I'm always surprised at how big he looks. His features are that of a small man, but when you see him holding a guitar, with his freakishly large thumbs...
it runs deep - In the credits of the Continnum album John thanks to lots of people, half way down the list "Eric Clapton - knows I steal from him and is still cool with it"
A bit bittersweet how much exposure tracks like these get right out the gate. Seems like anything relatively upbeat on the contemporary side gets thoroughly depleted due to how rare it is. Reminds me of when that Pharell Williams (sp?) track "Happy" came out and it got wore out by appearing everywhere all at once. At least with this song, I've heard it a hundred times already and still like it.
I’ve been waiting patiently for some new JM music. This is worth the wait. Loving the 80’s vibe and the clarity (get it?) of the Silver Sky. Well done Andertons on getting us close to the tone.
I actually owned a Boss CE-2, a Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9, a RAT distortion and a Dunlop Wah back in the late 80's. That was the stuff. Unfortunately they were all stolen after someone broke into out rehearsal space 😭
@@kaboom6157 not cool. Some of us who have experienced shit like this know it can happen in the least expected ways and it's interesting to hear his story.
So funny that I started listening to Clapton’s Journeyman album again a few weeks ago and now these nods to Clapton because of Mayer’s song. Great music from both guitarists.
the chances of it returning this year are slim to none, buuuuuuuuuuuuut next year they should be back with more artists and ultimate rigs! (I hope for the ultimate rigs just so I can write more fitting song titles for the jams)
@@WM-sz5mn well it should've returned in February, it's now June and still no sound like videos! also on Rabea's youtube channel he made an update that he hurt his leg so he's out of action for a while
@@uncledeadhead3674 Yep... with a little Bad Love for good measure. Hahaha. Can't wait to hear Mayer's album. I cut my guitar teeth on Clapton's Journeyman.
If that last part is solely the Dimension into a Klon, I’m ordering a Dimension now! I used to run my chorus into my overdrive till a ‘pro’ told me I had my pedals in the wrong order. So I changed it. Never liked chorus after that, but never made the connection that the sound I love is ‘the wrong order.’ John Mayer and this video you did made me realize how perfect that sound suits me. Thanks so much!
Great tone! The American Strat that Pete played with the mid boost reminded me of Clapton's tone with Cream on the 2005 Royal Albert Hall reunion concert!!
It also has Methane's patented chorus sound, although as an example of chorus I'd go with Jaco. But if they want to go back to the 80s and get chorus rock sound, there are better choices, like Boston's Tom Sholz on "More Than A Feeling" or if you want something more jazz, the Crusaders "Carnival of the Night" with Barry Finnerty on guitar, that has subtle chorus/flange. Or maybe Carlos Rios on Gino Vanelli's Sally. Or how about the Yellowjackets Elamar with Mike Miller. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Iuuhi27pXyg.html all with chorus-like solos. No offense to John Mayer. As pop recording artists go, he's a damn good guitar player, but the 1980s were filled with great guitarists, and people liked hearing guitar solos - a match made in heave. Don't sell people short, just have them listen to the real thing.
@@NiRo_90125 It's going to take more than a Danelectro to get you to sound like Metheny, son. You and Carlos Ramirez are a little wet behind the ears. Stay seated at the kids table for now.
@@NiRo_90125 I implied inexperienced, you inferred immaturity. This has less to do with Metheny's gear and more to do with the tone expressed through his hands, and the musicality expressed through his keen melodic sensibility. The idea that a pedal can confer these attributes is musically naive.
The tone on Kimmel is very different from the studio tone. I'm pretty confident that the studio tone IS a Soldano and might even be John's EC Grey Clapton Strat as well. I think what we saw on Kimmel was his latest iteration of live rig. There's a thickness and sustain to the studio tone that wasn't there on Kimmel.
I agree. There’s probably a compressor involved in the studio version as well. I'd also guess that it’s his standard live board with all the amps running totally clean and everything in front. Tubescreamer boosted by the Katana or something like that.
Lee's tone at the end was so nice! Been fun to watch his playing improve over the years too... Great job Lee! Awesome video guys. Making me miss my old Japanese CE-2, but my Walrus Audio Julianna has all my chorus needs covered. I was born in the 80's so I never got to play chorus while it was in style. It hasn't stopped me from almost always having one on my board, but I love that John is making it popular again.
89-95 Fender Strato Plus with Lace Sensor and Tbx or 89-00 Fender Stratocaster Eric Clapton/Fender Stratocaster Buddy Guy with Lace Sensors, Tbx and mid Boost.... I LOVE that stuff
In my opinion, 23:03 thats it!!! For me the magic part is: simple song requires a simple sound and a simple solo. The most simple answer is most probably the correct one, so yeh I can dig that JM might have used a Clapton mid boost, Saldano and CE-2 because thats what Clapton used. I hope that JM never tells us because the mystery makes the song even more special :)
I think I agree with Tomo. As I listened to that track, quite a few times, it seems like I am hearing a dimension. I hear modulation without much movement. Also, since I am the proud owner of a line 6 M5, I do have the dimension model, and I think it sounds pretty good. Also, I have to say, a couple of weeks ago at my local guitar center, I finally got my hands on a silver sky. One of the nicest strats I’ve ever played.
#Pete rips those E blues pentatonic blues licks pretty well. Sounding great! A salesman 'With' product knowledge . I can imagine Andertons are pretty well, all sold out on the PRS already. 🌺
Such a great song, I'm totally obsessed! Great job on this video guys! I think I pretty much nailed the tone with my CE-2 as well on my cover, but with a completely different set of pedals after that :)
August being my second favorite EC album (after Journeyman) this song is really a serious tribute to that era, not only the tone but the licks are Slowhand's best of the best
Great job, as always! I tried this with an AnalogMan two knob chorus and a Thorpy Gunshot. The sound is basically spot on. Mike's chorus is a little less muddy than my CE2. Now if only I had John's talent! Thank you for constantly enlightening us.
I was in a top40 band in the late ‘80s and used my Rockman X100 as a preamp pedal of sorts. The Rockman chorus was always on. For years I looked back at that setup and laughed at myself. Now I’m digging it all over because of this song.
One thing I do love is the color pallet of this era with the beachy pastels and flashy neon colors. Always did love this style. Lol. Can you tell I was born in 83? Lol.
You guys nailed the tone, well got very very close. Was happy to hear you talking about the cut on the Wah pedal, same thing I've been struggling with over the last two days. What I would do to have someone sitting next to me making adjustments to the pedals on the fly! Again, great job on this video, thanks for posting it up!
I totally agree with lees statement about the angel wing chorus it sounded great,really performed well.I’d love to have heard that with the klon,talk about chalk and cheese 😂
As I said on another video and you also mentioned John got some inspiration from Clapton's Journeyman album. Especially "No Alibis and Breaking Point". Similar take on the use of the 80's DX7 type rhythm backing. Sounds to me like possibly an auto-wah or wah with a flanger/vibe.
Great job nailing the tone… personally I was hoping never to hear that late 80’s commercial tone ever again, but I guess we can’t shake the 80’s… yet! I remember crying of desperation when Behind The Sun came out and I heard gated reverbs, Simmons drums, synths and all
Chorus tone added is TIMELESS and even though people will openly disagree it would be nice to see their boards at home and notice everyone has a chorus pedal. Honestly, it belongs at the front of the board for more reasons than one. It has always sounded amazing, just admit it people!!!!!! LOL
Gents, at the end of the video (Lee) had that tone or just about. Its down to the ear and source that people hear. It needed more volume but that could be where I am or Andertons. Brent.
It's so funny to know that many people on the street - at least in Germany - have probably never heard of John Mayer, seven Grammys or not. And certainly not of something like "tone". And, also funny to know, that if one day John Mayer appears on Anderton's TV together with Lee and Pete, all RU-vid records will be broken. I'm already looking forward to that day.
Same here in young Brazil. Although we do have many who take interest in blues/jazz/clrock, we as music listeners still seem to've been having a luddite moment... No new players seem to be enjoying much recognition, even Brazilian ones. BUT!.. let's give it time, I'm sure we'll come well around this featureless pop in the near future.
Imo he uses more Gain on the Studio Version, which makes it sound like Clapton's solo tone in Pretending. Awesome. Also, there's this wabbling thing ... is it an additional tremolo?
Lee gets a great Clapton tone at the end there. Great video chaps. One thing I thought I heard on the Kimmel version was a sustain pedal of some sort? Thoughts?
During an interview with Andy Cohen, John Mayer said performing for his Sob Rock tour was like being a helicopter pilot- where the pedals and effects are like the knobs and switches a pilot has to keep track of After seeing how much effort you went through to replicate just ONE song’s tone, I believe that
That little wing chorus pedal is so good, sounds the best in my opinion and was surprised it wasn't higher up in the chorus shootout possibly thr best chorus pedal atm
As many have stated, it’s very August/Journeyman Clapton. I can get very close with my ‘91 strat Plus with Lace sensors. I presume what EC was using in his signature guitar back then?
