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“There is no stage in the world that's too big for the music that you play on an acoustic guitar.”: John Mayer and Ernie Ball just co-designed a set of next-gen Earthwood acoustic guitar strings inspired by cymbals and bells

The Earthwood Bell Bronze acoustic strings are made from an all-new proprietary alloy that offers “bold, rich, full-bodied tones with enhanced resonance and projection”

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“If your idea works on an acoustic guitar, you can change the world”: John Mayer and Ernie Ball’s string experiments continue with the launch of the firm’s “most sonically complex” acoustic set yet

With a little inspiration from drum cymbals, the revamped Earthwood Bell Bronze strings boasts a richer low-end that promises not to get too dark

Guitar World

“Mayer on guitar, Grohl on drums. A lot of fun making this”: Ed Sheeran forms an unlikely hard rock power trio with John Mayer and Dave Grohl – and they've written a song for a Brad Pitt movie

Drive will feature in this summer’s high-speed blockbuster, F1

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“Mayer on guitar, Grohl on drums. A lot of fun making this”: Ed Sheeran just revealed the cross-brand, multi-star pile-on he’s made for the F1 movie

Sheeran joins John Mayer and Dave Grohl on Drive – a song that’s part of the soundtrack for this summer’s fastest movie

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"A lot of fun making this." Listen to Ed Sheeran's guitar-heavy hard rock collaboration with Dave Grohl and John Mayer

Drive, a collaboration between Ed Sheeran, Dave Grohl and John Mayer, will feature on the forthcoming F1 film soundtrack

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“If Bobby and Mickey want to do it, I want to do it”: Dead & Company’s Sphere residency is drawing to a close – but is new music from John Mayer and Bob Weir on the cards?

The band had originally formed as a live act, but the project could yet live on after the residency wraps this week

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Ed Sheeran teams up with Dave Grohl and John Mayer on rock song Drive for F1 The Album

Ed Sheeran, Dave Grohl and John Mayer are set to release the rock song 'Drive' for 'F1 The Album'.

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“Bob is fearless. He’s always willing to take chances with music of any kind”: Bob Weir joins Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar for Best of All Worlds guest spot – and plays Hagar’s Gibson Explorer

The Grateful Dead legend joined the band for a free-flowing take on a Montrose hit

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Andy Cohen believes he is a good kisser because he has never had a "bad review".

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“Save yourself a few hundred thousand dollars and experience the magic for yourself”: JHS Pedals has unveiled its latest DIY pedal kit – a $119 Dumble-style overdrive partly inspired by a one-off John Mayer stompbox

With easy instructions and no soldering required, the Notadümblë adds to the firm's ‘build your own pedal’ family – and offers two tonal flavors from one of the world’s most sought-after amp brands

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Klon Centaur creator Bill Finnegan once said that the hype around his pedal was “ridiculous,” yet originals still fetch $10,000 or more on the secondhand market. With plentiful, far cheaper clones, why does the Klon remain a holy grail pedal?

Klons have been used by Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Joe Perry, Ed O'Brien, and countless other guitar heroes, and are often spoken about as a sort of overdrive sword of Excalibur. But what exactly sets them apart? And how did they become so darn valuable?

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“If you’ve ever wondered what unobtanium looks like in amp form, this is it”: Played and revered by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Carlos Santana, and John Mayer, Dumble amps have an almost mythical reputation. But what's all the fuss really about?

The late Alexander Dumble built only a handful of meticulously crafted, much-sought-after amplifiers every year – and they ended up in the backlines of many of the greatest guitarists of all time. So where exactly did the magic come from?

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“You got it!” Rare footage of Andy Summers teaching John Mayer how to play Message in a Bottle emerges

Backstage footage from 2007's Live Earth benefit concert shows the Police guitarist rehearsing with Mayer and Kanye West

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“The Beyoncé effect is, in fact, real. I got a lot of traffic just from people checking the liner notes”: With three Grammy wins and plaudits from John Mayer, Justus West is one of modern session guitar’s MVPs – but it hasn’t been an easy ride

One of John Mayer’s favorite guitarists reveals the challenges of making a living from music, what modern studio sessions are like and why he uses plugins even though he prefers real amps

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“This would make for the perfect first guitar for any style of player whether they’re trying to imitate John Mayer or John Petrucci”: Mooer MSC10 Pro review

Mooer enters the world of traditional-style, budget electric guitars making very few compromises

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“Stop Pretending Like It’s Good”: Unforgettable And Cringe-Worthy Moments From Coachella 2025

From bare tushies to flop performances to "satanic rituals,” here's everything that you cannot miss from Coachella 2025.

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“Every tour was the best I could have done. It was only after that I would listen to more Grateful Dead and realize I hadn’t come close”:John Mayer and Bob Weir reflect on 10 years of Dead & Company – and why the Sphere forced them to reassess everything

In this exclusive interview, Bob Weir and John Mayer break down the Sphere experience, latest gear adjustments and their ever-evolving musical partnership and float the possibility that they'll enter the studio one day

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“I’m inspired”: John Mayer has been spotted playing a Neural DSP Quad Cortex live for the first time – could this be his new amp modeler of choice?

Mayer swapped his usual Fractal for a Quad Cortex for his guest performance with Zedd at Coachella

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From Russell Brand to splitting with Orlando Bloom: all of Katy Perry's relationships

The singer has had a number of high-profile relationships, and now has hit headlines for her split with Orlando Bloom

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“I freaked out when I saw it on stage. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s it. That’s the guitar I worked on’”: The incredible untold story of the mystery Martin that was specially commissioned in 1973 – and went viral with John Mayer 50 years later

Mayer's viral performance with Sheryl Crow in 2023 sent the guitar world into a frenzy when he took to the stage wielding on unidentified small-bodied 12-string acoustic – now its astonishing history has finally come to light

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“You got it!” Rare footage of Andy Summers teaching John Mayer how to play Message in a Bottle surfaces online

The backstage footage from 2007's Live Earth benefit concert shows the Police guitarist rehearsing with Mayer and Kanye West

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“If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: John Mayer names the pedal he thinks every young guitar player should consider buying

Despite saying his tone “can only come from the ignition inside of a tube”, the Dead & Company guitarist thinks this amp modeler is worthwhile

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Grateful Dead at 60: three folklore tales that inspired the band’s music

Dead & Company, the latest and most enduring post-Grateful Dead project, is about to take to the stage for the second time at the Las Vegas Sphere. The lineup contains original Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, and one of two original drummers, Mickey Hart. They’re joined by the singer-songwriter…

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“That’s changed my playing a lot. I feel like the two of us now have almost like a telepathic relationship”: After a decade playing together in Dead & Company, John Mayer and Bob Weir reveal the invaluable lessons they’ve learned from each other

The veteran guitarist and Slow Dancing In a Burning Room hitmaker also set the record straight on whether we can expect a Dead & Company studio album anytime soon

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“People think we were manufactured by the music industry to make them loads of money. That would be one of the worst investments ever”: How Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer went from reluctant hometown hero to metal’s new seven-string phenomenon

Spiritbox guitarist Mike Stringer dispels the illusion of the band’s “overnight success”, detailing their 12-year struggle just to pay rent – and why James Hetfield and John Mayer are both guitar GOATs in his eyes

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