When John Mayer Goes TS Into Klon It’s Incredible | 5 Solo Examples

John Mayer’s drive chain is usually either TS into Klon or Klon into TS. I was never a fan of the latter until I heard one specific performance. Today I’ll go over that and four additional ones where John uses the TS10 into the Klon Centaur with brilliant tonal results.

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Video Credits:
Helpless: @robertahearn

In Repair: @JohnMayerHDVideos

Slow Dancing: @Savingmemoryarchives

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[JustinJeske]

Well Youtube decided over 24hrs after the upload totally shut the video down because of the California Dreamin clips. So I've gone in and edited them out. Guess it's now 4 solo examples, sorry guys!

[bmoklsc]

This is where JHS is gold with their “just try stuff” motto. The fact that John is still flipping his OD chain shows that even well-established guitarists love to experiment. It takes 5 seconds to flip your gain staging on your board.

And always remember: if we could walk up on stage and play through John’s actual setup we still wouldn’t sound like John Mayer 😂

[DW]

Theres a tone that he has during Slow Dancing that has really stuck with me the past few years. 2017 in Kansas City in the outro solo for SDIABR he boosted using either the klon or TS 10 and woah that tone SOARS. Never heard anything like it. I was fortunate enough to hear it live in PIttsburgh 22' and he did some of the same licks 5 years previous. Its not an overly driven tone its just clear and it soars above everything :)

[NewHopeAudio]

This is really neat. For awhile I’ve been going tubescreamer into morning glory because of like you mentioned the headroom on the morning glory being higher. This was pretty sweet.

[raygehring]

Love the video. Strangely I don't really know Mayer's music at all. I much more familiar with his side players/band than him. But, the discussion re: pedal placement is completely subjective depending on the circumstance, guitar, pickup, pick or finger attack. Personally, for me the tube screamer is always before the J. Rockett Archer (Centaur "copy") on my board. The Klon type of circuit makes the tube screamer very manageable and evens it out. Putting it after the Klon gives it more grit and snarl which, depending on how hard you hit it which suits a lot of players preference in tone. Putting the Klon after feels like it's the adult in the room. I sorta treat it as the manager of the board and overall keeper of consistent tone. However, get the feel of it as well, which combo feels better good to the right hand. Tube Screamer can be your best friend but you're going to have a lot of disagreements along the way.

[alexanderroy]

Videos been going dumb lit lately :) keep it up bro!! Great work!!

[Carguyeight]

2019 tour tone is so much better in my opinion than sob rock tour

[FakingANerve]

5:45 JESUS! This take on the In Repair is just incredible! Playing and tonality, just... WOW!

[JonKaneshiroGuitar]

Ts10 into the Klon is amazing! I think it’s thicker.

[jimamsden]

Generally when stacking pedals, the upstream pedal controls saturation level and the downstream pedal controls the overall tone. So the direction of stacking depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Either is valid, but will sound different, and different is good!

[lucasgonzalezdealedo]

GREAT VIDEO Justin! I personally favor Klon into TS into Ceriatone JM amp, but either order is great. Now i just bought the Nordvang Gravity that alows you to invert the order as pleased and i am paying a bit arround with the order. Good job

[Andy_Roonie]

Hey man your doing a great job ! keep them videos rolling !

[anexiole]

just found this video. Thanks. The California Dreamin' tone he had is one of my fav but i didn't realise there was a klon there. Sweet.

[saloonno]

It would be nice to know which pedal settings would re-create his tone – – if that is even possible.

[Machado_Music]

Great video Justin! I remember Alejandro mentioning a specific performance that got
Me to the very same realization, the Howard Stern bash party (like a rolling stone) was TS10 into klon, which for me it is one of the best tones I’ve heard despite an obvious mistake he made around half way 😅
Keep it up bro

[matttorrence]

I got a TS mini and an MXR Sugar drive. And I got the J Rockett Klon clone. They should be good, right?

[TomFeelz]

Thanks Justin 🙌🏼 such a great breakdown & examples. Inspired me to mess around w my chain 🎉🎉

[wes_romaine]

TS into Klon is where it's at! The Klon has headroom that the TS can't offer. I like to sandwich my BlackBox between the TS and Klon. TS -> BB -> Klon is probably my favorite stack. On the RS performance - what is in the top left corner on JM's board? It looks a little KOT(ish) but not sure...As always, great video!

[Kendalladkins]

So, what I’m hearing is put two tubescreamers on my board, 1 before the Tumnus, and 1 after.

[eranmontiel]

I dont know, but the first photo looks like even though on the stage they are in TS>Klon, the cables look opposite to me.