Ryan H Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Half of this story is old news, but back in October, Mayer announced via Twitter that he was no longer a Fender Artist and they wouldn't be producing his signature guitar(s) anymore. His reasoning is that "the company as it is today isn't the same one I started with". There have been lots of photos floating around of him playing various PRS models after this..but just the other day (May 28th) he posted a photo on Instagram... A new PRS model, with 3 Narrowfield pickups, 5 mini-toggles, a 5-way blade and 3 knobs...oh, and a 25.5" scale length..wonder what this is supposed to sound like And now, if you look on PRS's Artist page, guess who's on there..yup, Mayer's on the list. He's officially a PRS Artist now. This is an interesting shift..I wonder how it'll affect his image. He's always been associated with a Strat. -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 "5 mini-toggles, a 5-way blade and 3 knobs" Thing needs a few more options...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 No G-Force? Come back when you get a real guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the dog Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 In my opinion John is a great guitar player...what ever he plays will sound good.......I don't like that guitar though....too much going on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I love both. I don't understand his comment though about Fender. What is specifically different about them? It can't be their guitars. Something else is going on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelhamBlueFire Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 They are great guitars. Don't understand what he meant regarding fender, but he must have a good reason for jumping ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 A good reason like...money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 It reminds me of when all the Heritage Guitars fans used to say how if Alex Skolnick played one they must be fantastic guitars, now Alex has jumped ship to ESP/LTD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Nice flame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american cheez Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 It reminds me of when all the Heritage Guitars fans used to say how if Alex Skolnick played one they must be fantastic guitars, now Alex has jumped ship to ESP/LTD... i played a heritage LP when i bought my studio pro. it was far and away the best playing, best sounding guitar i have ever held in my hands. what stopped me from buying it was the weight. unbelievably heavy, nearly 12 lbs. my studio pro comes in just under 8 lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Mayer's Signature Guitar is really gone from Fender's website: see here. Looks like they "replaced" him with Dave Murray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblooded Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I really dislike the whole artist signature model guitar thing. Too often the artist is shopping for the highest dollar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 thats enough to make me not want to play my PRS anymore. yes, he can play ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Is a lotta 'bells-and-whistles'...but I love that top...how do they get it to jump out at ya like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Thing needs a few more options...... ha! my thoughts exactly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_L Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 PRS, Fender, whatever. I hardly listen to his music anymore as I'm still in disbelief over his duet with Babs. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Is a lotta 'bells-and-whistles'...but I love that top...how do they get it to jump out at ya like that? They use a dark "filler" to prepare the wood before staining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajay Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I think that people would haveh noticed immediately without the declaration of war. Perhaps a batch of his signature models was produced down Meh-Hee-Koe way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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