Description
The PRS SE Silver Sky is a vintage-inspired guitar with a classic double-cutaway design, capturing timeless tones of vintage single-coil guitars. Introduced with John Mayer in 2018, this workhorse comes in four colors, offering a blend of aesthetics, feel, and sound. Crafted with a poplar body, bolt-on maple neck, and rosewood fretboard with trademark bird inlays, it ensures a comfortable playing experience with the original 635JM carve and an 8.5” fretboard radius. The three single-coil 635JM “S” pickups provide dynamic tones, anchored by a two-point steel tremolo, synthetic bone nut, and vintage-style tuners for reliability. Additional features include the iconic inverted headstock shape and easily accessible double-acting truss rod. The John Mayer Signature model, praised for craftsmanship and versatility, features an alder body, bolt-on maple neck, and a choice between rosewood or maple fingerboards. Equipped with three PRS 635JM single-coil pickups, vintage-style hardware, and a 25.5-inch scale length, it delivers vintage-style tones and caters to diverse playing styles.
Vintage-Inspired Design with Eye-Catching Contrasting Tone
The vintage-inspired PRS SE Silver Sky, reflecting John Mayer's early-'60s instruments, features a familiar shape with an eye-catching contrasting tone in its cutaway scoop. Its lightweight poplar body ensures a comfortable playing experience. Designed in collaboration with Mayer, the 635JM neck carve provides comfort, complemented by the sturdy maple neck and beautiful rosewood fingerboard for durability and aesthetic appeal. The 8.5-inch fingerboard radius blends vintage feel with modern touch. Equipped with 3 x 635JM single-coil pickups delivering glassy highs and full low-end punch, it includes a reliable 2-point steel tremolo and comes with a gig bag.
Vintage-Inspired Neck with Modern Performance
The SE Silver Sky features a vintage-inspired neck with a slight twist—a modified 8.5-inch fingerboard radius, deviating from the original's 7.25-inch radius. This subtle adjustment retains the beloved feel of vintage guitars while introducing a touch of modern playability. The result is a neck that feels familiar to vintage enthusiasts yet offers enhanced performance, making a noticeable difference with every riff.
Reliable 2-Point Tremolo System
The SE Silver Sky incorporates a reliable 2-point steel tremolo system inspired by classic tremolos of the past but enhanced with modern PRS performance. Whether executing subtle flutters or full-on dive-bombs, this tremolo system is rock-solid and easy to set up, providing stability and responsiveness for expressive playing.
Sweet-Sounding Trio of Single-Coil Pickups
Catering to single-coil tone connoisseurs, the PRS SE Silver Sky boasts a trio of sweet-sounding single-coil pickups. These pickups blend the best elements of early-'60s American electric guitars, delivering a round and full tone with glassy, musical highs. Notably, they maintain a higher signal-to-noise ratio than vintage models and feature noise-canceling in-between sounds, ensuring a pristine and dynamic tonal range.
- Body Construction: Solidbody
- Body Wood: Poplar
- Top Carve: Flat Top
- Number of Frets: 22
- Scale Length: 25.5”
- Neck Wood: Maple
- Neck Construction: Multi-Ply
- Truss Rod: PRS Double-Acting
- Neck Shape: 635JM
- Neck Depth at the 1/2 Fret: 53/64″
- Neck Width at the Nut: 1 20/32″
- Neck Width at the Body: 2 7/32″
- Fretboard Wood: Rosewood
- Fretboard Radius: 8.5”
- Fretboard Inlays: Small Birds
- Headstock Logo: Signature “SE”
- Bridge: 2-Point Steel Tremolo
- Tuners: Vintage-Style
- Hardware Type: Nickel
- Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Treble Pickup: 635JM “S”
- Middle Pickup: 635JM “S”
- Bass Pickup: 635JM “S”
- Controls: Volume and Two Tone Controls with 5-Way Blade Pickup Switch
- Color: Dragon Fruit
- Code: J2R1J
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