<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Dead-and-company ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/dead-company Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:24:45 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I spent a lot of shows in the beginning wondering if he was upset”: John Mayer opens up on his early Dead & Company insecurities – and learning to share the stage with his hero, Bob Weir ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mayer-early-dead-and-company-gigs frNcxoKmrkR7GstKYTUcwY Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:24:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob took a chance on me. He staked his entire reputation”: John Mayer pays emotional tribute to Bob Weir at public memorial ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mayer-bob-weir-tribute jbKLzFGLNZuowhSuk92R9H Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:47:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d say, ‘Man, that guitar riff sounded killer.’ He’d respond, ‘Well, I’m sure I’ll mess it up next time’”: John Mayer, Trey Anastasio and Steve Vai lead tributes to Bob Weir ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tributes-to-bob-weir c8Wrc7pYChHFEXvXBe584T Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:01:58 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:21:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There is no final curtain here, not really”: Bob Weir, Grateful Dead guitarist, vocalist and founding member, dies aged 78 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/grateful-dead-guitarist-bob-weir-dies-aged-78 BzMM3QYtk3KEKpS7vzf9Gm Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:38:46 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:15:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I step back and I’m like, ‘Don’t think about it. Maybe you nailed it, maybe you didn’t’”: John Mayer names his favorite solo with Dead & Company – and plays it live on air ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mayer-favorite-dead-and-company-solo hrJwkg8m28SYBvaosnNkZM Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:18:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s so hard when you come in to bands like Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers where the fans actually care who the bass player is”: How Oteil Burbridge set about replacing Phil Lesh to become Dead & Company’s new singing bass hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/oteil-burbridge-dead-and-company LTLuBWSBKKijnkV6eLYtU8 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:57:59 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:49:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was a huge fan. He could identify, ‘No, that’s not ’78 because Jerry’s playing through this pedal’”: John Mayer was a Grateful Dead fanatic – before he landed the Dead & Company gig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-john-mayer-landed-the-grateful-dead-gig f6BJYL8badX8Y6VWZPghpn Mon, 26 May 2025 11:30:00 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:12:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If Bobby and Mickey want to do it, I want to do it”: Dead & Company’s Sphere residency is drawing to a close – but is new music from John Mayer and Bob Weir on the cards? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bob-weir-and-john-mayer-on-dead-and-companys-future GuSUDg3WKXCoCBmyGPyBJc Fri, 16 May 2025 09:30:00 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 10:30:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob is fearless. He’s always willing to take chances with music of any kind”: Bob Weir joins Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar for Best of All Worlds guest spot – and plays Hagar’s Gibson Explorer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/bob-weir-joins-best-of-all-worlds-band-for-bad-motor-scooter VdfoxfNJoCh4QP9itXK7hE Fri, 09 May 2025 11:25:04 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:29:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every tour was the best I could have done. It was only after that I would listen to more Grateful Dead and realize I hadn’t come close”:John Mayer and Bob Weir reflect on 10 years of Dead & Company – and why the Sphere forced them to reassess everything ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mayer-bob-weir-dead-and-company-the-sphere CcfbsiuBm2HpTg9WVtYXoT Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:44:21 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:29:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: John Mayer names the pedal he thinks every young guitar player should consider buying ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amp-modeler-pedals/john-mayer-names-the-pedal-he-thinks-every-young-guitar-player-should-consider-buying ELWcquCAgSpVe7Va647wDL Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:00:41 +0000 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:21:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That’s changed my playing a lot. I feel like the two of us now have almost like a telepathic relationship”: After a decade playing together in Dead & Company, John Mayer and Bob Weir reveal the invaluable lessons they’ve learned from each other ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mayer-and-bob-weir-lessons-learned-from-each-other XsHsKKuYp7LtBydrBvjUAE Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:29:35 +0000 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:21:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is going to merge into a very hot topic among guitar players”: Why John Mayer decided against ditching his tube amps for modelers for Dead & Company’s Sphere residency – despite the venue’s shortcomings ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-john-mayer-uses-tube-amps-at-the-sphere xtUKH65AtXe6A9bmN3zgm7 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:56:05 +0000 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:22:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was at a soundcheck. I plugged it in, cranked it up, and said, ‘This is it. This is what I’m looking for’”: D’Angelico unveils its third Bobby Weir signature model – and the Grateful Dead legend has been playing it at the Sphere ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dangelico-bobby-weir-3-deluxe PYeiFZdaiEoQZwuhkjDHdM Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:29:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Mayer plays a Telecaster, taps through a solo, and tackles some of Dead & Company’s final shows with only three fretting fingers following serious finger injury ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-final-dead-company-shows-injury LyBm8Cm4ZTCFDkhkWrbZxQ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:02:10 +0000 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:01:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have spent every day practicing guitar using the other three fingers”: John Mayer reveals hand injury and how it will impact his playing at the final Dead & Company Las Vegas residency shows ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-injury-ahead-of-final-dead-and-company-las-vegas-shows vEoN4em6q8xJdjs5wmrKc3 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:40:38 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:41:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was practicing with it in the dressing room and it was feeling too good to put down”: John Mayer honors Jerry Garcia by performing with a replica Alligator Strat at The Sphere – but says he wasn't ready for its “unbridled fury” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-jerry-garcia-alligator-strat-the-sphere 8DZqSaJ7nAmvXsBkDkmr4L Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:30:30 +0000 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:09:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “File under ‘whatever it takes’. If you happen to be walking through, you’ve got no choice but to hear it!” John Mayer is still using his tube amps at The Sphere – but you’ll never guess where he’s hiding them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-hidden-amps-dead-and-company ErTHhndJu97fSqTLV2xEiG Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:21:28 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:07:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A guitar of one of his heroes”: John Mayer has been playing Jeff Beck’s Fender Stratocaster – and Joe Bonamassa has confirmed it’s the real deal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-jeff-beck-stratocaster-2024 TsBMst9EnyVbwrDWHRQhDb Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:14:09 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dead-and-co-msg-sphere-residency gn2puuywWjqe5mAvfdNBDK Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:35:35 +0000 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:11:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The first time I played it, I was smiling”: PRS unveils the latest evolution of John Mayer’s signature guitar – the ‘Dead Spec’ Silver Sky, inspired by Jerry Garcia’s Alligator Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/prs-john-mayer-dead-spec-silver-sky LnCdPDM9inLuHAwqHw2ika Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:13:06 +0000 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:20:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch John Mayer lead Dead & Company out for the final time with a series of stunning fretboard displays ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dead-and-company-final-show-john-mayer vstSGHAyaW8KTM7BaCV4No Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:49:56 +0000 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:13:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Beyond special”: Watch John Mayer and Dead & Company nail Knockin’ on Heaven's Door, All Along the Watchtower and Not Fade Away with Dave Matthews ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-dead-and-company-dave-matthews-classic-rock-covers ZDXhxW9Fb8YUXeaga7rp67 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:11:26 +0000 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:58:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch John Mayer two-hand tap and divebomb on a Charvel before switching to a prototype PRS Silver Sky in the same solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-mid-solo-guitar-switch Pw8YtfKRhsXLKu2ZBE5LKN Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:35:47 +0000 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:41:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ PRS Silver Sky 2.0? John Mayer spotted playing newly spec’d, freshly finished signature model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-prs-silver-sky-prototype LCyfGQePP8MhA6DoTUqAoj Tue, 09 May 2023 12:51:00 +0000 Wed, 10 May 2023 11:09:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Mayer receives a prototype replica of Jerry Garcia’s iconic Wolf guitar – watch him play it during Dead & Company’s last-ever tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-jerry-garcia-wolf-prototype ZyRMuxRTGQDUYeK36SwWG9 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:30:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dead & Company will end after their final tour next year ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dead-and-company-final-tour-2023 yt6RSjmyZyKNhEJAybHAwK Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:01:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch John Mayer and Bob Weir play acoustic versions of Grateful Dead classics at the Rise for the River benefit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-bob-weir-rise-for-the-river P3ZdhiG3AvqA6hu4aaYskk Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:56:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Mayer’s 2022 Dead & Company touring rig and pedalboard have been revealed ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-dead-and-company-pedalboard-2022 pDB6rHvNgnAna4oQHs8ysV Fri, 08 Jul 2022 18:05:54 +0000 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:16:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Artist AJ Masthay has customized six D'Angelico guitars to commemorate Dead & Company's 2022 tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dangelico-aj-masthay-dead-and-company-guitars zTvC2Bc8FT2GMFNvRAFaFk Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:55:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Mayer tests positive for Covid-19, drops out of Dead & Company's Playing in the Sand festival ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-positive-covid-19 kY2u5YAyDDQLCzujfhooFc Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:47:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ These 5 custom-painted Dead & Company D’Angelico guitars raised more than $160K in a charity auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dead-and-company-dangelico-mister-e-guitars Bqf7N2tLcgDGhJZLdnzPrN Fri, 19 Nov 2021 16:42:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the moment John Mayer’s Dumble Overdrive Special breaks mid-song – and gets replaced with another Dumble ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-dumble-breaks-mid-song FwqWFX9urMFmncSojaanJM Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:28:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ How John Mayer came to join Dead & Company ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/john-mayer-dead-and-company gJhDKdw5auY9uFEYstYHb6 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:24:27 +0000 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:21:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Mayer says wearing headphones live on stage has helped him become a more dynamic guitar player ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-says-wearing-headphones-makes-him-a-better-guitar-player hSZvSPoKRRof7yGvCbP6nj Tue, 31 Aug 2021 12:01:57 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:11:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Contemporary artist Mister E customizes 5 D'Angelico guitars to commemorate Dead & Company's 2021 tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mister-e-dead-and-company-guitars r5MiVBGhoNiSvC5vAxpiL4 Fri, 20 Aug 2021 18:19:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ What guitar changed John Mayer forever? Hint: it’s not his signature PRS ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/what-guitar-changed-john-mayer-forever-hint-its-not-his-signature-prs 4Ju6HuMK2VaGzX9x8opowX Wed, 13 Nov 2019 14:50:19 +0000 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 19:22:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch John Mayer Play Jerry Garcia's Wolf Guitar Onstage with Dead & Company ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-john-mayer-play-jerry-garcias-wolf-guitar-onstage-with-dead-and-company HFFKMH6eKstGLfMx7DgoEF Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:49:20 +0000 Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:03:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ D’Angelico Announces New Deluxe Bob Weir Bedford ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/dangelico-announces-new-deluxe-bob-weir-bedford 3H4bkNH5LHfuj699hE9Aia Thu, 30 May 2019 13:27:28 +0000 Fri, 31 May 2019 17:49:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Mayer Announces Summer North American Tour Dates ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-announces-summer-north-american-tour-dates wgaZnSgv3QSkwdueKdnvhG Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:28:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dead and Company Announce 2019 American Tour Dates ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dead-and-company-announce-2019-american-tour-dates iaKX9w4UZidjYnyr5cvqhJ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:09:18 +0000 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:38:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dead & Company Announce Summer Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/dead-and-company-announce-summer-tour tPosdHrtdFG3tpPY5i6r9P Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:47:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dead & Company Announce Fall Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/dead-company-announce-fall-tour NnqnFJmPYS8aJ2cit3qvPa Thu, 07 Sep 2017 19:20:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dead & Company's Bob Weir Talks New Solo Album, 'Blue Mountain' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/dead-companys-bob-weir-talks-new-solo-album-blue-mountain qoBWLVfxfXsiw5tBRxHHUE Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:21:13 +0000