John mayer amp settings — Zoom G1 Four

The Gravity guitar tone for “John mayer”, dialed in for a Zoom G1 Four with a Squier Bullet Stratocaster. Studio version, Continuum (2006) / Live in LA tone

Original rig

Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster (neck/neck+middle) -> Two-Rock Custom Reverb / Dumble Steel String Singer -> Klon Centaur / Keeley Katana Clean Boost -> Strymon/Plate Reverb

Warm, scooped American clean with glass-like high headroom and subtle dynamic compression

Amp settings — Zoom G1 Four

CHANNELFD DLXR (Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb model) + FD2x12 cab blockBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	6
Reverb	4
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE8 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Zoom G1 Four 'RackComp' Block

Placed first to add subtle note bloom, sustain, and smooth out pick dynamics

THRSH 6 · RATIO 4 · Level 7

02Zoom G1 Four 'GoldDrive' (Klon style) Block

Clean transparent boost block for mild mid-warmth and dynamic response

Gain 2 · Tone 5 · Level 7

03Zoom G1 Four 'Plate' Reverb Block

Post-amp ambiance to recreate Mayer's subtle studio room and plate decay

Decay 4 · Tone 5 · Mix 3

Why these settings

The Zoom G1 Four's 'FD DLXR' model delivers the scooped American 6L6/6V6 character of Mayer's Two-Rock and Dumble rigs. Running the GoldDrive block with minimal Gain acts as a clean tone enhancer rather than heavy distortion, compensating for the Squier Strat's lower-output ceramic pickups. Rolling the guitar tone down slightly to 8 softens top-end single-coil harshness. Lead fills/solo: roll guitar volume to 10 and dig into the strings.

PRO TIPPlay with your bare thumb and index fingers instead of a pick; John Mayer achieves the soft, percussive attack on the verses by plucking with his right-hand fingers.

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