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Slow dancing in a burning room amp settings — Cort cm30R

The John Mayer guitar tone for “Slow dancing in a burning room”, dialed in for a Cort cm30R with a PRS Silver Sky. Studio version, Continuum (2006) — iconic intro/rhythm riff

Original rig

1964 Fender Stratocaster into Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature / Dumble Steel String Singer, subtle Klon transparent boost, plate/spring reverb

Glassy, scooped, touch-sensitive edge-of-breakup clean with blooming low-end and vocal chime

Amp settings — Cort cm30R

CHANNELClean

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Bass	7
Mid	4
Treble	7
Reverb	4
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Transparent Overdrive (Klon Centaur / Soul Food style)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds the subtle harmonic push and front-end compression of Mayer's Two-Rock rig

Gain 2 · Treble 6 · Output 7

Why these settings

The Cort CM30R clean channel provides a neutral analog platform with a full 3-band EQ and onboard reverb, though it lacks a dedicated presence or gain control on the clean side. To capture Mayer's Dumble/Two-Rock chime, mids are pulled back to 4 while bass and treble are elevated to 7 to simulate the classic high-headroom scoop. Backing guitar volume down slightly to 9 preserves dynamic headroom on thumb-and-finger attack.

PRO TIPPluck the low bass notes with the flesh of your thumb while simultaneously snapping the double-stops with your index and middle fingers to trigger the bloom and chime without harsh pick attack.

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