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10 times fans played guitar onstage with their heroes – and absolutely killed it
By Sam Roche published
These fans were plucked from the crowd by their guitar idols, and answered the call in roof-raising style
John Mayer once bumped into a fan at a music store, and ended up buying her the guitar of her dreams
By Matt Owen last updated
The star-struck fan went to Rudy's Music Shop in New York back in 2013, and left having had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with the guitar icon
Dead & Company will end after their final tour next year
By Matt Owen published
John Mayer, Bob Weir and their bandmates in the Grateful Dead offshoot will play a string of send-off shows in summer 2023
Mateus Asato names three players who he believes to be “the last heroes” of the guitar world
By Matt Owen published
The neo-soul star also gave honorable mentions to a number of guitarists he dubbed 'Melodic Masters' and 'ultimate game-changers'
John Mayer channeled every era of his playing into this solo – and it became one of his greatest guest spots ever
By Matt Owen published
The revered outing from 2020 saw Mayer share the stage with David Ryan Harris, Isaiah Sharkey, Terence Clark and Sean Hurley, and the result was something extraordinary
British blues rock ace Laurence Jones breaks down his rig, and explains why he's switched to the PRS SE Silver Sky
By Matt Owen published
Jones gives Guitar World a guided tour of the compact pedalboard responsible for the blues-y, classic rock-esque tones on his new album, Destination Unknown
John Mayer used this $58 delay pedal during the Born and Raised and Paradise Valley world tour
By Matt Owen published
The budget delay performed one role in the entire set
John Mayer overcomes technical guitar problems to perform Born and Raised in full at final Rise for the River charity concert
By Matt Owen published
Mayer performed the 2013 album in its entirety for the first time ever at the acoustic charity event – but not before wrestling with a particularly “obnoxious” Martin guitar
Watch John Mayer and Bob Weir play acoustic versions of Grateful Dead classics at the Rise for the River benefit
By Jonathan Horsley published
The duo treated the crowd at Pine Creek Lodge, Montana, to a string of Dead standards including Friend of the Devil, Bertha and Brown-Eyed Women, all to support SWMT Flood Relief
John Mayer recruits Bob Weir and Dave Chappelle for three Yellowstone Flood Relief benefit concerts
By Matt Owen published
The trio of shows will span August 8 to 21, and will see Mayer share the stage with each guest on separate occasions before concluding the run with a headline solo slot
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