Reportedly, this guitar is John’s favourite for “Vultures” Of course, unlike Clapton’s, this model has a rosewood fretboard. Made at least in part by John himself during a tour of the Fender factory in California and designed to his specifications, it was his guitar of choice for a very long time.Ī custom shop made Strat very likely based on the gold leaf strats Eric Clapton had the custom shop build in the early-mid nineties. This guitar is probably the one most associated with John. The pickups are his signature “Big Dipper” pickups and the control knobs are an unusual design for a fender. One of a limited run offered by fender, this guitar has John’s signature on the headstock, and specs common to all of his signature stratocasters. Guild’s answer to the Gibson 335, a twin pickup hollowbody.Ħ. No custom shop logo on this one and very believable wear on the body and hardware.Ī replica of the strat Jimi famously used and abused at the Monterey pop festival. Next, what looks to be a genuine vintage sunburst strat.
I.E: Upside down headstock, right-way-up Fender logo, large block “stratocaster” text and a regular pickup slant. Though at first glance this guitar seems to be one of the Hendrix signature models Fender ran for a little while, Closer examination reveals a Custom Shop logo on the rear of the headstock, and none of the Hendrix signatures seem to have the same combination of features found on this example. His weapon of choice an olympic white Fender Strat. The guitar seems to be stock, the model fitted with 2 humbuckers.Īfter the opening acoustic set, John takes to the stage with the trio to begin the first electric number. The DVD opens with John playing a Gibson L5 to a backdrop of the sunset over L.A. What follows is simply a list of the electric guitars seen on the DVD, with a little information about unique features. Other high-quality specifications include a bone nut, a molded metal jack plate that is curved to make plugging and unplugging a guitar cable hassle-free, retooled knobs, and PRS’s double action truss rod (accessible from the front of the headstock for ease of use).On the easy to recommend “Where the Light is” DVD, John Mayer plays an impressively tight set, switching between an equally impressive number of instruments. The 635JM single-coil pickups are very round and full, with a musical high end that is never “ice-picky” or brash. By keeping the bridge in contact with the body, the guitar itself is acoustically louder, which improves the signal to noise ratio of the single-coil pickups. The bridge on the Silver Sky is setup flush to the body in the neutral position so that the tremolo bridge only goes down in pitch. Like the tuners, the steel tremolo takes a classic design and incorporates PRS’s trem arm and Gen III knife-edge screws. The moment your hand grabs this neck, it just feels right. The neck shape was modeled after 1963/1964 vintage instruments, and the fretboard has a 7.25” radius. New album 'Sob Rock' out July 16th 37.5k. A space where John Mayer fans can come together.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The tuners are a traditional vintage-style, closed-back tuner, but with PRS’s locking design. anybody got a link to where i can se 'where the light is' Press J to jump to the feed. The headstock shape is based on PRS’s trademark design, but inverted to both accommodate Mayer’s playing style and also to keep a consistent length of string behind the nut, which makes staying in tune easier. Some of the more distinctive specifications include, the headstock shape, tuners, neck and fretboard, bridge, and pickups and electronics. The result is an idealized version of a vintage single-coil guitar where every detail adds up and sets this guitar apart from the pack and the past. Years of development led to this vintage-inspired model, based off Mayer and Smith’s favorite elements of 19 instruments. The PRS Silver Sky is the result of a close collaboration between Grammy Award-winning musician John Mayer and Paul Reed Smith.