John Mayer
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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
Keith Urban on working with PRS on a ‘do-it-all’ guitar build – and why SRV is still number one
By Andrew Daly published
Country icon reflects the feeling of bonding with a single instrument – and says you should give up playing and become an accountant if you’re missing his special ingredient
Michelle Malone gave up sax for guitar – and had John Mayer “begging” to join her shows
By Andrew Daly published
With her 20th album looming, the raw Americana player looks back on working with Albert King and Blackberry Smoke members, her ever-loving vintage gear and running her own label
Keith Urban on what it’s like to play through the Dumble that John Mayer used during his blues trio days
By Matt Owen published
Urban is in possession of the Overdrive Reverb that helped Mayer launch his blues trio project back in the early ’00s
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