Chasing John Mayer's "Burning Room" Guitar Tone 

Tone is everything, which is why I sound like a dying cat when I play.

In my opinion the live in la version is better

Anything John Mayer related I'll watch.

John said himself, when he was demoing the PRS Silver Sky, that he rolls the volume knob down to 9 to roll off the highs for his “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” tone. He also said that he uses that song as a reference for the neck-middle split on Strats. Definitely an iconic sound, even to his ear.

John Mayer: "I always hated the sound of midrange and started rolling off the tone on all my Strats down to 5" Tyler: "I'm gonna go and boost the mids" :D

Tyler this is a really cool idea for a video series! Maybe you could do some on more artists? For example Hunting the tone of James Hetfield Steve Vai Jimi Hendrix all those guys have pretty interesting guitar tone also a good way to learn about amps and pedals and settings

I think this guy likes john mayer

Do comfortably numb next

I tried slow dancing in a burning room. The fire got so hot that I ended up slow burning in a dancing room...

Mayer has mentioned in a few interviews that he rolls the tone on the guitar between 5-8 (never 10), depending on the strings, venue, the life of the tubes, etc.

Cool to see John Mayer finally getting recognized for his tone and general musicality.

You have to do this with bohemian rhapsody. The tone on the solo is my ideal tone, simply amazing. The guitar sounds like a powerful engine, at least to me

Please do Cliffs Of Dover next. That tone is eargasm

'John Mayer in the title experiment' continues... Sick video!!!

I am convinced that "Tone" Is just "How much reverb can I get away with?".

My god the playing at the end was amazing!!! LOVE the tone you got from that setup too. Brilliant stuff.

If JHS isn't paying you for this, they should. This is literally the best demo of what this pedal can do that I've seen so far. Well done. John Mayer is a tone master and you pretty much nailed it.

The intro was always throwing me off, as I couldn't realize how the first note sounded off when I played it back. It was cool that you found out that it was a finger tone and now my life is complete. thank you

You are a very talented man. That solo at the end I was getting into it just as it ended. I’d like to hear more improvisations from yourself. Lovely.

dude i never realized how good of a guitarist u really are until now. jeez bro rock on 🤘🏼

I love watching videos like this. This gentleman is top class, on a level most people will never reach. That being said it shows you why John Mayer is considered one of the greatest of all time. That’s not A put down it’s a put up for John Mayer and why he’s one of the greatest of our generation.

At 6:37 he sounds more like Knophler than Mayer

Finally Happy to see valuable video. Not big fan of funny vids from stores, so I started to skip your movies, but with this it’s getting my attention back, this is important to share your knowledge, way more than make fun with funny stories. Thank you Tyler

Nailed it! I've been working for that tone for awhile, but didn't have your extra pedal choice..

John mayers tone is always so juicy man. Even his earlier stuff, if you listen to the solo on city love. I never understand how he can get that clarity with also the low end quality. Maybe some dynamic compression or something in the studio. Plus he's basically mastered the feel of that straty sound with his delicate touch.

I’m a simple man I see John Mayer in the title I click

Man, you're a seriously badasss guitarist. Thanks for sharing and happy new year!

really like these! It's fun and interesting to try and get close to tones, I remember back when i had my Hot Rod deluxe it's something we used to talk about after shows, Pedals, Strings, Amps that the guys we all listened to played and even each other in the blues circuit in my town. I found myself seeing what i could get out of my amp. It reminds me of talking shop over drinks after the gig ended. You can learn a lot from old blues cats. I ended up going home putting on blues records and taking apart tones. Cool way to find your own tone as well

DO MORE TONE HUNTING VIDEOS!!! These are so fun to watch and help me affect my tone in ways I woulda never thought to try

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My God Tyler, that was fucking badass. To tastefully show off to that degree of technical prowess on the fretboard is an accomplishment in its own right. Keep kicking ass brother!

I went to your RU-vid channel when you were about 25k subscribers. Now you 617k! Congrats man you deserved more! Great content as always

13:59 what the hell did you there? Nice thou...

This tone nails it… I don’t think people realize the bass on the first note is half of the feeling that hits me deep with this song tone. The guitar is pure but that bass with the guitar is what I love.

Sooovamazingly done! I was itching to hear that high guitar harmony on the riff tho! Sooo well done ✅ I love this channel

Mad skills man I love your personality of playing absolutely beautiful keep it up bro 😎🤘

Slow dancing in a burning room was recorded on a Two Rock amp i believe.

I was sucked in by the title, and then discovered a brilliant demonstration for a new product!

I was just learning this, this morning! Perfect timing

The jam at the end was beautiful! Thank you!

I thought about this tone a long time. You're close, but I think you would've come closer with a compressor either instead or in conjunction with the JHS-Pedal. Mayers sound is pretty compressed and has a lot sustain for a clean tone.

more chasing guitar tones episode please!

Coincidentally I've been researching the Mayer tone extensively for the last couple of days. What a surprise when I saw this in my feed, posted 29 minutes ago. Nice one, mate.

Subbed man, really enjoyed that and I could tell you did too. I'd love to see more of these tone chasing vids!

Aren't you supposed to disclose when something is an advertisement?

The playing at around 7 - 8 mins reminds me alot of knopflers tbh, sounds great!

Love the way you play and your persona makes me smile because you don’t take yourself too serious. Your tutorial on Rock w You is unbelievable and has saved me much embarrassment although I still suck at the whole song vocally and guitar wise but they’re going to have to deal with it because I’m doing the damn song even if I suck at it. 👀

i was JUST looking for a similar tone as i am learning the song myself! thanks!

"tone is all in the gear man. The more you spend the better you'll be" -SRV

Could you do this for Stevie Ray Vaughan? Pleaseeeeee

It's one of the sickest tones ever recorded... no doubt. John's a sound genius and has unbelievable sound engineers so ya that's how that comes. What's amazing is not only the killer riff but how to get to that. Truly genius.

Outstanding! I’d love to see you chase the tone on John Mayer’s solo on ‘Guess I Just Feel Like”! 🙏

I hoped to see John himself in the video... I saw too much of your latest Instgram post haha

A guitar tone that's always really intrigued me is on the guitar solo from "The A-Team" by Ed Sheeran. Not a particularly noteworthy guitar jam, but the solo in that song, coming out of nowhere with it's echo-y, punchy, slightly distorted "je ne sais quoi" of a tone is killer.

You’re amazing bro! I love your content

Thank you for doing this. I've always loved that tone and wanted to achieve that sound. I second Bill McElgunn's comment about doing a series of these "tone" videos.

Huh, JHS at the forefront, in depth features, link in description... I smell a sponsor.

That was a pretty shameless plug for that JHS pedal, wouldn't you say?

Great version, great additions, well done👍🏻

Awesome vid and tones very impressed with your playing 👍🔥🎸🦅

Wasn't John using his custom Two-Rock amps when he recorded Continuum?

Hey Tyler I would scoop the mids it’ll add that little extra Mayer flavor

I dunno man, I was just settling in for the ride. Now I gotta go tone chasing other things to make up for this journey being over too soon. Happy yet sad at the same time. Thanks, Tyler. This video, strangely enough, saved me today. Maybe not to that extreme, but I was definitely needing this motivation to get myself out of my head

Smooth! Great video. Nice work on the improv.

Drop your mids. I think I've listened to this song 20,000 or more times.

13:19 and that sound is why I love guitar

excellent work you captured the sonic interrogations very well on that tone, I've been wondering since 10 years + how this organic strat sound was made in Continuum. thanks !

Love your videos man.

The issue is that your clover has a substantial volume boost as well. Almost anything sounds better with a higher volume. An objective tone comparison should try to elimate differences in volume imo.

I find plugging a strat straight into a fender amp with some reverb to be just fine...

Oh dayum! Love it! Though it’s videos like these where I ask, will we see some tunes like an EP or a full album sometime soon? Haha I know you mentioned at one point you might. Your playing is great and the tones you make are delicious! Thanks!

That ending was insane haha just learned the intro and yours inspired me to learn more

Texas flood tone hunting next?

Only things you need: Expensive watch, Gel for hair, Guitar face, Stylish clothes. (Not bashing John -- love him.)

What you played at the end was REALLY good!

That was some really nice playing there. Looked like a ton of fun

When you do the guitar slap, you should stop the drums and everything (12:39)... That would sound awesome!!!! But u know what, im not complaining haha this cover fucking rocks! Nice One

Do comfortably numb please

Great feel. This is the first video of yours I’ve actually watched from beginning to end lol

Fantastic video. Feel like I truly learned so much

I like how some people say tone is in the finger and then touch his amp as it was a transformer..guys/ladies..if i would put it in number i would say is a 50/50 finger an gear. Or maybe you can say is 80% finger or anything it depends on the situation. If i put 10 great guitarrist together and put them to play the most simple thing in the most simple way they would sound different, a bb king bend is not like a gilmour etc etc. Also, it would be boring if we all sound the same, i guess we all love to try and search for a tone that make you feel something, how many times you managed to get a different tone you never reached and because of that inspiration you created a new song. Idk if is the case here (which i dont think so), but im tired of the overlook about the tone most of the time with the saying 'is in the finger' which is true in a lot of cases and not true in a lot others. The amp is like the voice of a person, they all can be manage to sound different and there is the cool stuff. I believe sometimes people misunderstand the both meaning, the ability to play certain way, like a pro, is gonna make almost any tone you use, to actually work, that doesnt mean tone is innthe finger ( i know this is like qn obvious argument) but put say it sometimes as if they really mean to. Tone is the sound you work in your amp, nothing more, the fact that you can actually sound good with your skills doesnt change anything. There are a lot of normal players that make great songs because of the tone and not ability. I think is like we wanna keep it flashy and emotional and stuff like that, but for me is very simple. . . . Tone is in the amp Facts.

I think the tone you got sounds great but I listened to the recording and I think it's sounds really different. I think you over emphasized the mids and took out too much bass. But regardless your tone still sounds awesome :)

And frickin phenomenal playing at the end wow!

I smell a great opportunity for a new series!! 😍

and meet him at NAMM as I know

1:40 THE DOOO lol

Love your vídeos man🙌👏👏👏

NAILED IT... That was AWRSOME Tyler.

Hell yeah why not Tyler

What kind of finish is on your guitar

How am I only finding this video now! Love it!

Great tone, great playing, thanks !

Do chasing Mac Demarco's tone

wait a minute, THAT AMP GOES TO 12 WHAT WHY 12 JUST MAKE 10 LOUDER ITS LIKE SPINAL TAP BUT OVER THE TOP

Nice work Tyler! That was great! Sounded similar to the Live in LA tone

This Clover reminds me of the Ibanez PQ9. I own the Ibanez PQ9 and it’s an awesome pedal for getting the right amount of mids for chasing different guitar tones.

Mayer's pups were scooped around this Era. So let's boost the mids. Sounds about right.

Challenge: Money For Nothing

A good day to upload this video seeing as you met him yesterday 👍🏻 Great idea for a video Tyler, maybe you can do a series with other artists?

Your rendition is amazing man 😎👍👍👍