Get John Mayer's Guitar Tone

Getting the sound of your favourite guitarists requires a bit of detective work, and often crucial pieces of equipment are not publicly known. Archetype from Neural DSP is set to change that (for a price) giving fans of John Mayer access to his entire rig (listed below) in a single plugin - or failing that, buy all the pedals and make your own 1:1 recreation. Other Archetype selections are available in the Neural DSP store, including Tom Morello. 

For the price of €199.00, you too can serenade your loved one with his iconic guitar tone. Here's more... 

John opened the doors to his personal recording studio in Los Angeles and entrusted us with his most prized tools. These are the pieces at the very center of his sound, refined through constant use and chosen from an extraordinary collection. Distilling that world into a single, uncompromising plugin was one of the most demanding and rewarding collaborations we have ever undertaken.

With sincere thanks to John for his trust and vision, it is with great pride that we present to you Archetype: John Mayer X.

• Smooth Operator, a vintage-voiced amp from the 1960s
• Headroom Hero, an ultra-rare high-headroom amp
• Signature 83, a unique prototype of John's signature amp
• Three-in-One Amp, John's complete signal chain - three legendary amps combined exactly as he uses them, ready to be played
• Justa Boost, Antelope Filter, Halfman OD, Tealbreaker, Millipede Delay, a carefully balanced collection of effects that shape feel before the amps ever respond
• Gravity Tank, a custom device that combines a spring reverb and harmonic tremolo in a single unit
• 3 speaker cabinets from John's personal collection with 11 microphone options
• Dream Delay and Studio Verb
• Studio Compressor, set to John's exact specification, providing control and consistency while preserving clarity, articulation and touch
• 4-Band EQ
• 18 presets created by John Mayer himself, as well as contributions from John Petrucci, Cory Wong, James Valentine, amongst many more of your favorite artists
• Transpose, Doubler, Live Tuner, Metronome, Preset Explorer, Tooltips, and more
• Standalone version included - no DAW necessary

John Mayer's iconic rig, faithfully rebuilt in one definitive plugin.

More details here: https://neuraldsp.com/plugins/archetype-john-mayer

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