Silver Sky John Mayer Signature Model

The silver sky s bolt on neck is patterned after john mayer s beloved vintage instruments.

Silver sky john mayer signature model.

Prs silver sky john mayer signature model source. Mouse over to zoom click to enlarge. 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. At sweetwater we re intimately familiar with the unique feel of classic american electric guitars and we can attest prs nailed it.

At the beginning of 2018 prs presented a brand new signature electric guitar designed in cooperation with john mayer. Paul reed smith and john mayer collaborated on silver sky signature aiming to bring to market a modern idealized version of a vintage single coil guitar. We caught up with john mayer at rehearsals for his latest world tour for a demo and discussion of his prs silver sky model. Paul reed smith prs john mayer signature model silver sky maple neck tungsten.

The prs silver sky is the result of a close collaboration between grammy award winning musician john mayer and paul reed smith. Years of development led to this vintage inspired model based off mayer and smith s favorite elements of 1963 and 1964 instruments. In this video john shares insigh. Well the wait is over and the guitar is here officially the prs silver sky john mayer signature.

But to the rest of the world it s a stratocaster with the wrong headstock isn t it. 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. Paul reed smith prs mccarty gold top humbuckers prs hard case birds. 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.

Its fingerboard is loaded with 22 custom sized frets and it boasts a 25 5 scale length and 7 25 radius. Mayer and prs were inspired by and tried to include their favorite elements from vintage instruments released in 1963 and 1964 like neck sha. Mayer has been posting videos of what appeared to be a stratocaster with the wrong headstock while prs has steadfastly refused to comment.