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Riff Tone
Althea (Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, 7/14/2018)
Dead & Company
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Professional II Stratocaster
AmpTwo Rock Custom Reverb Signature (likely, based on Mayer's Dead & Company live rig for this era)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, 2018. Gear inferred from Mayer's known Dead & Company 2018 touring rig. No direct source confirms exact pedal or amp settings for this specific show/section.
Tone Character(9)
clear and bell-likewarm and slightly compressedarticulate single-coil claritytouch-sensitive dynamicsopen, airy highstight low endsubtle amp breakup at peaksdynamic and expressive pickingmild reverb ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to syncopated rhythm, clean articulation, and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Professional II Stratocaster
AmpTwo Rock Custom Reverb Signature (likely, based on Mayer's Dead & Company live rig for this era)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, 2018. Gear inferred from Mayer's known Dead & Company 2018 touring rig. No direct source confirms exact pedal or amp settings for this specific show/section.
Tone Character(9)
clear and bell-likewarm and slightly compressedarticulate single-coil claritytouch-sensitive dynamicsopen, airy highstight low endsubtle amp breakup at peaksdynamic and expressive pickingmild reverb ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to syncopated rhythm, clean articulation, and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.