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Thru-Hole Valve Screamer, based on Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer
Thru-hole valve screamer (TS10 PCB)

Ryan
Mar 20, 20211 min read


John Mayer's 2019 North American Tour Pedals and Amplifiers
Big shout out to @johnmayergear on Instagram for pulling this information together. He's done a great job following the gear of this tour...
Ryan, @johnmayergear, and MyStupidMouth Forums
Jul 27, 20192 min read


Keeley "Phat Mod" BD-2 | Building John Mayer's Tone
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...

Ryan
Jan 10, 20193 min read


Vertex "Steel String" Clean Drive | New Build Day!
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),...

Ryan
Jan 8, 20193 min read


Reverb Tone Experimenting | Dual Professional -> SSS #004 & JM Two-Rock Sig
By request, I set out to experiment with the Fender Dual Professional's reverb driving the front end of SSS #004 and JM Sig. One of the...

Ryan
Oct 4, 20182 min read


Dead & Company Pedalboard + Amps | Hartford, CT 06-13-18
Wow! What a show. I really enjoyed the energy and the amazing, balanced, tone coming through the house mix. The official post-show FLAC...

Ryan
Jun 20, 20182 min read


Dead & Company 2018 Kick-Off Gear and PRS Super Eagle "Core Edition"? (Updated)
I guess my timing for this post is good! I wanted a few shows to get underway with Dead & Co before documenting some of the gear that...

Ryan
Jun 9, 20182 min read


Way Huge announces "Way Smalls" Aqua Puss WM71 MKIII!
I'm a little late to post this exciting information but Jeorge Tripps and the Way Huge brand announced at Winter NAMM '18 that a smaller...

Ryan
Feb 27, 20181 min read


Building John Mayer/Brad Paisley's Tone | Aqua-Puss MKII -> MKI Mod
After many, many hours of research and trials, I juussttt finished building the web page full of instructions, high resolution photos,...

Ryan
Dec 15, 20171 min read


Building John Mayer's Tone | Klon Centaur
It's no secret that John uses a "no horsie" Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive. While I have built a few of Ceriatone's Centuras, I have...

Ryan
Dec 13, 20171 min read
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