Help with perfect john mayer tone

[robyrobster12]

Hey all, im having trouble dialing in a really good blues/pop tone. im trying to get it pretty much like john mayers tone. The gear i have is mesa roadster dual rec 2x12, i have a Kelley clean boost with overdrive switch, thats pretty much it with the overdrive part. any suggestions with amp setting and pedal settings or just other pedals would be apprciated! thanks.

 

[lyman]

You didn't say what your guitar is but if it's not a strat, that would be a good place to start. For overdrive sounds, I don't know if the dual rec will be smooth enough for the tones that you're going for. Try to get as nice of a clean sound as you can and I see you have a clean boost, but maybe try an overdrive pedal up front for the crunch. I know Mayer likes dumble/fuchs style amps which sound quite different from dual recs....much smoother.

 

[camsna]

John Mayer has GREAT tone and AMAZING gear. Two Rocks for cleans. Dumbles for lead. And tons of great gear in between. A Roadster just won't do those sounds.

If you want to get close to copping Mayer's tone, get an old Fender Super Reverb, a TS808, and a Hermida Zendrive (or Menatone Howie). That setup will get you SO much closer than anything you can slap in front of a Roadster.