A working guitarist may have out-rigged even the best of the forum.... Mayer content!

Norwegian_Blue

John Mayer's new touring rig by CAE... it's all his! I can't fathom why that many switches are needed at any one time! Interesting that he's gone down the route of having everything out on boards, I can only assume it's so things are handy for tweaking...

Sporky

How many legs does he have?

simonk

Sporky said:

How many legs does he have?

Many by the looks of it... with a winklepicker on the end of each one.

bluechargeboy

That's more than a button per song surely! A button per verse, maybe?

joeyowen

Part of me is thinks he has had toured enough to know what works... The other half thinks posing prick. How the hell is he going to manage that? 

rawk100

I really wouldn't know which button to press if I was using that at a gig. I'd be certain to fuck it up....

bluechargeboy

rawk100 said:

I really wouldn't know which button to press if I was using that at a gig. I'd be certain to fuck it up....

Perhaps they all do the same thing. Good to have a backup.

monquixote

That rig looks like my worst nightmare

markslade07

Are we sure this isn't @GavRichList latest board?

Danny1969

He's still using the same rugs from the Where the light is DVD though, people often overlook the rugs contribution to John's sound

samzadgan

We are still talking about THE john Mayer right?? Are we sure this isn't some solo left field artist with the same name who doesn't play pop blues and rock...?

Jonathanthomas83

That's ridiculous!

not_the_dj

He's doing the "3 sets in one show" thing again, so I'm assuming they be part of that for the acoustic stuff and part for the trio/full band set-up.  

The switchers are standard units aren't they so he's not necessarily using every one. 

Still quite OTT but why not. 

dindude

Why the devil not, he's a successful world famous musician, and it's only a bit crazier (actual pedal wise) than some rigs I see on here. The picture could just be testing, one of the switchers could be for his tech off-stage.

timbuk02

I spy two polytunes in there even. That rug tho, is an extravagance.

Kebabkid

The 2 big boards might be the same (same no of switches so could be a back up).
Big rig for a big star who as people say, has different aspects, requirements to his set. If it's there, he probably needs it.

BBBlues

What's the dark green pedal next to the klon?

Norwegian_Blue

BBBlues said:

What's the dark green pedal next to the klon?

Some kind of Dumblish overdrive apparently! The other switchers in the lower photo aren't his, someone else's rig also being built there. 'Just' the main big switcher, the rack and the two pedalboards. I doubt any of it is anything to do with posing, i can't imagine he'd have anything there he didn't feel he needed for the setlist to come. The size of the switcher suggests he wants access to every one of those pedals at any given time, regardless of which song/bank he's on. 

Norwegian_Blue

Somebody has done the hard work:

Dry Board

- Shins Music Dumbloid Twin
- Klon Centaur
- Ibanez TS-10

- Analogman Comprossor

- Keeley Katana

- EHX Q-Tron+

- EHX POG2

- Boss Super Octave OC-3

- Cornish NG-2

Stereo Wet Board

- Adrenalinn 
- Styrmon Mobius
- Strymon Timeline
- TC Ditto

- Way Huge Aqua Puss (A MkII!)
- MXR Phase 90
- Dunlop Echoplex Delay with custom tap tempo

- Source Audio Programmable EQ

- Dawner Prince Boonar

- Neunaber Slate Stereo 

Controller Board

- CAE Boost/Line Driver

- TC Polytune x2 (electric and acoustic, one would assume.)

Rack

- Fulltone TERC

- Bricasti M7 x2

- API 3124MV Preamp

Gassage

As a comparative effects minimalist,  I find this all so very indulgent.

Winny_Pooh

Absolutely boring choice of pedals, then again I guess he needs them to play all those John Mayer songs.