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“It’s kind of a trick”: John Mayer shares his number one overdrive pedal tip – and it works with any drive

John Mayer.

John Mayer is one of the most expressive guitar players on the circuit. Now, he’s shared a simple but effective trick he uses for punctuating his lead playing in all the right places.

Mayer unveiled his nifty hack during an interview with Sweetwater. In the clip, he can be seen sitting in front of his downsized demo pedalboard, and demonstrates his tone tip with one of his overdrive pedals of choice – an Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer.

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