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Tim Lefebvre of The Tedeschi Trucks Band performs at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 25, 2014 in Denver, Colorado.

 “The higher up you wear your bass, the more it makes you think about what you’re playing. I don’t want to think that much”: Tim Lefebvre explains the belt-level placement of his low-slung P-Bass

By Chris Jisi published

From Tedeschi Trucks to Knower to Saturday Night Live, how Tim Lefebvre became the bass player everyone wants to work with

PRS Dead Spec Silver Sky

“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

By Matt Owen published

It was first spotted on stage when Mayer hit the road with Dead & Company. Now, the purpose-built Silver Sky – which has a few new tricks up its sleeve – has been given a limited-edition release

Ryan Woodard

“When he signed his note, ‘Your friend,’ I truly felt like he meant it. I am really friends with John Mayer!” Meet Ryan Woodard – the 17-year-old artist who was gifted his dream guitar by John Mayer following a viral cover of Gravity

By Matt Owen published

He shared the stage with Buddy Guy when he was just 11 years old and has already amassed a huge social media following through his rock-solid blues chops – but receiving a Martin OMJM from his biggest hero was the “greatest honor” of Ryan Woodard’s life

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

“I’ve never considered myself a guitarist, and I’ve never liked the guitar”: Omar Rodríguez-López is one of electric guitar’s most reluctant heroes – here are his 10 greatest Mars Volta guitar moments

By Ryan Reed published

The last thing Omar Rodríguez-López wants is to be called a guitar hero, but sorry Omar, it’s true – and here are 10 reasons why...

Squier Sonic range

I played the new Squier Sonic guitars and they blew me away – but my favorite took me by surprise

By Matt Owen published

After spending three weeks reviewing four models from Fender's new range of super-affordable electrics, my outlook on one design changed completely

John Mayer Madison Square Garden Charvel

“They asked us to make a guitar out of the Knicks basketball court”: John Mayer has added another custom Charvel to his collection – and this one is literally built from Madison Square Garden’s floor

By Matt Owen published

Does the New York Knicks court make for a sonically compelling tonewood? It remains to be seen, but it sure makes for some alluring visuals

John Mayer performing onstage at the 2023 Crossroads Guitar Festival

John Mayer trades solos with H.E.R., covers Grateful Dead with his blues trio, and reunites with the Fender Monterey Stratocaster (again) during jam-packed Crossroads 2023 concert

By Matt Owen published

Mayer brought his rhythm, lead and tonal A-game to the star-studded festival, during which he had an especially busy itinerary

John Mayer

John Mayer is one of the most lyrical soloists playing today – learn his tricks to crafting memorable leads

By Andy G Jones published

Mayer is a player who wears his influences well but always brings his own twist – we take look at how he applies this to his solos, and how you can, too

Martin OM John Mayer 20th Anniversary acoustic guitars

Martin and John Mayer celebrate 20 years of signature models by, quite literally, putting the silver in silverburst

By Matt Parker published

The storied acoustic luthier is celebrating with two models: one of them is scarily expensive, the other is just regularly expensive...

John Mayer performs onstage

“The fun part is singing over it”: How John Mayer turned a DIY practice routine into “probably the most emo song” he has

By Matt Owen published

Inspired by Dave Matthews Band's Satellite back in 2008, Mayer crafted a routine that would improve finger dexterity – and in doing so created one of his most popular songs to date

John Mayer

John Mayer says you shouldn’t learn blues solos note-for-note – here's why

By Matt Owen published

He's got some of the finest blues chops around, so when the Sob Rock star speaks soloing, it's probably wise to listen

(from left) Dead & Company's John Mayer, Jay Lane, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart perform onstage at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on July 16, 2023

Watch John Mayer lead Dead & Company out for the final time with a series of stunning fretboard displays

By Jackson Maxwell published

The Grateful Dead offshoot closed their final performance – held, of course, in San Francisco – with Dead classics Truckin' and Brokedown Palace, and a spirited version of Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away

John Mayer, Bob Weir and Dave Matthews playing live on stage with Dead & Company

“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

By Matt Owen published

Dead & Co turned into a classic rock covers band for a portion of the night, with a setlist that also featured The Band's The Weight

Ed Sheeran and John Mayer

“Let it rip”: Watch John Mayer join Ed Sheeran to flex his supreme soloing chops on Thinking Out Loud

By Matt Owen published

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 NF 53

PRS Myles Kennedy Signature and NF 53 review

By Dave Burrluck published

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!

PRS Myles Kennedy signature guitar

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

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

John Mayer performing live

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

The Sob Rock star pulled the ol’ six-string switcheroo mid-solo, flexing two very different sides of his playing in the process

PRS's new SE Silver Sky models, adorned with maple fretboards

John Mayer's maple-fretboard PRS SE Silver Sky is finally here – and so are some sleek new finishes

By Jackson Maxwell published

First road-tested by Mayer in the spring, the SE Silver Sky Maple comes in its own set of smart colorways

Eric Gales and Stevie Ray Vaughan

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

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

John Mayer playing a PRS Silver Sky prototype

PRS Silver Sky 2.0? John Mayer spotted playing newly spec’d, freshly finished signature model

By Matt Owen published

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