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John Mayer and Dave Matthews to perform as a duo for the first time at L.A. FireAid benefit concert, alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joni Mitchell and Green Day
By Janelle Borg published
The mega-event will take place on January 30 at L.A.'s Intuit Dome and Kia Forum, and will be broadcast on multiple platforms
How to blend rhythm and lead blues guitar like John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Richard Barrett published
Listen to SRV, Mayer and Jimi Hendrix and you'll hear players who are masters of mixing rhythm and lead – an invaluable skill for anyone in a jam. We look at four ideas for upping the ante in your blues rhythm game
John Mayer on why right-handed guitar players were responsible for the eventual creation of the left-handed SE Silver Sky
By Phil Weller published
Mayer discusses the making of the left-handed version of his best-selling PRS signature guitar
One of John Mayer’s favorite contemporary guitarists has lent his virtuosic skills to Beyoncé, Mac Miller and Ariana Grande
By Janelle Borg published
The guitarist in question was playing a show in Los Angeles, when he spotted Mayer admiring his guitar work from afar
Session bassist Sean Hurley on taking inspiration from Paul McCartney for a John Mayer session
By Janelle Borg published
Hurley aimed to build his Queen of California bass line around “the roots and flat sevenths” – taking a page from Macca's book
John Mayer busts out his Charvel and an ultra-rare ESP as he breaks new ground during A-list R&B guest solo
By Matt Owen published
Mayer has shared behind-the-scenes snippets as he composed his latest collaborative lead effort, which takes his solo chops to new experimental heights
I’ve spent years searching for the perfect Strat strings – and after playing John Mayer’s Silver Slinky set, I think I’ve found them
By Matt Owen published
Mayer's promise of a string set that offered an ideal in-between gauge, great tone, and uncompromising nimble bends spoke directly to my own trials and tribulations as a Strat player. Fortunately, it wasn't too good to be true
John Mayer ends years-long search for his ultimate string set with the Ernie Ball Silver Slinky
By Matt Owen published
Over the past few years, Mayer has been using and refining his custom Silver Slinky set, which offers a unique in-between gauge and a custom core-to-wrap ratio
Watch Neil Young and John Mayer trade solos in a ferocious rendition of Rockin’ In The Free World with Stephen Stills
By Janelle Borg published
Young and Stills performed a 13-song set brimming with classics, including a song they haven't performed in over 50 years, and another one that was never actually recorded
PRS gives its SE range a huge overhaul, introduces the long-awaited lefty John Mayer Silver Sky
By Matt Owen published
PRS has rolled out some wholesale changes to its family of Indonesian-made electric and acoustic guitars, and finally brings Mayer's best-selling SE Silver Sky to southpaw players
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