John Mayer

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F1 Drive Film

Ed Sheeran forms an unlikely hard rock power trio with John Mayer and Dave Grohl

By Phil Weller published

Drive will feature in this summer’s high-speed blockbuster, F1

Music Releases
Dead & Company

Is new music from John Mayer and Bob Weir on the cards?

By Phil Weller published

The band had originally formed as a live act, but the project could yet live on after the residency wraps this week

Guitarists
Sammy Hagar and Bob Weir

Bob Weir joins Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar for Best of All Worlds guest spot

By Phil Weller published

The Grateful Dead legend joined the band for a free-flowing take on a Montrose hit

Concert, Gigs & Tours
John Mayer and Andy Summers pose backstage at Live Earth with their Martin acoustics

Rare footage of Andy Summers teaching John Mayer how to play Message in a Bottle surfaces

By Jenna Scaramanga published

Backstage footage from 2007's Live Earth benefit concert shows the Police guitarist rehearsing with Mayer and Kanye West

Guitarists
Justus West wearing headphones and playing guitar with a bassist

With three Grammy wins and plaudits from John Mayer, Justus West is one of modern session guitar’s MVPs – but it hasn’t been an easy ride

By Jenna Scaramanga published

One of John Mayer’s favorite guitarists reveals the challenges of making a living from music, what modern studio sessions are like and why he uses plugins even though he prefers real amps

Guitarists
John Mayer and Bob Weir [left] of Dead & Company photographed against a grey background. Mayer wears a blue overshirt and has his signature Silver Sky on his shoulder. Weir wears grey and a bolo tie.

John Mayer and Bob Weir reflect on 10 years of Dead & Company – and why the Sphere forced them to reassess everything

By Richard Bienstock published

In this exclusive interview, Bob Weir and John Mayer break down the Sphere experience, latest gear adjustments and their ever-evolving musical partnership and float the possibility that they'll enter the studio one day

Guitarists
John Mayer performs with Zedd at the Outdoor Theatre during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 13, 2025 in Indio, California

John Mayer has been spotted playing a Neural DSP Quad Cortex live for the first time – could this be his new amp modeler of choice?

By Matt Owen published

Mayer swapped his usual Fractal for a Quad Cortex for his guest performance with Zedd at Coachella

Guitarists
John Mayer performs during the Heart and Armor Foundation benefit concert at The Wiltern on September 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California AND G. Scott Robinson's Martin S 00 12-35

The incredible untold story of the mystery Martin that was specially commissioned in 1973 – and went viral with John Mayer 50 years later

By Matt Owen published

Mayer's viral performance with Sheryl Crow in 2023 sent the guitar world into a frenzy when he took to the stage wielding on unidentified small-bodied 12-string acoustic – now its astonishing history has finally come to light

Acoustic Guitars
Justus West performs during Future X Sounds Concert at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre on August 31, 2019 in Hollywood, California

Session guitarist to the stars, Justus West, explains why plugins are essential even in high-profile studios

By Janelle Borg published

West, who was recently credited on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, discusses how session players, not producers, are largely responsible for finding the right guitar tones for a project

Guitarists

John Mayer names the pedal he thinks every young guitar player should consider buying

By Jenna Scaramanga published

Despite saying his tone “can only come from the ignition inside of a tube”, the Dead & Company guitarist thinks this amp modeler is worthwhile

Amp Modeler Pedals
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