A Conversation with Rene´ Martinez: The PRS Silver Sky | PRS Guitars

The legendary Rene´ Martinez dropped by the factory to chat with Paul about the PRS Silver Sky. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the tech talk!

[jakebowman]

Rene' Martinez approved...that's all I needed to hear.

[Rockification]

The guy behind Stevie Ray Vaughan’s epic guitar switch!

[anmolatwal]

This is John Mayer saying a big fuck you to Fender proving, anybody will make him a strat he wants!!

[crazyxadamx]

John and SRV's tech, for those who don`t know

[braytunes]

If you like it, buy it, and if you don't like it, don't buy it. Why the negativity? You know that PRS makes an extremely well crafted guitar and you know it will play like a dream. Why is it okay for Suhr, Tom Anderson and Hahn etc to make a Strat inspired guitar but not PRS?

[lauriedepaurie]

It's the curse of John Mayer I guess. A guy so talented that some people decide to get offended by everything he touches. He distanced from a brand that distanced itself from players and dealers. That type of guitar basically was the JM tone. So it's natural that PRS accommodates, staying true to their tweaking nature. Just because it looks familliar doesn't mean every part has been reworked.

I'm a vintage enthusiast and a boutique enthusiast. I know I can be pretty judgemental about a guitar because it's not 'exactly' as it was back in fifty-something.

But you have to admit that plenty of (boutique) builders do exactly this (tweaking an ST type guitar) at the exact same price with respect. Paul, you did a great job! I like the other signature more, bit this is a great ST

[CompelledUsername]

Paul made a living by making a beautiful, unsurpassed, Les Paul/Strat hybrid. That’s clearly what the inspiration for his original models were. So, stop complaining, and realise that this is a quality guitar, approved by John Mayer, that will cost a hell of a lot less than John’s signature Strat.

[MrUltraworld]

I played one at Sweetwater and it feels and sounds like an early 60's Strat reissue. I don't get how they spent 2 or 3yrs making a reissue Strat. But it's well made, set up was perfect, very low noise. It's going to sell like hotcakes.

[mrlozano]

John's tone went through the roof as soon as he had this beautiful guitar in his hands. Some serious "next level" tone. Tremendous sound. Unheard of before this creation.

[confusedscreaming]

God damn, PRS must have the best team of lawyers on earth.

[Seandunc]

Wow, now that man is a legend!! If anyone knows ‘three pickup’ guitars this is the man!

[colebowman]

Thank god! I'm so happy PRS made this. There's two things I really love, PRS and Strat style guitars and I'll bet this is killer! I wish I knew what they are going to cost. I gotta have one! Love my s2 singlecut!

[fredericadda]

Basically the Silver Sky is what the Strat should have become if Fender had kept innovating and refining the guitar instead of relying on their heritage.

[jamesprice]

Renee set up my FIRST warmoth guitar in 1985! He was at Eugenes in OAK CLIFF I was stationed just down the road at Grand Prairie Naval Air Station! :) Eugenes guitar was an AWSM PLACE!!! :) Bought my first Fender Super Reverb at a Pawn shop for $300 in Oak Cliff ( 74) Shoulda kept it, sold it to buy my first Marshall JCM-800, shoulda kept it! :) Ended up moving on, in early 90's when i got stationed in Atlanta..bought a 74 SL 100 forr $400.00 (2) VTG Marshall cabs from Jim Eachus in San Francisco off ( Harmony Central) for $400 EACH :) yep SHOULDA KEPTEM! Llolololololol

[seanraidley]

I love Paul so much. And Rene. And John. And this guitar. I’m so happy about all of this.

[KenjiKitahara]

Two great luthiers. So good to see them both alive and well, and making great instruments today... few people have a clue as to how much effort and attention to detail goes into what they do.

[jasonray]

“Thanks Paul, nice for having me here”

This guy is my spirit animal when I try to talk too

[chenjunhao]

3:26 who knew. I have always presumed that a player like John would play with a fairly high action, since he plays hard and plays like Stevie and all that.Perfect example of reality vs preconception

[lightyagami]

Why everyone freaking out that it looks like a Strat? no one bats an eye that ESP, Jackson, Ibanez and Schecter all have Gibson Les Paul style

[theaceofspadesjl]

Strategically (and painfully) trying to refrain from saying the words "Fender" and "Stratocaster". That says a lot.