Year/Release Date: 2025
Version: 1.0.0
Developer: Neural DSP
Website: Neural DSP
Format: STANDALONE, VST, VST3, AAX
Bit depth: 64-bit
Tablet: Repaired by Team R2R
System requirements: Windows minimum requirements:
• Intel Core i3 Processor (i3-4130 / i5-2500 or higher)
• AMD Quad-Core Processor (R5 2200G or higher)
• 8GB of RAM or more
• Windows 10 (or higher)
Description: When an artist spends decades honing their unique and personal voice, like John Mayer, every detail matters. Touch, phrasing, restraint, and timbre become inseparable from the music itself, shaped by years of writing, recording, and performing. This commitment has led to the creation of one of the most extensive and meticulously curated collections of guitar gear in the world. Overall, John’s gear could sit behind glass as a museum piece: rare, historically significant, and in many cases, irreplaceable. But this collection encompasses a much smaller group of items: instruments he turns to instinctively, honed by constant use rather than by a desire for preservation.
John is also known as a staunch purist, not out of nostalgia or resistance to change, but out of a deep respect for the guitar and its history. His approach celebrates the details: the circuits, components, feel, and subtle interactions that give sound its character. Any new instrument, digital or otherwise, must honor this pedigree and meet the same standards of care and intent.
John opened the doors of his personal recording studio in Los Angeles to us and entrusted us with his most treasured instruments. These are the very instruments that form the foundation of his sound, honed by constant use and selected from an extraordinary collection. Creating this world as a single, uncompromising plugin was one of the most challenging and, at the same time, most rewarding projects we’ve ever undertaken.
With sincere gratitude to John for his trust and vision, we proudly present Archetype: John Mayer X!
A huge thank you to Team R2R!
