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Riff Tone
Roll It on Home
John Mayer
Guitarcountry2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Silver Sky (2017 model, maple neck, rosewood fretboard)
AmpPRS J-MOD 100 John Mayer Signature Head with 2x12 Cabinet
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2017. The PRS Silver Sky was Mayer's main guitar for the 'The Search for Everything' era, and the J-MOD 100 was developed and released with Mayer in 2017. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section in 'Roll It on Home'.
Tone Character(10)
warm and rounddynamic and touch-sensitiveclean and articulateslightly compressed for evennesssmooth top endpresent midstight low endopen and airysubtle spring reverbstudio-polished clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated strumming with precise chord changes and dynamic control to maintain the touch-sensitive, articulate clean tone characteristic of Mayer's style.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Silver Sky (2017 model, maple neck, rosewood fretboard)
AmpPRS J-MOD 100 John Mayer Signature Head with 2x12 Cabinet
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2017. The PRS Silver Sky was Mayer's main guitar for the 'The Search for Everything' era, and the J-MOD 100 was developed and released with Mayer in 2017. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section in 'Roll It on Home'.
Tone Character(10)
warm and rounddynamic and touch-sensitiveclean and articulateslightly compressed for evennesssmooth top endpresent midstight low endopen and airysubtle spring reverbstudio-polished clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated strumming with precise chord changes and dynamic control to maintain the touch-sensitive, articulate clean tone characteristic of Mayer's style.