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Riff Tone
Another Kind of Green (Live at the House of Blues, Chicago, IL, 09/22/05)
John Mayer Trio
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1964 or Custom Shop, as used by Mayer in 2005 Trio era)
AmpTwo Rock Custom Reverb Signature (primary live amp for John Mayer Trio era, 2005)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
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Notes
Live performance, House of Blues, Chicago, 2005. John Mayer Trio era. Gear based on documented 2005 live rigs and visual evidence from this tour. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
touch-sensitive edge-of-breakupwarm and glassydynamic and percussiveclear single-coil articulationslightly compressedopen, airy highstight low endpunchy midsresponsive to picking dynamicsmild breakup when digging in
Difficulty
The riff demands intermediate-level technique due to syncopated rhythm, dynamic control for touch-sensitive breakup, and clean articulation, but does not require advanced soloing or extreme speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1964 or Custom Shop, as used by Mayer in 2005 Trio era)
AmpTwo Rock Custom Reverb Signature (primary live amp for John Mayer Trio era, 2005)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, House of Blues, Chicago, 2005. John Mayer Trio era. Gear based on documented 2005 live rigs and visual evidence from this tour. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
touch-sensitive edge-of-breakupwarm and glassydynamic and percussiveclear single-coil articulationslightly compressedopen, airy highstight low endpunchy midsresponsive to picking dynamicsmild breakup when digging in
Difficulty
The riff demands intermediate-level technique due to syncopated rhythm, dynamic control for touch-sensitive breakup, and clean articulation, but does not require advanced soloing or extreme speed.