John Mayer

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John Mayer performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. with his Fender Custom Shop Black1 electric guitar as part of his The Search For Everything Tour, April 6, 2017.
John Mayer had an unusual idea about how to fix his Fender Custom Shop Strat

By Phil Weller Published

Mayer's desperate attempt to put his guitar right shows his talent for thinking outside the box

Guitarists
Ernie Ball Silver Slinky strings
John Mayer reveals signature Ernie Ball string set with a unique gauge combination

By Phil Weller Published

Years in the making, the 10.5–47 set meets Mayer’s exacting standards and has been thoroughly roadtested

Gear
John Mayer performs onstage
John Mayer confirms he's using tube amps at Dead & Company's Sphere concerts – but their location has caught everyone off guard

By Phil Weller Published

Fans had speculated that the guitarist had made the switch to modeling amps, but he’s taken to Instagram to reveal a surprising truth

Amps
John Mayer plays Jeff Beck's Strat onstage with Dead & Company
Watch John Mayer play Jeff Beck’s custom Strat during Dead & Company’s The Sphere residency

By Phil Weller Published

Fans had theorized that the reverse headstock-equipped white Strat was a custom build saluting one of Mayer's heroes, but Joe Bonamassa has confirmed that the guitar is the real deal

Electric Guitars
John Mayer performs onstage at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 20, 2022
John Mayer Says You Shouldn’t Learn Blues Solos Note-for-Note: "It's Like Playing Last Night’s Lotto Numbers"

By Jackson Maxwell Published

More important, the PRS-wielding rock star says, is getting into the "same spirit" as the player who authored it.

Lessons
John Mayer performs at the Love Rocks NYC benefit concert on March 9, 2023 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City
Watch John Mayer Reunite with the John Mayer Trio – and His Jimi Hendrix Monterey Stratocaster

By Jackson Maxwell Published

With session legend Pino Palladino and now-Rolling Stones drummer Steve Jordan behind him, Mayer served up some superb leads at the Beacon Theatre.

Electric Guitars
PRS SE Silver Sky
PRS SE Silver Sky Review

By Dave Hunter Published

This S-type can do just about anything you set your mind, heart and fingers to.

Guitars
BB Playing a 1960s Gibson ES-330TD
Here’s Some Blues You Can Really Use

By Rob Laing, Jon Bishop, Chris Bird Published

Improve your playing with this master class on everything you need to know for better blues.

Lessons
John Mayer (right) jams with two young music students
Watch John Mayer Nail "Gravity" with a Youth Band and an Epiphone Les Paul

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Mayer shows a group of students at the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center in Los Angeles that tone really is all in the hands.

Guitarists
EHX Nano Q-Tron
Electro-Harmonix Unveils the Nano Q-Tron Envelope Filter

By Rod Brakes Published

The new envelope follower that’s small enough to fit through your letterbox.

Pedals & Pedalboards
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