John Mayer Said It's Not A Strat (WAS HE RIGHT?!) 

I can't wait until the moment you get big enough that Mayer comes in your show.

My main guitar is a Silver Sky, and i absolutely love it. I have been through quite alot of strats throughout my guitar journey, and once got to try an original 1962 strat. Since then, everytime i try a strat i subconciously compare it to that glorious '62 strat, and nothing ever came close, untill i tried the silver sky. Mine, is the best guitar i've played, that wasn't dumb-money

I have several American Strats, including the John Mayer and Clapton Strats. I also have the Moc Sand and Lunar Ice Silver Skys. They are all different guitars in sound and feel, but not THAT different. The ones I pick up most are the Moc Sand and the Clapton. The necks on those two just feel special.

I own the limited "Lunar Ice" version for 2 years now and I am still in love 🥰

I bought an Orion Green Silver Sky in 2021 and it's the only guitar I've felt that I will never get rid of. It doesn't feel like a strat to me but it feels great to play and is very versatile. The pickups are super clean sounding and I love that.

Playing City Love, awesome! Good choice! Amp and guitar sounds great, too!

The PRS Fiore does not have coil taps either. The humbucker in the bridge on that guitar only switches between serial and parallel humbucker. The neck and middle are true single coils.

I bought an SE Silver Sky last year. The neck is thick in a comfortable way, by far the best guitar I've played, maybe that's not saying much but it has peaked my interest to dive deeper into PRS. Great video

I really want a strat-style guitar as my next guitar, and the Silver Sky SE is currently at the top of my list. Got lucky enough to play one at a guitar center when they briefly had one in stock and instantly fell in love

Love watching Mike’s content. Feels like a stranger who you know would be a great friend if you met in real life

One thing I like about the Silver Sky is it is one of the few PRS models with a satin neck. I got rid of my Paul's Guitar (SE) primarily because I like satin neck soooo much better and I was NOT going to modify the guitar.

I went to the guitar store expecting to buy a G&L Legacy (I have an ASAT that I love) but came away with a Silver Sky SE. Just felt better than any of the other strat style guitars that I played there.

I love how the headstock style is mirrored for the Silver Sky’s … nice little design touch

Hello mike The content is so amazing ❤ May i know the name of the mic that you are using for vocal

Man, your tones are as soft and as sweet as an angel's tear to my ears...

Good job on the SS presentation. Intriguing indeed. Now I want to try one.

When I first heard about the Silver Sky I really wasn't that interested , Very happy with my CU22 and other PRS , then a friend got one and I played it said Hmmm but moved on , then another buddy got one , played again and said this is a thing almost ought that one from him , I now own 2 of them best SSS guitar I have ever owned and likely the guitar that sounds best on me.

your vids are always entertaining ! . and greetings from Ontario Canada

When the silver sky was released I didn’t care for it, my local store had some and I had the chance to play it, fell in love instantly, had to sell a couple of guitars but managed to scrape enough to buy one, still after 3 years I pick it up to time travel, it feels that I’ve played for 5 minutes but it ends up being an hour.

I own a “Core” Silver Sky and it was my second ever PRS guitar. My first being my Wood Library 24-08 and I absolutely love it so very much. It’s a wonderful instrument that plays like butter and looks great as well! Great videos bro keep up the good work. ❤️

I am a HUGE Mayer fan as well, and have always loved the feel and sound from a good Strat. I got my Silver Sky about 6 months ago after playing a friend's and falling in love with it. Obviously it is very "Straty", it feels like the best Strat-style guitar I've ever played. But it is more nuanced than that. The Silver Sky is not just a straight-up Strat copy, it has it's own feel and sound to it that you aren't going to find in just any Strat. It really is it's own thing, and it does that "thing" very well!

i recently started playing a novo solus f1 which is a gibson-scale esquire kind of thing and all the little differences really add up to it sounding pretty different from a 'normal' telecaster. i don't play stratocasters but it's easy to imagine changing the spec details around can have a big sound change despite it looking like a stratocaster.

Man….. keeping feeding my lust for a silver sky . My birthday can’t come quick enough lol

Man that's awesome ! Have the same Roxy Pink version !!

Pink and sea foam green are my 2 favorite colors for guitars

That first note or two sounded like it was gonna be Don Henley's "The Boys Of Summer" and this video would have been block so hard and so fast ...

What is the model and brand of the guitar on your back? The orange body and dark red pickguard?

I really enjoy your videos man. And I definitely won’t be complaining about any JM riffs lmao. That’s all I listen to anymore

‘ Sir, will there be a lefty Silver Sky?’ ‘No.’ Guess I’m playing a Fender.’ Thanks John and Paul.

Mike, I can truthfully attest that when the SS first came out I was apprehensive on trying it out and giving it a chance. When I finally did in 2019 however, I was hooked. It has since become truly an obsession. Fast forward to 2023 and I have 3 (Hello, I have a problem). The Silver Sky, for me, became the benchmark to which all other single coil guitars are judged against. And to be objective, there are several boutique makers or manufacturers aside from PRS who knock it out of the park in their own way. For me though, this is the 3 single coil guitar I’ve always wanted. THE sound profile is there (I’ve found differences between Rosewood and Maple, each offer different experiences in sound and feel. Gun to my head I’m taking Maple. I think much attention goes to Rosewood which I also love, but the Maple has just got something else going on). THE feel is there. THE vibe is there. THAT feeling of owning something special, mystic, and unique yet incredibly familiar is there! I’ve watched that same live stream from Mayer featured in your video probably 30+ times no lie. I’ve watched countless reviews, interviews of PRS or anything to glean more info on this instrument. Why? I feel that this instrument has shaken the market place and has altered the status quo. That makes me want to learn more about it. Whether one feels like this instrument is unique take on an iconic design or an unimaginative strat copy with the wrong headstock is subjective to each individual player and their respective opinion. Not here to change your mind, that’s your journey. But what isn’t subjective is the fact the PRS and JM brought to market a model that competes with instruments 1 -2.5x+ the price. And this is good for us as consumers. While not cheap by any stretch, it is however more attainable financially and arguably by availability than the Mario Martin, Suhr, Fender Custom Shop, Anderson, Exotic, etc. ‘s of the world. It has been a level set to the industry. And players get that much closer to having incredible gear more accessible to them. Anyway, TL;DR: I have 3, I’m obsessed, and so stoked you have one! Enjoy the journey bud!

John gets to collab DIRECTLY with Paul with his PRS guitars rather than dealing with the faceless corp. today that is Fender, so it is suuper understandable he switched to PRS. John is a strat guy though, and that is a strat, we can have a conversation about strats but we don't need to talk about whether or not it is a strat

Bought an Olympic white one in 2019, one of my favorites. Recently picked up the SE version in dragon fruit can't stop playing it.

Yeah, that's definitely a strat

Love the analogies. 😅

Dude, this guitar is sick! Congrats! But really, I wish I could see you playing Bold as Love dirty like Matthew Scott!

I tried the SE Silver Sky today at GC. It’s a great guitar, the satin finished on the neck is perfect, it is way better than the Fender. Pulse, the switch, tone and volume knobs feels great!! For the tone, the neck position is soooo sweet, and the position 4 is amazing. Honestly for $849 that come with PRS gig bag, is a super great deal!!

Well, it looks great and you sound like a happy Mike Cole. Seems like a win!

I got one! I first had a Fender Strat Original 60s which got cosmetically damaged in shipping - I still tried it out. Later, before I sent it back, I tried a SS at a local guitar shop and the tone just blew me away! I knew it was the one and I took it home that day, and returned the Fender.

Love pink guitars

Even Philip Sayce has started using a Silver Sky lately!

I demo’d one & love the pickups, but not the frets or neck radius. Bought a used Suhr Pro Series with exquisite Michael Landau pickups for $1,400 & it’s my dream Strat! 🎸

I really cannot look at the headstock, still. But I like it overall, I'd love to try one

Mike....if they EVER make a left handed version..I'll be happy to buy and let you know my thoughts ;-) In the meantime, I'll keep buying custom shop Fenders (I've contact PRS every year since 2017 and their responses, including last month, has been the same: "We currently have no plans to produce a left handed Silver Sky in the foreseeable future."). So enjoy, and as always...GREAT F*&KING PLAYING!!!

Had one for a few months. It was a well made strat with less versatile pickups. Spend a bit more and pickup up a use CS Strat.

This video is remarkably well-timed (for me anyway) as I finally bought my Silver Sky about two weeks ago. It’s pricy, but I’d been saving for one for a while now and I love it.

So is it a chicken bone nut? 🤣🤣🤣

I'm very curious to try one, but they're surprisingly hard to find in the Netherlands... sadly

It's PRS's take on a vintage strat with design input from Mayer, with obviously the main thing being the different headstock's effect on string tension.

I got the Golden Mesa color in May last year as my 3rd electric. I don’t know if I’ll ever need another one

We have two pink guitars in the house: a 90s Strat Ultra, which my daughter plays, and an almost-pink Silver Sky SE. It's Dragonfruit, technically, but it's as close to pink as PRS makes in the SE range. It's my favorite not-a-Strat-but-definitely-a-Strat-alike guitar I've ever played.

Man, i had floor seats to his acoustic show a few weeks ago.. watching him shred the acoustic was just bananas. I've played the Silver sky myself and i really like the neck, pick ups are great too.. i just cant get around how rattly the knobs are. it feels cheap compared to the tag, its an odd juxtaposition

I literally just bought the Roxy pink SS , arriving next Tuesday!

Great video

Got one today. 😳 it’s amazing.

Another fine video man...BTW in Victorian times pink was the colour for boys & blue for girls, loving the pink!

Do you carry your PRS for fenders to events in a gig bag? I started using gig bags rather than hard cases when I saw a professional blues guitarist ( the late Preston Shannon) carry 2 -Gibson 335s on stage in gig bags., but is it really the best way to keep your investment (or favorite instrument) safe?

I have a 2019 and a 2022. Both amazing and different from one another.

The chicken sandwich analogy is a good one

it sounds like a prri 65 reissue, not a princeton and certainly not a dumble. I have a prri65 reissue and I love it don't get me wrong, I play it stock unattenuated. But I play it with a 335, alnico 2 pickups. With single coils it just sounds very brittle with no mids.

what do you use for percussion?

sounds awesome

I’ve been playing more than 35 years now. And played every guitar out there. It’s a strat!

Sounds good. Plays even better. Such a beautiful guitar. I love the chicken sandwich correlation 😂 well done.

Really wish they made the Roxy pink finish with a maple fretboard

Maybe not pink but my american performer strat is in the penny colour, which is pretty close to pink and I love it. That pink silver sky is a beauty though…

The Silver Sky is a Strat......but represents Paul's and John's take on the idea. Besides that, there are so many varieties of Strat today, that you almost have to wonder: what exactly is a 'Strat"? Different strokes for different folks.

I'd buy a silver sky SE, but I already have rose wood on my SG and I can't justify spending CAD$3600 (for the actual silver sky) on a guitar just yet, the SE is priced basically the same as the player series Strat I want so I'm going to go with Fender's maple board in polar white. (Already rented a Strat to test, I've been converted)

I honestly really like the looks and feel of it. I have a problem with the pickups. When comparing side by side, to my ears, even cheaper oem strat pickups have more mojo than the SS pups. The Silver Sky just sounds incredibly sterile, too pristine, almost digital. Not sure what it is.

I played a couple right after they came out and really liked them, but not for the price. Now....basically the same except that they don't make a color I would spend any money at all on.

Great video. A couple of years ago, I had an itch for a Strat. I tried many Fenders from custom shop (lovely, but way over my budget) to the Eric J signature. They all sounded good and I bonded in different ways with each … some more than others. But, none sung to me. I did discover that I quite like a fat neck. I decided, on a whim to try a Silver Sky (USA)… I had no expectations, other than I was concerned (before playing one) with the 7.25 radius. I also thought I would prefer the rosewood neck. The shop only had a maple neck model and it blew me away. I later tried a rosewood, but knew the maple was for me. I had to have it. It is my favourite guitar. And I thought I was not really a Strat guy. All horses for corses. And this is my favourite chicken sandwich.

I can’t believe you compared the guitars to chicken sandwiches.. and I completely understood what you meant. GREAT analogy, and love the breakdown. (I am a Silver Sky SE user, and also have an American Strat, so I do see a difference for sure!)

I like pink guitars too

tried it in a guitar shop when i was in the business for a fender strat along with a few fender strats that day (and i ended up not buying a fender strat because they all had serious quality issues). The silversky was the best strat i have played on that day along with a yamaha pacifica, yes the best "strat", because that's what it is technically. A great one! You could argue and say, well only Fenders are Strats since they have a copyright on the name "stratocaster" and you would be right about that, but the silversky is specwise still a strattype guitar. Much love to John and PRS for designing the silversky, it's a great guitar!

Would love an honest comparison to the Legacy. Strengths and weaknesses of each.

LOL, I can’t believe he went KFC V Chik fil’ a, genius!

How’s it sound?? You’re playing it, Mike…so it sounds awesome!

Ooh, I like pink guitars!! *subscribes*

I love that it’s a popular guitar with a 7.25 radius. I’m a huge fan of the 7.25 radius + the vintage style neck that gets fatter as you go up it and the silver sky really was the only instrument attempting that at a $2500 price before fenders American vintage 2s. Plus the best noiseless pickups. Fender still hasn’t made a noiseless pickup that good

Anybody up to trade a Bad Monkey pedal for a Nebula Silver Sky?

I don't know if it sounds like a Fender or not. I gave up on Fender in 96. However, it sounds fantastic! I mean wow. Great playing and great tones.

Idk why the "Was he right?" made me laugh hysterically

I have a Silver Sky SE and as much as I enjoy playing it, I am now sending back to the factory for the 2nd time for massive fret buzz issues. For whatever reason this guitar has not held a set up. I’ve had it in my possession for about year and it’s gone back twice, I don’t think that’s very good. If for some reason it can’t hold a 3rd time I’m demanding they give me a new one.

All in baybeeeeerr

I don't have a Silver Sky for one reason: The Nick Johnston Schecter. Strat-types are a side quest guitar for me, since I'm a metal player primarily. Nick Johnston comes with that humbucker, has a roasted maple neck and that pesky volume knob is away from my pick up. I LOVE the Silver Sky, especially the SE with the lacquered neck, but the NJ fits my strat needs.

Kudos to you! I'm obviously doing the wrong thing with my channel lol Seriously cool content! 👏😎

I told myself that I wouldn’t buy a silver sky unless it came out in the right color way for me. Then the Last Train Home video dropped and immediately had to order one, cause I’m a sucker for any guitar in pink. It’s probably my favorite guitar rn

Sounds like a single coil guitar with 25.5 scale length, through an Amplifier with (probably) Jensen speaker type...

I have an SE Silver Sky. I like it. I played it side by side with an equivalent Strat and I like the tone of the Silver Sky better. But as a guitar I like my S2 Custom 24 better than anything else. That gets to the point. It isn’t so much a comparison between Strats, Silver Skys, and other Strat clones, it’s what’s your life partner.

How much does your silver sky weigh?

When he left Fender he said he wanted to do more with a strat that Fender wasn't willing to do. But then I was confused because it was basically exactly the same as a strat.

Own one and have for a few years. I don’t buy into the whole ‘is it or isn’t it’ furor. All I can tell you is that it is the best S-style guitar I’ve ever owned.

Mike, you're continuing to kill it! Heard Paul say he's got no plans to make any lefties....not even the SE. Sucks...would love one...sound is unique, great. My Schecter Nick Johnston is great...but sounds nothing like a Strat. The PRS sounds stratty to me...love it. Do 'love that chickin' from Pop---eeeyes'....but not as much as Chick-fila.

It’s definitely a similar style , but it’s a new flavour .

Congrats on getting a new axe!

I like those PRS strats.

Played the original & didn’t like the feel of the neck. I would like to try the SE version though. Apparently, the neck is different. Maybe more modern? I don’t know.

But I get it my son is 22 and he plays and John Mayer is his nº one musician, he loves John Mayer so it's a generational thing and since today Blues, Blues-Rock and Rock N Roll are sort of dying we need all the John Mayers and Joe Bonamassas we can get.

Whats the name of the first riff he play?

The popularity of the silver sky and the silver sky SE is fascinating for me. For decades I have heard guitar players praise the early Stratocaster except almost everyone complained about it's 7.25 neck radius. Now the silver sky comes out and everyone loves the guitar and no one complains about the 7.25 neck radius or the 8.50 inch neck radius on the silver sky SE. So did Paul Reed Smith cure the 7.25 radius string choking problem with the silver sky? I'd like to hear from people who really enjoy this guitar on their opinion of the 7.25 inch neck radius and how the Silver Sky feels different than the Stratocaster.

The outro got me