerGear thank you. Do you really see a difference between a TS mini or 808 and the TS10? Thank you
@JohnMayerGear
Жыл бұрын
@@Florian-78 I haven't tried a TS mini myself, but check my channel for a comparison between a 808 RI and a TS10
is it just me or is johns tone kind of dark
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
It is, in a beautiful way. The BLK1 has a unique darkness to it without being muddy. Pretty unique tone
@user-zp8vg7hk6w
2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnMayerGear I agree, I've been chasing that darker strat tone
@holyebangz2.018
2 жыл бұрын
well it is, but his approach to the string is heavier, like SRV. that's why it still stands out even with the mids cut.
@holyebangz2.018
2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnMayerGearno, just the player. I get the same tone out of my bassman and a tubescreamer just because we play really similarly. thinking about selling an amp and some pedals to get the nordvang gravity though. save myself some convenience.
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
@@holyebangz2.018 if you compare the tones from the different Strats he uses for this show, it's quite evident the BLK1 got a different tone to it, leaning into a more dark and "woody" Strat tone, compared to a spanky and bright guitar like the Monterey
in my opinion my silver sky with just a boss blues driver gave an even more accurate tone
What amp did you use? Sounds so good
Does he use klon for the solo now?
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@straightmanforever69
2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnMayerGearwhooohooooo!!!
Is it the same for the main rhythm parts but without the delay?
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
No, rhythm parts are without drive pedals
what are the amp configs? can you tell me pls?
@JohnMayerGear
6 ай бұрын
You can see the settings on the TRJM preamp (black box with blue LED, top right corner of the pedalboard)
@JoaoMonteiro1
6 ай бұрын
@@JohnMayerGear thx man!!
Can you use a klon style pedal instead of the bluesbreaker
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, he's been using a Klon instead of the BluesBreaker since, at least, 2012
@mckots
2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnMayerGear I’m using an Archer into the TS where would you recommend setting the gain on each? Thank you!
@bredluvr6925
Ай бұрын
@@mckotstry ts-10 > archer, gain on the archer 9 o clock, volume 11, tone 12, TS-10 to me he doesn’t use a lot of drive, volume 3 o’clock, tone 12-1 o clock, drive low around 3 o clock, for me and my rig this has worked the best, it’s rig dependent settings could be different for you:)
do you know how he got that tone for the second solo after the one played by DRH?
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
Electro Harmonix Micro Synthesizer
@kymn1596
2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnMayerGear alright thanks i wasn’t sure :)
@kymn1596
2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnMayerGear oh is that maybe an idea for a future video? 👀
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
@@kymn1596 I wish I could get one to do the tone comparison
Check out Kevin M Aamodt! he has a really really close belief tone! this video is good, but i think Kevin got closer
@JohnMayerGear
2 жыл бұрын
I will! Thanks!
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