John Mayer | Guitar Musings with the PRS Silver Sky
During our recent visit with John Mayer, he shared his most important piece of advice, “Whatever you learn is the tip of the iceberg— dive underwater and find the rest of the iceberg.” Mayer discusses how to trace musical inspirations to their source to uncover their fundamental material, and how to use that fundamental material to discover new ideas. He demos this process on his PRS Silver Sky signature guitar using his song, "Gravity." Watch John Mayer give an overview and demo of his PRS Silver Sky electric guitar: https://youtu.be/_4aPrTzVxvU Order your PRS Silver Sky: https://www.guitarcenter.com/PRS/John-Mayer-Silver-Sky-Electric-Guitar.gc?source=4GOA4LOBA Chapters 00:00 - Introduction: John Mayer's Guitar Philosophy 00:14 - Why You Should Learn the Building Blocks 00:50 - Beyond Learning Songs: Understanding the Guitar 01:52 - The Iceberg Approach to Guitar Playing 02:35 - Reverse Engineering Every Lick You Learn 03:14 - Learning the Fretboard Without Memorizing Theory 04:02 - Closing Thoughts
About John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer ( MAY-ər; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but he left for Atlanta in 1997 with fellow guitarist Clay Cook, with whom he formed the short-lived rock duo Lo-Fi Masters. After their split, Mayer continued to play at local clubs, refining his skills and gaining a minor following. He performed at the 2000 South by Southwest festival, and was subsequently signed by Aware Records, an imprint of C...
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