Gravity amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb

The John Mayer guitar tone for “Gravity”, dialed in for a Fender Deluxe Reverb with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Continuum (2006) — main rhythm/fill tone

Original rig

Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature / Dumble Steel String Singer + Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster ('The Black One') + Klon Centaur / Marshall Bluesbreaker

Warm, scooped, dynamic edge-of-breakup clean with blooming low-end and airy top-end

Amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb

CHANNELVibrato channel (Input 1)BRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	6
Treble	5
Reverb	4
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Marshall Bluesbreaker / Keeley Katana Clean Boost style OD

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds the transparent mid-push and sustain needed for solo fills

Drive 3 · Tone 5 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Deluxe Reverb naturally shares the scooped Blackface character of Mayer's Two-Rock clean tone, so setting volume to 4-5 gets you straight into dynamic edge-of-breakup. Keep treble at 5 to prevent single-coil Alnico V harshness on the Pacifica, and lean on the amp's onboard spring reverb. The Deluxe Reverb faceplate has no Mid or Presence controls, so those remain null.

PRO TIPPlay with the fleshy part of your thumb and fingers rather than a pick to replicate Mayer's soft attack and rounded low-end bloom.

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