The PRS Silver Sky Maple | Demo | PRS Guitars

“It’s been a dream of mine for years to design a guitar that includes some of my favorite vintage specifications but with a modern spirit and aesthetic. After two years of study and refinement, the Silver Sky is my vision of what a reboot of the electric guitar should look and feel like.”
– John Mayer

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 result of a close collaboration between Grammy Award-winning musician John Mayer and Paul Reed Smith, the Silver Sky is based off of years of development. Incorporating Mayer and Smith’s favorite elements of 1963 and 1964 instruments with an eye toward modern references, the PRS Silver Sky delivers the warmth and familiarity of an old guitar with the finesse of a brand-new instrument.

Some of the more distinctive specifications include, the headstock shape, tuners, bridge, pickups, and neck and fretboard options. The headstock shape is based on PRS’s trademark design, but inverted both to accommodate Mayer’s playing style and also to keep a consistent length of string behind the nut, which makes staying in tune easier. The tuners are a traditional vintage-style, closed-back tuner, but with PRS’s locking design. The steel tremolo takes the patented PRS design and incorporates Gen III knife-edge screws. Setup flush to the body in the neutral position so that the tremolo bridge only goes down in pitch, the bridge’s increased contact with the body allows the guitar itself to be acoustically louder, which in turn improves the signal to noise ratio of the single-coil pickups. The 635JM single-coil pickups are very round and full, with a musical high end that is never “ice-picky” or brash.

The Silver Sky comes with the option of a rosewood or maple fretboard. The maple fretboard option comes with the original 635JM neck shape, while the rosewood fretboard option has been subtly modified in the shoulders to feel more “rounded” in your hand. Both neck shapes were designed by researching vintage instruments and Mayer test-driving guitars on stage to find what felt right. The fretboard radius on both options is 7.25”.
Other high-quality specifications include a bone nut, a molded metal jack plate (curved to make plugging and unplugging a guitar cable hassle-free), retooled knobs, and PRS’s double action truss rod (accessible from the front of the headstock for ease of use). PRS premium gig bag included.

[farizshakir]

2 years ago, nothing but hate in a Silver Sky's video comment section, and fast forward to 2020, nothing but love.. glad the internet warmed up!

[harrisonkelly]

Hi guys, I’ve been emailing PRS recently about a left handed version of the Silver Sky model being made and I was hoping of you see this you could just give it a like as they have said they will make it if enough people show interest, then I would be able to send them the proof which would contributing to them making one

[istvandejesus]

Man the sound on that guitar. Paul just made a masterpiece on those pickups.

[John-fciw]

Want to sell a guitar? Hand it to this guy, and record and post it. Some of THE tastiest playing you'll ever hear. Bryan is the MAN!

[melvinmanalo]

Huge Mayer fan, and this guitar looks and sounds like a dream! Though it's too far to reach, I'm gonna work my ass off and buy this guitar in this lifetime!

[foggyblues]

I've never been a PRS guy, but this video really makes me want one of these.

[colinrobertson]

That guitar and amp were clearly made to be played together. Incredible sounding guitar. Also one of the best guitar demos out there for any company. Great demo of what the guitar can do and fantastic playing. Cheers folks.

[SamG-hl]

Whenever I can buy it, I will. Awesome color. This is Awesome ❤

[timaragon]

The Silver Sky was already on short list for guitars I want to own when I finally have enough. Now, with this guitar, it is THE guitar I want to own.

[AkiraSpectrum]

love that color. WANT. also like the j birds.

[jackaro]

Man, Bryan, I thoroughly enjoy your demos and your playing. Cheers.

[Gibfenez]

Must have this one in this color. Love it, thanks PAUL., again!

[m.stewart]

everyone was gaga for the Nebula but that Midnight Rose has got me thinking about opening my check book.

[jbbourbon]

That tone in the intro is just fantastic.

[fviivvgiv]

That color is phenomenal and that entire guitar looks cool and sounds amazing

[joshsvoss]

Played a Silver Sky for the first time today, man what a revelation. I never understood maple boards, but that was the first maple board to really grab me.

[garailac]

Of course this silver sky sounds lovely, but daaaamn that amp is so insane!!

[drfdwf]

Oh my god. That is so beautiful! It looks like the guitar version of a Salmon Dial Rolex Datejust. I hope PRS will make a T-type guitar in the near future.

[MadnessMethodical]

Love the sound of this! Those pickups are really showcased here, thank you.

[nathang]

Please make an SE version of this guitar, i'd be interested