Well the wait is over and the guitar is here officially the prs silver sky john mayer signature.
John mayer silver sky prs controversy.
More than two and half years in the making the silver sky is a vintage inspired instrument that is at once familiar but also newly prs through and through.
The prs silver sky is the result of a close collaboration between grammy award winning musician john mayer and paul reed smith.
In the new video above guitar interactive s jonathan graham grills the guitar maker on every facet of the new model after discussing scotch of course.
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Its fingerboard is loaded with 22 custom sized frets and it boasts a 25 5 scale length and 7 25 radius.
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On both sides of the atlantic however guitar forums youtube channels and guitarists down the pub are arguing about the model with some polarised views on the guitar.
So what does paul reed smith think about the controversy surrounding the recent release of the prs guitars john mayer silver sky.
The prs silver sky supposedly took two and a half years to develop and john mayer is very proud of what he and prs have achieved.
It s fair to say the launch of john mayer s prs strat a like the silver sky earlier this year provoked some mixed reactions online now the man himself has taken it upon himself to set the record straight.
The prs silver sky 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.
The prs silver sky john mayer is in the house.
Mayer has been posting videos of what appeared to be a stratocaster with the wrong headstock while prs has steadfastly refused to comment.
The silver sky s bolt on neck is patterned after john mayer s beloved vintage instruments.
Gitv paul reed smith speaks on controversy over prs silver sky plus demo smith quips that this guitar is the most leaked thing that ever happened before addressing the disparity between the trollish comments and the sentiments of people who have actually played the silver sky.
You see our initial reaction we go through the tones.
But to the rest of the world it s a stratocaster with the wrong headstock isn t it.
You can see all of smith s comments in the video above.
He kinda likes it.
At sweetwater we re intimately familiar with the unique feel of classic american electric guitars and we can attest prs nailed it.