John Mayer's 2024 Dead & Company Rig | Night 1 Rundown | 5/16/24 | Hot Take

My hot take on the amps and guitar gear for John Mayer of Dead & Company, night 1 at the Las Vegas Sphere. Thanks to / yourfuzzyscarf for the amazing photos to refer to!
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Gear in the video.
Guitars
PRS Silver McCarty 594
PRS Dead Spec Silver Sky
Attendees of the concert say that he used the guitars about 50/50 throughout the night.
Genesis Pure Guitar Cable
Amps
Previously owned by Santana 50w ODS with 1x12 cabinet (no idea which speaker)
Fender Twin Reverb (No idea which speakers)
Soldano SPACE BOX Reverb (standalone reverb tank on top of the Twin Reverb)
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[@Somethingfromtimmy]

If you watch the full Trey interview that happened right before Phish Sphere run he explains why they can’t have amps 🎤’d up on stage. Because the PA room speakers 🔊 are lining the entire sphere behind the screen and behind the bands stage too, so they can’t have monitors or amps on stage or it will feedback like crazy. All in ear monitors, drums have slight reverb from the house speakers being behind stage and needs those walls but you hear it a little live inside venue too. It’s wild in there and sounds amazing ! Great video and stoked to see the Dead Spec out there too, maybe amps on stage are for him to have some sound /movement or to tweak live but ya no idea how he goes out to PA

[@TheToneGeek]

Ooo!! I'll have to watch this video!! Pinning your comment. Thanks so much for writing in!! ⚡💀🌹

[@jighead81]

Finishing up the bluebook while watching this, love it and thanks so much!

[@TheToneGeek]

⚡💀🌹

[@MrMusicM67]

Excellent quality. Thank you :)

[@adrianhjordan1981]

My guess is that you're right and John has something like an Ox Box with custom IR's of each cab. Probably 1 box per amp.
The added benefit of using something like that is that stage volume can be reduced without sacrificing tone. I speak from experience of gigging a 100W Victory Super Duchess with a Two Notes unit. Sounded amazing through the house PA and on stage we were able to avoid overly loud volumes, meaning no ringing ears etc.
Heck, even Bonamassa has started using them!!

[@TheToneGeek]

Amazing insight from a stage player! Thanks for chiming in! I hope we all learn more soon

[@alexanderroy5713]

Great video Ryan.

[@jvids1452]

Alessandro twin reverb? Just a thought, no concrete evidence but I think Alessandro has been doing a lot with new transformer iron in deluxe reverbs and twin reverbs I believe. The Alessandro badge would be in the bottom right corner of the amp.

[@TheToneGeek]

Ooo good point!!! I'll keep looking for pix!