# John Mayer Crossroads 2026 Pedalboard & Guitar Rig > John Mayer's Crossroads 2026 pedalboard and Dumble rig for guest sets with Tedeschi Trucks Band and Trey Anastasio. Signal order and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-mayer/crossroads-2026/ - Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt - Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/ ## At a glance | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Artist | John Mayer | | Board | Crossroads Guitar Festival board | | Date | 2026-09-01 — September 2026 (month precision) | | Context | Crossroads Guitar Festival | | Scope | Exact board snapshot | | Signal path | 9 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Serial path | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Source-described | | Status | Documented rig · source-described signal path · Single source | | Audited | 2026-09-30 | | Sources | 2 | John Mayer's Crossroads 2026 pedalboard accompanied guest performances with Tedeschi Trucks Band and Trey Anastasio. A Crossroads Guitar Festival regular since its inaugural 2004 edition, Mayer joined the band on Saturday for "Keep On Growing" and "Empty Pages", then Anastasio on Sunday for "What's Going Through Your Mind" and "Ghost". His compact guitar rig paired a PRS Silver Sky with a Dumble Overdrive Special, using the same nine-pedal board across both nights. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence. `Guitar → PolyTune 3 → Katana Clean Boost → TS10 Tube Overdrive → Centaur Overdrive → TS10 Tube Overdrive → Aqua-Puss MkII → Artificial Blonde → Chrono Delay DLY-4 → Strymon Flint → amplifier` | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | PolyTune 3 | First unit in the Crossroads chain described by Justin Jeske. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/polytune-3/ | | 2 | Katana Clean Boost | Boost stage before the first TS10 in Jeske's described chain. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/katana-clean-boost/ | | 3 | TS10 Tube Overdrive | First TS10, before the Centaur; Jeske describes the TS10–Centaur–TS10 gain stack. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/ts10-tube-overdrive/ | | 4 | Centaur Overdrive (Dark enclosure) | Middle of the TS10–Centaur–TS10 stack explicitly described by Jeske. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/centaur-overdrive/ | | 5 | TS10 Tube Overdrive | Second TS10, after the Centaur and before the Aqua-Puss in Jeske's described chain. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/ts10-tube-overdrive/ | | 6 | Aqua-Puss MkII | Analog delay after the second TS10 and before the Artificial Blonde. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/aqua-puss-mkii/ | | 7 | Artificial Blonde | Pitch modulation between the Aqua-Puss and Chrono delay in Jeske's described chain. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/artificial-blonde/ | | 8 | Chrono Delay DLY-4 | Digital delay after the Artificial Blonde and before the Flint. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/chrono-delay-dly-4/ | | 9 | Strymon Flint | Last pedal before the Dumble; Jeske describes its reverb as apparently active throughout the performances, supplying ambience to an amp without built-in reverb. | — | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/strymon-flint/ | ### Identification notes - **1. PolyTune 3:** Named in Jeske's 6:02–6:24 inventory and John Mayer Gear's caption; not the miniature model. - **2. Katana Clean Boost:** Named in both reports; illustrated as the full-size side-control Katana, not the Mini. - **3. TS10 Tube Overdrive:** Both sources list two separate TS10 units, with the Centaur between them in Jeske's signal order. - **4. Centaur Overdrive:** John Mayer Gear explicitly calls the enclosure blacked out. The reports do not establish its serial number or internal modifications. - **5. TS10 Tube Overdrive:** A distinct physical placement, not a duplicate listing of the TS10 before the Centaur. - **6. Aqua-Puss MkII:** Both reports identify the MkII, not the smaller MkIII. - **7. Artificial Blonde:** Named in both reports; the blue six-knob unit is visible in the Instagram board close-up. Control layout checked against JHS's official front photograph. Cunningham's always-on settings are not attributed to Mayer. - **8. Chrono Delay DLY-4:** Named in both reports; magenta enclosure visible in the board photograph. Layout checked against Providence's official DLY-4 image. - **9. Strymon Flint:** Both sources identify a Strymon Flint, but neither establishes V1 versus V2. The shared five-knob face is illustrated without claiming a revision. ## Reconstruction note The inventory is documented in performance images and in John Mayer Gear's caption. The signal order is explicitly described by Justin Jeske at 6:02–6:24, not independently cable-traced or confirmed by Mayer's technician. Both reports analyze the photographed festival rig and are conservatively treated as one independent evidence group. Exact knob settings, the tuner buffer mode and the Flint hardware revision are not established; no settings from earlier boards are carried over. ## Questions ### What pedals did John Mayer use in 2026? This dated entry lists 9 units: PolyTune 3, Katana Clean Boost, TS10 Tube Overdrive, Centaur Overdrive, TS10 Tube Overdrive, Aqua-Puss MkII, Artificial Blonde, Chrono Delay DLY-4, Strymon Flint. This is the recorded inventory, not a claim that every connection or model identification is confirmed; see the evidence and routing notes. ### What order were John Mayer's pedals in? A cited source states the order: Guitar → PolyTune 3 → Katana Clean Boost → TS10 Tube Overdrive → Centaur Overdrive → TS10 Tube Overdrive → Aqua-Puss MkII → Artificial Blonde → Chrono Delay DLY-4 → Strymon Flint → amplifier. ### Is this John Mayer's full guitar rig? No. This dated entry covers 9 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear John Mayer owned or used. Floor pedals, rack units and routing devices are included only where recorded; omitted equipment and uncertain connections are explained in the notes. It is not a complete or current rig inventory. ### When and where was this pedalboard used? September 2026. Crossroads Guitar Festival. This is one dated setup as documented, not a career-wide gear list. ### How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard? 2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Justin Jeske / YouTube, John Mayer Gear / Instagram. Among them a rig rundown and a photograph. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-09-30. ## Sources 2 cited sources across 1 independent group. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once. 1. [John Mayer's Crossroads 2026 Rig - The Pedalboard, Dumble, and Limited Edition Silver Sky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Qb7VbF-tk) — Justin Jeske, Justin Jeske / YouTube (Specialist source · rig-rundown), published 2026-09-29, accessed 2026-09-30, independent group `john-mayer-crossroads-2026-performance-images`. Pedalboard discussion starts at 4:45; at 6:02–6:24 Jeske lists all nine units in signal order. At 6:24–6:42 he describes the Flint reverb as apparently active throughout the performances. This is a third-party analysis of performance images, not an interview with Mayer or his technician. Conservatively grouped with John Mayer Gear's photo-based report of the same rig; independent original observations are not established. 2. [Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026 — John Mayer's rig](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd4zh9Tm9V2/?img_index=1) — @johnmayergear, John Mayer Gear / Instagram (Specialist source · photograph), published 2026-09-29, accessed 2026-09-30, independent group `john-mayer-crossroads-2026-performance-images`. The caption names PolyTune 3, Katana, TS10, blacked-out Centaur, second TS10, Aqua-Puss MkII, Artificial Blonde, Chrono DLY-4 and Flint, and describes the same rig on both nights. It also reports Mayer's participation in every edition since 2004, Saturday guest appearances with Tedeschi Trucks Band on Keep On Growing and Empty Pages, Sunday appearances with Trey Anastasio on What's Going Through Your Mind and Ghost, and the PRS Silver Sky / Dumble Overdrive Special rig. The carousel contains a close-up of the board above the Dumble head, including the blue Artificial Blonde and magenta Chrono. A specialist, cited photographic report, not an artist-authorized rundown. Kept in the same evidence group as Jeske's image-based analysis rather than treating agreement over the same rig images as proof of independence. ## Related pages - Every documented board by John Mayer: [John Mayer board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-mayer/) - [John Mayer — Compact electric board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-mayer/blue-note-tokyo-2023/): shares Aqua-Puss MkII, Chrono Delay DLY-4, Katana Clean Boost, PolyTune 3, Centaur Overdrive, TS10 Tube Overdrive - [Madison Cunningham — Ace tour board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/madison-cunningham/ace-tour-board-2026/): shares Artificial Blonde - [Cody Matlock — Photographed compact pedalboard](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/cody-matlock/instagram-board-july-2026/): shares Strymon Flint - [Nels Cline — Wilco straight-line effects rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/nels-cline/wilco-straight-line-rig-2011/): shares Centaur Overdrive - [Kirk Fletcher — Vertex stereo board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/kirk-fletcher/vertex-board-2012/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Tuner, Reverb & Ambience, Modulation, Delay & Echo, Gain) - [Robben Ford — Vertex travel board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/robben-ford/vertex-travel-board-2015/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Tuner, Reverb & Ambience, Delay & Echo, Gain) - Previous board in archive order: [John Lennon — Paperback Writer session Pep Box path](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-lennon/paperback-writer-pepbox-session-1966/) - Next board in archive order: [John Mayer — Compact electric board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-mayer/blue-note-tokyo-2023/)