No. 0092006·blues-rock·5 blocks

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room

A modern masterclass in touch-sensitive blues-rock tone. John Mayer's sound on Continuum is built on a Stratocaster through a Tube Screamer into a boutique Two Rock amp — essentially the SRV formula updated for the 21st century. The Two Rock provides a sweet, harmonically complex clean tone that responds to every nuance of Mayer's pick dynamics. The Tube Screamer adds a mid-hump boost that pushes the amp into a warm, singing overdrive without obscuring the guitar's natural voice.

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Signal path · input → output · 6 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (SRV Signature / Big Dippers)
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Compressor
Green Scream
Search Rig Exchange for 'Two Rock' or 'Dumble'
Single Delay
Plate Reverb
Compressor
← Keeley Compressor Plus
Dynamics
Intensity
4
Volume
0
Green Scream
← Ibanez TS808
Distortion
Drive
3
Tone
5
Volume
7
Search Rig Exchange for 'Two Rock' or 'Dumble'
← Two Rock Custom Reverb
Reverb
Gain
5.5
Bass
5
Middle
5
Treble
6
Single Delay
← Studio analog delay
Delay
Delay Time
380ms
Feedback
30
Mix
20
Plate Reverb
← Studio plate
Reverb
Decay
2s
Mix
22

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A modern masterclass in touch-sensitive blues-rock tone. John Mayer's sound on Continuum is built on a Stratocaster through a Tube Screamer into a boutique Two Rock amp — essentially the SRV formula updated for the 21st century. The Two Rock provides a sweet, harmonically complex clean tone that responds to every nuance of Mayer's pick dynamics. The Tube Screamer adds a mid-hump boost that pushes the amp into a warm, singing overdrive without obscuring the guitar's natural voice.
John Mayer
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