John Mayer Silver Sky Prs Review

Prs guitars i ve enjoyed numerous conversations and interviews with prs guitars founder paul reed smith.

John mayer silver sky prs review.

I remember when i first picked up a prs i just knew i wanted to have that one day. I had an idea for a guitar that is sort of the future of the classic strat design. By chris gill 25 may 2018. 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.

John mayer s prs silver sky captures the magic of vintage guitars. The design is immediately familiar to guitarists inspired by mayer s instrument of choice for the. Well the wait is over and the guitar is here officially the prs silver sky john mayer signature. 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 result is a beautifully made instrument that authentically nails the feel and tones of a pre cbs strat while benefiting from a number of modest yet meaningful refinements. One of my favorite guitars in my collection is a prs. It s a lot of guitar for the price. 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 silver sky is the result of a close collaboration between grammy award winning musician john mayer and paul reed smith. He is well associated with the guitar from look through to tone. 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. Any mention of name john mayer and the word guitar and the mind swiftly conjures up an image of mayer complete with agonizing guitar face and a fender stratocaster firmly in hand.

Mayer has been posting videos of what appeared to be a stratocaster with the wrong headstock while prs has steadfastly refused to comment. Prs guitars john mayer silver sky. 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. Musicradar s best of 2018.

April 23 2020 march 4 2020 by beginner guitar hq staff. It s fair to say the launch of john mayer s prs strat a like the silver sky earlier this year provoked some mixed reactions online now the man himself has taken it upon himself to set the record straight. 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. John mayer prs silver sky review.

Apr 12 2018 on march 5 guitar maker paul reed smith announced a new john mayer signature guitar called the silver sky.