PRS John Mayer Silver Sky Signature Electric Guitar
Top-loaded alder body with double Cutaway and scoop
Maple neck with 635JM profile
22-fret rosewood fingerboard, 7.25" radius
Small bird inlays
Three PRS 635JM single coils
Master volume, two Tone controls and 5-way blade switch
Polar Blue finish
Includes PRS Professional gig bag
PRS John Mayer Silver Sky Polar Blue Overview:
After many years of collaboration between Paul Reed Smith and seven-time Grammy award winner John Mayer, the traditional Maryland-based company presents the PRS John Mayer Silver Sky Polar Blue. Based on characteristic features of early instruments from the sixties, the electric guitar presents itself as a successful homage to the irrepressible Vintage-Sound of the mid-sixties and combines the classic specifications of the era with Paul's future-oriented guitar design.
Traditional vintage double cut construction meets modern PRS design: The Paul Reed Smith John Mayer Silver Sky in Polar Blue finish.
Classic Double Cut Design
John Mayer's Silver Sky embodies the ergonomic feel of traditional DoubleCutaway guitars and brings the timeless design to today's stages. In addition to classic features such as the top-load construction and contours for the arm and chest, Paul Reed Smith has given the lower Cutaway the typical 'scoop', from which playing in the highest positions of the fingerboard in particular benefits noticeably.
Bolt-On Maple Neck
The construction of the PRS Silver Sky follows the classic bolt-on design. The maple neck is bolted on four times with a specially designed Silver Sky neckplate and has a rosewood fingerboard including classic small bird Inlays fret markers. After the first few fingerings, the characteristic vintage feeling immediately sets in, not least thanks to John's painstakingly recreated neck profile of classic 63/64 instruments and an extremely low fretboard radius of 7.25".
635JM Single Coils
The single coils specially designed for PRS John Mayer Silver Sky Polar Blue are powerful, yet full of character and not too harsh. Full, round and warm sounds are the métier of the single coils, without denying the characteristic sound of the single coils. The pickup circuits, which can be selected via the 5-way blade switch, bring the entire palette of the set to life, with the intermediate positions 2 and 4 in particular demonstrating the good balance between the pickups.
PRS Custom Hardware
The hardware equipment of the PRS Silver Sky also remains basically classic, but not entirely without a makeover. First of all, the Jack Plate design of Paul Reed Smith has been adapted and rounded to allow easy insertion and removal of instrument cables. The VintageTremolo , which is held in place by six screws resting on knife edges, has four steel springs ex works, allowing the baseplate to rest on the body. This not only ensures more reliable tunings and Double stops, but also a more powerful signal and improved sustain.
I've always been a fan of PRS gear and owned a number of SEs and and S2, but this just takes it to another level. I get that other reviewers have had issues with the tuning pegs/control knobs, etc, but the quality isn't that bad. I wasn't sure I was going to get on with the neck radius, but it's extremely comfortable and doesn't take too long to get used to.
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Volume/ knobs and pickup-switch feels cheap. Finish on the neck is pretty sticky but not too much but the neck profile is unbelievable good! It keeps tune well, great sustain and the tone is something else.
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