PRS John Mayer Silver Sky RW Faded Black Tee Satin
PRS John Mayer Signature electric guitar, including gigbag
Signature electric guitar, made in the USA
Top-loaded alder body with double Cutaway and scoop
Maple neck with 635JM profile
22-fret rosewood fingerboard with 7.25" radius
Small-bird inlays
Three PRS 635JM single coils
Master volume, two tone controls and 5-way blade switch
Moc sand satin finish
Includes PRS Professional gig bag
The PRS PRS John Mayer Silver Sky RW Faded Black Tee Satin electric guitar at a glance:
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 PRS John Mayer Silver Sky RW Faded Black Tee Satin. 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 Faded Black Tee Satin finish.
The traditional construction of the PRS John Mayer Silver Sky offers ergonomic comfort for pleasant handling!
Classic Double Cut Design
John Mayer's Silver Sky embodies the ergonomic feel of traditional double cutaway 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 armand 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.
The four-bolt Silver Sky neckplate is considered a chic detail of the Johny Mayer Silver Sky.
Bolt-On Maple Neck
The construction of the PRS Silver Sky follows the classic bolt-on design. The maple neck, which is bolted on four times with a specially designed Silver Sky neckplate, has a rosewood fingerboard including classic small-bird inlays for fret marking. 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 John's Silver Sky are powerful, yet full of character and not too harsh. Full, round and warm sounds are the métier of the PRS 635JM 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 Faded Black Tee Satin also remains classic, but not entirely without a makeover. First of all, the jack plate design of Paul Reed Smith has been adapted and rounded to make it easier to plug and unplug instrument cables. The vintage tremolo, 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.
Features:
Manufacturer:
PRS
Series:
Bolt-On Models
Design:
Silver Sky
Body:
Alder
Top:
No
Binding:
No
Neck:
Maple
Neck Construction:
Bolt-on
Neck Profile:
635JM-R
Scale in mm:
648
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
7.25
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
PRS Acoustic Frets
Fretboard Inlays:
Birds
Nut type:
Bone
Nut width in mm:
42.1
Width at Last Fret:
56.1
Pickup:
SSS
Manufacturer pickups:
PRS
Neck Pickup:
635JM Single Coil
Middle Pickup:
635JM Single Coil
Bridge Pickup:
635JM Single Coil
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Passive
Switch:
5-Way
Control:
Vol, Tone, Tone
Bridge:
PRS Steel Tremolo
Tailpiece:
No
Tuners:
PRS Vintage Style Locking
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
High-Gloss
Colour:
Faded Black Tee Satin
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
No
Gigbag included:
Yes
Certificate:
No
PRS John Mayer Silver Sky RW Faded Black Tee Satin
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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