John Mayer plays Paul Reed Smith Silver Sky guitars, his signature model. Which is, to many blues and rock fans, a no-go zone.
On one hand, he is hailed as one of the greatest musicians of recent times but he became very successful as a pop musician. This is precisely why he’s somewhat of a “controversial” figure among blues lovers. After leaving Berklee College of Music, he first formed a duo with one of his friends, but things eventually turned sour after Mayer decided to go more towards the pop sound. His unique and different approach made him known as everything but average, someone to be on the lookout for. With his career dating back to the late 1990s, this “new kid on the block” slowly started conquering the hearts of all the music lovers of the era. That was until everyone got the chance to hear Mr. King, Albert King, Rory Gallagher, Duane Allman, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, and other legends were ringing all around. Even if they did, similar sounds to those of B.B.
Sure, we had the old legends playing blues standards in countless different variants and interpretations, but no one really expected younger generations to take up the guitar and go into these blues waters. Following decades of immense success and impact of blues music, everyone thought that was the end of it.
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