Jon S. wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:26 amlbpesq wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:01 amRemember, before he got paid to play PRS, Mayer was playing Alembics. Just sayin’.Are you suggesting it means, analogously to Jerry moving from Gibsons to his later guitars, Mayer decided to upgrade?
In any event, Mayer moved to PRS because Paul Reed Smith listened to and worked with him. Otherwise, it's Fender he'd be with still, not Alembic.
With all due respect, IMHO the fact that Mayer is playing a PRS and getting paid by PRS is not a coincidence. Don't get me wrong, PRS makes great guitars. I've owned three of them and a CE24 was my #1 for several years. But John went all out when he discovered Alembic. He bought several, including a Further, a Darling, and an old Series 1. If Alembic paid endorsers (something they have never done), I wouldn't be surprised to see Mayer still playing the Alembics he paid for out of his own pocket.
Bill, tgo