John Mayer Talks // Plays Silver Sky PRS Signature Guitar | Livestream 

nice story , says it all thanks

and it NAILS the "regal" tone... somehow.

Daniel Santorowski Really dude? Johns your starting point?! Come on man all you need is BBKing Live At The Regal LP and Albert King Born Under A Bad Sign LP, every lick he plays is on there.

@@Datanditto Jesus, not everybody has the same chronological discovery of music. JM is just as good a starting point as BB King.

actually i never liked prs too, until i had one... they are well build guitars

Simon Tay well we still hate this ugly fake ass Strat, the only reason you should use this guitar is if you are getting paid like Mayer to play it. $2200 is fucking bullshit for fake Strat. You can buy some early CBS strats for that. Save another 1500 and you are starting to talk about getting into the 60’s range.

Fpk Hk416 LOL, you can have ur cbs era stuff!

Simon Tay , shut up the haters? You mean it should please the Mayer fan boys? Nobody is gonna buy this fake strat that isn’t a Mayer fan boy.

Simon Tay You are impressed he knows how to photoshop and reverse an image? What I heard over and over again is him expressing.. but not saying.. 'Man I luv Fender Strats and amps'

Exactly, this video says pretty clearly that he wishes he were playing a Strat again. You can tell he sits at home and cradles a strat.

I know! he’s just using his phone. 🎸

The Guitar Geek If you like the style he plays at the beginning, you should check out his song Try and the Try album. Lots of the others are more “pop” guitar oriented, but I like them.

He cant djent. You can only djent on a 9 string and a Blackstar. Maybe one day he'll work up to that.

you mean work down

JM is an amazing player and a living legend. Seems to be a little less of an egomanic now than he used to be.

Jason Clark so far like 15 mins Into this video I’d agree ...but the ugly arrogance of like the last 10 yrs are tough to forget about...lol. One video of him in concert saying something like “ I wrote this song and sent it out to make (or sell) millions ...” just about made me puke . And yes I probably misquoted heavily but it was in that vein of ‘Im great , cause I write songs like this ‘ along with the attitude that just are , I don’t know , gross.. but yes in this video he seems to be informative without all the arrogance . And I will watch him now and then cause he is a committed player ,and if I can learn one thin g from him all the bs is worth it

Most of the acceptance will be by John Mayer fans.

I disagree. The Les Paul, for example, wasn't the first single cutaway electric guitar introduced, but it has become widely accepted by musicians around the world because it was a better instrument than what was previously available. Most LP players bought the guitar based on the merits of the instrument, not because they are fans of Les Paul's music. A similar scenario will play out with the Silver Sky.

You never know what might happen in the future

At least?

Xavier Gonzalez m

Xavier Gonzalez he only owns hundreds of them and yes I saw and heard him say it on his dvd. Not all Fenders but he bought enough to last a lifetime. Oddly, he just bought a Fender real 63 the price tag was $20,000 not sure if he got a deal. That says it all. He will never run out of them. Sorry this is about Fender not asskissing him when he calls. Plus, he and PRS are a lot alike. Not a compliment John. Egomaniacs. Headstock is hideous. I’m. Surprised he liked it.

Timestamp?

I like this headstock better. I love Teles, but Ive always thought strat and tele headstocks were ugly. I do like fender neck profiles. I also find prs necks very playable compared to Gibsons.

Why? Tons of guitars are. It's just a guitar.

Zidders Roofurry - Eh... just that I’ve always respected PRS for becoming one of the “big 3”, along with Fender & Gibson. We don’t see Gibson making Fenders it vice versa... Not a big deal. Was just getting annoyed w ppl saying it’s not a strat, it’s nothing like a strat and saying that ppl r crazy to even think down that path.

I get where you're coming from. It does seem a little odd for them. Plus John sounds like he's making a lot of excuses here.

Zidders Roofurry stfu you’re not even gonna buy one. Like he needs to answer to people like you 🙄

infoowetrust He def doesn’t need to respond to any of us. I nvr asked him to. Very much appreciated his vid on the matter tho.

Oh, I try much harder in other threads. ;)

Yeah, and honestly, alot of guitars in big stores are verging on unplayable because of the setup.

my guitar has a 15" neck radius, i cant even imagine how difficult it would be to play on a 7.25" neck radius

It makes a huge difference if one is a shredder. A 20” radius is almost flat making it a more efficient for crossing strings and legato playing in general.

and they seem to have rusty 11's on them, wound up about an octave high

Fiore de'i Liberi true, i should probably get a strat with the vintage specs to practice, plus they sound sick for blues (something im practicing)

interesting , collings does impress me with their set necks , do you mind if i ask what your #1 is ? peace

andrew broadhead exactly! I DIDN'T want to like this guitar, but after trying one out briefly in person, that all went out the window. It's not like they're trying to hide the inspiration, anyway. There is no other company that will or can print the word Strat in their product description because they will get sued, right?

I don't agree, I'm a blue collar guy making minimum wage and I saved up for more than one of these. Also of note I called a few days ago to ask about the formulation for the paint because I'm a nerd and couldn't find information on their website and Paul graciously took my phone call and answered my question; what other guitar maker would take the time to do that?

Seriously. As far as I can tell, PRS is about making guitars the best way they can for every price point. Paul is super proud of their import models, and rightly so. The QC is great, enough to the point where I found an SE model that I preferred to a similar S2 model. I have bought Fender CS guitars that are double the price of this one, and the qc was not even close to the level that PRS has for their $1k range S2 models, and even the SE stuff. The way I look at it is this: I have to spend a LOT more time trying Fenders to find what I feel like is a really good one...while every single MD-made PRS that I've bought has been fantastic. Perfectly set up, perfect fret work, everything is right. Just my personal experience as someone who is extremely fussy about intonation, fretwork, etc. I love and own all kinds of guitars, but no matter what the price point, I personally feel that PRS gives you the best value for the money you spend since you know that a high level of care and attention to detail has gone into every guitar they send out. And to speak to Jonathan's point of Paul also being passionate about the players who use his gear: I bought a one-off PRS head that was modified by Paul and Doug, and had something go wrong with it, and when it went back to them for repair, Paul got wind of it and let me know that he personally made sure it got fixed properly, and that if I have any other issues with it, he is my amp tech. There's no reason he needs to spend time on anything like this other than the fact that he is really into making sure that they do everything the best way they possibly can. Google some search results on folks dealing with Gibson warranty service, it's a nightmare.

This always make me cringe. Paul actually does not make ANY guitars. Not for several decades actually and even then he always had others working with him making the guitars. Please don't call him a guitar builder. He is an awesome salesman though. There is not dentist or lawyer who can resist his charm.

ALEX ON LIFE your declaration that you know how hands on Paul is with designing his guitars makes me cringe.

Timothy - Paul is not hands on at all. That is my point. He is a marketing, public relations guy. It is doubtful if he even owns any fraction of the company. He should be selling you a used car actually. You fell for the deception Timmy. Even if you put a gun to his head, Paul would not be able to build you a guitar. You need to subscribe to a guitar -truther channel to get the truth but you may not want the truth. Thats what your problem is. The guitar industry has never been about the truth.

To take his photography analogy, then try to take an inside picture of a room with a 200mm now... I'm pretty sure it won't work and you won't get the whole room, right? That's exactly how some people might feel about the 7"¼ radius. I fully understand it's for him, but saying it's irrelevant, it's just saying it's irrelevant to look at the size at all... like trying to say a 200mm will be good for EVERYTHING and EVERYONE. Hint: it does... and there's nothing to do about it, it's physics, just like a neck dimensions and shape. Using a "vintage" size is not what most people are looking for today... there's a reason why most manufacturers (including Fender) run away from 7"¼ and went with more modern and more comfortable radius later on (and now even compound C to D and 9"½ to 12"). It's all about modern comfort because most of people today want familiar look, vintage tones but with modern comfort.. A 7"¼ radius is like a 200mm lens. It might be great for some people and some usage, and yes we can even make portrait with (and a very nice bokeh when fully zoomed on the person), but it will surely not fit if you try to make interior pictures.

Phil Smith I think the point John was making us not too have the idea in your head that a 7.25 won't work just because that's what your told to think, but rather, try the guitar for yourself and if you don't like it, that's ok. But at least you made an educated choice at that point. I've played several guitars with the same exact neck radius and some felt great to play on while others were obnoxious to me. There's many different factors and the only way to really tell what works is to test it without a preconceived idea.

It's the player that makes the guitar sound amazing.

Mitch Arney yup, indeed, the player is a huge huge part of getting a good sound, but the tool you use can be better for you than others. All subjective, but from a setup and construction standpoint, PRS has the upper hand here (for me, personally).

Manson Guitar Works is the Tesla of guitar making. Look up Matt Bellamy's guitars. They have insane technology but still are very resonate and extremely well made

I don't believe anyone is questioning the sound or quality but more the fact that it is a strat with birds on the fretboard and a prs headstock. We just love our strats so for someone to rip it off when prs didn't need to because they are a great company.

But is it a rip off when it's the most famous guitar body style in the world? I mean look at Suhr, Grosh, LsL, G&L, Anderson, Nash, Ibanez, in addition to many others. No one seems to shit on them for "copying" fender strat. I think John addressed every point that people were complaining about really well and he defended what seems to be a great guitar. Like he said, they're not trying to reinvent the wheel, just futher it.

Emil Ebriega HAHA It just sound like fender. But just little bit hotter.

김민성 it shouldn’t/and doesn’t sound any hotter... the pickups are under wound vintage style pickups that are based off of his original 64 strat... and his black1 has the exact same thing going on

THANK YOU!! :)

Daaammnn. Mic drop. Thank you very much for posting this.

I wish he played some mid to high gain stuff on it. Curious to hear how that would sound on this guitar

I’m a fan of this now. I think fender might be kicking themselves in the ass for not letting John go where he wanted to go with the Strat. Ty prs for working with John.

The Music Space I’m sure you know the Capt, Lee Anderton is a huge fan of yours. Throw the guy a bone and give him a call. 👍

Isn't he standing behind Leo Fender's creation?

LMFAO comment of the month

People that do this make me disgusted. But then I think, if everyone is gonna do it I’m gonna do it too.

There are people who don't use AdBlock Plus?

ElDuderino502 not on an iPhone. On my pc yeah. Those ad blockers for iPhone suck.

Looks like this hero got the ads removed.

First thing I did when I got my strat was to replace the pots and it definitely makes a huge difference

Zaidi Hamid hey thanks!

Yeah man. Not my thing, but it’s undeniably a good guitar.