John Mayer Prs Silver Sky Review

John mayer s prs silver sky captures the magic of vintage guitars.

John mayer prs silver sky review.

Prs guitars i ve enjoyed numerous conversations and interviews with prs guitars founder paul reed smith. By chris gill 25 may 2018. The prs silver sky is the result of a close collaboration between grammy award winning musician john mayer and paul reed smith. Prs s take on an american classic.

But to the rest of the world it s a stratocaster with the wrong headstock isn t it. More than two and half years in the making the silver sky is a vintage inspired instrument that is at once familiar but also newly prs through and through. Prs guitars john mayer silver sky. Join guitar super system today.

The prs silver sky was designed by paul reed smith and built to john mayer s specifications. Depending on whom you believe john mayer and paul reed smith s silver sky is either the future of a classic design or just another strat copy with the wrong headstock. The design is immediately familiar to guitarists inspired by mayer s instrument of choice for the. So it s no shocker that his new prs signature model is basically a vintage flavored s style filtered through paul reed smith s aesthetic.

John mayer is passionate about his early 60s fender stratocasters. Mayer has been posting videos of what appeared to be a stratocaster with the wrong headstock while prs has steadfastly refused to comment. Well the wait is over and the guitar is here officially the prs silver sky john mayer signature. It s a lot of guitar for the price.

On several occasions we ve done this thing where i ll name a guitar from the past and he ll tell me several ways it could be improved as. The prs john mayer silver sky is a blend between vintage and that classic prs creamy sophisticated look and tone we have all come to love guitar world magazine full review here after playing the silver sky it s easy to understand why it took so long to design and why john mayer embraced this endeavor. This vintage inspired guitar boasts a familiar shape with an eye catching contrasting tone in its cutaway scoop.