Gravity · John MayerGravity
Tone for HOTONE Pulze Mini · by @faldy · Single coils · updated 11 October 2026 · Made with AI
Warm, touch-sensitive clean tone with singing sustain and lush studio ambience, inspired by John Mayer's iconic Dumble and Two-Rock setup on Continuum.
Plays it on your Pulze Mini without changing your saved presets.
On your Pulze Mini
Gravity
by @faldy · Made with AI
Plays it on your Pulze Mini without changing your saved presets.
Every settingTuning: E standard
More tonesDifferent guitar or tuning? Make your own version (1–2 minutes)On the Pulze Mini
Every block in the order the signal goes through it. Dial these in by hand, or play it on your Pulze Mini above to send them all at once.
Comp 1
Based on Ross™ Compressor
- Sustain
- 26
- Volume
- 52
TS Drv
OffBased on Ibanez® TS-808®
Dumbell ODS
Based on Dumble® Overdrive Special amp
- Gain
- 38
- Presence
- 54
- Master
- 60
- Bass
- 54
- Middle
- 48
- Treble
- 58
- Fat
- Off
- Voice
- Rock
Stone 2x12
Based on Two-Rock®* 2x12" cabinet
- Volume
- 50
- Low Cut
- 85
- High Cut
- 11500
Guitar EQ 1
- 125Hz
- +3
- 400Hz
- -4
- 800Hz
- -1
- 1.6kHz
- +2
- 4kHz
- +4
- Volume
- 50
Ana Dly
- Mix
- 16
- Time/Div
- 210 ms
- FB
- +18
- Time R%
- 60.0%
- Spread
- +40
- Level
- 50
- Sync
- Off
Plate
- Mix
- 26
- Pre Dly
- 20 ms
- Decay
- 52
- Low Damp
- 45
- Hi Damp
- 50
- Mod
- 35
How it works
- AMPThe Dumbell ODS model dialed at edge-of-breakup pairs with the Stone 2x12 cab to deliver the massive headroom, punchy 6L6 low end, and silky highs heard on the album.
- DYNComp 1 adds smooth analog compression that evens out delicate fingerpicking and helps single-coil notes bloom and sustain effortlessly.
- EQBecause standard Strat pickups have a flatter midrange than Mayer's scooped Big Dipper pickups, Guitar EQ 1 gently scoops the lower mids around 400Hz while adding sparkle up top to nail his signature bell-like voice.
- FX1A touch of warm Ana Dly slapback and rich Plate reverb recreates the intimate, high-end studio acoustic space of the Continuum recording.
Tuning
The record is in E standard, low to high: E A D G B E.
Tune your guitar the same way. Or make your version above, say how yours is tuned, and your Pulze Mini shifts it to match.
On the guitar
Made for a single-coil guitar (Strat style).
Intro & Rhythm
- 1Pickup Neck
- 2Volume 8
- 3Tone 9
Roll volume back to 8 to keep the chord melody pristine, glassy, and sensitive to your touch.
Solo
- 1Pickup Neck
- 2Volume 10
- 3Tone 9
Push the volume up to 10 to give the amp input extra push for thick, vocal sustain.
The original rig
John Mayer achieves his signature warm, dynamic tone on Gravity using his Custom Shop Black One Stratocaster on the neck pickup through high-headroom Dumble and Two-Rock amplifiers blended together. Transparent overdrive pedals provide subtle mid-boost and sustain, while room microphones capture natural studio ambience for depth.
John Mayer (Rhythm and solo): Fender Custom Shop 'Black One' Stratocaster, Klon Centaur, Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS10 / TS808), Dumble Steel String Singer, Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature, Custom Multi-Speaker Cabinet, Shure SM57, Beyerdynamic M88, Studio Room Microphones
See the full original rig, with every setting and its sourcesPlaying it
- Play primarily with your thumb and fingers instead of a flatpick on the verse chords to achieve Mayer's warm, rounded snap.
- Wrap your fretting-hand thumb over the top of the neck to anchor bass notes while your fingers embellish the triads.
- Use a slow, wide, relaxed finger vibrato from the wrist to let single held notes ring cleanly.
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Shared by @faldy under CC BY 4.0: use it, share it and change it, crediting @faldy. Version 1, updated 11 October 2026.