John Mayer Silver Sky Review

Well the wait is over and the guitar is here officially the prs silver sky john mayer signature.

John mayer silver sky review.

On march 5 guitar maker paul reed smith announced a new john mayer signature guitar called the silver sky the design is immediately familiar to guitarists inspired by mayer s instrument of choice for the majority of his career the fender stratocaster. Mayer has been posting videos of what appeared to be a stratocaster with the wrong headstock while prs has steadfastly refused to comment. John mayer s silver sky signature model from prs was quite controversial when it first came out and now that some of the noise has quieted down i thought it might be a good idea to look at the. The prs silver sky is an idealized version of a vintage single coil guitar where every detail adds up and sets this guitar apart from the pack and the past.

One of my favorite guitars in my collection is a prs. The prs silver sky is the result of a close collaboration between grammy award winning musician john mayer and paul reed smith. After playing the silver sky it s easy to understand why it took so long to design and why john mayer embraced this endeavor. 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.

After two years of exhaustive r d march 2018 saw one of the industry s worst kept secrets become the most talked about guitar in recent history. The result of a close collaboration between grammy award winning musician john mayer and paul reed smith the silver sky is based off of years of development. The result is a beautifully made instrument that authentically nails. 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 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. I remember when i first picked up a prs i just knew i wanted to have that one day. 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. But to the rest of the world it s a stratocaster with the wrong headstock isn t it.

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.