John Mayer Silver Sky Review

For aficionados of the classic three single coil pickup solidbody guitar design this is truly one of the finest examples ever produced.

John mayer silver sky review.

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. 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. 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. 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.

But to the rest of the world it s a stratocaster with the wrong headstock isn t it. The result is a beautifully made instrument that authentically nails. Mayer has been posting videos of what appeared to be a stratocaster with the wrong headstock while prs has steadfastly refused to comment. 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.

A a john mayer is passionate about his early 60s fender stratocasters. I remember when i first picked up a prs i just knew i wanted to have that one day. 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. 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.

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

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.