John Mayer | Behind the PRS Silver Sky Guitar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- We caught up with John Mayer at rehearsals for his latest world tour for a demo and discussion of his PRS Silver Sky model. In this video, John shares insights on the collaborative relationship he and Paul Reed Smith had in working to modernize the design of the electric guitar, all while chasing the perfect feel and idealized tone of well-loved vintage instruments.
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You wont know how good john is until you start playing guitar.He truly belongs with the greats.
That's just your opinion. Overplays and Overrated
g berry i feel like he has a good feel and tone. I can tell a riff is his pretty quickly. It’s easy to pick up on. And he always motivates me to go play and get better. I also believe he’s one of the greats. But like you said, that’s an opinion. Why do you think he overplays?
g berry that’s not what Clapton said. Lol
@@mynameis8574 lol I don't give a shit.. how many blues guitarist Eric Clapton ripped off? I liked him with cream and Derrick and the Domino's. But I really don't care what Clapton said or says. JM's music is horrible to me. And he sounds like Clapton showing off.
@@snoopy7966 I just don't like the way he throws in all the extra muffling and raking BS. And I do like the high end sound. He also sounds too much like Clapton
*plays amazing progression*
"Just messing around.. that's what everyone says. Just messing around.."
100% true
I laughed out loud in that part. so true
It's his song Vultures.
That's not a chord progression, he was playing the same chord and noodling a bit in between.
Bruh. We are talking about john mayer. Let him flex a bit lol.
He's really young and white for an old black guy
xd
LMAO
LOL. No doubt! This dude has so much soul.
comment of the year omg
Hahaha best comment ever
John Mayer: “don’t say strat, don’t say strat , don’t say strat”
3:34
Why? He's said from the beginning (and so has Paul) that this guitar is based on a strat.
@@davecarsley8773 and he mentioned that a design element was influenced by "the Law.. OK the Law!" 😂
Facts haha
Hahahahahahaha
*Fender has left the chat*
Lol
Funny how Fender still has equipment in this clip if they have 'left' the building. Played a few of these. I'd rather have an Eric Johnson signature. Better price, better tone.
Ouch
I would love to see these in nitro finish!
But there is a fender amp behind hahaha
0,5x speed and you can hear drunk John Mayer talking about his favorite guitar :D
HAHAHAHHAH
0.75x speed is normal human 😂
😭😭😭😂😂😂
Daaaaamn
Damn it why did i read this comment!!!
The headstock is a tribute to PRS’ 35 years of design experience. “Also, the LAW...the law.”
Seriously, he meant a fender patent or something right? Lol
That part was the funniest to me. Fender perfected the 6 inline headstock style.
Lol yeh - basically this guitar is the exact same except the headstock
*John Mayer not included with PRS Guitar purchase*
Wow that was the deal breaker
Lol
John is a legend because he is one of those artists that makes you want to play a guitar and that's all the electric guitar culture needs
Your body is another brand🎶🎶🎶
high key best comment possible. wow
Ahhh, I see what you did there. 😂😂 Clever. I like it!
lol geez that was a good comment
Or as John would say... Bawhhhdeeeh
Fuck off man!😂😂😂
He’s the only guitar player who sounds like two guitarists playing at once when he plays Vultures. Genius.
He is criminally overlooked as a guitarist and songwriter. I was guilty of underestimating him in my teens, till i sat down to really listen to his music, and i was blown away. Then i'd mention him in conversation and get laughed at lol no worries, i learned a lot from watching and listening to him.
He isn't overlooked at all
@@efwfew yes he is
If you grew up in the 2000s he was the guy. And he's still relevant today so I wouldn't say he's that underrated.@@Kurtis11266
@@Kurtis11266 lol no he's not. He's well regarded in the guitar world. He's not some uknown entity
@@Bigboybooya666 lol yes he is lol
i still can't believe how fender just lost this incredible artist already in huge love with their iconic model strat, what were they thinking about seriously...
because they didnt pay him enough!
@@ejm922 Because Fender forced Mayer to show Fender amps on all his live performances even though he was using his Two Rock and Dumble amps. Fender wanted him to hide his Two Rock and Dumble at the back even though they are plugged in and just show all Fender products.
@@chickenmanoktae Is that confirmed? What I had heard was that Fender just wouldn't build him exactly what he wanted and maybe thought he was being a little too high maintenance. I know they flat out told him they wouldn't make his Sig Strat to SRV's specs because they have a contract with SRV's family that the exact specs of that guitar can never be replicated on anyone else's guitar. Weird but that's what they said.
I want this guitar real bad and great job PRS and John Mayer, but Fender are doing more than fine without him
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 well, why would you make a new signature guitar with the same specs as another signature anyway? Lol nothing signature about it
PRS made him a guitar that Fender wouldn’t change. Fender can’t sue them because the dimensions/ measurements are different. It’s a modernized strat at a more affordable price. It’s 2k with a beautiful cavity whereas a Fender custom shop will run you 6k and up. Learn to appreciate the new and learn to appreciate different tones. He still uses his Fender strats, so there’s no hate there. Just appreciation.
Thanks for breaking it down
Are PRS Fender Custom Shop quality? Never played one but a guy has a PRS Silver Sky local to me for $2k and I’m SOOO tempted to offer him $1600 cash ready. And see what he says. Would be $1k off retail and in pristine condition.
This is the first guitar promotional video I've watched that actually feels like a guitar "How To" lesson. John plays those buttery sounds, shares his favorite pick-up positions. He also reveals it's all about the strings, the $3,000 guitar is just in the background.
Totally agree.
_I play the string, the guitar is underneath that._
-John Mayer
He's calling out to d'addario, Ernie ball et cetera LOL.
Haven’t something truly stupid for a while
That’s was a quintessential Nigel Tufnel moment. Lol.
John Mayer is saying this on the vid at the same time while I was reading this comment.
Yea......underneath the string is like a 2500 dollar guitar
"The Law" aka "Fender's Lawyers" LOL
lmao! i read that comment before he said it, and it was even funnier when it happened
😅
@@joebryant8500 Right! And fuck Ibanez and Steve Vai for doing the same thing!
Joe Bryant Fender are notoriously litigious. Perhaps he is referring to that. The last I heard of that was Fender going after Dan Stain of Danocaster.
@@joebryant8500 even if they would have replicated it. I tried the prs the other day and my fingers were smelling like fish. I don't this happened ever to me with a fender. I think the prs is way too high priced.
i dont even play guitar but i somehow always find myself on a John Mayer video lol
He caters more to the non-guitarist crowd.
I have no idea why that is.
@@averyetvspecial1487 Perhaps in his songwriting, but not in his actual guitar playing. Most successful guitarists out there commend him for his efforts to bring the electric guitar back into pop music, even though he doesn't push the limits in most recordings. I am by no means a fan of his songwriting, but some of his live performances are killer. There's one performance of Slow Dancing where he lays down a killer solo - I think it may have been on the Late Show? And we can't deny his experimentation, and his willingness to push his own skills to the limit, in his shows with Dead and Company - I've witnessed them live, and while he is completely different than Jerry, he manages to capture the atmosphere and emotion of the music quite well.
@@averyetvspecial1487 I always say that the mark of a good guitar player isn't how many notes and licks they play perfectly, but how many they mess up (within reason, of course lol). It's a sign that they're pushing themselves beyond muscle memory. John doesn't push himself in his solo work, but with Dead and Company he definitely does - you can tell there are points in his improvisation where he has no idea what he's even playing. He misses notes, gets lost on the neck, but still manages to make it sound good.
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Mayer: "I don't want to pay $15K for a guitar"
Also Mayer: Happily pays $100K+ on a watch.
the watch will probably appreciate in value tho, so there's that, how much more expensive could you sell an old guitar for and even then would you want to?
@@Kay_OC His Rolexes and Pateks definitely will, but Mayer has a sufficiently eclectic collection that at least some of his piece will depreciate thousands, if not tens of thousands.
my dude has hundreds of guitars tho
He’s spent more
@@DeliciousIcE132 he also has dozens of watches.
this man has surpassed many guitar legends, and is a hero to one of the most dificult eras of music, where commercial music is taking the instrumental heart out of it all.
Damn, not only that John Mayer is a badass guitar player, he is also a professional salesman. 😅🤣🍔🥰
Honestly, if he delivered that sales pitch from the heart, without being coached up through the talking points by PRS people, he should be promoted to Chief Marketing Officer. It was even smoother than his playing.
I was thinking the same thing myself. Couldn't have scripted a better ad.
He’s dated some pretty fine women.....definitely a good salesman!
When you know EVERYTHING about a GREAT product you can be a great salesman..
I agree!
"I want to bring the guitar into the future....to play vintage blues style riffs"
I could listen to him talk about guitars all day.
Every time he says “guitar” he really means “strat”
I mean it is a "strat"
I mean
He did say stratocaster
レックスRex yeah, that’s the body type
@@maitrybajracharya5550 a far better version yeah.
@@joshuaevans5943 definitely wouldn’t say that. It’s different, not better.
What's he done with the vultures in this video was just incredible. Pure genius
Listening to him explain “playing slightly out of tune on purpose” shows how nuanced his playing is. Incredibly detailed.
PRS:' OK let's advertise our new guitar OK John?'
John:' sure I'll bring my fender amp'
1000 brands “copy” fender:
Prs “copy’s” fender:
People: OMG HOW COULD THEY!
Baby Yoda this is a fucking custom shop not a cheap Chinese copy
@@ludoms100 Suhr and Ibanez aren't cheap chinese copies either.
Justin Nielo those are super starts, which is not strats
ludoms100 not all of them lol
@@ludoms100 Suhr and Ibanez make regular strats too tho. Check their catalogues, you're bound to find them
John Mayer is like every aspiring guitar player's cool big brother
NOT!
@@Swizzenator ok boomer
@@SpencerP96 john mayer is shit and im younger than you.. its not a boomer thing he just isnt a good player.
I grow older, he stays the same age. Dude is like The Highlander (How's that for a dated reference).
Wow I remember that.
but there can be only one..
THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
Isnt that a Dazed and Confused reference?
Nah, he just learned how to stop the train.
How the guitar sounds whenever I play 2:17
😂
You can hear the passion in what he helped to create.
Love how much he loves it and the direction it is going to.
plot twist: They get sued by Gibson.
Bruh 😂😂
But they won against gibson.
Oh god 😂😂
I guess it does look like an sg in a smokey bar ( this was an actual argument they made about the prs single cut looking like a les paul)
@@b00neDawg00 They sued em cause the singlecut it kinda looked a like a les paul.
Just got mine today. Factory sealed box. It is perfectly set up and is a work of art. Just a beautiful instrument and it sounds like nothing I’ve played before.
"Just messing around; that's what everybody says." John, you are the best man! Not only a phenomenal guitarist, but a genuinely funny person.
Lol, he can’t hide the love for fender
I just like the pretty birdies on the fretboard.
me too, me too
I got a silver Sky SE - Best guitar I've ever played Period - Fender lost touch about 25 years ago and never gave musicians what they wanted - it was all profit and business - PRS has created a modern 60's Classic - PRS - updated Hardware - PERFECT Intonation and PERFECT Neck - PERFECT Pickups - Just the Best Strat type guitar available today
Better than a Suhr?
"Things that are mother of pearl or mother of toilet seat" - John Mayer 2019
JM: “I’m gonna have to buy it, I don’t know if I’ll be able to borrow it”
Also JM: *can play a guitar at a show and sell it for way more than he paid*
Just imagine how good a vintage silver sky will sound
NUT
Like a fender strat. Because its a fender strat
Don't forget to buy a very good amp...
@ricky gervais wood ages
@ricky gervais oh trust me. It does... Don't wanna get into the same discussion about tonewood I've haf so many times but there's a reason why vintage guitars sound different. Also the age of the wood changes the weight and the feel of the neck and the body.
I can't express how much I love his tone!
His point of being in a loop of sound feel and joy is sooooo true.
How many guitarists can bend the way he does, he is one of the greatest guitarists of our time.
100%
Finally bought one 5 months ago . it has become my main guitar . sounds good . feels comfy and stays in tune .. thanks PRS and John Mayer
Hello , do you have an ajustement for relaxing the strings or the springs ? Mine was à little hard to play , not à real butter feeling like john says ... i will maybe tzke one spring out and keep only 3 to make the bridge more free
@@titi64230 mine came flush with the body . never needed an adjustment once yet . it plays awesome and i am not a whammy bar man so i just left it the way it is
@@travgpeters1 thanks man, me too , no whammy bar . It must be mine that is just hard . Thanks
yo, not bullshitting but watching john play guitar is a fucking treat
Guitarists didn’t tolerate the Silver Sky and it’s price tag, but from a marketing PoV it worked.
Fender fucked up big time by passin on this opportunity, this guy is the most mainstream strat player, he can sell a wallmart hellokitty guitar.
didnt tolerate? Its sold very very well, and most people who have given their opinion on it have mostly said its better than a high end strat
@@Spedly I also noticed that all the Silver Sky haters are boomers, and ONLY boomers.
@@hathaway.1166 all John Mayer haters are boomers. They only like music that's over 35 years old, anything newer than that is "trash" and a "ripoff"
@@hathaway.1166 I don't like the tone and I am not a boomer.
@@SpencerP96 and then the people who made the music they like actually like john mayer and other modern artists lmao
"Anybody can grab it now."
Costs $3k.
There are usually payment plans you can do now though. I always go through Zzounds for expensive gear. The only catch is a smaller inventory of guitars.
Just got mine, and it’s my favorite guitar out of the 5 I have. So worth the money, feels great.
sounds like a personal problem
@@davidbaik965 how could it conceivably be anything BUT a personal problem? Are you some kind of hero and your power is posting obvious things?
@@r.l.jeffries1091 how hard is it to shell out 2 grand for a silver sky.. worth every penny in my opinion !
Got mine yesterday on a whim. Golden Mesa. Went in to a local shop and was trying some things out and absolutely fell in love with it. I just Couldnt put it down, and knew I'd never forgive myself if I walked away from THAT PARTICULAR guitar. Easily the best Strat style guitar I've ever played and clearly outshines my American Standard.
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Fender: Am i a joke to you?
JM: I'm gonna find another youu
1:05 "I just don't know what I was going to play"
Plays something that's better than anything I'll ever play
"I like pulling colors from modern references"
-lest play the black one
I was thinking he meant musical colors. Like the color of the notes based not just on the note, but the warmth.
@@mtg6792 John said the first 5 colors are Tesla colors so I’m pretty sure he was referring to the body of the guitar
Just like all accomplished guitarists, John's technique and sound is ever-evolving.
Never knew John Mayer was one hell of a salesman too
there is something beautiful listening someone passionate about something
Look at this video and you will understand why you need to work your vibrato. That makes you a musician.
And John has a beautiful one. Smooth as Clapton or full of energy as SRV
What a master
@@GeriDoc8 its okay to suck at guitar, berry. You'll figure it out someday
@@slytherinda4669 your comment is as flaky and douchey as your taste in music. Keep playing your video games lol with that cheese dick laugh.
g berry lmao are we really profile stalking/commenting on videos from 6+ years ago you giant tool 😂 no wonder you comment on every TH-cam comment, you actual no life 😂😂😂
@@GeriDoc8 go back to your mom, kid. Teach some shits for your mouth.
Saw him live in Toronto. The guy is an incredibly talented and knowledgable guitarist. Sometimes you have guys that fire on all cylinders, sometimes guys are great at tech but are mediocre players. He knows both sides of the gamut and does both well. One of my favorite players/ songwriters.
watching john play the blues at the end here was really awesome bc a couple of guitar techniques and licks just really clicked with me
PRS has always made exceptional guitars and this one did it again. Thanks Paul!
Daniel DeSoto I have played a Sky but don’t own one yet. I do own a PRS singlecut Modern Eagle so I speak from experience.
I finally see clearly how John Mayer hides his guitar pick at 9:37
Azlan Ariff This is what I came to see!
Thats fuckin smooth
Old trick. in between the first two fingers or cup it between the middle and ring fingers and the fatty upper area of your hand. The latter is easier to float back and forth.
😂😂😂😂
Watch this 199 times
John lived a hard life on a plantation in Mississippi where he developed his style of blues.
Are you supposed to be black?
Yoosh the only explanation for those tragically filthy tones
@@Twinky946 tragically overrated
@@marsantos81 "tragically overrated" could you be a blues and elaborate on this?
@@MarsLonsen yeah, he'll be considered to be one of the best guitarist of all time because he's a good looking pop star and that Rolling Stone said so. What grown man listens to John Mayer seriously? Otherwise he's a pretty good player.
I have owned multiple Stratocasters and I bought a Silver Sky this past summer. It is definitely different from a Strat, but in a MAGNIFICENT way. It is a VERY inspiring instrument.
The jam on Vultures at 5:52 is so damn good
I’m definitely learning that
I like how the guitar is carefully specked out for John and not just a strat with his name on it.
Literally 5 seconds in and I know I'm staying for the whole video
In the hands of Jonh Mayer Every Guitar sounds amazing
I dont ever listen to his music but I love watching him talk shop.
Dont like pop? Try the Trio. Don't like Blues? Have some disco- New Light. Not into dance music? Check out his acoustic covers of Police songs. ....
Corky McGee or listen to him do all sorts of shit with Dead and Co or JRAD when he sits in
Odd thing is I always enjoy his music, or when he jams, basically everything except his Panama cover, just doesn't make its way into my playlist.
It is Masterful playing with the Dead. I simply cant thank him enough for keeping the OG Jam band alive and kicking!
John @ 5:27 “Eh, I guess that lick will do.” 😂🤣😂
“I only play this right half of the time” *proceeds to play flawlessly the first try
John: "Do I speak for everyone that you jump over the middle pickup?"
Albert Hammond Jr just joined the chat
Between this and Hodinkee's Talking Watches, I could listen to John describe his passions all day.
Not big into his iwc fangirling tho😔😔
@@lucas_doell yeah, but when he only talks about the big pilot it becomes annoying.
Still, hes got some other amazing watches (both iwc and non-iwc)
oh man you should watch john, johanna, and errolson talk about acronym. that was a great 30 mins.
I wonder if he'll copyright strike himself?
John himself isn't the one enforcing the copyrights; it's the record label..
Brendan k
He can retire off of bankruptcy.
@Jon Oz even a damn hum? Jesus, that is just absurd
Copyrighting blues music is just absurd. Everyone plays everyone's stuff and puts their own licks in it or interpretations. Hendrix played muddy waters and Vaughn played Hendrix etc etc. What a joke TH-cam is becoming
Hands down the best guitar I own or have played. Love my Fender, but the silver sky is just as John describes. Butter...every time
Sheesh... John's selling me on this guitar, and I'm a bass player.
Tom Quail is that you?
It's a really nicely made guitar. It feels solid & every knob, switch & tuner works smoothly. It might attract some people to a strat like guitar who would have typically played a PRS fixed neck custom 22s or 24s.
One of my favorite guitarist of all time. He just plays with soul! Can’t be taught that
Gotta say I love my silver sky.... it feels like a fender strat but better in every way...it just feels like its built solid
I love how his explanation of buttery is a sweet lick.
I want to hate John Mayer....but I can't. He's just too good. Damn you John!!!
JM, one of the best guitar players ever. The Silver Sky is a great instrument, with all the bells and whistles you would ever need. I only wish PRS would make a telecaster next.
Your wish will be granted soon.
This aged well
Ha this aged well
“i dont know, that’s what i would play in music stores real loud.”
love this guy.
prs: yes a famous artist wants to make a signature
john: So 90% of the guitar for me is the *string*
*i play the string*
As a player, I've always hated hearing other players talk gear. But.... I can listen to Mayer talk and piddle all day.
he's playing BBKing in the middle pick-up position but the index finger vibrato is pure Eric Clapton!
Which makes him unoriginal
g berry you sound jealous
@@GeriDoc8 yeah HOW DARE he take INSPIRATION from some of the all time great guitar players! Totally NO ONE has ever took any inspiration from anywhere!
Ffs you boomers need to get off the internet.
Wow, this was just great to watch
I recently bought one. Possibly the best of my 40 guitar collection.
I'm a "3 our of 5 guy myself", same three too. Don't even care how good the other two are - I'm sticking to those three. Probably the only guitar playing thing I have in common with this amazing player. I have a tele for a great bridge sound and the middle doesn't matter to me...
First of all let me say that i am like John in one way.....i love strats, particularly of the Fender variety. My picture next to my comment is my strat. I love the old guitars, love them! Leo was a genius period. Paul and John have a lot of respect for everything that has come before. John explains his thought process very well here. And Paul makes great guitars. I see how this works. You may not like John's guitar playing, his music, or him. Fine. It's America. You can have an opinion. All of the hate directed at John, Paul, and this guitar is ridiculous. But that is also what we have become because of social media. I think John and Paul are good collaborators and they have done something interesting here. I still haven't played a Silver Sky but i want to. I want to see for myself what the deal is. I personally think John is one of the best artists around. His songs are great and his guitar playing is out of this world. I think he is on to something here and i can't wait to see what is next.
STFU
rdmkeytohwy Thank you!
6:15
just messing around with a rye smile
that bastard lol
Dude I didn’t care much for this guitar UNTIL I played it. After I played it, I want one so damn bad now man that guitar is insane
The thought process behind a musical genius.
I’m a strat player aaaanndd.... I want this 😳
I'm glad I never got into guitars the way so many do. I always concentrated on the playing so I don't judge a guitar by headstocks or get bent out of shape over who makes what guitar. You like how it sounds, feels and looks? Then you want that guitar, despite the name or headstock.
Well PRS has made some ugly damn S-S-S & Trem guitars, and they always sound good enough to become highly sought after.
👍🏼 Valid
Crazy almost like that has more to do than the style or make.
Congrats bro
Fantastic discussion & expression John, you sold me!
6:48 🤯🤯🤯🤯 I did the same thing! My sister had an old high end each stereo with a 31 band EQ, and I always ended up setting it like a V. That is why I am obsessed with his tone. I like full fat lows and clear high. With subtle mids. Only push low-mids to cut through on leads, with my Klon and/or JHS Moonshine(best Tubescreamer ever, retains lows). Dude, Mayer is my tone mate.
Modernising a strat is a great idea. Like a modern 7.5” radius and modern pickups that don’t sound like their aged over 50 years, the input dish, that can go too because we’re modernising
Looks like such a great instrument. I do think though that an HSS option would be better. And if I'm going to drop 2k on a guitar, I want a sexier finish.
Say what you want but this guy makes guitar solos relevant in the pop music genre.
He will always be known for his strat sound which has had it’s own sound forever (which I love), but he’s obviously convinced himself otherwise! It will be interesting if he sticks with it!
John Mayer doesn't need to tune his guitars. His playing will just adapt. 😂
There’s just something weird seeing him without a strat. Like slash playing a tele....
It’s just business
He‘s so passionate about this Guitar but in every interview i‘ve got the Feeling that Fender just has to write him a Mail saying „We‘re making your Guitar“ and he‘s back in a Heartbeat.
I‘m not a Fan of the SS... but i do appreciate how open he talks about it. He‘s not hiding that it‘s inspired by his Strats and that „The Law“ cracked me up XD
90 percent is your soul. The guitar is the conduit. Bringing you to us. To me .♥️🎼