For everyone hating, all the greats have given their props to his guy. Clapton said ''i dont think he realizes how good he really really is''. I mean, the hell does he give a shit about what you guys think, if clapton said that about any of us we can die happy as music fans. Also john is happy you guys are arguing, he once said ''once people figure you out, you get pushed to the side''. Keep talking, its given him a pretty decent career so far.
I love listening to people telling the background story to the guitar they put all their love into. Every single guitarist will have their own story and the relationship you have with that guitar is a feeling you can't describe. When John talks about opening it up and taking it out of it's case for the first time hairs stood on the back of my neck, it's all so personal.
How can Fender send a guitar to a name player like that and not have it wired properly? I mean, I know mistakes happen. But you'd think that thing would be quadruple-checked twice!
Yeah, he did kinda throw Fender under the bus with that bit of info. Strange how he thought he'd fix the sound he was missing by putting it in the freezer overnight ....
he didnt say that he fixed it by putting it in the freezer, he said he put it in the freezer and when he took it out the 3rd time he realized that the ground was off or whatever
beagleguitar John Cruz has commented on this and he was pissed that it's been said it wasn't wired properly as he played it before it left the factory and said it was amazing. Must have been damaged in shipping
Choosing the right guitar is a journey. As guitarists, we all love the instrument. And will go to lengths to play any and all we see. Like if a friend has one sitting abandoned in the corner. We'll tune it up and show it some love. But, nothing compares to when you find the "one". Chasing the dragon, as it were. When you pick it up, you know. It feels great. It fights back. It makes you want to play. Even when you're not playing it, if you see it on the stand, you wanna pick it up and make it sing.
I feel like everyone needs to really look into John and give him a chance. I know a lot of people who are still mad at him for all of the stupid things that he's said throughout his career, but he really is intelligent. Musically intelligent and just intelligent. He might not know how to shut himself up, but I could listen to him talk/play guitar for days. This video is great and he truly is an inspiration.
For a change. He's not that good. I can play that stuff, and in tune, too. And I'm a professional musician so don't give me shit about not knowing what I'm talking about. I have a different opinion. Don't troll me, you people hiding behind pseudonyms, please. We can disagree without calling each other names, children.
Of course. And I agree with you. Too many girls my age are infatuated with people like Bieber, One Direction, T-Swift, etc. Or if they ARE "fans" of John, they only know him for his radio hits like "Waiting On The World To Change". I wish more people knew about John's guitar skills, but one would never really knew it unless they followed his music/catalog. And yes, I recall John calling himself more of a guitarist than a singer.
@@aldair9362 Jaja, para que veía el video si no sabía inglés? 😅. Básicamente dijo que sería un verdadero buen guitarra si algún día fuera a un show y le prestarán una guitarra y el tocara con esa guitarra prestada (que generalmente no son tan buenas como las que preparan en el backstage). Y acá en Argentina, en un show, un fan le dio su guitarra en plena canción "Gravity", y él se la firmó y toco el solo de la canción con esa guitarra, jeje (creo que además era la última canción de la noche). Un verdadero Chad!
John Mayer, you mean the guitar took on its own personality. Like "that's it" and you are the guy that hangs out with it. It is an awesome thing to watch you play man. Keep it up.
I think most of you complaining about john buying a relic when he could have a true relic have never owned an old guitar. Here's a little story: I was out front of the Minneapolis/st Paul airport, having a smoke and stretching my legs on my way home to Seattle when I ran into a very famous guitar player(who shall remain unnamed). Me being me, I struck up a conversation and I asked him what he had in the case. To which he replied, "a 1968 Les Paul". I asked him if it made him nervous traveling with an old guitar, as my acoustic I was traveling with was made in the same year. He then told me a BALL SHRIVELING story about how the airlines had forced him to check his 1962 Les Paul a few weeks prior, and had broken the neck clean off the instrument. Needless to say, I was dumbfounded and angered by this story, but it brings me to my point. I don't buy new guitars for the reason I like the sound aged wood makes when I play my stuff on an older guitar. Would I want to take my 50 year old martin copy on the road? My 50+ year old gretsch out? Hell, even my 27 year old Taylor? Hell no!!!! I would do my best to purchase a new instrument that approximates the sound, and tweak it until its acceptable. Keep the guitars you love close, and to each their own on tone. But the guitars that inspire you? Treat them like loved children, and to quote john Denver, "what a friend to have on a cold and lonely night".
ONE thing I will say about JOHN MAYER, he is a great story teller, if he never maid it as a player, he could be an ace news reader, he get's all the details in, & I find myself liking his story's a lot, enough to watch them to the end anyhow.......
I know the exact feeling he's talking about at 7:27. Last summer I custom ordered a G&L ASAT Special to my specs and waited about 15 weeks for it to arrive. It got to the shop that I ordered it from while I was on my way home (Nashville) from out of town in Florida. That was the longest 10 hour car ride ever it felt like days. That moment he talks about though, it's magical. I wish for every player to experience such a thing at least once.
John messing around with “Gravity” at the beginning is legitimately some of my favorite playing of his ever (I especially like that nasty bend at 0:47). I often come back to this video just to listen to that part.
The lack of paint or or finish has no effect directly on the pickups, that would be absurd. What the lack of finish effects is the instrument's acoustic resonance, it effects the way the strings are allowed to vibrate and the way the body is allowed to resonate and thus affect the strings, all of which is captured by the pickups through the strings. A guitar that doesn't have the basic acoustic properties to sustain will never sustain, no matter how great the pickups and electronics are, they're completely secondary to the structure of the instrument. How much the finish on the wood actually effects the structure of the instrument and its resonance is totally debatable, but its silly to think that it doesn't matter simply because its an electric guitar and has pickups.
It didn't sound right, so he opened it up and found a ground was not connected. So, guitars made in the custom factory aren't very well quality controlled? It would seem that if you pay that amount for a custom guitar, it should be correct upon delivery. That's the part of this video that stands out to me.
I agree, i mean if he got a custom factory made guitar and when he got it didnt sound right?... That's what doesn't make sense to me, maybe they need a bit of air and play, like brand new shoes, but those guitars are expensive AF
LOL @ all the commenters that only criticize behind the keyboard while this man is living his dream getting paid to make music, touring the world and has his own signature guitar.
Just keep practicing and you'll be great! I'm still no where near some of my favorite artists, but for me it's not about being as good as them. It's about being different and enjoying the style that I do and play. Keep it up!
How I see it.... since Fender went through such an effort to make sure John had "built" this guitar, himself.... I think they left the final touch of wiring the Fender, with ground wire properly attached, as the final and fitting last step to having a great sounding guitar, that he built, with his own hands. In hindsight, I would hope that John Mayer himself sees it that way too... the Final Touch in completing his own guitar. John Mayer is no dummy when it comes to electronics, winding pots to get a specific sound, or something as simple as a proper ground. He had the final hand in this one, partially built by him, for him, as his.
I like John and obviously he is one of the best guitar players BUT I hate how he just cant admit that he DID want a guitar like SRV, he always acts like he is just so original but it’s like bro there is nothing wrong with want a guitar to look a certain way especially when it’s so obvious. And how he was in detention ha! Ya ok buddy, his own parent said he did very well in school. He just needs to be John….I mean shit he is fucking incredible, just be yourself!
Here's a question. How did a brand new multi thousand dollar fender american custom shop John Mayer signature telecaster come with a loose/disconnected ground? I'm a Fender guy, but really Fender? Really?
I really like how he potter with his strat. He don't just buy it or tells what he want - no the build it up. He has help from pros but he is working with the wood he wanna play. Never seen that before. I like the idea to do that.
also copper shielding tape is a must to cut down on the hum, single coils can get really noisy. look up guitar shielding here on youtube if you are not familiar with it,It makes a world of difference
stick it in the freezer? doesnt sound good? stick it back in the freezer? boys and girls check the ground wire ( output jack ) before you throw it in the freezer
Purely improv. He's just showing how even when it's not one of his songs it has a signature sound to it. But if you want that kinda blues progression go for 'Come When I Call' they're both in G. Have Fun!
One thing has always confused me about this video, John sprays the plain body he sanded black... But Black One has a yellow undercoat (on the bottom half of the front at least). It's visable in a few places on the lower half, in particular the large section where his arm would rest. Perhaps this effect was added after somehow, but I can't understand how. I think they must have just swapped out the one he painted for a new one painted by the staff.
Geez, I have a run of the mill production Clapton Strat. It sounds amazing, and all the wiring is hooked up. A priceless CS Strat that leaves the factory with a ground not connected? Doesn't give me a whole lot of confidence in the FCS.
I put my guitar in a walk in fridge after I left it in my truck in single digit weather because I was afraid if it warmed up too fast it would warp than forgot about it. It was never the same after that.
Fender and the other large guitar companies are often nothing like they are made out to be. Even the Custom shop brand is negligible quality.. Same goes for Custom shop Gibson. Often you'll find that Japanese made guitars far exceed the quality of American made ones. Though this depends hugely on the luthier(s) and their understanding of and attention to detail.
If they do that JM what do we get from Fender? A guitar with out a headstock? Or maybe no frets? WTF... How do you not ground the guitar? Fender, Nice job with quality Control.
In circuitry, and someone correct me if i'm wrong, but you can have 3 wires that make an electronice device work. One to bring current to the device, one to carry the current away from the device, and then there is a ground wire. The ground wire prevents electric current from building up in the device and possibly shocking you. Not sure why in John's situation that would make his guitar not work.
I can't imagine finally getting my guitar from the Custom Shop. After spending many thousands, and waiting many months. Only to play an electric with a disconnected ground. Knowing what that sounds like on an instrument I am familiar with, I can only imagine how dreadful that would be to hear from a new guitar you've never heard amplified before. You immediately panic. Something for everybody who thinks they're pickups sound hollow, weak, or empty to consider. Luckily he found the loose wire...
I don't know why I keep watching this back every few months
Andrea Diagbouga SAME
the noise it makes :)
Andrea Diagbouga i know what ya mean i watched it so many times
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I just came back and watched this again after a few months. I was trying to like your comment but realized I had liked it before. lol
Thank you for reminding to do it tho
For everyone hating, all the greats have given their props to his guy. Clapton said ''i dont think he realizes how good he really really is''. I mean, the hell does he give a shit about what you guys think, if clapton said that about any of us we can die happy as music fans. Also john is happy you guys are arguing, he once said ''once people figure you out, you get pushed to the side''. Keep talking, its given him a pretty decent career so far.
I HATE
If Bobby Weir is ok with you taking the lead guitar role, you're probably doing ok on one level ;)
I love listening to people telling the background story to the guitar they put all their love into. Every single guitarist will have their own story and the relationship you have with that guitar is a feeling you can't describe. When John talks about opening it up and taking it out of it's case for the first time hairs stood on the back of my neck, it's all so personal.
That little jam he starts at 14:45 is so incredibly soulful...
How can Fender send a guitar to a name player like that and not have it wired properly? I mean, I know mistakes happen. But you'd think that thing would be quadruple-checked twice!
+beagleguitar I was thinking the same thing
Yeah, he did kinda throw Fender under the bus with that bit of info. Strange how he thought he'd fix the sound he was missing by putting it in the freezer overnight ....
guitarbluz62 yea he was def high as fuck thinking that lol
he didnt say that he fixed it by putting it in the freezer, he said he put it in the freezer and when he took it out the 3rd time he realized that the ground was off or whatever
beagleguitar John Cruz has commented on this and he was pissed that it's been said it wasn't wired properly as he played it before it left the factory and said it was amazing. Must have been damaged in shipping
All the years and finally UA-cam sends me this amazing video. One day before my Fender Strat gets delivered!
Choosing the right guitar is a journey. As guitarists, we all love the instrument. And will go to lengths to play any and all we see. Like if a friend has one sitting abandoned in the corner. We'll tune it up and show it some love. But, nothing compares to when you find the "one". Chasing the dragon, as it were. When you pick it up, you know. It feels great. It fights back. It makes you want to play. Even when you're not playing it, if you see it on the stand, you wanna pick it up and make it sing.
Not going to lie, this is kind of like Build a Bear for grown ups haha
Yup! Not a bad analogy at all.
Hey I’m a kid and I’d 100% prefer this!
@@maxmymsmusic3053 Awesome!! Have FUN and enjoy playing music!!!
@@aaronblubber2437 thanks!
@@maxmymsmusic3053agreed
"it was just cold"
I feel like everyone needs to really look into John and give him a chance. I know a lot of people who are still mad at him for all of the stupid things that he's said throughout his career, but he really is intelligent. Musically intelligent and just intelligent. He might not know how to shut himself up, but I could listen to him talk/play guitar for days. This video is great and he truly is an inspiration.
Damn. Sweetest tone I've heard. The PRS Mayer sig guitar has got nothing on The Black One. Nothing, I say.
Marlon Borreo Agree man, the Fender and two rock were just something else.
@@siggeek503
He's actually playing his Dumble amp on this clip, but the Dumble is the amp his signature Two Rock is based on.
JerodimusPrime Alright, cool. I stand corrected! 👍🏻
give me a break dude, the PRS sounds fucking fantastic
I agree, the PRS sounds sterile next to this. To me the PRS sounds like the digital version of a strat. No soul
Nice to hear him hit a few wrong notes for a change
I'm a huge mayer fan but I still like to hear it, it shows he's still only human
For a change. He's not that good. I can play that stuff, and in tune, too. And I'm a professional musician so don't give me shit about not knowing what I'm talking about. I have a different opinion. Don't troll me, you people hiding behind pseudonyms, please. We can disagree without calling each other names, children.
cool your jets there mel
mel obrien you don't know what you are talking about
In music there aren't any "wrong" notes or ways of playing.
Who's here after the PRS Silver Sky demo?
Fender is better... Forever
Black1 is Very good
Of course. And I agree with you. Too many girls my age are infatuated with people like Bieber, One Direction, T-Swift, etc. Or if they ARE "fans" of John, they only know him for his radio hits like "Waiting On The World To Change". I wish more people knew about John's guitar skills, but one would never really knew it unless they followed his music/catalog.
And yes, I recall John calling himself more of a guitarist than a singer.
11:58 John has done that in a show here in Argentina. He's became that guitar player he was mentioning years before... A true master! Love u John.
mierda no se inglés :( que dice?
@@aldair9362 Jaja, para que veía el video si no sabía inglés? 😅. Básicamente dijo que sería un verdadero buen guitarra si algún día fuera a un show y le prestarán una guitarra y el tocara con esa guitarra prestada (que generalmente no son tan buenas como las que preparan en el backstage). Y acá en Argentina, en un show, un fan le dio su guitarra en plena canción "Gravity", y él se la firmó y toco el solo de la canción con esa guitarra, jeje (creo que además era la última canción de la noche). Un verdadero Chad!
ok gracias , ya e visto ése vídeo sólo quería el contexto . ahora disfrutaré de ua-cam.com/video/kt3hzGla8r4/v-deo.html
John Mayer, you mean the guitar took on its own personality. Like "that's it" and you are the guy that hangs out with it. It is an awesome thing to watch you play man. Keep it up.
I think most of you complaining about john buying a relic when he could have a true relic have never owned an old guitar. Here's a little story: I was out front of the Minneapolis/st Paul airport, having a smoke and stretching my legs on my way home to Seattle when I ran into a very famous guitar player(who shall remain unnamed). Me being me, I struck up a conversation and I asked him what he had in the case. To which he replied, "a 1968 Les Paul". I asked him if it made him nervous traveling with an old guitar, as my acoustic I was traveling with was made in the same year. He then told me a BALL SHRIVELING story about how the airlines had forced him to check his 1962 Les Paul a few weeks prior, and had broken the neck clean off the instrument.
Needless to say, I was dumbfounded and angered by this story, but it brings me to my point. I don't buy new guitars for the reason I like the sound aged wood makes when I play my stuff on an older guitar. Would I want to take my 50 year old martin copy on the road? My 50+ year old gretsch out? Hell, even my 27 year old Taylor? Hell no!!!! I would do my best to purchase a new instrument that approximates the sound, and tweak it until its acceptable.
Keep the guitars you love close, and to each their own on tone. But the guitars that inspire you? Treat them like loved children, and to quote john Denver, "what a friend to have on a cold and lonely night".
carrickbender
Joe bonamassa?
+carrickbender No reason not to name who it was, who?
Gibson did not make Les Paul guitars in 68 and a 62 LP is a SG your story is BS
Peter Mosdal SGs in 62 were called Les Pauls. They only changed the name later when Les complained, doesn't change the fact that they are Les Pauls
I would gladly pay to watch John just play his guitar.
You have just invented live concerts... well 7 years ago you did
Love the ending.
John's Facial Expression: "Damn, what'd you think"?
Dude: "That's just plain sick..!"
It is a great sounding guitar. the clarity is amazing... it really does hang on with sustain...
That’s the two rock not the guitar
@@bluesenthused7244 in hind site You are absoultely right.. add 4 grand to the price of the guitar.
ONE thing I will say about JOHN MAYER, he is a great story teller, if he never maid it as a player, he could be an ace news reader, he get's all the details in, & I find myself liking his story's a lot, enough to watch them to the end anyhow.......
Exactly the way you should feel about your guitar. Its your baby. And it has that exyra feeling like damn thats it
I come back to this every once in a short while
Honestly John Mayer is extremely underrated as a guitarist, and musician, no matter what the haters say.
I am in love with this guitar, first time I saw it
but I know I can't have it
so, "I am gonna find another you....."
But "still think i'll never gonna find another you"
What a great story... Nice to know we're all crazy in the same way. Thanks. Here's a few extra thumbs for such a great job...thanks again John.
That guitar is freaking amazing, very mellow top end, a lot of mids, cuts the mix perfect!
And great Player as well!👏🏻
Haha, I love the freezer story!! ".....and it still wasn't there....It was just cold!" You expect him to say there was some miracle over night.
It's cool that he mentioned Rory Gallagher's strat, Rory was a legend when it came to Fender Strats and what could be done with them.
he is an amazing guitarist. I can listen to him play all day.
wow I never knew he was a good guitar player. new respect for john mayer
Really tasty playing. I hope we see blues kept alive with some of the younger generations.
i can listen to him play guitar for hours
I know the exact feeling he's talking about at 7:27. Last summer I custom ordered a G&L ASAT Special to my specs and waited about 15 weeks for it to arrive. It got to the shop that I ordered it from while I was on my way home (Nashville) from out of town in Florida. That was the longest 10 hour car ride ever it felt like days.
That moment he talks about though, it's magical. I wish for every player to experience such a thing at least once.
“That’s just plain sick” haha love it.
John messing around with “Gravity” at the beginning is legitimately some of my favorite playing of his ever (I especially like that nasty bend at 0:47). I often come back to this video just to listen to that part.
18:46 "that's just plain sick!"
The lack of paint or or finish has no effect directly on the pickups, that would be absurd. What the lack of finish effects is the instrument's acoustic resonance, it effects the way the strings are allowed to vibrate and the way the body is allowed to resonate and thus affect the strings, all of which is captured by the pickups through the strings. A guitar that doesn't have the basic acoustic properties to sustain will never sustain, no matter how great the pickups and electronics are, they're completely secondary to the structure of the instrument. How much the finish on the wood actually effects the structure of the instrument and its resonance is totally debatable, but its silly to think that it doesn't matter simply because its an electric guitar and has pickups.
18:10 anyone catch that smile he made...he's like "yep I just nailed that run"
moral of the story is to freeze your guitar overnight when you get it.
It didn't sound right, so he opened it up and found a ground was not connected. So, guitars made in the custom factory aren't very well quality controlled? It would seem that if you pay that amount for a custom guitar, it should be correct upon delivery. That's the part of this video that stands out to me.
p2curtis He didnt pay shit for it.
Why would he pay if he had a contract with fender at the time
I agree, i mean if he got a custom factory made guitar and when he got it didnt sound right?... That's what doesn't make sense to me, maybe they need a bit of air and play, like brand new shoes, but those guitars are expensive AF
Still so soothing to watch again also in 2024
I can watch this guy play for ages ..
LOL @ all the commenters that only criticize behind the keyboard while this man is living his dream getting paid to make music, touring the world and has his own signature guitar.
Not a single comment here is dissing on him tho
Just keep practicing and you'll be great! I'm still no where near some of my favorite artists, but for me it's not about being as good as them. It's about being different and enjoying the style that I do and play. Keep it up!
The Black One: the most organic guitar tone ever (atleast for me)
I'll say this. He can tell a good story.
John Mayer talks too much? Did you even read the title of the video? Its literally the STORY behind the guitar, he's talking a lot for a reason.
How I see it.... since Fender went through such an effort to make sure John had "built" this guitar, himself.... I think they left the final touch of wiring the Fender, with ground wire properly attached, as the final and fitting last step to having a great sounding guitar, that he built, with his own hands. In hindsight, I would hope that John Mayer himself sees it that way too... the Final Touch in completing his own guitar. John Mayer is no dummy when it comes to electronics, winding pots to get a specific sound, or something as simple as a proper ground. He had the final hand in this one, partially built by him, for him, as his.
So nice to listen to. Had never put a face or sound to the name until now.
So beautiful
He is so freakin good at blues guitar
I like John and obviously he is one of the best guitar players BUT I hate how he just cant admit that he DID want a guitar like SRV, he always acts like he is just so original but it’s like bro there is nothing wrong with want a guitar to look a certain way especially when it’s so obvious. And how he was in detention ha! Ya ok buddy, his own parent said he did very well in school. He just needs to be John….I mean shit he is fucking incredible, just be yourself!
The dudes a narcissist
To me... John's signature sound on that guitar is Slow Dancing in a Burning Room. Followed closely by Belief
Naahhhhh
The snappy sound
I want to do that too, the last part where he is jamming with himself. That was just... just... wow.
Here's a question. How did a brand new multi thousand dollar fender american custom shop John Mayer signature telecaster come with a loose/disconnected ground? I'm a Fender guy, but really Fender? Really?
Jackson Roemers it could’ve been damaged in shipping.
How can you not know the difference between a Telecaster and a Stratocaster? Lets hope in the intervening 3 years you have educated yourself lol
I really like how he potter with his strat. He don't just buy it or tells what he want - no the build it up. He has help from pros but he is working with the wood he wanna play. Never seen that before. I like the idea to do that.
THATS the tone I always wanted!
Dude can play.
also copper shielding tape is a must to cut down on the hum, single coils can get really noisy. look up guitar shielding here on youtube if you are not familiar with it,It makes a world of difference
stick it in the freezer?
doesnt sound good?
stick it back in the freezer?
boys and girls
check the ground wire ( output jack ) before you throw it in the freezer
What amp is that in the background he’s using? Think it’s his dumble but can’t tell if it’s Two Rock or not.
“This guitar gives me a little bit of a unique voice”
*plays through $200,000 Dumble*
Purely improv. He's just showing how even when it's not one of his songs it has a signature sound to it. But if you want that kinda blues progression go for 'Come When I Call' they're both in G. Have Fun!
One thing has always confused me about this video, John sprays the plain body he sanded black... But Black One has a yellow undercoat (on the bottom half of the front at least). It's visable in a few places on the lower half, in particular the large section where his arm would rest. Perhaps this effect was added after somehow, but I can't understand how. I think they must have just swapped out the one he painted for a new one painted by the staff.
Lol John went on the video for promoting his main Fender custom shop guitar and said that they custom shop didn't wire it right.
It's kinda funny that if you activate the subs the guitar seems to speak while John plays it.
Damn, that shit from 17:35 til the end is just sick. And his face when he's done is even better.
Geez, I have a run of the mill production Clapton Strat. It sounds amazing, and all the wiring is hooked up. A priceless CS Strat that leaves the factory with a ground not connected? Doesn't give me a whole lot of confidence in the FCS.
old boy taught you man.....songs depends how we feel at the moment....
I never have any idea what he's talking about but dammit he can play!
This guitar resonates 'his sound' more than the PRS in my opinion.
wait so he took off the whole paint to make the wood resonate, i thought that guitar has been through hell and back
Dulla im sure he’s put his fair share of dings and scrapes in it, but yeah it was made really reliced
And the whole “allowing the wood to breathe” is complete BS
now I feel my guitar heavy and I wanna took off the whole paint, what should I do?
@@diegoalvarez3731 scratch it on the wall, no balls
It would take forever to beat a guitar like that, like decades
"it's when you learn one of those bends"
"That's just plain sick."
I wonder if he amazes himself, the way he amazes us?
This guy is a good businessman.
Good interview. Something to be said about creating your own instrument. Certain cosmic effect. Or am I dreaming, haha. Thanks for posting
"A guitar without paint is too rustic for me. . ." Just wait a few years Johnny. . .
What guitar does he have with no paint?
His PRS custom
Am I being retarded here or what. It has paint on it? Or am I totally confused
oscar he means that after a while all the paint will wear off
haha, look at that sweet Dumble Steel String Singer sitting on the floor in the back ground. I'm sure thats what he is playing through..
He uses one an bandmasters an two rock
I know its been 7 years... But its actually not a Dumble but a Oak Cliff Special built by Bill Kinard from Two Rock. Its a 1:1 clone of his #002 SSS.
I put my guitar in a walk in fridge after I left it in my truck in single digit weather because I was afraid if it warmed up too fast it would warp than forgot about it. It was never the same after that.
I think you’re an amazing guitarist and singing period brother
very nice sound nice guitar
🙏 just found your channel
The Black One eats Silver Sky for breakfast.
This is amazing!
Damn...Mayer gets a guitar that wasn't 100% when he got it straight from the Custom Shop..!?..not cool..
Yeah, no kidding. Pay that kind of money in the Fender Custom Shop and
something isn't connected? I'd be pissed.
Fender and the other large guitar companies are often nothing like they are made out to be. Even the Custom shop brand is negligible quality.. Same goes for Custom shop Gibson. Often you'll find that Japanese made guitars far exceed the quality of American made ones. Though this depends hugely on the luthier(s) and their understanding of and attention to detail.
If they do that JM what do we get from Fender? A guitar with out a headstock? Or maybe no frets? WTF... How do you not ground the guitar? Fender, Nice job with quality Control.
Solder joint may have jostled loose in transit. It happens, just didn't think it would happen to Mr. Mayer.
Brady Patterson a proper solder joint doesn't "jostle" loose.
In circuitry, and someone correct me if i'm wrong, but you can have 3 wires that make an electronice device work. One to bring current to the device, one to carry the current away from the device, and then there is a ground wire. The ground wire prevents electric current from building up in the device and possibly shocking you. Not sure why in John's situation that would make his guitar not work.
What's the original source for this clip? :D
I can't imagine finally getting my guitar from the Custom Shop. After spending many thousands, and waiting many months. Only to play an electric with a disconnected ground. Knowing what that sounds like on an instrument I am familiar with, I can only imagine how dreadful that would be to hear from a new guitar you've never heard amplified before. You immediately panic. Something for everybody who thinks they're pickups sound hollow, weak, or empty to consider. Luckily he found the loose wire...
does anyone know what string gauges John Mayer's been using over the years? 10-46? Or maybe heavier?
stayawakeclub he uses standard 10-46 from Ernie ball I believe
Lovely 😘
The whole point of the video is for him to tell how he fell in love with the Strat! :)
THINK!
Such a bold tone in the bass strings ..
So basically Fender Custom Shop QA is not reliable? I mean, they made a guitar for John Mayer and they didn't properly ground the wiring?
Is that the Dumble SSS?
Mas brilha pela simplicidade.,
Wish he still played that amazing guitar! Especially over the Tesla guitar lol
Amazing!! Cheers!!
How big is that freezer?