No. 0362006·blues-rock·3 blocks
Gravity
Gravity is the ultimate showcase of Mayer's dynamic touch on a Stratocaster. The tone is remarkably clean -- almost no overdrive from the amp, just the pure sound of a great Strat through a boutique Two Rock amplifier. Every nuance of pick attack, finger pressure, and volume knob adjustment is audible. The Klon Centaur is always on but set extremely low, adding just a touch of harmonic richness and compression.
ContinuumSignal path · input → output · 10 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (SRV Signature / Big Dipper pickups)
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Minotaur
Scream 808
Derailed Ingrid
2x12 Mail C12Q
Bucket Brigade
Dynamic Plate
Tilt
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Pedal
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Always-on studio compressor
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
3:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
0.0s
Release
0.2s
Mix
0.7
Level
4dB
Minotaur
← Klon Centaur (Mayer's always-on transparent boost)
Gain
0.3
Tone
0.5
Level
0.7
Scream 808
← Ibanez TS9 / TS808 (Mayer's stacked lead boost)
Gain
0.2
Tone
0.6
Level
0.7
Derailed Ingrid
← Two Rock Custom Reverb (John Mayer Signature)
Drive
0.5
Bass
0.5
Mid
0.6
Treble
0.6
Presence
0.5
ChVol
0.6
Master
1
Bias
0.6
BiasX
0.5
Sag
0.7
Hum
0.5
Ripple
0.5
2x12 Mail C12Q
← Two Rock 2x12
LowCut19.9Hz
HighCut20100Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Bucket Brigade
← Way Huge Aqua-Puss (Continuum era)
Time
0.1ms
Feedback
0.2
Mix
0.2
Dynamic Plate
← Studio plate
LowCut120Hz
HighCut8500Hz
Mix
0.2
Decay
1.8s
Level
0
PreDelay
0.0ms
BassFreq
100
BassBoost
0
VarDelayAmpl
0.6
Damping
4000
MatrFreq
0.3
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 036
Gravity is the ultimate showcase of Mayer's dynamic touch on a Stratocaster. The tone is remarkably clean -- almost no overdrive from the amp, just the pure sound of a great Strat through a boutique Two Rock amplifier. Every nuance of pick attack, finger pressure, and volume knob adjustment is audible. The Klon Centaur is always on but set extremely low, adding just a touch of harmonic richness and compression.
— John Mayer
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Field notes for this tone
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