john is completely transparent putting out these videos...and as Clapton says's "he is a master." If I ever reached this level of guitar playing I hope I would be as cool and open at sharing my gift as john is. He is truly one in a million. He had no choice in what to do with his life. The rest of us dwindle as to what are calling is. Thanks John, cant describe my appreciation to you. Talent like yours is tough is deal with, especially at a young age and has a very high price. You're a daily inspiration as to what I do for a living. The tones you find truly find my feelings. You have every reason to be confident, I would only say that none of us do it alone, and to acknowledge those that contribute to your success. No bigger fan, Trent
SRV took what Hendrix was doing and mastered it. John Mayer is just another in a long line of guitar players who takes obvious influences and makes them their own. That's music. That's Rock and Roll.
Specs out $10,000 Strat... custom shop forgets to ground the wiring. LMAO. Whoever’s job it was to check that guitar before it went out got the sack. In defense of the Fender Custom Shop, they do make fantastic instruments. Sh*t even happens to John Mayer 💩🤷🏼♂️
Mix Better Now NO WAY That, ( looks fucked up, for a 63' strat.) NOT Hand made, Neck & Body, CNC'd then, Hand sanded, cost that much ! I Sold Master built strats. I OWN a Real 56 an a 61 Blonde Slab board. & they cost me less than 2k TOTAL! & I Play the Shit out of them ! I have an EJ that is Great ! ( One of the Best new strats Available.) & Again, I got it cheap. I'm NOT lucky, Iam looking in all the right places.. all the time. Make luck happen.
+Matt Campbell You would think the guys at the Fender Custom Shop knew how to wire together a strat. Or that they would at least check the guitar before shipping it out to such a high profile customer....
Really love this guy's candor. I actually did expect him to go on and on about how he opened the case up and was completely blown away instantly by how magically super-perfect the guitar was. It sounds like shit and he's heartbroken... gets desperate and puts it into an environment with as extreme a temperature difference as humanly possible... it does NOTHING. No magical miracle stories. And it turns out there was FAULTY FUCKING WIRING on the custom, mega-artist-series for fender's posterboy.
you are right. it's not hard to learn but it's another story having the creativity to create those sounds. take bb king, almost everybody can learn his licks, but applying them the way he does it's what makes this guitar players great
@shechshire, yes, the Tele is known for "twangy" but it can do more than that too, that's why Kieth Richards,Chrissy Hynde,Joe Strummer and Graham Coxon use the Telecaster. I just think the Strat has a thin brittle sound to it no matter what type of amp you use.
Having the occasional bad solder joint or mistake is one thing, but shipping it that way is another thing entirely. That's what quality control is supposedly for. This makes you wonder if anyone at the shop actually plugged it in, because it seems unlikely (not impossible) that the wiring failed during transit.
60 years? damn I wonder how battered this thing will be then. SRVs strat "Lenny" sold to guitar center for over 600 grand. If Mayer can continue to grow his guitar legacy then his guitars will be a goldmine in a matter of years.
It happens. I had a Masterbuilt done for one of my customers which took 3 years, when it finally arrived, it wasnt even built to spec, no painted headstock, wrong colour pick guard and wrong wiring.
fuckin awesome watchin him play gravity and remembering exactly how he played it on the album. These pickups are remarkable, I have a nice strat but I can't get a tone this beautiful no matter how I try. guess i need to buy em :p
@minhdiszles Not every song that John does can be a "Bold As Love" or "Who Did You Think I Was". Heartbreak Warfare is an amazing record... You just have to listen to it with a truly open mind.
@platodane there actually is a cheaper version, but its not a relic. Now it's not REALLY cheap, but it is cheaper. Could find it on the fender website I'm sure.
It’s almost kind of sad in hindsight when you hear about how it was always his dream to have a signature strat and working with Fender was a dream come true. It’s too bad Fender became what it did in terms of working with artists. John said it got to the point where he basically didn’t have anyone he could call at Fender and it was like he was just some stranger calling a big corporation. They also weren’t really open to a lot of his ideas moving forward so he went to PRS who allowed him to do what he wanted. It seems like Fender has since changed for the better and a lot of their newer offering seem to be a response to what customers have been asking for years. The Silver Sky is cool but it will just never replace a good ol strat for me
listen to some of mayers earlier tone before he had the black one. He still sounds like John Mayer, and just as impressive. So as many have said, the tone is in his hands and fingers.
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John has actually improved over the years. He is great here, but he is a whole another level now.
100% man!
"It's got that sound"... Or it could be the Dumble in the corner..
Oh man I could listen to this guy play for days... Such an amazing guitarist
Lol, I guess Fender expected him to do all the wiring himself, too.
John Cruz said John's tech Rene added a dummy coil and forgot to solder a wire because it was playing just fine before he shipped it out
Watching this man forget one of his most famous licks is so humbling beyond words
Stop it. Musicians forget stuff all the time.
@@fretbuzz59 Exactly. Jeff Beck used to need to relearn the instrument between building hotrods.
That sweet reverb after every strike of a note and that round mellow sound of each string is just amazing.
Came from the Custom Shop with the wiring incomplete? LOL
That's what I thought. EPIC FAIL
If that’s what John Mayer gets....
Custom shop doesn’t mean what it used to, might as well buy the Chinese copies
John Cruz said John's tech Rene added a dummy coil and forgot to solder a wire because it was playing just fine before he shipped it out
That's Fender for you
john is completely transparent putting out these videos...and as Clapton says's "he is a master." If I ever reached this level of guitar playing I hope I would be as cool and open at sharing my gift as john is. He is truly one in a million. He had no choice in what to do with his life. The rest of us dwindle as to what are calling is. Thanks John, cant describe my appreciation to you. Talent like yours is tough is deal with, especially at a young age and has a very high price. You're a daily inspiration as to what I do for a living. The tones you find truly find my feelings. You have every reason to be confident, I would only say that none of us do it alone, and to acknowledge those that contribute to your success. No bigger fan, Trent
"I'm not a good guitar player"
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"I'm not a universally good guitar player" How can you not have respect for this man's respect of the instrument. Did you get that?
Too modest. John's one of the best ever. Even though he'll never admit it.
SRV took what Hendrix was doing and mastered it. John Mayer is just another in a long line of guitar players who takes obvious influences and makes them their own. That's music. That's Rock and Roll.
Spot on !
I love to hear him working through the changes - the work is more valuable to me than the finished work
Specs out $10,000 Strat... custom shop forgets to ground the wiring. LMAO. Whoever’s job it was to check that guitar before it went out got the sack. In defense of the Fender Custom Shop, they do make fantastic instruments. Sh*t even happens to John Mayer 💩🤷🏼♂️
Mix Better Now NO WAY That, ( looks fucked up, for a 63' strat.) NOT Hand made, Neck & Body, CNC'd then, Hand sanded, cost that much ! I Sold Master built strats. I OWN a Real 56 an a 61 Blonde Slab board. & they cost me less than 2k TOTAL! & I Play the Shit out of them ! I have an EJ that is Great ! ( One of the Best new strats Available.) & Again, I got it cheap. I'm NOT lucky, Iam looking in all the right places.. all the time. Make luck happen.
It’s frightening how much he has improved in the last 10 years
i love hearing him talk. the details are essential
All that work, dedication, stories, anecdotes and gorgeous tone
And now we have the Silver Sky and the J-MOD100.
Fuckin' Hell.
"That's just plain sick!" Haha, love the jam at the end and the guy's reaction
A lot of really weird comments on this video from people who have some sort of problem with Mayer and his guitar. Weirdos.
You'd think you would open it up and check the wiring before you freeze it overnight though
+Matt Campbell You would think the guys at the Fender Custom Shop knew how to wire together a strat. Or that they would at least check the guitar before shipping it out to such a high profile customer....
+steffenla4 good point
@@steffenla4 John Cruz said John's tech Rene added a dummy coil and forgot to solder a wire because it was playing just fine before he shipped it out
@@itaintmebabe714 Was it also John's tech who put it in the freezer?
@@steffenla4 No, he put in in the oven.
Whatttt ..!!! Every strat fan just melted .. such a killer tone.. amazing john mayers
that dumble steel singer in the background
Legend,saw J.M live in Auckland ,New Zealand about 10yr ago.What a stellar concert
You make me want to be better. I love watching you play.
2:37 this aged well
I think only guitar players can appreciate how awesome something like this is.
He's the best ever he is still young got lots to look forward to soooooo gooood
I definitely think there is more to this guitar than we know, like the clean sustain is crazy
The difference between the 4th pickup and the 1st on that guitar is extraordinary!
He makes the guitar sound like a voice. Its incredible
Sick tone ! Thanks for the upload.
I could listen to him jam all day!
So crazy how he will start a sentence using words and finish using the guitar and we kind of understand him. He weaves both almost seamlessly
I've got an '82 Ibanez Roadstar II, just something my dad gave to me, and it resonates enough on it's own.
I'm so glad someone else heard that. :D
i could listen to him playing all day.
he's gorgeous af
I did CRYO tuning to my Fender CS strat and results are amazing. sound and feels like an old vintage axe! Recommended!
John mayer telling his stories is the best...
I love when he lets the guitar speak for him.
he looks like he's in heaven talking about and playing his guitar.
Really love this guy's candor. I actually did expect him to go on and on about how he opened the case up and was completely blown away instantly by how magically super-perfect the guitar was.
It sounds like shit and he's heartbroken... gets desperate and puts it into an environment with as extreme a temperature difference as humanly possible... it does NOTHING. No magical miracle stories. And it turns out there was FAULTY FUCKING WIRING on the custom, mega-artist-series for fender's posterboy.
geez that solo at the end was soooo tasty omfg
really awsome to see this!
"...that's just plain sick..."
well said, fender dude...well said.
One day this guitar will auction for crazy amount of money and Ill be the one buying it. Love JM
I like how he incorporates blues, the song could be nowhere near "bluesy" but he'll step down and down again and hey.. there it is.
Spent ages re spraying/finishing an old strat copy...the paints coming off now I've watched this.
I love the guy right at the end when he goes; 'That's just plain sick' :D
i go wow for those two and Keith Richards Micawber...since its just my dream guitar.
I agree with you, imagine if you had waited 2 years for that!! I still want one though lol
Such nice tone
Black 1 made 5 accounts to dislike this as revenge for John tossing it in the freezer.
he is so raw!
It's amazing that what John calls messing around is what the rest of us say "How is that not a song yet?" to
He’s so good it kinda makes me feel ill
I like the way this guy plays....
you are right. it's not hard to learn but it's another story having the creativity to create those sounds. take bb king, almost everybody can learn his licks, but applying them the way he does it's what makes this guitar players great
There was no strategy, he was just pissed off that it didn't work and wanted some miracle to happen.
Ha, sometimes you just know when you play something that it sounds awesome, maybe it just happens to the best of us more often.
nice too see him struggle....makes him so human^^
@shechshire, yes, the Tele is known for "twangy" but it can do more than that too, that's why Kieth Richards,Chrissy Hynde,Joe Strummer and Graham Coxon use the Telecaster. I just think the Strat has a thin brittle sound to it no matter what type of amp you use.
For him thinking he's not a good player, I sure like his style! ...and his taste in tone!
I notice John went on a trance and became one with the black one at the end.. nice solo, typical John Mayer!
2:10 nice pick switch!
Having the occasional bad solder joint or mistake is one thing, but shipping it that way is another thing entirely. That's what quality control is supposedly for. This makes you wonder if anyone at the shop actually plugged it in, because it seems unlikely (not impossible) that the wiring failed during transit.
He looks so proud at the end
Playing through that Dumble Steel String Singer doesn't hurt either.
i want to hear over and over!
60 years? damn I wonder how battered this thing will be then. SRVs strat "Lenny" sold to guitar center for over 600 grand. If Mayer can continue to grow his guitar legacy then his guitars will be a goldmine in a matter of years.
having a masterbuilder not checking a high profile artists instrument for ground issues is a bit scary.
It happens. I had a Masterbuilt done for one of my customers which took 3 years, when it finally arrived, it wasnt even built to spec, no painted headstock, wrong colour pick guard and wrong wiring.
thats just plain sick!
that ehhh in 8.09 is priceless, hes like yeah i doesnt get better than this.
I agree, my other thing is John didn't realize something wasn't connected. After all he's been playing guitar forever. Kinda strange.
fuckin awesome watchin him play gravity and remembering exactly how he played it on the album. These pickups are remarkable, I have a nice strat but I can't get a tone this beautiful no matter how I try. guess i need to buy em :p
He is a genius.
Oh John Mayer, don't say you're not good at guitar!
Sometimes a new guitar has rigid frets has to be broken in. Ive also done the freezer thing, weird. It works.
what a fucking gorgeous guitar!
5:12 I dont think people understand how difficult some of those bends are. Damn you Mayer.
john please just come to terms with the fact that you're the best guitar player/songwriter you've ever heard...
@minhdiszles Not every song that John does can be a "Bold As Love" or "Who Did You Think I Was".
Heartbreak Warfare is an amazing record... You just have to listen to it with a truly open mind.
I was just trying to learn that! It's not too difficult man, it's just semitone bends in Major C.. Good luck!
"It was just cold..." LOL
0:10 John Cruz punches fist through wall
I want that ''Whhooop'' feeling!!
@paniac5 he had it relic'ed when he made it. the lack of paint and lacquer helps resonate the sound of the guitar.
please god, just half of that
I want that guitar!
5:15 is Epona's Song from Ocarina of Time
maaan he plays those bb king licks really sweet...
i just can feel it ;)
@Cybergriffey30 Not only that, but all of his amps and how much reverb and just everything he uses on the opposite side of the cable.
the guitar said "wow, he makes me sound good."
@platodane
there actually is a cheaper version, but its not a relic. Now it's not REALLY cheap, but it is cheaper. Could find it on the fender website I'm sure.
John Cruz is still mad that John said that about the ground not being connected. He pretty much called him a liar
Everyone F___ks up sometime in their life!!
it went Whuuup, and started playing right
After all this “Magic”.... he turned as a PRS artist!
It’s almost kind of sad in hindsight when you hear about how it was always his dream to have a signature strat and working with Fender was a dream come true. It’s too bad Fender became what it did in terms of working with artists. John said it got to the point where he basically didn’t have anyone he could call at Fender and it was like he was just some stranger calling a big corporation. They also weren’t really open to a lot of his ideas moving forward so he went to PRS who allowed him to do what he wanted. It seems like Fender has since changed for the better and a lot of their newer offering seem to be a response to what customers have been asking for years. The Silver Sky is cool but it will just never replace a good ol strat for me
does he not? thats even more depressing, i need to toughen up my fingers then.
@spastiwasti, no doubt. Especially when you are sending it to John freaking Mayer!!
listen to some of mayers earlier tone before he had the black one. He still sounds like John Mayer, and just as impressive. So as many have said, the tone is in his hands and fingers.