https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-dumble-breaks-mid-song
Who else but Mayer would have a spare one in the wings..
Guy breaks it all down w/footage here
For John Mayer, however, it was a totally different tale, one that he was forced to experience during a gig with Dead & Company when his $200,000 pride-and-joy Dumble inexplicably broke on stage.
his Dumbleland Overdrive Special, serial number 006, has bowed out for the evening.
How does Mayer respond to the setback? By keeping proceedings as professional as ever, of course. Oh, and by having a spare Dumble handy, ready to be brought onto the stage. That also helped.
After summoning his guitar tech Jeremy Nielsen to appraise the situation, the pair make the decision to whisk off the Overdrive Special and replace it with another Dumbleland, which sported the serial number 009