I think it's Dm7, Am7, Bb/D. There're a couple of passing chords between the Am7 and the Bb/D, pretty sure those are C7 and C#7. Could be wrong though obviously.
John Mayer has this amazing ability to play blues patterns on his strat that you tend to hear only on a piano - and he makes it sound like a Fender Rhodes! (check out Bold as Love on Continuum, the "quiet bit" in his solo)
i think its a kind of G7 mixolydian bass stuff. sounds like G7 Am7 and Dm7 to me. we need an expert on this PLEASE. i'd like to take a closer look on that. i'm kinda bad with notes and names of chords :X
This video has all the classic traits of the classic John Mayer Youtube Production. 240p? check... cameraman making awestruck comments? check... total views impossible to emulate? check... Total length barely enough to even take in the awesomeness? check... Thats about it...
Hey Tomo, You gave me some advice quite a while ago.. I used it in my practice and got alot better (im not advertising my page. i have no current vids up)! Anyway i worked on guitar and vocals and now i'm working with some big dogs in the industry. Thanks!
@2220Blues lol, to be honest the guitar does sound warmer when less laquer is applied.. not to say laquer makes it sound horrible, but it's a known fact that less laquer = warmer guitar sound. the sound doesn't just come from the pickups, the strings, or how you pluck them; or else there would be no point in putting that much work into the guitar itself. it doesn't matter if it's an acoustic or not, the sound resinates through the guitar.. so less laquer makes it sound warmer; all to be said.
@2220Blues Like John my relic has become my main guitar for the same artistic reasons: It gives me freedom, great different tone that resonates from my amp, and it works for visual branding. You become associated with that instrument because it melds to your playing (the paint, the neck all wear the more you play, at a faster rate than a normal guitar, an this effects the sound much more).
@2220Blues That combined with the French Poly neck John has on the "black one" the "entire" guitar resonates when you play a note. It quite litterally, can ring for days. That's the difference between guitars like that. I personally live in Dallas, TX and am a Texas Musician. Many of my friends were friends with the Vaughan's and are professional Guitar Techs. The best in the biz. I have a relic'd strat that was made with exactly the same processes as "B1". *not same pickups and wood etc.
@2220Blues Dude I highly disagree. There are two main things in being a musician. The first being how you play. The majority of your tone comes from how you touch the neck with your hands. The second is what you use; this being a great guitar. The wood breathing "thing" is the vintage guitar thing. That's why old guitars sound so good because the laquer doesnt stop the guitar from getting it's natural sound out from the wood.
@2220Blues and you obviously didn't watch the part 2 video if you say john mayer doesn't have his own style. don't be so ignorant when it comes to music.
Yo I am a musician stuck in my 5th year of pharmacy school right now because I made the wrong choice between medicine and music after high school, but all I'm sayin' is that jazz, drums, guitar, and music are my real passions and someday I'm gonna finally follow the dream and go back to school to study music. I'm glad I finally realized what my real life goal is. Just sayin'.
@2220Blues I'm not sure who's right, but watch this video on john's black1 and how it was made. he mentions why he relic'd the guitar and it was to help it resonate. there's also a part 2
@MrUnseenBucket Since John has gotten his guitar relic'd it allows the wood to breathe. Normally on a guitar, there is so much paint, clear coat and other chemicals on top of the guitar it doesn't resonate like it's supposed to. Once you remove the layers of garbage from the natural wood of the gutar, the entire guitar resonates uniquely depending on what type of wood it is, how it was done etc. That's why everyone wants a beat up guitar. It's really a Texas thing that is starting to catch on.
I'm sick of everyone asking for tabs for cool stuff, expecting other people to do their work for them. If you want to learn the jam, then learn it yourself.
The only way to get treated fairly at Berklee is if you are a valuable asset to their advertising campaign. Then will will be treated with absolute favoritism.
Hey man, do you know the tone on the amp. I have one myself and love the tone. also how do I get a warm tone with out it being really bassy on the lower strings? Please respond :) Thanks
Hey Tomo is John gonna be realeasing his replica models of the Black One? He put up a youtube video with his own account and said that he gave it to Fender custom shop to make one, but he didn't say when.
@Cbluesrocker Fenders making to versions, one cheaper which is not reliced and one "exact copy". The cheaper one has the same specs as the old mayer signature strat and the only difference between them is just color and tuners.. The cheap version will be out 2 weeks i think.. for more information google a forum called "my stupid mouth" and go into the "musician" part of the forum
@jkodee Fender is producing two new mayer strats which both are copies of his main guitar..both of them are supposed to be really close to mayers and the cheapest one got the excact same specs as the usual signature.. based of off this i would guess mayers strat has the same frets as fender good ol' sig
Hey Mr, Fujita. I was wondering if you've seen/heard the jazzy cat pups from KleinPickups(dot)com? I, like millions of other guitarists, am trying to get a tone similar to John's. I know he's let you play on his black one before, so I was hoping you could provide some input cuz I was thinking of grabbing a set. If you've hadn't seen em, there's a vid on youtube. Cheers!!
@godssonn Basically, if you really imitate how John plays his guitar, it could sounds very similar to John Mayer's tone. Personally I really like the Raw Vintage 60s set. I order my set (Tomo set?) My front pickup is lower like real vintage start or Vintage Duo Sonics. I get so many questions about JM 's Black One. Another pickups similar to...Bare Knuckle pickups from England.
@osubeavs2112 its his own Fender Custom Shop guitar that he built. It was relic'd to look like SRV's guitar. as far as pickups i have no idea if anybody can help me out that would be great
I don't know. If you pick a bit softer (but w/ good intensity_, it will make your tone warmer. If you practice with good tube amp, like Fender black face ... then if you know how vintage RCA 12AX7... you can get that kind of tone. You have to do your home work!
@bimwopbarn I've already done so.. I feel like im missing something and i cant figure it out.. more specifically the thumbs i think i should be playing more bass. The way i play is ok but i would like to sound moderately close to this
No he didnt mess it up to look like that. FENDER most likely did that. As i first saw him use this in about 2004. Its a custom shop strat but the wear is almost identical to SRV's number one wear for some weird reason. and no its not by coincidence. Over the years, more wear came naturally but the overall wear was made to look like that. they call them RELICS. Kind of cool but in a lot of ways its not. Strats look best when they have natural wear from YOURSELF. Its like watching a baby grow up
well fender used to coat their guitars in nitroglycerine or "nitro" and it doesnt take long to wear through it at all but nowdays they coat them in polyurethane. much much harder to wear down
I heard they are custom wound to his specs but not Big dippers. So who knows. I also heard that they are just out of a very old strat (from like 60's).
na i was reading on the fender forums that he wanted to see how fenders were made so he went down to the factory and they made him make his own and they just told him how to do it. And this is what he made.
you are correct (for the most part). for more information regarding The Black One Project, visit Fender's community forum, where Mike Eldred and myself will answer questions you all have in the "Ask Mike Eldred" section.
NOS stands for "new old stock" so if you are talking about a guitar, it means that the guitar is a model from past years but has not been played since it was built.
does anyone know what pickups are on this guitar? Doesnt sound like his big dippers? Tomo, i contacted you a couple of months ago, you answered but, but not about that point of the question. You said you know whats on it, but can you say it to me? You can PM me if u desire. Thanks. good luck
John has a multitude of Two Rocks and Dumbles... I've seen him use a Two Rock CRS, a Sterling Signature (based on a Dumble Steel Strings Slinger; John owns one of those as well), and of course his signature Two Rock. He uses these in conjunction with a Dumble ODS most of the time. He also utilizes a Fender Vibroverb '64 RI....
Fucking RIGHT it's the perfect R&B guitar. And on the subject of tone hunting, I'm not a big Mayer gear-hunter but I have a feeling he uses vintage Fender amps. All I can say is with your cleans for this type of music, boost your mids, slap on a healthy amount of reverb and get dynamic in your picking. Use fingers and pick like he does for your thirds, and slap those octave power chords.
How do you set your amp? How do you play? Yes, you can! Try to find the way to make your guitar sing well. Do you like blues? Have you ever listened B.B. King's "Blues is king" ? Any Earl Hooker? Albert Collins? Albert King? ...etc.
I think it's Dm7, Am7, Bb/D. There're a couple of passing chords between the Am7 and the Bb/D, pretty sure those are C7 and C#7. Could be wrong though obviously.
positiveconortations 1 month ago
John Mayer has this amazing ability to play blues patterns on his strat that you tend to hear only on a piano - and he makes it sound like a Fender Rhodes! (check out Bold as Love on Continuum, the "quiet bit" in his solo)
filtecuk 2 months ago
i think its a kind of G7 mixolydian bass stuff. sounds like G7 Am7 and Dm7 to me. we need an expert on this PLEASE. i'd like to take a closer look on that. i'm kinda bad with notes and names of chords :X
Phyton1300 2 months ago
anyone know what chords he vamping on?? seems like E to A to G
anyone? jsut wondering not knew my gutiar andthat sounds sweet
voodooblueskid 3 months ago
Its the perfect guitar !!!!!
UltimateStratocaster 4 months ago
This video has all the classic traits of the classic John Mayer Youtube Production. 240p? check... cameraman making awestruck comments? check... total views impossible to emulate? check... Total length barely enough to even take in the awesomeness? check... Thats about it...
Billbill80s 5 months ago
Hey Tomo, You gave me some advice quite a while ago.. I used it in my practice and got alot better (im not advertising my page. i have no current vids up)! Anyway i worked on guitar and vocals and now i'm working with some big dogs in the industry. Thanks!
Cbluesrocker 6 months ago
What Pickups does John use?
swedishx07 7 months ago
hahahaha "its the perfect R&B guitar" haha what a man!
maartenhof 8 months ago
is that a vintage fender amp he plays through or a modern version with stock tubes etc ??
Juantizzle 8 months ago
@2220Blues lol, to be honest the guitar does sound warmer when less laquer is applied.. not to say laquer makes it sound horrible, but it's a known fact that less laquer = warmer guitar sound. the sound doesn't just come from the pickups, the strings, or how you pluck them; or else there would be no point in putting that much work into the guitar itself. it doesn't matter if it's an acoustic or not, the sound resinates through the guitar.. so less laquer makes it sound warmer; all to be said.
bjhMus1C 9 months ago
@2220Blues Like John my relic has become my main guitar for the same artistic reasons: It gives me freedom, great different tone that resonates from my amp, and it works for visual branding. You become associated with that instrument because it melds to your playing (the paint, the neck all wear the more you play, at a faster rate than a normal guitar, an this effects the sound much more).
mitchakotaco 9 months ago
@2220Blues That combined with the French Poly neck John has on the "black one" the "entire" guitar resonates when you play a note. It quite litterally, can ring for days. That's the difference between guitars like that. I personally live in Dallas, TX and am a Texas Musician. Many of my friends were friends with the Vaughan's and are professional Guitar Techs. The best in the biz. I have a relic'd strat that was made with exactly the same processes as "B1". *not same pickups and wood etc.
mitchakotaco 9 months ago
@2220Blues Dude I highly disagree. There are two main things in being a musician. The first being how you play. The majority of your tone comes from how you touch the neck with your hands. The second is what you use; this being a great guitar. The wood breathing "thing" is the vintage guitar thing. That's why old guitars sound so good because the laquer doesnt stop the guitar from getting it's natural sound out from the wood.
mitchakotaco 9 months ago
@2220Blues and you obviously didn't watch the part 2 video if you say john mayer doesn't have his own style. don't be so ignorant when it comes to music.
minhdiszles 10 months ago
Yo I am a musician stuck in my 5th year of pharmacy school right now because I made the wrong choice between medicine and music after high school, but all I'm sayin' is that jazz, drums, guitar, and music are my real passions and someday I'm gonna finally follow the dream and go back to school to study music. I'm glad I finally realized what my real life goal is. Just sayin'.
MyManDan 10 months ago 3
@2220Blues I'm not sure who's right, but watch this video on john's black1 and how it was made. he mentions why he relic'd the guitar and it was to help it resonate. there's also a part 2
/watch?v=4g7J9q8ePkg&feature=related
minhdiszles 10 months ago
hey how come his tone is so much warmer in this vid and than your blues jam vid,??
im really confused.. did he switch amps in between>?
TheBigdummi 11 months ago
@TheBigdummi its like you and him switched amps.. ya know?
TheBigdummi 11 months ago
TOMO I JUST GOT IN BERKLEE HOPE TO LEARN FROM YOU AGAIN!!! :D
jingwah 11 months ago 4
@jingwah Thank you.
TomoFujitaMusic 11 months ago
what does he mean perfect R'n'B guitar? can anyone elaborate?
MrUnseenBucket 1 year ago
@MrUnseenBucket Since John has gotten his guitar relic'd it allows the wood to breathe. Normally on a guitar, there is so much paint, clear coat and other chemicals on top of the guitar it doesn't resonate like it's supposed to. Once you remove the layers of garbage from the natural wood of the gutar, the entire guitar resonates uniquely depending on what type of wood it is, how it was done etc. That's why everyone wants a beat up guitar. It's really a Texas thing that is starting to catch on.
mitchakotaco 1 year ago
@mitchakotaco ummm bull.
rwbrdms1 11 months ago
I'm sick of everyone asking for tabs for cool stuff, expecting other people to do their work for them. If you want to learn the jam, then learn it yourself.
joskam092 1 year ago
do you know the specs for his black relic? strat type? pickups?
GreenwichboyNYC 1 year ago
@GreenwichboyNYC SRV Tuner :D:D
UltimateStratocaster 1 year ago
It's the perfect guitar!
kaufmann94 1 year ago
The only way to get treated fairly at Berklee is if you are a valuable asset to their advertising campaign. Then will will be treated with absolute favoritism.
Whatisthescore 1 year ago
Anyone know the tabs for what John is playing in this vid?
Boss44221 1 year ago
@Boss44221 Figure it out. Sounds like Dm7 and G7...fool around with them
VicNastyGuitar 1 year ago
whats that hoodie he is wearing?
valinhus 1 year ago
@valinhus douche hoodie
Whatisthescore 1 year ago
@Whatisthescore hahaha.. seriously man! does anybody know?!
valinhus 1 year ago
@valinhus Loopwheeler.
TheRealRayJ 1 year ago
i want those amp settings! wow his tone is just sick.
zacharyjoely 1 year ago
haha Berklee is a scam
Whatisthescore 1 year ago
@Whatisthescore Please, enlighten us.
bgoodrick 1 year ago
Hey man, do you know the tone on the amp. I have one myself and love the tone. also how do I get a warm tone with out it being really bassy on the lower strings? Please respond :) Thanks
OwensMusic1 1 year ago
@OwensMusic1 John was using a Fender Hot Rod. Guitar, pickups (set lower on lower strings side) touch!
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 1 year ago
Tomo, is it hard to get into berklee? And what would I have to know in order to get in?
xEasySnipesx 1 year ago
@xEasySnipesx two things. Love & Hard work. If you have your passion... Great!
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 1 year ago 11
@xEasySnipesx money
RyanMcVicker 9 months ago
what type of strat is it? i love it.
Hugoow16 1 year ago
this sounds like all blues by miles davis
RideLXbindings 1 year ago
Tomo, were you John's teacher at Berklee?
RideLXbindings 1 year ago
Hi Tomo-you mentioned bare knuckle pickups-which ones do you prefer from their strat sets for the closest to this John Mayer black strat tone?
thanks
skytone27 1 year ago
I'm going to this school in the fall!!! Check out my channel to hear my music!
Rejekt313 1 year ago
Hey Tomo is John gonna be realeasing his replica models of the Black One? He put up a youtube video with his own account and said that he gave it to Fender custom shop to make one, but he didn't say when.
Cbluesrocker 1 year ago
@Cbluesrocker Fenders making to versions, one cheaper which is not reliced and one "exact copy". The cheaper one has the same specs as the old mayer signature strat and the only difference between them is just color and tuners.. The cheap version will be out 2 weeks i think.. for more information google a forum called "my stupid mouth" and go into the "musician" part of the forum
joakim456 1 year ago
what are the frets like on this guitar? are they the same as on his regular signature?
jkodee 1 year ago
@jkodee Fender is producing two new mayer strats which both are copies of his main guitar..both of them are supposed to be really close to mayers and the cheapest one got the excact same specs as the usual signature.. based of off this i would guess mayers strat has the same frets as fender good ol' sig
joakim456 1 year ago
is this a good blues beginner amp or blues junior? tomo what amp did john start out with? thanks :)
MrSourworm 1 year ago
Love it=) if anybody has time id appriciate them checking out the two vids i have on my channel
trevolena 1 year ago
Hey Mr, Fujita. I was wondering if you've seen/heard the jazzy cat pups from KleinPickups(dot)com? I, like millions of other guitarists, am trying to get a tone similar to John's. I know he's let you play on his black one before, so I was hoping you could provide some input cuz I was thinking of grabbing a set. If you've hadn't seen em, there's a vid on youtube. Cheers!!
godssonn 1 year ago
@godssonn Basically, if you really imitate how John plays his guitar, it could sounds very similar to John Mayer's tone. Personally I really like the Raw Vintage 60s set. I order my set (Tomo set?) My front pickup is lower like real vintage start or Vintage Duo Sonics. I get so many questions about JM 's Black One. Another pickups similar to...Bare Knuckle pickups from England.
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 1 year ago
i love john mayer..his music inspired me alot...;)
nesselegant08 1 year ago
this is his new signature guitar thats gonna come out soon
jingwah 1 year ago
Its one of rory gallagher's signature guitars that he made his
acousticrythm3 1 year ago
@acousticrythm3 He actually copied the Srv Strat...
OwensMusic1 1 year ago
what kind of Stratocaster is that? Or is it one he's set up on his own; combining different parts?
osubeavs2112 2 years ago
@osubeavs2112 its his own Fender Custom Shop guitar that he built. It was relic'd to look like SRV's guitar. as far as pickups i have no idea if anybody can help me out that would be great
igottafc 2 years ago
they are big dippers his sig pickups
PinkFloyde101 2 years ago
Fender Big Dipper Pickups
topicrass 1 year ago
I think it's a srv signature
letterbekmen 2 years ago
Oh man. That is a riff.
theshmusic 2 years ago
hahaha wat was dat, all blues? sorta sounded like it
mynameismegaloser 2 years ago
Just i iV V- triads riff, could be any tune. Very popular moves.
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
@TomoFujitaMusic so its a minor pentatonic? or major? i honestly cant seem to understand this for some reason..
ragingstorm33 1 year ago
Tomo, do you think john is using his tones controls rolled down a bit in this video? or is it just the pickups wich sound so mellow by themselves?
chuecco 2 years ago
I don't know. If you pick a bit softer (but w/ good intensity_, it will make your tone warmer. If you practice with good tube amp, like Fender black face ... then if you know how vintage RCA 12AX7... you can get that kind of tone. You have to do your home work!
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
@TomoFujitaMusic
I like This Riff!!!
I think that the Finger picking Style that he is doing on this Riff is also a good factor to have a warmer Sound
Walterfunk
walterockmx 2 years ago
someone please tab thiss!! e-blues is not tabbed like this! and then send it to me
laker2834 2 years ago
* i mean all blues*
laker2834 2 years ago
One of my students plays really great... so I will post...
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
figure it out by ear, its the only way man!
bimwopbarn 2 years ago
@bimwopbarn I've already done so.. I feel like im missing something and i cant figure it out.. more specifically the thumbs i think i should be playing more bass. The way i play is ok but i would like to sound moderately close to this
laker2834 2 years ago
NOO! I cant see wich pickup he's using! neck maybe?
chuecco 2 years ago
@chuecco yeah that was definitely just the neck position
punkdude543 2 years ago
Mostly front & middle.
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
did he fucked up the guitar himself, or do you buy them that way?
teunv111 2 years ago
No he didnt mess it up to look like that. FENDER most likely did that. As i first saw him use this in about 2004. Its a custom shop strat but the wear is almost identical to SRV's number one wear for some weird reason. and no its not by coincidence. Over the years, more wear came naturally but the overall wear was made to look like that. they call them RELICS. Kind of cool but in a lot of ways its not. Strats look best when they have natural wear from YOURSELF. Its like watching a baby grow up
nebulae87 2 years ago
I figured most of this lick out and it's a very good exercise to get your thumb moving as John's does to 'simulate' bass.
gabrieltsiry 2 years ago
Cannot stop replaying this video.
ThirdWallofBob 2 years ago 17
Cool!
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
so lucky
undirdog64 2 years ago
i wish i could get that warmth out of my guitar! it's probably the amp...
futbol1122 2 years ago
I think he is using a Hot Rod Deluxe.
AlanDavidMusic 2 years ago
Yes.
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
The guitar got really nice cut through tone. How he plays.. makes warmer tone. So you can practice, practice!
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
@futbol1122 it was just a little hod rod deluxe. i have the same amp, and similar guitar.
its probably the fingers.
rixills 2 years ago
@futbol1122 its the touch.
mojoefly 2 years ago
Do you practice your guitar with the amp?
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
is there in way you (or someone else) could tab this out or give the chords he uses?... pretty stellar groove
danielbeltrame19 2 years ago
Pretty easy just listen. I figured it out that way.
agis831ppsh135 2 years ago 4
Tomo, what p/u selection was he using for this clip?
blueterrace 2 years ago
im going to guess with neck/middle.
but there is a possiblity that its just on the neck with the tone knob turned a bit down
BryceShuster 2 years ago
Maybe middle? He was changing his pick ups to show me how .... His guitar got really nice middle pickup sound too. Front too...
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
I really like the dark tone!
mullbenkt 2 years ago 4
what is the brand of that leather jacket with the flap???!
gabrieltsiry 2 years ago
i would hazard a guess at belstaff...
supergordon 2 years ago
Yes, and the jeans and sneakers? :-)))))
hamishbendir 2 years ago
What guitar is that?
MusicanPrince 2 years ago
black relic strat.
chidorimendo 2 years ago
well fender used to coat their guitars in nitroglycerine or "nitro" and it doesnt take long to wear through it at all but nowdays they coat them in polyurethane. much much harder to wear down
brokenwingsarefallin 2 years ago
nitrocellulose lol
DevinBellROCKS 2 years ago
yeah! somethin like that haha
brokenwingsarefallin 2 years ago
That's all right. Communication! You are doing great!
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
nitrocellulose is the name of the lacquer, nitroglycerin is a key component in TNT, although nitrocellulose is highly flammable
YogiSizzle 2 years ago
and thats what makes these old guitars the bomb....... damn...sorry thats a terrible joke sorry dudes lol
brokenwingsarefallin 2 years ago 17
try nitrocellulose.
stevusmaximus229 2 years ago
nitroglycerin is an explosive and a heart medicine, you're thinking of nitrocellulose laquer
supraman320 2 years ago 3
that guitar sounds great.
blahman178 2 years ago 3
this is too short MORE!
jingwah 2 years ago
he may not be using his boutique two-rock but with a guitarist such as john, he can make any amp sounds worth buying.
Timb0tr0n 2 years ago 5
I heard they are custom wound to his specs but not Big dippers. So who knows. I also heard that they are just out of a very old strat (from like 60's).
I can't remember which came from the legit source
StockholmSyndrome08 2 years ago
W ell I heard they are hand wound by the devil him self... this guy was a ligit source.
OhYeah729 2 years ago
na i was reading on the fender forums that he wanted to see how fenders were made so he went down to the factory and they made him make his own and they just told him how to do it. And this is what he made.
guitarskater11 2 years ago
Yeah I have since read that, I was involved in that conversation.
StockholmSyndrome08 2 years ago
does anyone know about how much the NOS version will cost?
Boumante 2 years ago
i'm guessing like all the other artist series...1.5k-2k
guitarskater11 2 years ago
you are correct (for the most part). for more information regarding The Black One Project, visit Fender's community forum, where Mike Eldred and myself will answer questions you all have in the "Ask Mike Eldred" section.
l33tm4n321 2 years ago
but theres only 83 of them..which means price is gonna be pretty expensive
jingwah 2 years ago
theres only 83 custom shop
but unlimited NOS with same pickups so those will be 1-2k
guitarskater11 2 years ago
what does NOS mean ?
TelecasterDanny 2 years ago
I think its a kind of paint for guitars that gets worn down a lot easier than what they usually use.
guitarskater11 2 years ago
NOS stands for "new old stock" so if you are talking about a guitar, it means that the guitar is a model from past years but has not been played since it was built.
eatsleepbreathguitar 2 years ago
great!!
ruipsoa 2 years ago
I want his skill, his guitar, and his jacket!!
jdkjkjdkjdks 2 years ago 3
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boz9818 2 years ago
oh my god lol
rajiobaka 2 years ago
Somewhere i heard that the pups in this are Pete Biloft vintage vibe's.
Danklin24 2 years ago
what is he playing exactly?
callmeic 2 years ago
what kind of pick ups does he have on this guitar?
bestoven 2 years ago
I would rather scoop my eyeballs out than be in that room.
Whatisthescore 2 years ago
yeah i would really love that sound, and i definitely won't be able to afford the guitar. does anyone know its pickups?
Boumante 2 years ago
Big dipper, i think. Designed by mayer and fender and are put in the john mayer signatures
bobcatpride2123 2 years ago
dont thing so
baczyns 2 years ago
he's got his own super low-output pickup in this guitar. It's not a big dipper.
byusnowboarder 2 years ago 2
You sure about that. I thought they were his Signature Big Dipper's.. 'Cause fender is working on retailing them.
alexrempel12390 2 years ago
No he put those in his cypriss mika signature strat.
PinkFloyde101 2 years ago
does anyone know what pickups are on this guitar? Doesnt sound like his big dippers? Tomo, i contacted you a couple of months ago, you answered but, but not about that point of the question. You said you know whats on it, but can you say it to me? You can PM me if u desire. Thanks. good luck
baczyns 2 years ago
I owe so many messages.... I will response each one when I have a chance.
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
Cool pickup!
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
His Jacket is too cool for john! ;)
TristanJB5 2 years ago
john mayer's strat has similar srv relic...nice tone ...
andrewjeff 2 years ago
what is he playing there?
godofthesunn 2 years ago
All Blues from Miles Davis
navar0xnl 2 years ago 3
Oh yeah!! Miles rules!!
orange574 2 years ago
are you sure?
sinfonico87 2 years ago
yes
feelee15 2 years ago
hey tomo want to teach me haha
skaaateer 2 years ago
This is All Blues right? I think it is.
navar0xnl 3 years ago 2
John has a multitude of Two Rocks and Dumbles... I've seen him use a Two Rock CRS, a Sterling Signature (based on a Dumble Steel Strings Slinger; John owns one of those as well), and of course his signature Two Rock. He uses these in conjunction with a Dumble ODS most of the time. He also utilizes a Fender Vibroverb '64 RI....
joshlespaul1952 3 years ago
what year is it?
tizzle987 3 years ago
Fucking RIGHT it's the perfect R&B guitar. And on the subject of tone hunting, I'm not a big Mayer gear-hunter but I have a feeling he uses vintage Fender amps. All I can say is with your cleans for this type of music, boost your mids, slap on a healthy amount of reverb and get dynamic in your picking. Use fingers and pick like he does for your thirds, and slap those octave power chords.
kingster911 3 years ago
he uses Two Rock amps, they're really effing nice
Ramsdellski 3 years ago
Ironically, John uses Two-Rock amps (like a dark, but spunky fender) and SCOOPS his mids.
JohnMayer07 3 years ago
I really liked that guitar. He almost put that Black strat into my gig bag. Because we both had same gig bag.
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 3 years ago
haha that would've been hilarious :)
VeniceKing1 3 years ago 2
haha imagine what would have happened LOL
jingwah 2 years ago
It almost happened... but I caught it...
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
ahhaha that strat is soo sickk omg..
jingwah 2 years ago
hHahAHa
Everyone would love that confusion!
walterockmx 2 years ago
Which?
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 2 years ago
Tomo said: I really liked that guitar. He almost put that Black strat into my gig bag. Because we both had same gig bag.
Thats why I said that everyone would love that Confusion
=)
Walterfunk
walterockmx 2 years ago
well you can hear the tone is in the fingers for some part as he uses a "cheap" fender hotrod in this vid and not some boutique two rock
jasspie 2 years ago 2
Tom, can you please tell me how to get that tone?!
bruthabrown 3 years ago
hey man you gotta figure it out yourself
thats the whole point
you gotta go tone hunting
it might take days, or months
but when you finally get it
its so beautiful and worth the work
sonido89 3 years ago
im not sure but i like playing mayers tunes with the low at around 8, middle around 3.7, high around 3.7.
and then whatever pedals you have just fool around with the tones of them. my blues driver is always around inbetween 12 oclock and 9oclock.
BryceShuster 3 years ago
his thumbs are what you gotta watch, incredible bass lines.
imalwaysright1 3 years ago
I've got the hot rod deluxe, now i just need to save up for the relic strat...
tomo511 3 years ago
My HR doesn't sound like that... ;-)
joshlespaul1952 3 years ago
How do you set your amp? How do you play? Yes, you can! Try to find the way to make your guitar sing well. Do you like blues? Have you ever listened B.B. King's "Blues is king" ? Any Earl Hooker? Albert Collins? Albert King? ...etc.
Tomo
Tomo
TomoFujitaMusic 3 years ago