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John Mayer explains why he got hooked on PRS guitars
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist has also singled out two features of his signature Silver Sky that he believes make it special

“It irritated a few people! I saw a couple of other pedal builders who seemed to be annoyed by how toy-like and fun it was”: Josh Scott on the Notaklön’s wild success, recovering from his mountain bike crash – and his gratitude to John Mayer
By Andrew Daly published
As he recovers from mountain biking injuries, Scott recalls how the NotaKlon irritated other pedal makers, how he underestimated success, the 424 gain stage and what’s coming once he’s fully recovered

John Mayer lends his talents to Matthew McConaughey’s Hollywood book launch
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist accompanied readings of the actor’s poems for a one-of-a-kind event

Josh Scott on how John Mayer ended up demoing JHS Pedals' new Mk.gee-coded pedal
By Janelle Borg published
Scott reveals how Mayer’s surprise demo video – in which he spoke of an ongoing revolution in guitar playing – came about

John Mayer and Isaiah Sharkey impress at record-breaking concert – with Sharkey's in-development signature Ibanez along for the ride
By Phil Weller published
The guitar is one of two in-the-works signature models, and it starred during the largest ticketed single concert in US history

John Mayer shares his number one overdrive pedal tip – and it works with any drive
By Phil Weller published
The trick involves some nifty footwork and could help level up your leads

Remembering the night tres hombres by the name of John Mayer, Slash and Billy Gibbons gave ZZ Top’s La Grange a triple-guitar glow-up
By Jonathan Horsley published
Iconic headgear, iconic players, a gnarly Texan blues-rock groove and a legendary all-star guitar jam came to Hollywood’s House of Blues in 2009

Paul Reed Smith invited Mike Dawes to meet John Mayer after his Slow Dancing cover went viral – but he never made the rendezvous
By Phil Weller published
Dawes reimagined one of Mayer’s biggest hits, but he later missed the opportunity to meet the man himself

Mike Dawes on the one John Mayer hit that every guitarist should learn
By Janelle Borg published
Dawes recalls his John Mayer cover of Slow Dancing in a Burning Room that went mega viral – and what he'd tell Mayer if he had the chance to meet him

Isaiah Sharkey is one of guitar’s most versatile talents. He lets us in on how he works with Mayer, D’Angelo and Miles Davis
By Andrew Daly published
Rigs big and small feature in a career that’s seen Isaiah Sharkey become a master of jazz, R&B, gospel, blues – and he hopes his new Ibanez signatures mean session players will only need to carry two guitars
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