Play electric guitar like John Mayer

Here in our Guided Shopping area you'll learn everything about the guitars, amps, effects and accessories your idol John Mayer uses. We show you equipment from all price ranges that will let you sound just like John Mayer. You can also discover visually matching accessories in John's style. Have fun browsing!

About John Mayer

John played the clarinet for a while in his youth, but with limited success. When he saw Marty McFly's guitar part in the film Back to the Future, he became interested in the instrument. At 13 he discovered the guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan via a cassette from his neighbour, which sparked his interest in the blues. After two years of practising he performed in blues bars and other venues and joined the band Villanova Junction. At 17 he received treatment for heart rhythm problems and began during that time working as a songwriter. After his discharge from hospital he wrote his first lyrics. In his songs John blends elements of R&B, rock, pop, blues and country music.

John initially attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, which he left during his second semester. At Berklee he had hoped to develop further as a guitarist, but he increasingly focused on songwriting. Instead of continuing his studies, he moved to Atlanta in the summer of 1998 with a fellow student to pursue a music career. After several festival appearances he released his debut album Room for Squares in 2001. The album produced numerous radio hits in the US, including No Such Thing, Your Body Is a Wonderland and Why Georgia.
In 2003 John won a Grammy for Your Body Is a Wonderland in the category Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. His first four albums all reached platinum status, and the following three albums Born and Raised, Paradise Valley and The Search for Everything achieved gold. John, regarded as a passionate guitar lover and collector, now owns around 200 guitars.

Besides his work as a musician, John is also involved in several charitable foundations and advocates for education, health and environmental protection. In 2006 he also founded his own fashion label called JMltd.

Affordable electric guitars for John Mayer fans

Besides John's signature model, the PRS Silver Sky from the USA, there is also the PRS Silver Sky SE to discover, which is made in Asia and is considerably cheaper. The SE model can easily keep up with the US original in terms of quality. You can also discover other inexpensive instruments for John Mayer fans here:

High-end and signature instruments from John Mayer

About John's guitars

John now owns over 200 acoustic and electric guitars. In 2005 he had two signature Stratocasters from Fender built for him, as well as a third Stratocaster with a characteristic “racing stripe” on the body. In February 2009 it was announced that Fender and John were working on a new version of his most famous guitar, the Black Relic. The guitar was dubbed "The Black One" and was released in two versions. However, these guitars are no longer available. From another collaboration between John Mayer and Paul Reed Smith came John's current favourite model, the PRS Silver Sky .

“It had been a dream of mine for years to design a guitar that incorporates some of my preferred vintage specifications, but with a modern character and a modern aesthetic. After two years of study and refinement, the Silver Sky is my vision of how a reboot of the electric guitar should look and feel.”

John Mayer on his PRS Silver Sky

Alternative high-end electric guitars in the John Mayer style

John himself mostly plays Fender, PRS and Gibson, but other manufacturers also produce very good high-end guitars that allow you to emulate John's sound and style. Here we've put together a selection for you:

John Mayer's amplifiers

John is regularly supplied with custom-matched amplifiers by Two Rock, but these amps are not available in this country. He also relies on amps from the brands Fender, Soldano and Marshall, which you can of course also find with us. We've put together a selection of models here that John himself plays:

John Mayer's effect pedals

For his signature sound John uses a range of different effect pedals. Besides some overdrive and distortion pedals he also uses many modulation and delay pedals. These are particularly important if you want to imitate John's clean sound.

The right accessories for the perfect John Mayer look and sound

Here you'll find straps, strings and other accessories that John uses, as well as items to perfectly complete your John Mayer look and sound.