The Tone Geek

Big shout out to @johnmayergear on Instagram for pulling this information together. He's done a great job following the gear of this tour and I'll put together a single web page for all the information and where to buy some of the gear. 

Additional information and pictu...

I started my build series for Steel String Singer #002! :-) I'll be adding to this post as I make new videos

Fresh back from the screen printer, Steel String Singer #002!!! I invested and made 10x of these so I can sell it back at a discount to everyone who wants to build one too! I had the screen printer mask off "By Colgan" on 5 of them and the other 5 has "by Colgan" on it...

I was going back and forth on this one for a while but I ultimately decided to release my Steel String Singer #004 chassis and silkscreen files on a free/donation basis. 

https://github.com/colganr/steel-string-singer-sn-004

The sides are included (not pictured above) in...

Ah so excited to finally see the inside of one of these bad boys and learn about the features that make up the tone of John's Signature Two-Rock amps! As a reminder, I publish these insights and thoughts for educational purposes and not to undermine, destroy, or promot...

I'm taking a big risk here but I have decided to release my Steel String Singer #002 chassis design into the wild for educational purposes. The reason why I'm doing this is because I believe in "open source" so the DIY amplifier community can get better. Chassis design...

The pedal mod that started it all for me! Back in 2009 or so, I started my guitar tone quest. I only had a Keeley Katana and I my wallet hurt from that investment at the time.  I quickly realized I should get some dirt too and I knew John Mayer used a Keeley modded BD-...

I was always curious about this pedal and the great reviews. If I could have SSS-esque tones from my Hot Rod Deluxe (for band practice), I'm in! I stumbled upon a layout on Guitar FX Layouts which was neat! I soon then stumbled upon PedalPCB's Six String Stinger and I...

Using LTSPICE, I modeled the Two-Rock John Mayer Signature to understand more about the circuit. LTSPICE makes it easy to change resistor/capacitor values and see a graph of the signal throughout the circuit. It was a bit of a learning curve as I've never had simulated...

A year and a half in the making! I'm finally done with this endeavor! It's been so much fun doing the research, learning a few new skills (AutoCAD, AutoDesk Inventor, Inkscape, GIMP, finger joints, etc.) I met a few friends along the way too which was nice.  

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