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Slow dancing in the burning room amp settings — lirevo 10

The john mayer guitar tone for “Slow dancing in the burning room”, dialed in for a lirevo 10 with a hex sb-70. Studio version, Continuum album (2006)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster ('64 / Black One) → Klon Centaur → Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer → Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature

Warm, touch-sensitive blues-rock overdrive with mid-forward singing sustain and glassy top-end shimmer
Amp settings — lirevo 10
GAIN 6 BASS 4 MID 7 TREBLE 5 PRESENCE 6 REVERB 3 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass4
Mid7
Treble5
Presence6
Reverb3
Master5
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PICKUPneck+middle TONE7 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Tube Screamer-style overdrive (TS9 / TS808 clone)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for the mid-hump that defines this tone. A Joyo Vintage Overdrive or Boss SD-1 gets you 80% there for under $40.

Drive 3 · Tone 5 · Level 7
Why these settings

The Lirevo 10 is a small solid-state practice amp with limited headroom — it cannot replicate the touch-sensitive tube compression of a Two-Rock. I pushed mids to 7 (vs original's ~6) to compensate for the amp's flatter mid response, and rolled treble down to 5 to avoid the harsh high-end common in budget solid-state amps. Without a Tube Screamer or Klon, you will get a clean-to-mild-breakup tone rather than the warm singing overdrive — the pedal recommendation is critical to approach this sound.

PRO TIPMayer's entire touch-dynamic approach depends on pick attack control — dig in for crunch, lighten up for clean. On solid-state, this effect is minimal; roll your guitar volume to 7-8 for verses and 10 for the solo to manually simulate dynamics.

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