Slow Dancing in a Burning Room amp settings — Orange Crush 20
The John Mayer guitar tone for “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 20 with a Schecter Siamo. Series. Studio version, Continuum album (2006)
2004 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster ('Black One') with Big Dipper single coils → Klon Centaur → Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer → Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature (Dumble-style clean platform with spring reverb)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 6 |
The original uses a Dumble-style amp that's warm and mid-forward with natural compression. The Orange Crush 20 is inherently warmer and thicker in the low-mids than a Two-Rock, so mid is pushed to 7 to get that vocal quality while treble is dropped to 5 to avoid the Orange's tendency toward brittleness at higher settings. Your Schecter's humbuckers are hotter and darker than Mayer's Big Dipper single coils, so gain stays at 4 to avoid over-saturation — roll the tone knob to 6 to tame the thickness and simulate single-coil openness.
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