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Slow Dancing in a Burning Room amp settings — Mooer GE150

The John Mayer guitar tone for “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room”, dialed in for a Mooer GE150 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Continuum (2006) - iconic intro/rhythm riff

Original rig

1964 Fender Stratocaster (Position 4: Neck+Middle) into Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature / Dumble Steel String Singer with Klon Centaur boost and plate/spring reverb

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

Amp settings — Mooer GE150

CHANNELUS DELUXE CL amp model + 65 DLX 1x12 IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	5
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME8

Signal chain

01Compressor Block (COMP/SQUASH)

Provides the percussive 'thwack' and even sustain on chord embellishments

Sustain 4 · Attack 5 · Level 7

02Overdrive Block (PURE BOOST / Transparent OD)

Emulates the Klon transparent edge-of-breakup push into the front end

Gain 2 · Tone 6 · Level 8

03Reverb Block (SPRING / HALL)

Positioned post-amp/cab to simulate the studio room and Two-Rock onboard reverb

Decay 5 · Tone 5 · Mix 4

Why these settings

The Yamaha Pacifica 112V single coils in position 4 capture Mayer's signature 'in-between' Strat quack, but require rolling the guitar volume back to 8 to clean up into the Mooer's Fender model. On the GE150, the US Deluxe model provides the scooped-mid chime, while the compressor and mild boost blocks replicate the huge headroom and bloom of a Dumble/Two-Rock circuit without introducing fizzy distortion.

PRO TIPPlay with the fleshy pads of your thumb and index finger rather than a pick on the intro double-stops to soften the transient attack and get Mayer's signature round, blooming low-end.

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