The prs silver sky is the result of a close collaboration between grammy award winning musician john mayer and paul reed smith.
Silver sky john mayer signature model.
We caught up with john mayer at rehearsals for his latest world tour for a demo and discussion of his prs silver sky model.
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.
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It looked pretty much like a fender stratocaster with some modifications including of course a prs headstock.
The silver sky s bolt on neck is patterned after john mayer s beloved vintage instruments.
Paul reed smith prs john mayer signature model silver sky maple neck tungsten.
At sweetwater we re intimately familiar with the unique feel of classic american electric guitars and we can attest prs nailed it.
Well the wait is over and the guitar is here officially the prs silver sky john mayer signature.
Prs silver sky john mayer signature model source.
Mayer and prs were inspired by and tried to include their favorite elements from vintage instruments released in 1963 and 1964 like neck sha.
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.
Mayer has been posting videos of what appeared to be a stratocaster with the wrong headstock while prs has steadfastly refused to comment.
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.
But to the rest of the world it s a stratocaster with the wrong headstock isn t it.
In this video john shares insigh.
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.
At the beginning of 2018 prs presented a brand new signature electric guitar designed in cooperation with john mayer.
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Years of development led to this vintage inspired model based off mayer and smith s favorite elements of 1963 and 1964 instruments.