John Mayer PRS Silver Sky Guitar Demo - Tones, Talk, Strat Comparisons & Controversy

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    👆 The video you have all been waiting for from Andertons! The PRS Silver Sky John Mayer is in the house! You see our initial reaction, we go through the tones, discuss the feel & compare it to a Strat. We even talk about all the controversy surrounding its launch! This really is all you need to know about the PRS Silver Sky in one video.
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  • @DeevoC
    @DeevoC 6 років тому +339

    34:46 "I'll try to finger it a little bit"
    *Both Look at camera*
    Never change, Pete and Joss. Never change.

    • @drichcymru
      @drichcymru 6 років тому +8

      Joss's face deadly serious, absolutely priceless

    • @bmwf1joel
      @bmwf1joel 6 років тому +2

      That’s what she said!

    • @Stalovo
      @Stalovo 6 років тому

      Yes, never change 🙏

    • @robertfarrell3519
      @robertfarrell3519 6 років тому

      Deevo iii

  • @ronkerns4645
    @ronkerns4645 6 років тому +330

    It's a Strat. I'm not angry about it. I love strats and I love Paul Reed Smith. Match made in heaven!

    • @markgowans
      @markgowans 5 років тому +7

      Yes it looks more like a strat than a regular prs would but there's tonnes of companies out there that make very strat looking guitars. Suhr, Musicman, Chapman to name a few and nobody is having a go at those manufacturers. I just dont get it. Theyre all jealous if you ask me.

    • @wonjulee92
      @wonjulee92 5 років тому +9

      It is modeled after a Strat but if you pay close attention to the small details, it is like a strat that is evolved and is almost not a strat!

    • @thanhhuynh2044
      @thanhhuynh2044 5 років тому +2

      When my friend and I bought our first SE PRS’s, we said it would be awesome if there would be a guitar with a strat body with prs head/neck. Guess it’s here. I would love to see these guitar specs on an core body (bolt on neck (not CE)) made out of alder with some pickguard variation similar to mira, but fitted to the core body.

    • @rxw5520
      @rxw5520 4 роки тому +3

      I love the Silver Sky. It basically lets you know the owner's a douchebag before you waste your time actually speaking with him!

    • @rolux4853
      @rolux4853 4 роки тому +10

      red_array I feel sorry for you, that you’re THAT guy.

  • @moose5206
    @moose5206 2 роки тому +29

    I think we all need a new silver sky video 3 years later. Now that everyone has fallen in love with it and it sells out everywhere.

    • @dragoonphotography5847
      @dragoonphotography5847 Рік тому +1

      This. Yesterday was the first time I’ve ever seen a SS on any flavor actually in a store because they’re always sold out and backordered. One. And it was used. It’s probably even gone now.

    • @drsrsv8884
      @drsrsv8884 Рік тому +1

      ​@@dragoonphotography5847 Amazing guitars, PRS is the best out of the large guitar makers. Paul is the modern day Leo!👀

    • @MultiDreamer1979
      @MultiDreamer1979 7 місяців тому +1

      I just ordered one here in my hometown in the good old USA and yes they are still sold out…so waiting for another 3 months before I maybe can get my hands on it 😢😅

  • @jakefowler8522
    @jakefowler8522 4 роки тому +194

    Saw John at 02 arena for 2nd time last week..... he did a mad bend, stopped half way, and said “how’s that for 7 n 1/4 radius” 🤣🤣🤣

    • @jasonshrestha
      @jasonshrestha 4 роки тому +6

      hahaha...could you specify which date it was and which song. Wanna check it

    • @jakefowler8522
      @jakefowler8522 4 роки тому +10

      Jason Shrestha was Sunday October 13th 2019 at 02 arena... honestly can’t remember which song he was playing at the time.

    • @davecarsley8773
      @davecarsley8773 4 роки тому +32

      ... And 25,000 13 year old girls went, "YEEEEEAH!!! Wait... what?"

    • @EricLeCrennSanchez
      @EricLeCrennSanchez 3 роки тому +29

      @Dave Carsley I’m sorry to break it to you, but teenage girls aren’t listening to John Mayer anymore. It’s women who used to be teenage girls, dead heads, people who only know continuum, and mostly guitar players.

    • @Moriabrosh
      @Moriabrosh 3 роки тому +3

      Eric LeCrenn I’m a teenage girl and I listen to him but just cuz I’m also a guitar player

  • @MusicisWin
    @MusicisWin 6 років тому +573

    Well said and well played, fellas!

    • @mikestak
      @mikestak 6 років тому +41

      Your body is another brand

    • @anilyazar_
      @anilyazar_ 6 років тому +2

      Hahahahahaha :D

    • @mikkotoivonen2811
      @mikkotoivonen2811 6 років тому +4

      Nice to see you here too Tyler. PS: sorry for my english.

    • @ThePcook1981
      @ThePcook1981 6 років тому +5

      Tool

    • @ER04040
      @ER04040 6 років тому +6

      mikko toivonen your English was perfect! Don't be so hard on yourself!

  • @juggert
    @juggert 6 років тому +61

    My two cents on the reason for the controversy. For a lot of people PRS and Paul represent a beloved guitar brand which actually went up against the big two and created something, new even if it was inspired by a Gibson junior and a Strat body. With PRS announcements it has always been what is the next big thing rather than what vintage instrument they are redoing now. Paul says it himself in the Seattle clinic he does every year. The silver sky essentially breaks that promise. And then there are those who dislike PRS. But Paul has always managed to hit the sweet spot between building a good product and a great business. He understands the potential of a signature model like this. Dont blame the. guy

    • @flekkzo
      @flekkzo 6 років тому +10

      Ishan Roy I think you are on the money. This guitar just feels very very lazy to me. They could have made something a bit new, but this guitar is admitting that he wanted a Strat. I'm sure it's a great guitar, but finding a great guitar isn't hard.

    • @robertocorrea7491
      @robertocorrea7491 6 років тому +4

      You are right. I also think that part of the controversy is that PRS has marketed this guitar as something completely new, when it really isn’t. Of course there are subtle differences with a strat but they don’t justify Paul marketing the product this way. I saw an interview where he made fun of the vintage fender neck that has to be removed to adjust action which I think also made many people reject this product.

    • @danielhoskins4690
      @danielhoskins4690 6 років тому +1

      Yup.

    • @patrickmulder2450
      @patrickmulder2450 6 років тому +1

      I think you might be onto something. I myself just put a comment in this video in which I say that my response to this guitar is "Meh." The fact that I never had that response to a PRS guitar before is kinda unnerving.

    • @Vichedges
      @Vichedges 6 років тому +1

      YOure exactly right, you just expect more from PRS than for them to copy a Strat. I mean I can’t stand how PRS guitars look. I think their fugly, but at least they are different. This is just a Fender Strat and they’re trying to convince everyone it’s something original. It’s absurd. It’s a Strat copy.

  • @pekkalaaksonen8384
    @pekkalaaksonen8384 6 років тому +43

    Pete's tasteful, beautiful playing does it every time.. never mind the guitar.. they will ring and sound awesome. Thank you guys at Andertons.

  • @baldbearded9601
    @baldbearded9601 6 років тому +16

    The part starting at 36:24 is just amazing... i love the chord progressions in there.. beautifully done!!

  • @RabeaMassaad
    @RabeaMassaad 6 років тому +1626

    I mean..... it’s a strat.

    • @andertons
      @andertons  6 років тому +242

      You are only jealous yob didn’t get to play it :-). And it’s not a Strat, Fender makes Strats, PRS makes Silver Sky’s :-).

    • @RabeaMassaad
      @RabeaMassaad 6 років тому +286

      Andertons Music Co hahahh no I’m not jealous I’ll get to play one at some point. You are right. Fender makes strats. Everyone else copies and doesn’t do it as well

    • @andertons
      @andertons  6 років тому +81

      Love ya bro ha ha....

    • @RabeaMassaad
      @RabeaMassaad 6 років тому +85

      Andertons Music Co much love! Stunning playing as usual

    • @paulduda2
      @paulduda2 6 років тому +18

      rabea could you ask lee if hed be a good chap and supplie josh with some andertons apparel as his mum must dress him every morning considering what hes wearing on here ..what an odd guy

  • @destroso
    @destroso 6 років тому +16

    I don’t care for Mayer but it seems like him and PRS have made a great guitar, well done to them.

  • @jonmnelson
    @jonmnelson 5 років тому +6

    I can barely sit through a 15 minute video - about anything - and I sat through 50 minutes on this one and loved every second of it. Well done! Oh, and I want that PRS!

  • @jimwilkey7294
    @jimwilkey7294 6 років тому +3

    Hands down one of the best Guitar reviews / information pieces I have ever watched. Cool guys doing things the right way! Great chops on the Guitar to all 3 of them

  • @wilbureduardo2656
    @wilbureduardo2656 6 років тому +80

    Danish Pete!

  • @joshscus
    @joshscus 6 років тому +27

    I think for the most part, the coolest thing is that no matter who seems to play this guitar into this amp, the tone IS John Mayer. He said to Paul "Build me an amp that sounds like all of my favorite amps in one amp" and he came up with the JMOD100. The John said to Paul "Build me a guitar that's my favorite vintage instruments combined into one guitar" and Paul gives him the Silver Sky. And this video demonstrated that the Silver Sky into the JMOD100 IS John Mayer's tone. What an incredible feat and PRS nailed it.

    • @zeppelin5100
      @zeppelin5100 6 років тому +1

      Josh Scussell this is accurate. nobody is playing with tone knobs or anything it warm from the start

    • @Datanditto
      @Datanditto 6 років тому +5

      Josh Scussell well it was every other blues guys tone way before it was ‘his’ tone.

  • @georgieboy1536
    @georgieboy1536 6 років тому +149

    I love how danish pete just sits there and makes himself laugh 😂

  • @Pantalooj
    @Pantalooj 6 років тому +2

    This video has some of the best playing and tones that I have heard on the 'Tube in a long long time. Superb stuff ... all three of you. It takes an inspiring instrument to bring it home like that 😁

  • @baaford
    @baaford 6 років тому +18

    Pete is an incredible guitar player.

  • @weschilton
    @weschilton 5 років тому +5

    The freaking guitar sounds great, and your attitude is exactly right. Right on boys. Thanks for the beautiful playing.

  • @MattyBEightyThree
    @MattyBEightyThree 6 років тому

    Your videos have been extra good lately. Fun and informative and filled with great guitar work. Well done!

  • @jlr022159
    @jlr022159 6 років тому +1

    always love watching these guys. they enjoy what they do and it's great to watch them review a guitar and discuss

  • @paulppetersson
    @paulppetersson 6 років тому +264

    tbh the only thing I want is for Pete to just play JM riffs...all day long

    • @maxprior5242
      @maxprior5242 6 років тому +5

      I hate how much feeling he has and his stupid face lol

    • @maxprior5242
      @maxprior5242 6 років тому +4

      lol i don't really hate his face, I'm sorry that it was not clear that I really like the feeling he plays with and when I mentioned hating his face it was to fain pettiness out of jealousy of his ability... Do you still raise your eyebrows when you blow?

  • @rigfish-theguitarplayersge7342
    @rigfish-theguitarplayersge7342 6 років тому +5

    Now, this is the way to do it. Love how you guys don't sugar coat anything. Despite your nice relationship with PRS personally, I think if you didn't like the guitar you'd say so. That's all we want, straight forward, objective, honest commentary.

  • @martinw7434
    @martinw7434 5 років тому

    Great video guys, just thoroughly enjoyable to watch you all play around with a new guitar. Inspiring playing too!

  • @sequal9807
    @sequal9807 6 років тому +2

    Absolutely amazing playing guys. That jam at the end was dope !

  • @Simto
    @Simto 6 років тому +4

    This is seriously the best sounding video I've ever heard from Andertons.

  • @ugly_poe
    @ugly_poe 5 років тому +9

    Pete is right on when he says the bit about nobody giving Suhr flack. Everyone seems to embrace the Suhr guitars, and this is an amazing guitar. Hoping I'll get to play one some day.

    • @ferox965
      @ferox965 4 роки тому +1

      Guitarist in one of my bands has a red one. Impressed the hell out of me. Top shelf guitar, regardless of what Stratboys say.

  • @Bourgeault
    @Bourgeault 3 роки тому

    Great review and even better playing. I have the Silver Sky and Fender Strats. Love them all. Keep the videos coming, guys!

  • @benzino248
    @benzino248 5 років тому +1

    You know what I love about Pete? When he's really feeling it, he looks like he's having all the fun one can have doing anything. Especially when he just knows something is going to work; he smiles and has this look of "oh you're going to like this." Such a joy to listen to.

  • @AndrewSmietanski
    @AndrewSmietanski 6 років тому +52

    I often times wonder who's job it is to keep the chalkboard updated before every video

    • @andertons
      @andertons  6 років тому +71

      Its the 2nd most important job at Andertons. Only polishing the John Mayer photo is more important.

    • @xandercrews9903
      @xandercrews9903 6 років тому +5

      The chalkboard is a chore, polishing the photo is a labour of love

  • @kaiying74
    @kaiying74 6 років тому +37

    It's a lovely, well made guitar. That's where the story begins & ends for me.

    • @ferox965
      @ferox965 4 роки тому +3

      The guitarist in one of my bands has a red one. Kills just about every Strat I've played or heard. Stunning axe.

  • @awkipintee
    @awkipintee 6 років тому

    I watch a lot of UA-cam and you guys are awesome! Interesting, informative and entertaining. Great review on this guitar and some very cool licks as well.

  • @marknorris3769
    @marknorris3769 6 років тому

    really enjoyable to see you guys have so much fun

  • @SeemsLikeSomething
    @SeemsLikeSomething 4 роки тому +8

    Listen. At some point, we need to stop thinking so much and remember the bottom line: It’s a guitar, ya plicky-pluck on it and it makes neato sounds. There are many types and kinds and options and colours and some look similar and some look wild. Forget the politics and buy whatever you enjoy playing and don’t worry so much about what it is. Just remember WHY it is. Make the music with whatever speaks to you.
    I love strats. I didn’t even know I had such a deep love for them until just a few years ago and I’ve been playing for a quarter century. I also really like John Mayer’s style of playing. I’ve never really played many PRS guitars but I know they are quite good at making quality, detailed guitars. So I see this guitar as a marriage of several great things. Why complain? If ya don’t dig it, get a genuine strat and enjoy it. Some people would appreciate this guitar for what it is too. I just don’t understand why we bitch so much Lol. More options, more guitars, different takes on classic models, it’s all awesome!! We are in the golden age of guitar options!!

  • @PedroEvil12
    @PedroEvil12 6 років тому +100

    There's a Brazilian saying that sums up that whole situation " Fale bem ou falem mal, mas falem de mim" It's something like : Doens't matter if you say bad or good things about me as long as you are talking about me !

    • @ajcfernandess
      @ajcfernandess 6 років тому +7

      It's not a Brazilian saying, it's a Portuguese saying.

    • @STRATOHOLICRichman
      @STRATOHOLICRichman 6 років тому

      LOVE IT!!! HAHA Agreed completely. I was about to post something along those lines. Fuckin' stupid saying...

    • @natfingerboard
      @natfingerboard 6 років тому

      KC no you fucking idiot, it's getting your name out there with free publicity.

    • @bluenetworks1216
      @bluenetworks1216 6 років тому

      Pedro Ivo Tavares de Freitas I was curious man chill out

    • @PedroEvil12
      @PedroEvil12 6 років тому

      Fuckyeah

  • @lucaslevon8466
    @lucaslevon8466 6 років тому +2

    Awesome video and awesome playing. Great job!

  • @cowieguitartuition3134
    @cowieguitartuition3134 6 років тому

    Great video once more, could watch these all day long.

  • @bigthewig9624
    @bigthewig9624 6 років тому +85

    This video just shows how good a design the original fender stratocaster is.

    • @letmeooze
      @letmeooze 6 років тому +3

      Big the wig it does! It also shows some ways it can be improved too.

    • @bigthewig9624
      @bigthewig9624 6 років тому +7

      Nolan G fender has made a lot of changes to the standard strat and most are good improvements, yet people are still wanting the reissue strats from the 50s and 60s.

    • @letmeooze
      @letmeooze 6 років тому

      Big the wig Because they are limited in that respect, I don't mind other brands updating what fender won't.

    • @Vichedges
      @Vichedges 6 років тому +4

      Th Silver Sky shows how good ithe Fender Strat is. 7 decades after it was designed a big premier guitar company is copying it. Great ad for Fender.

  • @calumobrien9234
    @calumobrien9234 6 років тому +6

    I absolutely love reading through forums and comment sections! They serve as a nice little reminder that there are people out there way sadder than me...

  • @rick00770
    @rick00770 Рік тому +1

    Love it , I got the tungsten color, slightly used for 1750.00 had to have it after plugging in and playing it. It’s unique, the 2nd position from bridge has that quack with a slight twist. First USA model I’ve had. Great video guys. I’m 71 years old . Still a guitar nut. Played for about 56 yrs. I like it . I’m here in the south right above Atlanta bout 50 miles. Although Clapton is my favorite. I got to give props to this guitar. watching this over today.

  • @anvil777
    @anvil777 6 років тому +3

    I really like the sounds and honestly after a while looking at the headstock, I’d be ok with that too. Another great guitar from PRS

  • @mariansebriega
    @mariansebriega 6 років тому +17

    As in the tune of, "I'm Gonna Find Another You" ... "I hope she looks like you - and she's nicer too..."

    • @timothy6966
      @timothy6966 3 роки тому +4

      Hahahahaha underrated comment

  • @willgoodfellow3144
    @willgoodfellow3144 6 років тому +59

    Great video- honest and objective. Also nice use of the Bruno Mars chord progression around the 37 minute mark Pete. Ariel taught you well ; )

    • @sergejkrynycky728
      @sergejkrynycky728 6 років тому +2

      What's the Bruno Mars song??

    • @Koga_fan_013
      @Koga_fan_013 6 років тому

      Sergej Krynycký too good to say goodbye

    • @Koga_fan_013
      @Koga_fan_013 6 років тому

      Brandon ringo Pete starts playing it at 36:39

    • @willgoodfellow3144
      @willgoodfellow3144 6 років тому

      Brandon ringo I could break it down on an instagram post if you want (I was there when Ariel worked it out on the spot and showed it to Pete).

    • @Jonwsm
      @Jonwsm 6 років тому

      It's also 'Missing you already' by Thomas Blug.

  • @JasonFarrTubes
    @JasonFarrTubes 5 років тому +1

    He recently did some demos of the guitar and has made statements that explain some of the details gone over in this, but even having seen him talk about it I still am glad I came here and watched this because this was a great demo of the guitar.

  • @danxthexman82x7
    @danxthexman82x7 6 років тому

    This is my favorite guitar as of today. Awesome demo guys

  • @oscarestrella3512
    @oscarestrella3512 5 років тому +2

    You can say what ever you want, that thing sounds gorgeous !!!

  • @alexhaggar2657
    @alexhaggar2657 5 років тому +77

    The casual observer of Mayer wouldn’t know that he picked up the guitar because of hearing Texas flood at the age of 13. He grew up idolizing his blues heroes, namely Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King, B.B. King, and Buddy Guy. He formed a band with his high school friends named Villanova Junction after the late Jimi Hendrix. He started off covering Jimi and Stevie and set out to be a blues guitarist like his heroes. I mean for god sakes his first tattoo was Stevie’s initials on his upper arm. Later on after dropping out of berklee and trying to make it on his own, he started experimenting with pop and found out that it was much easier to garner attention playing more “listenable” music for everyone. More people would without a doubt prefer listening to a pop song in this day and age then a typical blues guitar oriented song. So with that knowledge under his belt he made Room for Squares and the rest is history. Using his popularity and the platform that he created for himself after room for squares and heavier things, he began to drift back towards the music that had originally and always had inspired him as a mere teen with continuum, straight up blues. Nowadays he still hasn’t gone full on blues, but he has done numerous guitar driven performances on stage at various shows over the years, namely covers of SRV, Hendrix and Clapton. He’s done things on the where the light is live album that would blow your mind. He’s done a live blues album titled TRY that would once again show you what I’m talking about. The man has inducted SRV and Albert King into the rock and roll hall of fame because of how associated he is with them and has shared the stage with the likes of B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck among many others. There is a video interview done with Clapton that has him saying that John Mayer is a master guitarist. Not only that, Clapton has invited Mayer to his crossroads festival ever since Mayer became a popular artist. The fact that Mayer is so closely associated with blues and has never really done it full time and the fact that most people wouldn’t even know about any of what I just said above and still think he’s a great guitarist shows how talented he is. A guy like Joe Bonamassa who has based his entire career and livelihood off the Blues is not nearly as revered in the guitar community as Mayer is. John Mayer is one of the best guitarists of all time and easily the best we have today. Johns guitar tech who was also SRVs former guitar tech has stated that John is the closest thing we have to him.

    • @alexrmartin1421
      @alexrmartin1421 5 років тому +5

      Great write up bro. I can't wait for John Mayer to make a (Texas) blues album 🤗

    • @alexhaggar2657
      @alexhaggar2657 5 років тому +2

      alex MEDIA you really think he will? I can only hope....

    • @alexrmartin1421
      @alexrmartin1421 5 років тому +2

      We can only pray!

    • @BrianVallotton
      @BrianVallotton 5 років тому

      Well said. Thank you for this very good synopsis of his work.

    • @jordanbrazinski8260
      @jordanbrazinski8260 5 років тому +2

      it also doesn't help that Joe Bonamassa is a pretentious douche when it comes to guitar and guitar gear. While John grew out of his ego, Joe *still* has this god complex where he thinks he's the best there is.

  • @aaronpeacock8572
    @aaronpeacock8572 3 роки тому

    That jam session at the end was fun. Love your videos

  • @vonbleak101
    @vonbleak101 6 років тому +1

    As a current owner and lover of a PRS Custom 22 (stop tail bridge) - This would be a great complimentary guitar to fill the 'strat' void - i am totally on board with this guitar, its beautiful...

  • @pancakespower3051
    @pancakespower3051 6 років тому +11

    holy crap joss is a very good blues player!

  •  6 років тому +28

    I’ve no idea why people are so “outraged” by the PRS Silver Sky and everyone avoiding the term “Strat” or Fender. PRS has a history in taking the Les Paul to a new more modern approach and they have been outrageously successful. Why not a Strat style guitar? Suhr doesn’t get the blowback PRS is getting.
    Fact is, Leo nailed it his first shot out of the box and everything since then have been variations on a theme. We have an entire industry using the term “S-type” with no blowback but come the day PRS does one, well then, it's the wrong day, the planets are not aligned, the entrails aren't favorable, we don't do STRATS!! I call BS. Good on them, go forth and serve the industry, Paul, and I think it’s great.

  • @evenbjranesset344
    @evenbjranesset344 6 років тому

    Thumbs up guys!! And Lee has gotten so much better over the years! Awesome :)

  • @truetierra
    @truetierra 6 років тому

    I love it! Very nice colour in the light too. Great vid gents.

  • @DovydasMusic
    @DovydasMusic 6 років тому +121

    It's a strat.

    • @User-ew6cs
      @User-ew6cs 3 роки тому +1

      it’s ok i know who you are and i love you work !

    • @colinnolan2212
      @colinnolan2212 3 роки тому

      No?? What’s *wrong* with youuuUuuuuUUUUUUUU

    • @parthsrivastava4489
      @parthsrivastava4489 3 роки тому +7

      Only prettier 😉

    • @chang912
      @chang912 3 роки тому +3

      @@parthsrivastava4489 i honestly think strats are better looking

  • @paultwiselton1996
    @paultwiselton1996 6 років тому +112

    The most important vid from Andertons. Good objective first sight opinions and BRILLIANT playing Pete. Ooooh them tones man! And I agree, this is the first PRS I would dream of buying.

    • @marshall2150
      @marshall2150 6 років тому +2

      Sounds like you and the PRS Marketing machine are in perfect harmony!

  • @joerox6003
    @joerox6003 6 років тому +1

    I have a Singlecut PRS now and I need a Silver Sky now too. Even though I have some great Strats This sounds great. Thanks for the demo!

  • @kurtwerder6327
    @kurtwerder6327 6 років тому

    I could listen to you guys play all day!

  • @oisinmcphillips2090
    @oisinmcphillips2090 6 років тому +214

    The criticism has been, lets be honest, a bit over the top. The amount of Strat copies is probably higher than the number of genuine Strats. My biggest (only) problem is the whole PR spin behind the marketing

    • @andertons
      @andertons  6 років тому +26

      I'm not sure I've seen much "spin" - haven't they just made a guitar that John Mayer wanted?

    • @oisinmcphillips2090
      @oisinmcphillips2090 6 років тому +3

      yes i get that its a signature, but my experience (bear in mind, my experience) with the marketing is that I've seen this pushed as a Strat, 'but better'. It might be all in my head, but that's my impression anyway.

    • @andertons
      @andertons  6 років тому +40

      Suhr, Anderson, G&L, Music Man etc etc - they all say that!!

    • @oisinmcphillips2090
      @oisinmcphillips2090 6 років тому +1

      suppose you're right there ;)

    • @Bast6
      @Bast6 6 років тому

      I was going to get in the debat and say that all those brands (plus Schecter, plus ESP/LTD/Edwards/Navigator, and so on) already do a lot of strat copies that look like more like a strat than this PRS and that in some cases are priced at as much as this PRS so why all the heat ? Can't figure this one out. My only problems with this guitar are : the fingerboard radius (I much prefer the 10" radius like on other PRS guitars) and the price... Not that it's too expensive BECAUSE FENDER DOES STRAT FOR THE SAME PRICE (and same kind of build quality) and it seems like a top quality guitar... But much in the sense "damn it I can't afford one please make a korean SE version" ;-)
      EDIT : oh and just in case, here is an example of the PRS SE EG guitar that is mentionned in the video (and I think it look kinda cool... Imagine an S2 version of this...^^) davesguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/D09786C.jpg

  • @MHSlypher1
    @MHSlypher1 6 років тому +5

    When the doorbell went I thought it was gonna be good old John himself. My heart...

  • @michaeldorrenbacher8977
    @michaeldorrenbacher8977 6 років тому

    man I enjoyed that video a lot. thanks for that!

  • @martinw7434
    @martinw7434 5 років тому

    Also Lee, I’m sure you know this already, but this stuff really works. I was desperate to pop in last week when I was travelling from Yorkshire to Gatwick but couldn’t get the time, just because I enjoy your videos so much.

  • @paulsummerside
    @paulsummerside 6 років тому +6

    I went off Strats some years ago, couldn't get on with them, went to Telecasters. But that PRS has made me want that. No way I could afford it. But what John Mayer has done with PRS to create the type of Strat he really loves, along with some natty improvements to the design, has made me want to give the Strat another go. But PRS's take on the Strat.

  • @bonusduckmann9997
    @bonusduckmann9997 6 років тому +7

    3:00 current situation in a nutshell. Well played, cameraman. well played

  • @tmsglobal5848
    @tmsglobal5848 6 років тому

    Enjoyed the review! Well done.

  • @grantbob
    @grantbob 5 місяців тому

    The first Andertons video I ever saw. I still have to watch it every so often. Epic. Meet Pete and the Cap'n a short while later at Summer Namm and talked to them about this video. 😀

  • @letsgooo1637
    @letsgooo1637 6 років тому +94

    Me: my opinion is that...
    The Rock: *snatches the mic from me*
    IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOUR OPINION IS!

  • @LosPompadores
    @LosPompadores 6 років тому +3

    I very much prefer this sort of review/discussion

  • @smilerman1
    @smilerman1 6 років тому

    Best sliver sky video so far. Can't wait for my Frost to arrive from you great guys. 😎

  • @xxSPACEPANDAxx
    @xxSPACEPANDAxx 6 років тому

    Nothing but respect for Lee and the fellas at Andertons huge fan!!

  • @zMPHz
    @zMPHz 6 років тому +29

    Maybe it's the Pete's hands, but I want one!

    • @intrsoul
      @intrsoul 6 років тому

      Definitely sound amazing. Whether that's Pete or the guitar... okay it's Pete :)

  • @yungfleip
    @yungfleip 6 років тому +3

    Absolutely great video and I think you nailed it on the head that the "controversy" surrounding the guitar is pretty dumb. PRS didn't make a strat because they wanted to make a strat; they made a strat because John Mayer came to them and asked them to make a strat. All of the "improvements" or "changes" were because that's what John Mayer wanted. Paul might have made some suggestions here or there, but ultimately John said yeah or neah. But my God what a gorgeous sounding guitar. Though, I don't think I've ever heard Pete play a guitar and NOT think that...

  • @stescot1969
    @stescot1969 6 років тому +2

    This video has changed my opinion on the guitar. Like most people i thought it was basically a strat with a prs neck but after hearing Pete and the captain describe the feel of the guitar and hearing it i now actually want one. And Lee's playing is so far away from the early videos that he can now happily sit beside the other guitarists without feeling amateurish :)

  • @love4boost
    @love4boost 4 роки тому +1

    I have a Strat. Love my Strat. Have a PRS and love that too. I wish I had the money to get my hands on this too. Just appreciate a well built guitar and Paul builds quality guitars.

  • @mattsefton
    @mattsefton 6 років тому +19

    What an incredible player that bloke is!

    • @wayneblanchard97
      @wayneblanchard97 6 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/QiFh26fwdSI/v-deo.html

    • @siggeek503
      @siggeek503 5 років тому +1

      John Mayer about Pete's playing "I find it endlessely entertaining." He's damn good, agreed.

  • @byebyebeano8616
    @byebyebeano8616 6 років тому +3

    Oh now I really want that magnificent Mike Landau fiesta red 63 strat.

  • @andrewnibbi
    @andrewnibbi 6 років тому

    Just played one of these by coincidence today, and it’s a really interesting guitar. Plays super well.

  • @chikipu225
    @chikipu225 2 роки тому

    This was one of the best intros you've done, hilarious.

  • @Hadiplaysmusic
    @Hadiplaysmusic 6 років тому +8

    Pete's playing is 🔥🔥🔥

  • @pterantula
    @pterantula 6 років тому +14

    Maybe it doesn't need to be said, but maybe it does: JM loves his 63 & 64 Fenders, but why take them on tour where they could be damaged or stolen? "Make me a touring guitar, Paul!" Done. If he asked Fender to do it, they'd be 4 grand minimum.

    • @pterantula
      @pterantula 6 років тому

      I could be wrong, but I don't think Fender Custom Shop gives ANYTHING away.....

  • @RackhirTheRed
    @RackhirTheRed 6 років тому

    I'm honestly jealous. Man I wish I were there and able to have a go on that guitar! You've GOT to love your jobs.

  • @BrianVallotton
    @BrianVallotton 5 років тому

    Nice work guys!

  • @jacobschmitt9983
    @jacobschmitt9983 6 років тому +261

    i don't get why schecter, ibanez, chapman, and countless other brands can make an SSS guitar but then prs can't..?

    • @dwightlewis3519
      @dwightlewis3519 6 років тому +56

      FretNot Music I think it mainly has to do with the fact that PRS is usually so distinctive and treated as at the same level as Gibson and Fender. They are the top 3 American brands. I think people would be just as weirded out if Fender made a Les Paul or a PRS double cut shape.

    • @thehotsixer1
      @thehotsixer1 6 років тому +22

      PRS is supposed to be above such things.....

    • @32shumble
      @32shumble 6 років тому +5

      Oh they all can make Strat copies but PRS was known for their original designs.
      But perhaps those original designs are not selling so well? A lot of guitar companies are feeling the pinch.

    • @5F6Reverb
      @5F6Reverb 6 років тому +8

      They have original designs, like their fancy Les Paul jr double cut away

    • @ChrisJones-qe8sc
      @ChrisJones-qe8sc 6 років тому

      FretNot Music because it’s lucrative for PRS

  • @RaspySquares
    @RaspySquares 6 років тому +92

    I didn’t know there was a controversy. I guess it’s because I spend my time playing guitar...

  • @danielblackburn7845
    @danielblackburn7845 6 років тому +2

    Capt Lee the reason for the reverse head stock is a John Mayer Mod for more access to the 1st fret as per the Official PRS launch video

  • @wrestleshute
    @wrestleshute 5 років тому

    what a lovely little jam session at the end!

  • @SmoothToast39
    @SmoothToast39 6 років тому +11

    The intro part of the video is gold xdddd

  • @SpedSpedding
    @SpedSpedding 6 років тому +10

    Amazing vid. Can’t wait to try one. Think the reverse headstock is because John’s hands are big and he didn’t wanna feel cramped. Also string tension will be different for bending maybe?

    • @SluggerStark
      @SluggerStark 6 років тому +1

      Sped Spedding Ya, it is elongated so he has more room doing first position stuff. Are you going to get one to review? :)

    • @declerckkevin
      @declerckkevin 6 років тому

      He said in a video that he mirrored it for aesthetic reasons and elongated it to get better sustain

    • @officialWWM
      @officialWWM 6 років тому +1

      霧消雲散 that headstock is ugly though :/

    • @Tunesnthings
      @Tunesnthings 6 років тому

      On IG live John Mayer said if was for the guitar’s balance. It would be too heavy if the head stock was place the other way around.

    • @josefeld7164
      @josefeld7164 6 років тому

      Darren Turner I really dig it

  • @SilkScarfAficionado
    @SilkScarfAficionado 6 років тому

    Awesome playing. Loved it guys.

  • @deano41.123
    @deano41.123 6 років тому

    A great sensible discussion of the guitar.

  • @tylerchatham6442
    @tylerchatham6442 6 років тому +9

    Captain Meets John Mayer? Make it happen

  • @GuitrDad
    @GuitrDad 4 роки тому +6

    TWO years to get a maple fretboard.
    Just got my Dodgem Blue yesterday. Best guitar I've ever played - and I've probably played over 100.

  • @DonStratus69
    @DonStratus69 4 роки тому

    Very very cool Jam at the End !

  • @rjroth4869
    @rjroth4869 6 років тому

    Great video! I loved the review and the playing. I appreciated that you addressed the controversy head on. I also agree with your viewpoints: 1) Paul R S is not wrong to make something John M wanted, 2) there are a gazillion Stat copies so why all the hate on this guitar, 3) it's got a lot of differences from a Fender Stat so it's not exactly a Strat. I like the mellower (than a Strat) pick ups sound and I wonder if that helps it to be a bit more expressive than a Strat (although that may just be Pete's hands). I like the look and the appointments. I sounds much less like what I think a "typical" PRS sounds like. I'd be most concerned about the 7.25 fretboard radius but Pete's experience leads me to not dismiss it out of hand until I can actually try it for myself. All in all . . . informative, entertaining and I'd like to play one to see if I'd like it.

  • @Glicksman1
    @Glicksman1 6 років тому +4

    Alright, so it's a PRS Strat, a slight refinement pf the most imitated guitar in the world (along wtth the Les Paul) and I feel fine. Chill.

  • @bobbob24able
    @bobbob24able 6 років тому +24

    John’s been playing this thing at live for over 6 months. WELL over 6 months. So all the talk on the comments about “waited two years to see that it’s just a bloody strat”, means you were never ACTUALLY watching.
    Don’t like the guitar? Don’t get the guitar. Personally, i wish I had the money to buy one now, just because I’m a massive JM fan and would love a comfy strat-esque guitar to play.
    The most important thing here is this. The Silver Sky is John’s personal model. Not a new PRS “players choice” release. They’re releasing it, right now, at its high price point, for the people who want it. They’re not trying to convince anyone that it’s the direction they’re going in.
    TL;DR: Quit bitching, buy it or don’t buy it

  • @brydenbellrock4806
    @brydenbellrock4806 5 років тому

    I got one as soon as I could, I love it, it has taken the #1 slot. I can use it for any gig, blues, rock, country, covers it all easily.

  • @jinx0192
    @jinx0192 6 років тому

    Nice guitar! Great review. Thank u

  • @PabloArielDalinger
    @PabloArielDalinger 6 років тому +33

    I am the only one with good headphones here? That prs sound super responsive and balanced, nothing like a regular strat. And you can see that when this guy go back to the strat, check how he played.. That says it all.
    I really love to have one.

    • @verysillypenguin
      @verysillypenguin 6 років тому +4

      well done, man has ears... however going vote the other way... og strat sounds better to me in the context of this video. going to say the prs sounds less dynamic abit more compressed with brighter pointier notes... potentailly higher output too.

    • @BAMozzy69
      @BAMozzy69 5 років тому +2

      The PRS sounds fuller too compared to the Fender. Its got a lot more depth and low end compared to the thinner sound of the Fender. Its like listening to audio through an Soundbar compared to the flatscreen TV audio. The flatscreen sounds 'good' and more than adequate but then when you hear it through an external soundbar, you get a much fuller sound with more low end too.

    • @TheMachDisk
      @TheMachDisk 5 років тому +1

      Funny that. PRS guitars all seem a little gutless to me sound wise. Though to be fair I often think the same about stock strat pickups so I put lace hot golds in mine.

    • @airguitar1321
      @airguitar1321 5 років тому +2

      PRS makes a better strat than Fender, it seems.

    • @oscarestrella3512
      @oscarestrella3512 5 років тому

      Exactly, is like an overhauled strat !!

  • @timokapitein414
    @timokapitein414 6 років тому +54

    I ordered one in Tungsten😍

    • @alexmarshall7909
      @alexmarshall7909 6 років тому +25

      Timo Kapitein have you also ordered you John Mayer flesh light?

    • @UltraWoof
      @UltraWoof 6 років тому +16

      Alex Marshall I just got my John Mayer flesh light actually. The price is a little higher than it should be for what it is but it gets the job done. But it is modeled after John Mayer himself so I can't complain. All in all I would highly recommend it to anyone interested for a solid fapping experience.

    • @timokapitein414
      @timokapitein414 6 років тому +32

      Garrett Anderson I do not care what you Guys say, John Mayer is a massive influance for me so I got the guitar so it’s my choice and I am happy I bought it

    • @bluenetworks1216
      @bluenetworks1216 6 років тому +14

      Congrats man don't listen to idiots it's your choice if it works for you and inspires you to play that's a good guitar

    • @timokapitein414
      @timokapitein414 6 років тому

      Blue Networks cheers man

  • @hops2099x
    @hops2099x 6 років тому +1

    I love the classic mixed with prs unique custom changes like the headstock; radius; jack etc

  • @jamesgrobertson8024
    @jamesgrobertson8024 6 років тому

    Great demo guys well done