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Slow Dancing in a Burning Room amp settings — Fender Frontman 10g

The John Mayer guitar tone for “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 10g with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Continuum (2006) - iconic intro riff

Original rig

1964 Fender Stratocaster (Neck/Middle position 4) into Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature / Dumble Steel String Singer with subtle Klon transparent boost and plate/spring reverb

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

Amp settings — Fender Frontman 10g

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPmiddle TONE9 VOLUME8

Signal chain

01Transparent Overdrive / Boost (Klon or Bluesbreaker style)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Gain 2 · Treble 6 · Output 7

02Spring / Plate Reverb

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Decay 5 · Mix 4 · Tone 5

Why these settings

The Frontman 10G lacks a mid control, presence, and onboard reverb, so treble is pushed to 7 on the clean channel to emulate Mayer's glassy top-end through the amp's small 6-inch speaker. To compensate for your Epiphone SG's warmer, mid-heavy humbuckers compared to Mayer's scooped Stratocaster position 4, using the middle pickup position with the volume rolled back to 8 clears out mud and restores clean chime. Adding an external transparent overdrive and reverb pedal down the road will capture the subtle bloom and ambient space of the Two-Rock rig.

PRO TIPPlay with the fleshy part of your thumb and fingers rather than a pick on the intro double-stops to soften the humbucker attack and get Mayer's signature rounded, blooming dynamic response.

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