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John Mayer plays a Telecaster, taps through a solo, and tackles some of Dead & Company’s final shows with only three fretting fingers following serious finger injury

Mayer was forced to alter his playing style after injuring the "team captain" of his fretting hand last week – and whatever he's been doing in the practice room has clearly worked wonders…

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“I have spent every day practicing guitar using the other three fingers”: John Mayer reveals hand injury and how it will impact his playing at the final Dead & Company Las Vegas residency shows

Mayer has explained how the injury forced him to rethink his approach to guitar playing

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"I have spent every day practising with the other three fingers and I think I have it sounding pretty good!": John Mayer injures finger but plays on

John Mayer injures his finger but plays on

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“He’s taught me a lot about the guitar, but not from showing me stuff on the neck or talking about picking”: How Steve Vai helped Jacob Collier become a better player without even touching a guitar

The newly crowned Strandberg signature artist discusses how Vai’s progressive mentality informed his approach to the guitar

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“I was practicing with it in the dressing room and it was feeling too good to put down”: John Mayer honors Jerry Garcia by performing with a replica Alligator Strat at The Sphere – but says he wasn't ready for its “unbridled fury”

Mayer said the replica model deserved a moment in the limelight and was quickly reminded how hot its input is

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“John Mayer, you’ve been sleeping on a good jam”: Tash Sultana publicly invites John Mayer to a guitar duel

In the same social media video, Sultana teased potential new material with a blues-inspired jam

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“I understand how it may be perceived as our answer to the Stratocaster, but that’s not my intention with this guitar”: How PRS made the SE NF3 – and what makes it different from the Silver Sky

We catch up with PRS Guitars’ COO, Jack Higginbotham, to get the lowdown on the company’s hotly hyped new budget bolt-on – and whether a USA model is on the cards…

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John Mayer Debuts On Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart

John Mayer's collaboration with Zach Bryan on 'Better Days' debuts at No. 45 on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, showing promise for further...

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From John Lennon to NWA: 14 of the best protest songs, ranked

From Marvin Gaye to Little Simz, here are 14 songs that illuminate the power of protest music to make change, as ranked by Finn Cliff Hodges

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“Hawk Tuah Girl” Stuns Thousands After First Public Appearance At Zach Bryan Show

"Two little words changed her whole life!" The post “Hawk Tuah Girl” Stuns Thousands After First Public Appearance At Zach Bryan Show first appeared on Bored Panda.

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“The range of music I’ve had to play in the last year is so vast”: How Sophie Giuliani went from ballet dancer to Olivia Rodrigo’s guitarist – and what she learned from John Mayer

The Australian guitarist is now an LA native with a roll call of credits including Rodrigo, Empress Of and Mayer Hawthorne, and she runs her own masterclass out of Pickup Music

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"You cannot bring people back from the dead and believe that they would stand for that”: Sheryl Crow slams Drake’s use of AI ‘Tupac’

Sheryl Crow slams use of AI in Drake track

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“Chrissie Hynde and Linda McCartney were friendly. She said that Paul was looking for a guitar player”: Robbie McIntosh on a playing career running from the Pretenders to John Mayer – and the knock-off Japanese Strat he used on tour with a Beatle

In a lifetime of great gear and credits from Norah Jones to Celine Dion and Paul McCartney, the guitarist says he remains in love with his yellow Strat copy

Guitar World

“While Fender players might feel more at home with the Silver Sky, PRS players will definitely feel a little more comfortable here”: PRS SE NF3 review

This new SE-exclusive NF3 uses a similar bolt-on platform to John Mayer’s Silver Sky model – but is a very different guitar. How so? Let’s find out

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“File under ‘whatever it takes’. If you happen to be walking through, you’ve got no choice but to hear it!” John Mayer is still using his tube amps at The Sphere – but you’ll never guess where he’s hiding them

Mayer is staying true to his usual crop of highly desirable guitar amps for Dead & Company's ongoing shows, but they've been hidden in a rather unusual place

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“A guitar of one of his heroes”: John Mayer has been playing Jeff Beck’s Fender Stratocaster – and Joe Bonamassa has confirmed it’s the real deal

Mayer brought the Custom Shop model out during Dead & Company's residency at The Sphere, and used it to channel his inner Beck

Guitar World

“The people I listened to most are the guitar players from the 1920s, who are some of the best that ever did it”: Charlie Hunter has played with John Mayer, D’Angelo and Frank Ocean – just don’t call him a session guitarist

The storied explorer thinks the age of the session musician is over. He shares why blues has shaped his playing more than jazz, his experiments with seven- and eight-strings, and why he’s gigging a bass-meets-guitar hybrid that’s harder to play than most

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“I never want to be boastful – I don’t like being the center of attention. Even my guitar playing is like that”: Cameron Griffin has gone from construction worker to UCLA linebacker and, now, a multi-platinum producer and guitarist

The guitarist, songwriter and producer says the recognition is nice, but he’s keeping his focus

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“Picture a bright blue ball spinning... Dizzy with eternity": Dead & Company, featuring John Mayer, delight Deadheads at The Sphere

Footage of full-on immersive psychedelia experience emerges

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Sammy Hagar Reflects On Career Highlights At Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Explore Sammy Hagar's journey from Montrose to Van Halen, celebrating his resilience and influence on rock music.

Android Central

24 hours with Rabbit R1, and I'm not completely sold... yet

There's a new wave of devices with the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1 leading the charge. But, after spending a day with the R1, I'm left with more questions than answers.

Guitar World

John Mayer and Kenny Wayne Shepherd are two of the biggest names in modern blues – and boy, do they know how to introduce a guitar solo

Learn how to phrase spellbending blues intro licks in the style of Kenny Wayne Shepherd and John Mayer

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“Your voice has been heard”: At long last, left-handed versions of John Mayer’s PRS SE Silver Sky are officially on the way – and they’re arriving sooner than you might think

Following huge demand, PRS is set to reconfigure the hugely popular model for southpaws six years after its initial release

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