John Mayer debuts live rendition of Wild Blue on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert By Matt Owen published 24 September 21 The Sob Rock track performance played host to some exceptional in-the-moment soloing from Mayer
How John Mayer came to join Dead & Company By Ellie Rogers published 20 September 21 Mayer's journey as a Deadhead was like many who got into the band after the fact – except he soon found himself onstage beside Bob Weir and a custodian of the Grateful Dead's legacy
John Mayer wins Best Rock Video at 2021 MTV VMAs By Jackson Maxwell published 14 September 21 The '80s-styled clip for Last Train Home beat out videos from the Foo Fighters, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Lenny Kravitz and Evanescence
Your guide to John Mayer's guitar gear, era by era By Total Guitar editors published 14 September 21 We take a head count of the six-string sensualist's most significant guitars, amps and pedalboard rigs
John Mayer: “We’re all in the same boat. We’re all sitting down with an electric guitar alone in a room, hoping to trip over something that we’ll never forget” By Richard Bienstock published 8 September 21 In this exclusive interview, the blues-rock superstar unpacks the '80s influences behind new album, Sob Rock, and celebrates chorus pedals, pink guitars and Journeyman-era Clapton
John Mayer says wearing headphones live on stage has helped him become a more dynamic guitar player By Matt Owen published 31 August 21 “I’m actually more connected to the band, the music and the moment this way,” Mayer explained
Mary Spender on how she ended up writing a John Mayer song (sort of) By Jonny Scaramanga published 30 August 21 The English singer-songwriter on her idea to finish and release John Mayer’s new single before he could...
John Mayer’s 2021 Dead & Company pedalboard has been revealed – but what’s that mystery pedal? By Matt Parker published 24 August 21 Peek at Mayer's pedal picks for his dates with the 'Dead
Watch John Mayer play an Epiphone Les Paul into a Roland combo – and sound exactly like John Mayer By Jackson Maxwell published 12 August 21 This video of Mayer jamming with a youth band on Gravity is another point on the board for the 'tone is in your hands' team
John Mayer explains why he doesn’t consider himself a blues guitar player By Matt Owen published 11 August 21 “I will simply not tolerate a solo that’s twice as long as it needs to be. My phrasing gives out after a certain period of time,” the Sob Rock maestro tells Guitar World
John Mayer reveals he used a Fractal amp modeler for some of Sob Rock’s standout six-string moments By Matt Owen published 10 August 21 “If somebody had walked a Fractal into the Thriller sessions? You would have heard a Fractal all over that record,” Mayer says in the latest issue of Guitar World
John Mayer gifts blues-rocker Celisse a Roxy Pink PRS Silver Sky By Matt Owen published 6 August 21 The blues-rock ace is the latest to receive the new-look PRS from Mayer, who has already gifted instruments to Blackpink’s Rosé and his old Berklee guitar tutor, Tomo Fujita
John Mayer takes his Roxy Pink Silver Sky on the road for a series of live TV performances celebrating the release of Sob Rock By Matt Owen published 22 July 21 See Mayer and his all-star backing band in action as the blues-pop guitarist du jour takes three Sob Rock songs – Last Train Home, New Light and Shouldn’t Matter But It Does – for a spin
John Mayer goes full '80s neo-noir in new Shot in the Dark music video By Jackson Maxwell published 16 July 21 The virtuoso's similarly '80s-flavored new album, Sob Rock, is out today
PRS officially launches Roxy Pink finish for John Mayer’s signature Silver Sky By Michael Astley-Brown published 9 July 21 Now you too can adopt the ’80s look showcased on Mayer’s new material
Watch John Mayer treat JP Saxe's Here's Hopin' to a sublime, gorgeously smooth guitar solo By Matt Owen published 7 July 21 Mayer's unrivaled improvisational abilities were on point yet again on The Late Show, kitting out the soulful track with expert melodies and an electric guitar tone that is simply to die for
Isaiah Sharkey: "I never chased being a celebrity guitarist, because I'm too busy liking what I do" By Alison Richter published 21 June 21 The in-demand session player, John Mayer sideman and solo artist details his genre-crossing career, go-to recording tricks and the guitars he wants to add to his 40-strong collection
John Mayer performs first-ever live rendition of Last Train Home on Jimmy Kimmel Live! By Matt Owen published 8 June 21 The PRS-wielding blues titan dialed in the '80s-flavored guitar tones and offered up a selection box of smooth six-string phrases in the track's debut live runout
John Mayer sent Mary Spender his new single before anyone else got to hear it By Matt Owen published 7 June 21 The British YouTube star had previously caught Mayer’s attention after she wrote her own version of Last Train Home following his quick-fire TikTok tease
From yacht-rock reinventions to Viking metal: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche published 4 June 21 Lend your ears to hot new tunes from John Mayer, Blood Red Shoes, Amon Amarth, Samia, Blackberry Smoke and more