Gravity amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb

The John Mayer guitar tone for “Gravity”, dialed in for a Fender Deluxe Reverb with a Fender Player Telecaster. Studio version, Continuum (2006) — main rhythm/intro clean tone

Original rig

Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature + Dumble Steel String Singer into 2x12 cab, Fender Custom Shop 'The Black One' Stratocaster (neck/middle position), Klon Centaur / Marshall Bluesbreaker for light edge-of-breakup boost

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

Amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb

CHANNELVibrato channel (Input 1)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	6
Treble	5
Reverb	3
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Keeley Katana Clean Boost / Klon clone

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (adds Mayer's signature transparent low-mid bloom and subtle hair)

Gain 2 · Tone 5 · Output 7

Why these settings

The Fender Deluxe Reverb shares the big low-end and glassy clean headroom of Mayer's Two-Rock/Dumble setup, naturally scooping the mids. The Deluxe Reverb faceplate has only Volume, Treble, Bass, and Reverb controls (no physical Middle or Presence knobs). On a Telecaster, roll the tone back to 8 and stay on the neck pickup to soften the single-coil bite and mimic the woody warmth of Mayer's Stratocaster.

PRO TIPPluck with the fleshy part of your thumb and index finger rather than a pick to get the soft, blooming transient attack John Mayer uses on the verses.

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