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John Mayer (pictured) performing at THE 63rd ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS, broadcast live from the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 14, 2021.

Your guide to John Mayer's guitars and gear, era by era

By Total Guitar editors last updated

We take a head count of the six-string sensualist's most significant guitars, amps and pedalboard rigs

Guitar Gear
Isaiah Sharkey performs during the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival at Fort Adams State Park on August 03, 2025 in Newport, Rhode Island

Isaiah Sharkey on what he learned about guitar soloing – after playing with the likes of John Mayer, D'Angelo and Paul Simon

By Janelle Borg published

The singer-songwriter and sideman to the stars insists it all starts with “taking the ego out of it”

Guitarists
PRS Silver Sky SE 2025

PRS and John Mayer unveil fresh finishes for the best-selling SE Silver Sky – and add new Maple models

By Phil Weller published

The classic looks expand the Strat-inspired guitar’s empire, while previously rosewood-exclusive finishes make their way onto maple ’board models

Electric Guitars
Zach Myers of Shinedown performs live for SiriusXM's Small Stage Series presented by American Express at The Orange Peel on August 25, 2022 in Asheville, North Carolina

Zach Myers’ heavy relic’d PRS John Mayer Silver Sky has given him so much grief he might burn it

By Matt Owen published

Myers got the jump on PRS when he started playing a relic'd pink Silver Sky – before the official Roxy Pink version came out

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Ella Feingold playing a Hagstrom guitar

Ella Feingold reveals the unsung guitar hero that every up-and-coming guitarist should learn from

By Janelle Borg published

The Grammy-winning guitarist talks about the “Gentle Genius” who inspired her sound and deserves more widespread recognition

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Steve Vai of SatchVai perform onstage during a concert at the Eventim Apollo on June 14, 2025 in London, England AND ohn Mayer of Dead & Company performs onstage at 2025 MusiCares Person Of The Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California

“Steve Vai goes, ‘I’ve been thinking about this a long time. He’s a really good guitar player.’ That’s unusual’”: Paul Reed Smith on the time John Mayer was hailed by a shred hero – and why he found it strange

By Matt Owen published

Smith recalls Vai singling out Mayer for praise – and reveals what Mayer’s songwriting background means for his overall guitar style

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

Justus West reveals what first got him hooked on the instrument

By Janelle Borg published

The in-demand session player lent his guitar chops to one of last year’s most anticipated releases

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Ed Sheeran's custom PRS guitar for the F1 movie soundtrack

PRS celebrates Ed Sheeran’s collab with Dave Grohl and John Mayer on F1 movie soundtrack with one-off, racing-themed guitar

By Janelle Borg published

Sheeran has been playing PRS electrics since 2018 – with one of the guitars in his arsenal gifted to him by Mayer

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JHS Notadümblë

JHS Pedals’ Notadümblë has been discontinued after two weeks

By Phil Weller published

The DIY pedal was accidentally fitted with an alternative Dumble-style circuit – but a ‘fixed’ version is already in production

Guitar Pedals
John Mayer and Bob Weir [left] of Dead and Company both play a D'Angelico archtop. Mayer picks the strings, Weird frets a chord.

John Mayer was a Grateful Dead fanatic – before he landed the Dead & Company gig

By Phil Weller published

Don Was has revealed how he helped connect the dots between John Mayer and Bob Weir

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