It’s obvious people don’t know who Rene is… the man is an inventor, a sound GENIUS, and he knows a hell of a lot about what he’s doing. John couldn’t have picked a better tech.
I'm glad he was so in depth with everything, "this is an effect pedal and it goes on and off and this one goes on and off and this one goes on and off" "these are his guitars, he'll use this one and this one and this one and this one, oh, look a ukulele! And this one and this one and this one..."
+thebestdrummer51 He's a tech, not a gear buff who trawls forums all day like most of us. He knows what he needs to know to get his job done well. I think fetishizing gear like a lot of us do would probably be a hindrance to a lot of techs. :)
"And this one is for one song, and this one is for one song, and this one is for one song". 30 min later. "And this one is for one song, and this one is for one song".
He was just trying to make the point that John Mayer likes to use a different guitar for each song which is kind of unique cuz a lot of guitarists don't do that
I was wondering if someone could help me out....I have a 2 x 12, 8 ohm cab with Celestions in it, I've been told it is a closed back. Can someone let me know what that means?
@@KeeperOfPoops And you are nobody. 1. Mayer probably has better things to do. 2. This guy is an awesome tech who probably knows more about the gear than Mayer himself.
I know Rene is overexplaining everything, but to someone who has absolutely no experience with rigs or pedals this should be the FIRST rig rundown they watch.
@Cliche Guevara i know i am joking, i know this legend is the guy who worked for stevie ray vaughan, a little bit with Carlos Santana and i think prince
@@davecarsley8773 Narcissists can be self important to the extent they reserve the privilege of their attention to things they deem important. So you'll find John talking endlessly in ways that advertize products he associates with but is he actually going to talk gear with someone for a video? Probably not. John Mayer is many things but humble like Guthrie Goven he is not.
Rene is such a great dude! He has worked on tons of great players guitars. He is a great nylon player as well! Thanks for taking time to refret my Les Paul almost 20 years ago!!
Love him or hate him, he is doing what he can to keep guitar licks and lead in popular music. Call it copying all you want, if Srv was still alive he wouldn't be anywhere near popular by the worlds standards. At least there are modern day guitarists like mayer keeping the spirit of SRV and Hendrix alive
Sir, you’re a f@cking idiot. ALL MR. Mayer has done (and has based his entire career around) has been ripping SRV off since day one! Stevie actually created so many various styles, techniques, and certainly ‘trademark licks and bends’ that were undeniably his OWN, that you could identify his playing and overall ‘sound’ within seconds of the needle dropping on the record
All that Mayer has done has been to COPY and CLONE nearly everything from SRV’s licks, techniques, trademark bends, etc, etc. - to even designing his own guitars right down to nearly the exact same specs (& that’s been WELL documented and proven at this point.) Now he’s even ‘sanding’ down the actual finish of his guitar to make it look both like he’s been playing for nearly 60 years AND so it would look even more like SRVs number one?!!! What a freakin POSER!! And yet, you have the AUDACITY to even claim that ‘thank GOD for John Mayer for keeping not only SRVs ‘sound’ alive, but JIMI HENDRIX’s as well?!! Were you just born completely retarted or is this just your natural, moronic self? You’re actually stating that SRV & Hendrix’s careers would have tanked and faded into oblivion if they were to have remained alive. (what a complete idiot you are) AND, that if it wasn’t for the grace and ‘god-given-talent’ of John Mayer ‘fuc@face’ himself, blues as we know it would have died out right along with them. Dude, SRV could outplay your Johnny boy while strung out on crack and smack simultaneously, with one arm severed from his body, after getting out of his own damn coffin!!! (are you freaking kidding me with this crap?) “Your body is a wonderland....” No John, your ‘body of work’ is complete shit and a complete joke in the world of blues. And trying to rip off and copy everything of SRV’s that you can from his music and style, all the way down to his string gauge and what name brand of picks he used - makes you a total and complete disgrace to not only SRV & his incredible accomplishments - but to the ENTIRE WORLD AND COMMUNITY of Blues. (but not to worry John, you’ve at LEAST got this mindless prick to worship the mighty all-talented ground you walk upon.) What a fuc@ing joke.
Much respect for Mr Martinez, but it sometimes seems like he forgot "Premier GUITAR" was interviewing him, and not channel 4 news... "These are open backed cabinets.... that means the backs are open, and you can see the speakers inside" "all the red lights indicate the power is on"
It was so cool hearing the legend singing doing soundcheck, like a guy telling a tale of a dragon around a campfire and then off in the distance hearing it’s roar through the night sky.... I’m not high
The contents of this interview: "Here are some amps. Three amps are louder than one. Here are some pedals, they're always on. Here's the foot controller, it has presets. You have to use your foot for a wah. John Mayer has a lot of guitars and he doesn't use all of them every night."
That was so much fun to watch. It is quite rare to have a very "in-depth" look at the gears our idols use! And yes, John Mayer is definitely one of my musical idol. Thanks for that video!
All unserious remarks - she is very good, quite unimpressed and knows what she is talking about. Sometimes I get wery tired of the starstruck upgrown schoolboy they often use to interview. "Oh Coooal! amaaaizing!, WOOOW! ..."
Alright, y'all...it's been almost 9 years. It's time for the official 2019 John Mayer Rig update!! Wouldn't hurt throwing DRH, Sharkey, and Pino in, too ;)
I wonder exactly how different a speaker cabinet made from 3/4 "solid wood makes from those made of 3/4 " or 15 ply plywood materials when they are both joined together using the same technique ( dovetail ) ? If the remainder of the cabinet and speaker system is made of the same components I can't believe that it would make any difference whatsoever.
WheresMyDinner64 Open backs allow the speakers greater range of motion because there's less air resistance. What you do with this information is up to you.
+Mo Bobb More precisely open back speaker cabinets have neutral behavior characteristics. It means that the cabinet doesn't really have an effect on the sound. An open back cabinet sounds like its loudspeakers. In case of closed back cabinets the acoustic resonance of the box is an important factor. The box behaves like an additional EQ. A closed back cabinet might have significantly more bass, less mid, compared to the open back cabinet of the same size with the same speakers. This "EQ effect" of a closed cabinet depends on user preferences and design.
It means that the backs are open so you can see the speakers. The back is the part that isn’t the front or the sides. We employ speakers to make sounds with the guitar so you can hear it. Otherwise you wouldn’t hear anything.
Open back cabinets mean you can see the speaker in the back. When the light is on, that means you can hear the sound of the pedal coming through the amp...... Thanks for explaining.
Putting on a live show is a collaboration between many people, most of whom do not perform on stage. These are professional people that absolutely know their business, and because of them the artist has the freedom to perform with out being bogged down with every single last detail prior to each performance. Teamwork makes a great show great. This particular video is of interest to any that might wonder how some of the gear relates with the artist the amps pedals switching systems etc.
"This is a Wah wah" pedal. When he puts his foot on it, it goes Wah Wah." Does this guy know he's talking to Guitarists, not 9 year olds on career day?
OscillationOverdrive Maybe he was nervous because they were filming him. Rene Martinez has been in the music business since the early 70s I think he knows what he is doing.
"When you turn it on, then that pedal is in effect and you can hear it through the amplifier when you're playing the guitar." Swear to GOD that's a direct quote! hahaha
I fondly remember this video because I bought a Marshall Bluesbreaker with the manual and box for £100 when I saw it 12 years ago. I've seen them make a grand on reverb in similar condition, but I love mine too much to sell it now!
Martinez, that's very nice of you on how well you handled the rundown interview. I have a lot of admiration for you. I am a guitar-tech my self and all because of you when you were with Stevie Ray. I wish I could meet you in person one day. If you ever come to Puerto Rico, please let me know so I can meet you. You're my hero. I am JC Serrano in Facebook
Cool stuff. It’s funny though, too, now that I’ve seen Eric Clapton’s Rig Rundown. Clapton’s setup is extremely minimalistic; three identical Strats and two identical Martins and a fancy custom no-pickup acoustic. Crazy stuff. On a related note, I would love to learn how often the strings get changed on a spread like John’s.
40 road guitars? Come on, that is nothing more than him doing the "rock star" thing. That is like a singer who brings 30 mics, a keyboardist that brings 40 pianos, etc, It's so he can do the "Nigel Tufnel" "...I love them all, I cherish them all...DON"T TOUCH THAT!"
Danny Criss 30 mics will probably sound the same, and 40 pianos will probably sound the same. Different electrics have different sounds, you should know that since you have a guitar head as your profile picture. (that is unless you've only played strats in your life time. If that's the case, believe me, they sound different)
Chinchillupa Guy I am a Strat guy for sure, but I own many different types of guitars, from SG's to Les Pauls and all that. And each one has it's own unique sound. But 40? The normal number for a touring guitarist, like Eric Johnson, is about 12 to 16, depending on the musician. Primaries, backups, different tunings, etc. I get all that. But I can tell you that one Strat compared to an identical Strat does not sound that much different. especially live. So why have 20 identical guitars? Eh, it doesn't matter anyways, it's all academic. They are going to do whatever they want to do, we just talk about it!
Danny Criss Good point! I do agree that 20 strats are over kill haha I'd under stand like 5 or 6 but at that point, just like you said, I think he's just like screw it, I don't have to decide just bring them all!
They say John Mayer sold out to get famous and then realized he better find a way to "get back home". Let's remember that John Mayer started out as an acoustic rock guy, not a bluesman in terms of guitar. The reality is, he's probably one of the better and more down to earth songwriters than most of his peers - because he respects his guitarist history. He knows he's not SRV or Clapton or BB, but he'll sure as hell copy the shit out them to make good music. Some say that's him continuing to sell out, but which guitarist amongst us hasn't tried to clone another's tone? Don't we do this everyday? Don't we want to know their secrets and tricks to use them for ourselves? There are no intellectual property rights when it comes to tone. If it's good it's good. If it rocks it rocks. John Mayer is just the same as any of us who seek to improve ourselves.
He actually started out as a blues guy, then when he started writing songs before he left Berklee School of Music, he realized how it was so much more important to write good songs with great lyrics then to just have good blues solos.
Mayer is every bit as good as SRV, BB King and Clapton. Even Clapton has said that Mayer is an absolute master of the guitar. Some might argue that he’s better. He’s certainly a more rounded player than any of the three mentioned.
For the guys talking bad about the tech. Rene Martinez is the guy that runs on stage after Stevie Breaks a string and attaches a new guitar mid song. Mr. Martinez is literally a superstar in the world of guitar. In Texas he is royalty. He set up all of Stevies guitars and rebuilt the broken ones. He is also a world renowned flamenco guitarist. He's so good that Clapton had him perform at the first crossroads festival.
Yeah, he has made some pretty rough guitars playable - Stevie's no. 1 would have KILLED a modern player. Most people couldn't even bend a note on it. Bridge cables for strings, rusty, crusty, pieced together hardware and even shrink wrap on the strings all the way through the body up to the saddle because Stevie was breaking 52's like they were 9's. Legendary guitar tech.
With some of these rig rundowns, some guitar techs seem like they are someone's relative that they had to give a job too. But, this guy and Brian Farmer from Gov't Mule are the real deal. True professionals.
How did I end up with the very sought-after TS10... Oh yeah, I stole it from a pawn shop in the 90's when I was a very bad teenager that couldn't afford the $60 price tag at the time.
I think he knows he’s on a video, and that John Mayer is a big name, meaning people who know nothing about guitars amps or pedals will likely watch this video
I wish there were a list of which bank numbers are which songs. From looking at it, I can tell bank 2 is "I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You" based on "Linn II" lighting up. Bank 3 is "Heartbreak Warfare" based on the light under the Heartbreak Warfare symbol. And bank 9 is "Bigger Than My Body" based on "Linn I" lighting up. I believe that the Aqua Puss is not in the system and always coming through the amps, possibly in the effects loop. If anyone has any idea what songs the rest of the banks are please share!
40 guitars to play 14 or 15 songs? Wow. I think I understand more about why John Mayer can't decide on 1 woman too. I hope Rene doesn't have to change all the strings every night. I recently watched a BB King show on video from the early 1980s. He didn't change guitars once...still Lucille. I don't think he even tuned it. It sounded awesome on every song.
+daringbarons He might've changed it and you didn't notice lol, he had a lot of guitars that were "Lucille" also, it was 1980, probably was harder to bring a lot of guitars to shows.
John Mayer is an amazing talent and a great guitar player and song writer ,his tone and style do borrow heavily from SRV which probably has a lot to do with using SRV's tech and many of the same amps .I have seen him play several times and he is amazing to watch .....
+Dogheadj yeah,, i keep my simple.. this is like overkill..remember SRV and his gear... he basically used the amp and ibanez tube screamer and that was really it..
I stumbled onto using both open & closed. I use a 2x12 open back on the bottom & a sealed 2x12 on top of it. The open has more bass, the sealed more mids/highs. I think it's the best of both worlds.
The Black1 is actually a one off guitar that John built in the custom shop before recording Continuum. Granted, the SRV influences are apparent, but it's not an SRV signature. You can search youtube for the video where John talks about the origins of the guitar and building it. And then putting it in the freezer.
Continued, on the Hi-Watt.The Hi-Watt blew up during a live show. I went home during a break and got a practise amp, 60 dollar Gorilla solid state with a vey smooth overdrive. Small, unseen on stage. I miked it and all my music buds could not get enough of how good the Hi-Watt was sounding obviously now well broken in as I was now used the Hi-Watt for a bass head stand! This went on for months until I was busted.
I mean if Rene doesn't tell you John Mayer carries 40 guitars with him, will you know? Does he use all of the guitars? Clearly no. Those are his, it's up to him.
![Rig Rundown: Joe Bonamassa [2022]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GuVfNjuz2XM/mqdefault.jpg)
![ไม่พูดหน่อยเหรอ (Say Something) - PECK PALITCHOKE [OFFICIAL MV]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GkAA6TR97GM/mqdefault.jpg)
Full Rig Details: bit.ly/JohnMayerRig
Subscribe to PG's Channel: bit.ly/SubscribePGTH-cam
Win Guitar Gear: bit.ly/GiveawaysPG
Don't Miss a Rundown: bit.ly/RIgRundownENL
Merch & Magazines: shop.premierguitar.com
It’s obvious people don’t know who Rene is… the man is an inventor, a sound GENIUS, and he knows a hell of a lot about what he’s doing. John couldn’t have picked a better tech.
thanks!
I'm glad he was so in depth with everything, "this is an effect pedal and it goes on and off and this one goes on and off and this one goes on and off" "these are his guitars, he'll use this one and this one and this one and this one, oh, look a ukulele! And this one and this one and this one..."
+thebestdrummer51 you drummers are quick ...
+thebestdrummer51 He's a tech, not a gear buff who trawls forums all day like most of us. He knows what he needs to know to get his job done well. I think fetishizing gear like a lot of us do would probably be a hindrance to a lot of techs. :)
"And this one is for one song, and this one is for one song, and this one is for one song". 30 min later. "And this one is for one song, and this one is for one song".
He was just trying to make the point that John Mayer likes to use a different guitar for each song which is kind of unique cuz a lot of guitarists don't do that
"If the light is on, it means that pedal is engaged."
Oh...
fenderandhendrix lol!
Yeah, I'm glad he cleared that up.
its probably because he thought he's talking to john Mayer fans which are all little girls who wpuldnt know
Tyson Rinker what?
Mateo Spak Jenbergsen its probably because he thought he’s talking to John Mayer fans which are all little girls who wpuldnt know
its an open back... which means the back is open... thank you sir
Eric Lopez classic.
Pretty literal guy. "If this light is on, then this means that it is on"
😂
I was wondering if someone could help me out....I have a 2 x 12, 8 ohm cab with Celestions in it, I've been told it is a closed back. Can someone let me know what that means?
That means she only does missionary.
I think they need to do an update on John's rig, but have John himself do it! Who's with me on that?
i am! cos sure this guy worked for the late SRV and the awesome Santana, but he's not john mayer!
he's just a fuckboy techie
@@KeeperOfPoops And you are nobody. 1. Mayer probably has better things to do. 2. This guy is an awesome tech who probably knows more about the gear than Mayer himself.
@@bluesdealer did your father ever accept you after you came out? I hope he did
He was doing a vocal sound check can't you hear
ironic words from a man called "ass goblin"
I know Rene is overexplaining everything, but to someone who has absolutely no experience with rigs or pedals this should be the FIRST rig rundown they watch.
Please do a John Mayer Rig Rundown update. And please please PLEASE, Get John to talk about his own stuff
I know! it's so much shitter when the fuckboy does it instead of the celeb himself
@Cliche Guevara i know i am joking, i know this legend is the guy who worked for stevie ray vaughan, a little bit with Carlos Santana and i think prince
HE has no idea what he has
@nikitikitano That's not even close to what being a narcissist means.
Grab a dictionary, brother.
@@davecarsley8773 Narcissists can be self important to the extent they reserve the privilege of their attention to things they deem important. So you'll find John talking endlessly in ways that advertize products he associates with but is he actually going to talk gear with someone for a video? Probably not. John Mayer is many things but humble like Guthrie Goven he is not.
What an experience to do sound check for something like that.
Rene is such a great dude! He has worked on tons of great players guitars. He is a great nylon player as well! Thanks for taking time to refret my Les Paul almost 20 years ago!!
Love him or hate him, he is doing what he can to keep guitar licks and lead in popular music. Call it copying all you want, if Srv was still alive he wouldn't be anywhere near popular by the worlds standards. At least there are modern day guitarists like mayer keeping the spirit of SRV and Hendrix alive
well said!
agree with that 100%
Sir, you’re a f@cking idiot.
ALL MR. Mayer has done (and has based his entire career around) has been ripping SRV off since day one! Stevie actually created so many various styles, techniques, and certainly ‘trademark licks and bends’ that were undeniably his OWN, that you could identify his playing and overall ‘sound’ within seconds of the needle dropping on the record
All that Mayer has done has been to COPY and CLONE nearly everything from SRV’s licks, techniques, trademark bends, etc, etc. - to even designing his own guitars right down to nearly the exact same specs (& that’s been WELL documented and proven at this point.) Now he’s even ‘sanding’ down the actual finish of his guitar to make it look both like he’s been playing for nearly 60 years AND so it would look even more like SRVs number one?!!! What a freakin POSER!! And yet, you have the AUDACITY to even claim that ‘thank GOD for John Mayer for keeping not only SRVs ‘sound’ alive, but JIMI HENDRIX’s as well?!! Were you just born completely retarted or is this just your natural, moronic self? You’re actually stating that SRV & Hendrix’s careers would have tanked and faded into oblivion if they were to have remained alive. (what a complete idiot you are) AND, that if it wasn’t for the grace and ‘god-given-talent’ of John Mayer ‘fuc@face’ himself, blues as we know it would have died out right along with them.
Dude, SRV could outplay your Johnny boy while strung out on crack and smack simultaneously, with one arm severed from his body, after getting out of his own damn coffin!!! (are you freaking kidding me with this crap?)
“Your body is a wonderland....”
No John, your ‘body of work’ is complete shit and a complete joke in the world of blues. And trying to rip off and copy everything of SRV’s that you can from his music and style, all the way down to his string gauge and what name brand of picks he used - makes you a total and complete disgrace to not only SRV & his incredible accomplishments - but to the ENTIRE WORLD AND COMMUNITY of Blues.
(but not to worry John, you’ve at LEAST got this mindless prick to worship the mighty all-talented ground you walk upon.)
What a fuc@ing joke.
@@bradmorris9812 sir, you're a total disgrace. What's wrong with you?
“I’m just adjusting the adjustments”..... 6:15
His commentary is just perfect
for those people who dont know Rene Martinez, he is not just the Guitar Tech of John Mayer, but also the guitar tech of Stevie Ray Vaughan!
@Funky Monk they did
Are you fuckin deaf
he loves things that can be turned on and off
+Tanner Maxwell Like ... wall warts, girlfriends, steam cookers, oxygen tanks, TV's etc
Much respect for Mr Martinez, but it sometimes seems like he forgot "Premier GUITAR" was interviewing him, and not channel 4 news... "These are open backed cabinets.... that means the backs are open, and you can see the speakers inside" "all the red lights indicate the power is on"
lol yeah what was that ?
If you speak to the person interviewing you, you have no idea how many of the viewers have the same knowledge they do.
You should respect Rene Martinez. He has touched guitars that you aren't even allowed to think about.
Dean Smith I’m sure you thought that sounded cool....
It was so cool hearing the legend singing doing soundcheck, like a guy telling a tale of a dragon around a campfire and then off in the distance hearing it’s roar through the night sky.... I’m not high
The contents of this interview:
"Here are some amps. Three amps are louder than one. Here are some pedals, they're always on. Here's the foot controller, it has presets. You have to use your foot for a wah. John Mayer has a lot of guitars and he doesn't use all of them every night."
That was so much fun to watch. It is quite rare to have a very "in-depth" look at the gears our idols use! And yes, John Mayer is definitely one of my musical idol. Thanks for that video!
I'm always shocked at how elaborate the rigs are for these stars.
gotta love Rebecca
she works at hooters !
Vertigo 101 what ?
She is totally my type. But I’m definitely not her type
Blood type? Young balding women?
All unserious remarks - she is very good, quite unimpressed and knows what she is talking about. Sometimes I get wery tired of the starstruck upgrown schoolboy
they often use to interview. "Oh Coooal! amaaaizing!, WOOOW! ..."
Alright, y'all...it's been almost 9 years. It's time for the official 2019 John Mayer Rig update!! Wouldn't hurt throwing DRH, Sharkey, and Pino in, too ;)
That'd be awesome!!
They're open back... which means that the back of it is open....
thanks...
I wonder exactly how different a speaker cabinet made from 3/4 "solid wood makes from those made of 3/4 " or 15 ply plywood materials when they are both joined together using the same technique ( dovetail ) ? If the remainder of the cabinet and speaker system is made of the same components I can't believe that it would make any difference whatsoever.
WheresMyDinner64 Open backs allow the speakers greater range of motion because there's less air resistance. What you do with this information is up to you.
Thank you for your information.
+Mo Bobb More precisely open back speaker cabinets have neutral behavior characteristics. It means that the cabinet doesn't really have an effect on the sound. An open back cabinet sounds like its loudspeakers. In case of closed back cabinets the acoustic resonance of the box is an important factor. The box behaves like an additional EQ. A closed back cabinet might have significantly more bass, less mid, compared to the open back cabinet of the same size with the same speakers. This "EQ effect" of a closed cabinet depends on user preferences and design.
"Here we have pedals or effects" ..lol
Tours with 40 guitars? That would suck to change all those strings!
+rcerex I'm sure John isn't the one changing them.
+Ryan Doyle John's actually said in a few videos around the internet that he always changes his own strings.
+Nick Palacio Yeah that's right. He said that he wanted to make sure that is was done perfectly and therefore he changes all of his strings himself!
rcerex not when your getting payed well
@nikitikitano ha...
So much more than just a man with his guitar - mad respect for JM’s performance abilities
Heres my rig:
Les Paul
Cable
Tuner
Another Cable
Marshall
Replace tuner with a Crybaby and you have my rig.
Unique
Lol thats how the greats got their tones, too
After the LP and Marshall, you probably can't afford much more
cone did you come on a rig rundown just to say that ? Like anyone cares ?
Please make a Rig Rundown of his Dead & Company rig! And don't leave Bob Weir out please.
somebody had to say it. I'd like to get the deetz on that triple pickup PRS.
from what I have seen, it's a semi-hollow as well.
Yes it is, check it out, it's on the PRS private stock webpage.
I saw it on the Dead and Co's FB page
Nick Levan there's a video where John discusses it on youtube
Good thing Rebecca interviewed the tech because Mr. Mayer might have had other ideas about her "checking out his gear" LOL
LOL!
+Joe M you're extremely right. doesn't matter how old he is, he will always be extremely handsome lol. and extremely sexual 😂😂😂
hahahahahahahahahha
to quote Danish Pete from Andertons TV - John Mayer has a massive penis!
That’s a bit of a stretch lmao
"This guitar over here has six strings and is used to play songs ... "
"...and this one's for a song, and this one's for a song, and this one's for a song..." (8 years late to comment on your comment)
What's the point of a signature model acoustic if the pick guard isn't where you need it.
Yep
😂
Money.
Be pretty ugly to have an acoustic with that big of a pickguard. The guitar needs to be marketable still.
There is a pattern here... He got it wrong also with the PRS headstock on a Strat
I wondered what "open backed" meant
Paul Callaghan some people are born that way..
It means that the backs are open so you can see the speakers. The back is the part that isn’t the front or the sides. We employ speakers to make sounds with the guitar so you can hear it. Otherwise you wouldn’t hear anything.
Could you run it by me again? Not quite getting it
Is that John singing vultures in the background?
It was likely running the recording of the night before to tune the PA exactly before soundcheck.
Open back cabinets mean you can see the speaker in the back. When the light is on, that means you can hear the sound of the pedal coming through the amp...... Thanks for explaining.
We need another recent one of these with John!
Putting on a live show is a collaboration between many people, most of whom do not perform on stage. These are professional people that absolutely know their business, and because of them the artist has the freedom to perform with out being bogged down with every single last detail prior to each performance. Teamwork makes a great show great. This particular video is of interest to any that might wonder how some of the gear relates with the artist the amps pedals switching systems etc.
"This is a Wah wah" pedal. When he puts his foot on it, it goes Wah Wah."
Does this guy know he's talking to Guitarists, not 9 year olds on career day?
I think the dude knows who he is talking to. Most of Mayer's fans ages are between 9 and 15.
nuendo2496 nailed it
nuendo2496 That is not true. I am 15 and know a lot about music xD
OscillationOverdrive Ahmm.... the guy worked with Stevie Ray Vaughn, I think he's probably the definition of "A real guitar tech" lol
OscillationOverdrive
Maybe he was nervous because they were filming him. Rene Martinez has been in the music business since the early 70s I think he knows what he is doing.
yeah Mayer's the man, his equipment grand, but my oh my oh my oh my, Rebecca! reason enough to watch.
I like your dog.
+scotty yeah wow she's cute where do i find more of her
She looks nice but what a horrible voice!!
"When you turn it on, then that pedal is in effect and you can hear it through the amplifier when you're playing the guitar."
Swear to GOD that's a direct quote! hahaha
I thought they were visual effects? 🤔 😂
I can't believe by buddy Jay Rockett got John to switch from the Klon to his J Rockett Archer pedal. Mad respect all around
i always thought that you only have to plug your guitar to an amp and thats it...this is to complicated
Yes, it's almost as complicated as having to learn how to punctuate and spell in a sentence. LOL
Mr Martinez you are such a fabulous explainer of guitar rigs sir ,,, thank you and also the interviewer was great too ,,, thanks
"I'm just adjusting the adjustments..."
John mayor is blessed to have Rene Martinez as his guitar tech.
What Rebecca said: “Is that a Teese?”
What Rene heard: “Is that a Tease?”
11 years is too long. We need another one john mayer!
7:29 John singing Vultures lol
I really enjoy watching these rig rundown! Thanks for making them! 😊
I love how you can hear john sing in the back
Ab ba
I've got a '64 Fender Band Master with cab. Sounds incredible!
“ I guess you could call it a boutique amplifier” 😂😂
I guess they haven't come up with a proper name for amps that cost over a 100,000 dollar yet! 😂
"It"s just a Dumble"
I fondly remember this video because I bought a Marshall Bluesbreaker with the manual and box for £100 when I saw it 12 years ago. I've seen them make a grand on reverb in similar condition, but I love mine too much to sell it now!
Martinez, that's very nice of you on how well you handled the rundown interview. I have a lot of admiration for you. I am a guitar-tech my self and all because of you when you were with Stevie Ray. I wish I could meet you in person one day. If you ever come to Puerto Rico, please let me know so I can meet you. You're my hero. I am JC Serrano in Facebook
Cool stuff. It’s funny though, too, now that I’ve seen Eric Clapton’s Rig Rundown. Clapton’s setup is extremely minimalistic; three identical Strats and two identical Martins and a fancy custom no-pickup acoustic. Crazy stuff.
On a related note, I would love to learn how often the strings get changed on a spread like John’s.
Rebecca looks good in just a t-shirt. Thinking she should do that more on the Tone Report.
I’ve watched a lot of these rig rundowns but John definitely has the most guitars I’ve seen yet lol
I'm not a John Mayer fan by any means. I will say he's a talented musician. That said that is a ridiculous amount of guitars to take on tour.
That's even more than Bonamassa has which is insane.
Its called "Ego"....
Restringing them ☠
Tube screamer TS10. That's so vintage John!
40 road guitars? Come on, that is nothing more than him doing the "rock star" thing. That is like a singer who brings 30 mics, a keyboardist that brings 40 pianos, etc, It's so he can do the "Nigel Tufnel" "...I love them all, I cherish them all...DON"T TOUCH THAT!"
Danny Criss 30 mics will probably sound the same, and 40 pianos will probably sound the same. Different electrics have different sounds, you should know that since you have a guitar head as your profile picture. (that is unless you've only played strats in your life time. If that's the case, believe me, they sound different)
Chinchillupa Guy I am a Strat guy for sure, but I own many different types of guitars, from SG's to Les Pauls and all that. And each one has it's own unique sound. But 40? The normal number for a touring guitarist, like Eric Johnson, is about 12 to 16, depending on the musician. Primaries, backups, different tunings, etc. I get all that. But I can tell you that one Strat compared to an identical Strat does not sound that much different. especially live. So why have 20 identical guitars? Eh, it doesn't matter anyways, it's all academic. They are going to do whatever they want to do, we just talk about it!
Danny Criss Good point! I do agree that 20 strats are over kill haha I'd under stand like 5 or 6 but at that point, just like you said, I think he's just like screw it, I don't have to decide just bring them all!
Danny Criss "Don't even look at it!"
Holy shit I just saw that movie for the first time last night, it's hilarious. "You've seen enough of that one"
it's an open back cabinet with Celestion speakers... glad to know that they have speakers in it, and Celestion is the brand name.
They say John Mayer sold out to get famous and then realized he better find a way to "get back home". Let's remember that John Mayer started out as an acoustic rock guy, not a bluesman in terms of guitar. The reality is, he's probably one of the better and more down to earth songwriters than most of his peers - because he respects his guitarist history. He knows he's not SRV or Clapton or BB, but he'll sure as hell copy the shit out them to make good music. Some say that's him continuing to sell out, but which guitarist amongst us hasn't tried to clone another's tone? Don't we do this everyday? Don't we want to know their secrets and tricks to use them for ourselves? There are no intellectual property rights when it comes to tone. If it's good it's good. If it rocks it rocks. John Mayer is just the same as any of us who seek to improve ourselves.
He actually started out as a blues guy, then when he started writing songs before he left Berklee School of Music, he realized how it was so much more important to write good songs with great lyrics then to just have good blues solos.
Mayer is every bit as good as SRV, BB King and Clapton. Even Clapton has said that Mayer is an absolute master of the guitar. Some might argue that he’s better. He’s certainly a more rounded player than any of the three mentioned.
"well I think I know what I'm doing, I really dont know if I know what I'm doing but I try" spoken like a true master
6:14 “I’m adjusting the adjustments”
Rene gave this interview as if every viewer has never seen a guitar or amplifier before 😂😂
"Kantana"...Keeley's be like "yo yo just spell it right for me yeah?"
For the guys talking bad about the tech.
Rene Martinez is the guy that runs on stage after Stevie Breaks a string and attaches a new guitar mid song. Mr. Martinez is literally a superstar in the world of guitar. In Texas he is royalty. He set up all of Stevies guitars and rebuilt the broken ones. He is also a world renowned flamenco guitarist. He's so good that Clapton had him perform at the first crossroads festival.
Cool.
@@brymanley lol.
Wait a second here...
That guy was the SRV's tech???????!!!!!!!!!
I need to talk with him in spanish
Yeah, he has made some pretty rough guitars playable - Stevie's no. 1 would have KILLED a modern player. Most people couldn't even bend a note on it. Bridge cables for strings, rusty, crusty, pieced together hardware and even shrink wrap on the strings all the way through the body up to the saddle because Stevie was breaking 52's like they were 9's. Legendary guitar tech.
@joesl8 you literally dont know shit bro.
Wow! This guy just made me understand midi loops for your pedal board. Thanks dude!!
We need a John Mayer Dead and Co. Rig rundown. Please
Rory did it with one strat,one tele,and a jtm-head !
Premier Guitar, do an update on this, but have John do it! You did an update with Keith Urban, so you can do one with John!
UPDATED VERSION PLEASE ITS WHAT WE WANT. THIS VIDEO WOULD GET MILLIONS OF VIEWS
If I were John I may have had to do this one myself:)
With some of these rig rundowns, some guitar techs seem like they are someone's relative that they had to give a job too. But, this guy and Brian Farmer from Gov't Mule are the real deal. True professionals.
Trower only uses 4 pedals and is an incredible guitarist : Winterland Concert 1975
Trevor G Welch I’ll alert the media
Please do another Mayer rig rundown for his upcoming tour!
and this time get john to do the gear instead of this dude
I'm a strat guy, but I came here for Rebecca.
what the hell is rebecca
+Thunder Death 2 you mean you don't want to Dirk the Dirk? 😏
Who else is watching in 2022 and pausing on the board to see what he used?
7:25 - Valtures acapella!
How did I end up with the very sought-after TS10... Oh yeah, I stole it from a pawn shop in the 90's when I was a very bad teenager that couldn't afford the $60 price tag at the time.
This is hard to watch. He thinks Rebecca just learned about guitars yesterday.
I think he knows he’s on a video, and that John Mayer is a big name, meaning people who know nothing about guitars amps or pedals will likely watch this video
@@epistemologicaldespair68 exactly, people need to cut him some slack, he’s trying to be inclusive! Haha
I wish there were a list of which bank numbers are which songs. From looking at it, I can tell bank 2 is "I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You" based on "Linn II" lighting up. Bank 3 is "Heartbreak Warfare" based on the light under the Heartbreak Warfare symbol. And bank 9 is "Bigger Than My Body" based on "Linn I" lighting up. I believe that the Aqua Puss is not in the system and always coming through the amps, possibly in the effects loop. If anyone has any idea what songs the rest of the banks are please share!
40 guitars to play 14 or 15 songs? Wow. I think I understand more about why John Mayer can't decide on 1 woman too. I hope Rene doesn't have to change all the strings every night. I recently watched a BB King show on video from the early 1980s. He didn't change guitars once...still Lucille. I don't think he even tuned it. It sounded awesome on every song.
+daringbarons He might've changed it and you didn't notice lol, he had a lot of guitars that were "Lucille" also, it was 1980, probably was harder to bring a lot of guitars to shows.
like Angus, he has his old SG from the early days... and a spare .. doesnt need so many guitars to prove he can play. like some guys///
To watch this kind of video make us being inspired to play coolest way.. that's awesome!
“So all these guitars, have strings”
John Mayer is an amazing talent and a great guitar player and song writer ,his tone and style do borrow heavily from SRV which probably has a lot to do with using SRV's tech and many of the same amps .I have seen him play several times and he is amazing to watch
.....
Pedals, pedals, pedals!! Don't anyone but Angus and I plug straight into the amp?
me too bro lol
+Dogheadj yeah,, i keep my simple.. this is like overkill..remember SRV and his gear... he basically used the amp and ibanez tube screamer and that was really it..
Pedals are badass. I don't know what you guys are talking about.
Just you two
Les paul junior, analogman sunface, old marshall.....done
I stumbled onto using both open & closed. I use a 2x12 open back on the bottom & a sealed 2x12 on top of it. The open has more bass, the sealed more mids/highs. I think it's the best of both worlds.
'these are open back speakers, meaning they have open backs'
Not necessarily ...it was hot hat day so the cabinets took them off.
John is just pure genius..plain and simple
No it all cause and effect ...just ask Einstein.
amazed how many pros use the cheap ernie ball strap
maybe it was free?
This video must be stored at some National museum for its historical value
PLAY THE FIGHT RIFF!
The Black1 is actually a one off guitar that John built in the custom shop before recording Continuum. Granted, the SRV influences are apparent, but it's not an SRV signature. You can search youtube for the video where John talks about the origins of the guitar and building it. And then putting it in the freezer.
he only put it in the frezzer to distract peoples eyes away from his ice cream.
I see a lot of haters on here but I never see any videos from the numbskulls who think John Mayer sucks. What about it guys? Let's see your shit.
Is that a lisp?
mark eaves why yeth it ith.
Thank you for notithing.
Muahhhhhhhh !
Why’s everyone slagging this guy off? He used to roll with SRV so he gets my respect.
Also 40 guitars!?!?
Gee buddy, could you dumb it down a bit more.
Continued, on the Hi-Watt.The Hi-Watt blew up during a live show. I went home during a break and got a practise amp, 60 dollar Gorilla solid state with a vey smooth overdrive. Small, unseen on stage. I miked it and all my music buds could not get enough of how good the Hi-Watt was sounding obviously now well broken in as I was now used the Hi-Watt for a bass head stand! This went on for months until I was busted.
It's open back... Which means the back is open
I might be code for something else so I would not be so sure.
he must've played edge of desire that day because i see that the guitar tech said "that's for one song" and pointed at it.
I mean if Rene doesn't tell you John Mayer carries 40 guitars with him, will you know? Does he use all of the guitars? Clearly no. Those are his, it's up to him.
peipei0817 Yeah, who wouldn't bring 40 guitars with them on tour if they could afford it?