John Mayer
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John Mayer is still using his tube amps at The Sphere – but you’ll never guess where he’s hiding them
By Matt Owen published
Mayer is staying true to his usual crop of highly desirable guitar amps for Dead & Company's ongoing shows, but they've been hidden in a rather unusual place
PRS launches the SE NF3 – a triple-humbucker evolution of John Mayer's Silver Sky
By Matt Owen published
The S-style model shares its heritage with the SE Silver Sky, though brings to the table new tones, electronics, appointments and finishes
John Mayer has been playing Jeff Beck’s Fender Stratocaster – and Joe Bonamassa has confirmed it’s the real deal
By Matt Owen published
Mayer brought the Custom Shop model out during Dead & Company's residency at The Sphere, and used it to channel his inner Beck
Phrase spellbending blues intro licks in the style of Kenny Wayne Shepherd and John Mayer
By Stuart Ryan published
Learn how to phrase spellbending blues intro licks in the style of Kenny Wayne Shepherd and John Mayer
Left-handed versions of John Mayer’s PRS SE Silver Sky are officially on the way
By Phil Weller published
Following huge demand, PRS is set to reconfigure the hugely popular model for southpaws six years after its initial release
This guitarist transformed their John Mayer PRS into a Stevie Ray Vaughan Number One Strat
By Matt Owen published
John Mayer once asserted he’d never produce a sunburst version of his popular PRS signature guitar. Now we know what it would look like, and it's quite something
“I could finally quieten down this noise in my head... the best in the room is sitting over there – and it doesn’t have to maybe be me”: John Mayer says that when Jeff Beck was in the room, he felt he could finally relax about his guitar playing
By Matt Parker published
Mayer has described a sense of a weight being lifted when in the presence of the formidable guitar talent
“John had to send a text with a photo of a piece of paper, where he scribbled, ‘Yes, it’s me!’” Before the Silver Sky was built, John Mayer cold-called PRS to discuss working on a guitar together – but the phone operator hung up on him
By Phil Weller published
Session pro Tim Pierce recounted the tale on his YouTube channel, recalling how one of the most popular guitars of this generation got off to a rocky start
“This is the Super Bowl of trips for the lifelong Dead Heads”: John Mayer and Dead & Company are officially returning for a 6-week residency at the MSG Sphere
By Phil Weller published
Mayer help will lead a Grateful Dead-honoring residency at the world's most futuristic venue in Las Vegas this summer, months after the supergroup's farewell tour
“This feels life-changing and gives me, as a very hard-working indie artist, inspiration that anything is possible”: Gibson launches its Artist Spotlight program, with Austin Sexton the first beneficiary
By Phil Weller published
The initiative will give global exposure to a revolving cast of artists and highlights a wider trend of gear firm’s championing musicians on their own platforms
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