The Tone Control

Ep. 82 - Blood, Sweat, and Tears... and John Mayer's Legs


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Big thanks to Ryan Johnson for sending in indie builder info! 

  • PRS Sonzera and JMOD 100 (stab: Way Huge Red Llama)

    • Sonzera comes in 20W combo, 50W combo, and 50W head

      • Focused on “affordability” with amazing tone.

      • More American amp voiced

      • Combos are 1x12

      • 50W head and 20W combo = $800, 50W combo = $900

      • 20W: 2 channel, 6L6 power tubes, 50W EL34 power tubes

      • Two channel, each w/ bright switch. 50W features independent reverbs per channel

      • http://www.prsguitars.com/products/sonzera

    • J-MOD 100 - John Mayer signature amp

      • 100W, 6L6, single channel w/ switchable overdrive and FX loop

      • “Tone is huge and clear” sounds like tons of headroom

      • No reverb built in, FX loop was designed around using external tanks

      • Accepts EL34, 6CA7, and KT77 tubes

      • 2x12 closed back cab w/ Celestion G12-65 Heritage

      • Amp: $5990, Cab: $1090….. kay

  • Suhr JM Pro (stab: Old Blood Noise - Haunt Fuzz)

    • Based on a Jazzmaster but with a slightly smaller body

    • Slightly different contours as well

    • Available in HB or P90 models

    • Available with trem or tuneomatic bridge

    • 3 way selector, volume/tone/tone

    • $2200

    • http://www.suhr.com/instruments/classic-jm/classic-jm-pro/

  • Pedal Genie

    • Lovepedal Dover Drive

      • http://www.lovepedal.com/hermida-audio-dover-drive/

    • Keeley something 1962X

      • https://robertkeeley.com/product/1962X

  • Builder 1: Industrialectric // http://www.industrialectric.com/

    • Where they're made: Toronto, Canada  (stab: Walrus Audio Jupiter Fuzz)

    • Builder: Andrew Ferrari

    • Industrialectric is a small company run by Mr. Andrew Ferrari in Toronto, Canada. They're really for the adventurous musician, the "screw the rules" type of player. They're lo-fi, they're noisy and brutally beautiful.  His pedals are guitar, bass and synth friendly. Alessandro Cortini, of Nine Inch Nails fame, demos one of Andrew's pedals on That Pedal Show (Will provide link).

    • Current Run of Pedals:

    • RM-1N: Reverb and Dirt machine. The RM-1N features 9 knobs, two switches and a momentary switch--Plenty of control that ranges from clean and lush, or dirty and chaotic.

    • Controls:

      • Level - Overall output of the pedal

      • Reverb Mix

      • Reverb Depth- How deep and massive the Reverb will sound

      • Feedback - Produces longer Reverb trails and oscillation

      • Pre-Gain - The Gain stage introduced into the Reverb

      • Post-Gain - The gain stage introduced a

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