“Let it rip”: Watch John Mayer join Ed Sheeran to flex his supreme soloing chops on Thinking Out Loud By Matt Owen published 3 July 23 It's not the first time the pair have performed the chart-smashing track together, but it might just be their best effort yet
PRS Myles Kennedy Signature and NF 53 review By Dave Burrluck published 23 June 23 After a year of speculation, PRS launches not one but two new bolt-on solidbodies inspired – it would seem – by the first-production electric guitar. Just don’t mention the T word!
Yes, it’s really happening: PRS has unveiled Myles Kennedy’s long-awaited T-type signature guitar, and it’s a beauty By Matt Owen published 21 June 23 At long last, the Alter Bridge guitarist’s hotly anticipated Tele-a-like has become a reality – and it's joined by a standard-run NF 53
Watch John Mayer two-hand tap and divebomb on a Charvel before switching to a prototype PRS Silver Sky in the same solo By Matt Owen published 16 June 23 The Sob Rock star pulled the ol’ six-string switcheroo mid-solo, flexing two very different sides of his playing in the process
John Mayer's maple-fretboard PRS SE Silver Sky is finally here – and so are some sleek new finishes By Jackson Maxwell published 6 June 23 First road-tested by Mayer in the spring, the SE Silver Sky Maple comes in its own set of smart colorways
Eric Gales on his jam with Stevie Ray Vaughan: “Right at the end I asked him to sign an autograph for me – and he said, ‘Only if you sign one for me first!’” By Amit Sharma published 5 June 23 Eric Gales looks back on the time when he was just 15 years old, a young blues-rocker with talent to burn, and had the chance to jam with his hero
Veteran record producer Don Was names his 5 all-time favorite bassists By Karl Coryat published 2 June 23 Producer Don Was on his favorite players, how to get a great bass tone, and the most common mistakes people make in the studio
PRS Silver Sky 2.0? John Mayer spotted playing newly spec’d, freshly finished signature model By Matt Owen published 9 May 23 With a see-through finish, hardtail setup and Alembic Blaster-loaded output jack, this Advanced Research Division prototype is the most radical PRS Silver Sky we've seen yet
Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, Santana, ZZ Top… Crossroads 2023 might offer the greatest lineup of guitar talent ever assembled By Matt Parker published 17 April 23 From H.E.R. to John McLaughlin and Marcus King to Stephen Stills and Gary Clark Jr, the LA event takes place this September and features an eclectic, once–in-a-lifetime lineup
John Mayer spotted road-testing new maple fretboard-equipped PRS SE Silver Sky By Matt Owen published 4 April 23 Mayer promised he'd be road-testing new material on his ongoing solo arena tour – but it turns out he's putting some new gear through its paces, too
Watch the moment Derek Trucks receives the biggest compliment possible from B.B. King after dazzling him with his slide skills By Matt Owen published 17 March 23 Susan Tedeschi and John Mayer were also in attendance when the blues guitar hero labeled Trucks' slide solo “as good as I’ve ever heard”
Meet the John DeLonge – a guitar build that combines John Mayer’s PRS Silver Sky and Fender’s Tom DeLonge Stratocaster By Matt Parker published 17 March 23 Masterminded by a German pop-punk guitarist, the design teams Mayer’s highly sought-after model with Fender’s cult single-pickup Blink-182 signature guitar
John Mayer is using three pedalboards on his current tour, featuring a top-spec multi-FX and a newly launched reverb By Matt Owen published 17 March 23 A handful of new pedals have made the cut alongside some of Mayer's tried-and-trusted units, which have been arranged into three relatively streamlined 'boards
John Mayer wields ultra-rare Martin double-neck acoustic guitar at first solo arena tour show By Matt Owen published 13 March 23 Mayer kicked off his arena tour in style, taking to the stage with what looked to be a unique Tim Teel-built Martin acoustic that first debuted back at NAMM 2010
Watch John Mayer reunite with his Fender Jimi Hendrix Monterey Stratocaster for first blues trio performance in 6 years By Matt Owen published 13 March 23 It was also the first time Mayer's PRS Silver Sky received an outing during a trio gig – and the era-spanning tones on display were second-to-none
D’Angelico unveils the Deluxe Eric Krasno Brighton, a classic-looking double-cut that sounds like a Strat By Michael Astley-Brown published 1 March 23 After John Mayer got him hooked on single coils, the Grammy-winning Soulive, Lettuce and Tedeschi Trucks Band guitarist spec’d his new signature model with custom Seymour Duncan ‘Strat in Humbucker’ pickups
A prototype PRS Silver Sky once owned and tested by Carlos Santana has gone up for sale on Reverb By Matt Owen published 27 February 23 The 2017 “Magic” example pre-dates the official release of John Mayer's signature model, and is described as “the birth, the mother, and blueprint of all the others that were built”
Ever wondered what John Mayer and Tim Henson playing each other’s music would look and sound like? This YouTuber has the answer By Matt Owen published 7 February 23 Thanks to some sharp editing chops, this inquisitive creator has created an alternate universe in which Mayer masterminded Polyphia’s Neuvo Flamenco hit, and Henson penned the acoustic fingerstyle workout
John Mayer announces North American acoustic solo tour By Matt Owen published 26 January 23 The Sob Rock singer-songwriter will temporarily hang up his PRS Silver Sky signature guitar for his Martin acoustic, with which he'll revisit old tracks and test-drive new material
Neal Schon just created the craziest PRS Silver Sky yet – complete with a humbucker and Floyd Rose By Matt Owen published 23 January 23 The radically redesigned take on John Mayer's signature guitar was created with the help of guitar tech guru Gary Brawer