PRS Silver Sky
His modern signature S-style. Vintage-voiced single coils, a smooth neck, the backbone of the modern-era tone.
Learn every John Mayer solo, note for note.
A studio for guitarists. Break down the bends, the phrasing, and the tone behind his most iconic leads - with tabs, practice notes, and the gear that made each one sing.
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Where to start
Five solos that define his playing - from the patient slow blues to the percussive fingerstyle. Begin here.
Every solo, by era
Filter by album era or search by name. Each entry opens a full breakdown: overview, tab, and a step-by-step tutorial.
Gear behind the tone
Half the sound is the hands. The other half is this signal chain - the guitars, amps, and pedals that show up again and again.
Fender Stratocaster
The Black1 and his signature Strats carried the Continuum and Trio years. The sound most people picture when they think of his blues tone.
Two-Rock amplifiers
Boutique, Dumble-inspired cleans with a singing, compressed breakup. The platform under most of the sustained lead tones.
Klon Centaur
The famous transparent boost. Pushes the front of the amp without coloring the core tone - the secret to the sustained leads.
Ibanez TS-style overdrive
A tube-screamer flavour for the tighter, mid-forward funk and lead tones of the later records.
Martin acoustic
The voice behind the fingerstyle pieces - warm, balanced, and articulate enough for the percussive thumb work.