I Bought John Mayer's New Guitar Strings So You Don't Have To

[@BradTheThird]

Legends say that drum guy is still looking for the strings with him on hold.

[@daveormand4977]

😂😂😂

[@bonbontheway9458]

😂😂😂😂

[@metalpuppet5798]

"Listen to how that feels...". Great job making sense Tyler 😂😂

[@grantcunningham3646]

Came here immediately after hearing that 😂

[@ENKTechnologies]

Swallowing colors of the sounds i hear

[@ajbrown]

I think I felt how it sounded

[@BonRiot]

as a musician i see nothing wrong with this

[@steved1099]

Ahh Tyler was being clever here... mayer talked about showing "for the first time how you can hear how it feels" in the PRS promo launch of the Silversky SE..

[@shehranazim4784]

The night after these came out, I had a dream that Durex released John Mayer signature condoms and the guitar internet was going crazy saying stuff like "my girlfriend's 😺 never felt so good omg".

[@lamelloball3640]

😭 why is this not the pinned comment

[@rileybrown117]

what did i just read

[@dickranmarsupialmusic3184]

Was I in your dream too?

[@Vitinho1712]

“My girlfriend felt like her body was a wonderland”

[@devencamat]

This has too little likes I swear 😂 should be more

[@dpault]

GC guitar department, one guy helping 17 customers.......

[@grahamdowney5550]

And it's not even a guitar guy

[@jamiebruner8463]

@@grahamdowney5550 "Welcome to guitar center, can I help you?" "I know more than you."

[@RafaelUnplugged]

😂😂

[@garethmurphy8235]

Tyler, who do you or your mods keep removing my comment?? Hope you love those strings.. In 2006 John Mayer made gross comments about Jennifer Love Hewitt, John claimed that he never got to have sex with Hewitt due to food poisoning. Many believed he was objectifiying her, he issued a (bad) public apology, saying “It was really me making fun of myself….I’m a wimp.” John Mayer dated Jennifer Aniston around 2008 and after the breakup, he made sure everybody knew that they had split. These comments reportedly really upset Aniston. In 2009, Mayer “jokingly” threatened to “forcefully sodomize” an interviewer’s editor. Vulture’s Christianna Ablahad intreviewed John Mayer. Ablahad said that President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to him prematurely, John stated, “I love you, you’re beautiful, but shut your fucking mouth….You're not building a journalistic career. You're making yourself look like a moron and you're not a moron.” He finished off the interview claiming that he would “forcefully sodomize” the editor. In 2010, he made several misogynistic comments in a Rolling Stone interview, claiming that he was looking to date a women with a “beautiful vagina”. Also in 2010, he had an interview with Playboy, calling ex-girlfriend Jessica Simpson “sexual napalm” He even casually dropped the n-slur AND f slur in the interview. Oh and he compared his dick to white supremacist David Duke. John Mayer and Taylor Swift dated briefly in 2009. Taylor’s song “Dear John”, is reported to be about Mayer, Mayer then slammed Taylor Swift, calling the song “cheap songwriting.” I personally find this ironic because he has a song literally titled “Why You No Love Me” that was published in 2021. The relationship between Swift and Mayer was highly publicized as she was only 19 and he was 31-32. In 2018, he implied that he would never refer to himself as a feminist, "My take is less about feminism and more about the issue of nomenclature, specifically how reductiveness of language can turn people off from noble and vital causes," he wrote. That’s not everything he’s done but I think it’s enough to where you can see my point. To recap, John Mayer is a scumbag and many people, including myself dislike him, and for good reason.

[@killacam2644]

Last time I went to GC I wanted to try the Pro II tele deluxe and the kingfish tele deluxe. Kingfish was in the top of the wall so I had help to get it down. After 20 minutes of trying to play it the security tag went off 3 times. They either came over and took the guitar behind the register to reset it or I had to wait in line while it was beeping. They had the pro II in the back for whatever reason so I switched to that after someone got it for me. Same issue with the security tag going off. The same guy has now messed with the tags 5 separate times. Instead of just taking it off and letting me try out the guitars, he just took the pro II back into the back of the store leaving me empty handed and then they got really busy and no one else was available to help me.

[@MascarasMil]

I put these on my PRS on Friday and got lucky on Saturday. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Thank you Guitar Center tech guy!

[@thedude7726]

I'll take things that didn't happen for 500

[@fromans1734]

@@thedude7726 lmao

[@danielduplantier3741]

Did you buy a $100,000 I'm a douchebag watch?

[@Sim-q9t]

aybe they sound bad. so you didn't keep playing guitar. so yo u got lucky. logic.

[@JohnAdam-t7p]

Take it you and GC guy had a date Saturday then. 😂

[@kyleowens7945]

Some others have probably already said this, but if you buy the 3 pack it comes in a cool metal tin. Cool for picks, slides, capo, etc. Love the playing, as always!

[@RafaelUnplugged]

@@kyleowens7945 I dig it I feel like they used to do this way back when the tin feels super nostalgic

[@johnosborne3187]

@@RafaelUnplugged I just ordered one:)

[@Counterflak]

I'm still sticking with String Joy Signatures for my strings but I bought a set just for the tin 😅

[@nerbear1]

@@Counterflak LMAO same

[@MilkBoy17520]

I got the 3 pack for the tin lol. I've only been playing casually for 2 years with Ernie Ball 10s on an epi les paul and 9s on a tele so I don't really have any business playing these yet but the tin will be perfect for all those little things just like you said. And JM is the reason I started playing in the first place.

[@thatasianguitarguy]

Anyone else notice he's also rocking the John Mayer G-Shock? My man got mad taste.

[@riderx65]

Mad taste if you are from Connecticut YAWN MEYER

[@DrumGuitarist1379]

⁠jawn mayer

[@Kaybo_Real]

The funniest thing was that when he was buying the strings the phone behind the counter was still ringing 😂

[@grenade.turtle]

The guitar center guy says “don’t know nuthin about those, I’m a drum guy”….. that’s most guitar center thing I’ve ever heard

[@kovakore2944]

1:03 Talk Tuah podcast mentioned

[@raindogred]

hahaha

[@anthonyb5279]

I could hear a difference and I like it.

[@brosettastone7520]

One time, I went to “GUITAR” Center. I asked the front desk guy (the only guy available) about a $1000 fender telecaster. The front desk man’s reply: (I kid you not) was “Idk, I’m a drummer.” He said it with an attitude like he was scoffing at the idea of my interest in a guitar. At guitar center.

[@leek6654]

you know they sell other things right?

[@texasmuddslingers]

I tried to get a guitar with a floyd rose setup at a GutarCenter in Katy Texas awhile back. Was to go find a local luthier in town as they did not work on guitars with the floyd rose's. lmfao!

[@wangd000dle]

​@@texasmuddslingers I wouldn't count on Guitar Center to hire people who actually know how to work on guitars... Theres a lot of good luthiers and repair guys in the Houston area. You should try Heights Guitar Tech, I've heard nothing but good things about their work.

[@chandlor]

A lot (not all) guitar center employees have an attitude lol

[@slashednoodles]

Of course

[@7Dust101]

I play 8-42 strings in standard tuning. Developed wrist issues over the years. Playing with super light strings just has less stress in my wrist.

[@TribalGuitars]

My daughter has a syndrome that makes her have muscle weakness and finger issues so I put 8s on her Tele. WHEEEE!!! Is that fun! I find that playing 8s makes my playing better when I'm back my usual 9s. I love Tyler's video of him trying 7s and 8s.

[@DamienBono]

Yeah, playing is easier with lighter strings, I am not a great guitarist, so I need all the help I can get. When I was younger, and playing often, I used to run 10's minimum, But I realised later some of the reason that I preferred them was simply my failing to setup the guitar correctly. I am older and play much less often now, once I got better at setting up guitars the benefits of my improved playing with lighter strings wins hands down. I generally aim for a specific range in tension, I prefer 8 - 9's depending on scale length, and tuning. I usually bump up to 9's minimum for the shorter scale length guitars (like the Les Paul) or for the guitars that I tune down 1/2 a step (Would go 10's on a short scale length, tuned down guitar). Also I much prefer the hybrids on some guitars with fatter bass strings, as they get a bit thin in the standard sets. I find it much easier to get intonation correct with hybrids, they provide a nice balance when trying to use thin sets, and retain enough tension to help keep action lower. First thing I did when I got my PRS CE was put on 9's but struggled to get intonation right on the low E, it can really get close to the adjustment limit and end up battling with bridge float angle. I now use hybrids for many of my guitars to make life easier, although I find standard 8's work well on the Ibanez super strats. Funniliy enough I often stick with 9's on the Strats, I have slightly less desire to drop to 8's, but it's borderline for me. Personally I would not even consider these John Mayer strings, I would size them to your needs. One last bonus tip, I had one Ibanez guitar that would feedback badly with any distortion (when all other guitars were fine - even after backing off the volume knob didn't help much) I tried lowering the pickups etc.. I assumed I had an issue with one the pickups going microphonic (But happened on all of them?), so I avoided playing it quite a bit, finally, simply replacing the strings (and running through a full setup, as you do) solved the problem, which was a nice surprise.

[@kimmolingonheimo]

@@TribalGuitars I have strenth issues and play my Yamaha Pacifica strats with custom 9 sets tuned a whale octave low or to F lately ( by the demand of the guitars..., ha), with 2 springs:stronger & lighter: so if you want to play and can, there are very light strings available, and tuning down for me a brannew Yamaha Pacifica 112V for a whole octave took me last time an hour or so crudely, and no drastic neck rod moves either, and thers allways the SLIDE & Smile! if theres one thing that breaks my heart is a musician who cant play, all my love to you and your daughter, Kimmo

[@iamanovercomer3253]

Billy Gibbons uses 7s ‼️

[@Nick-v7b3l]

​@@iamanovercomer3253"Why work so hard to play? " - BB king. The reason Billy plays 7s

[@leechild4655]

Great video. For the ears the heavier gauge strings do add loads of tone to the sound, but only if they are comfortable in your strong hands, so when you man-handle the strings a bit it only adds to the killer tone. Case in point, SRV. Then there is light gauge for the rest of us mere mortals. And, we have amps and pedals. So its really whats comfortable for you is the right gauge.

[@upbeatboy8354]

rick beato did a test and actually lighter gauge strings have better tone. srv literally switched to lighter strings when he found out he could play easier and sound just as good

[@jesse_gijoe]

The John Mayer G-Shock😂😂

[@xserienchiller86]

what a must-have, right :D

[@Bona-Who]

Ha!

[@megsrini5013]

😂😂😂😂

[@PaulSc0tt]

I think I have Silver Slinkys on order from all these shops because Siri called them from my phone when you asked her to.

[@kevinfaucher7286]

hahaha me too

[@jeffreychristianson9134]

They definitely sound very melodic and the high strings don't have a harsh ring in them. I like them and will look for them to buy when my strings go bad. Thank you

[@VladNehrii]

NYXL 9-12-15-25-34-46 for all my guitars. Life-changing.

[@diegolatorre6793]

I remember not wanting to buy the paul gilbert picks because i thought they weren't gonna stay around. Most perfect pick for shredding I have EVER used. The range for string skipping was just there with that.

[@lucaskasten9459]

When you said “Carter vintage” I perked up cause that’s my go to spot. My absolute favorite guitar place. Two of my guitars are from there and prayerfully the new few as well

[@jet3643]

Love the jamtrack at the end

[@Gil-P-Smith]

That jam at the end was SWEET. He didn’t try to cram a million notes into each phrasing, but rather his guitar sang. 👍🏻

[@marchanjr]

Broo the Backing track you made for the Jam is Killer 🔥🔥🔥 it's like a modern "I don't trust myself with loving you"

[@uriaman1]

I found the tone difference during Neon very much noticeable.. But I wouldn't say I personally prefer the Silvers. During the Neon comparison, the Silvers' sound is more clearly articulated, almost as hearing multiple voices rather than a totality, which I personally don't like. During the distorted test, I do really like them, which makes me think that, without a direct comparison, the difference in clean might not be as noticeable as I first thought. Would love to see more direct comparisons (also distorted, strumming chords etc) :)

[@stephenh.4476]

Thanks for setting off all my Apple devices with hey siri…geezus

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

BIG same, absolutely the most annoying possible thing to do.

[@twolitercupcake]

Same. And the same thing happened when I was watching Simon Whistler. I think he asked for a Google stock quote, his own iPhone didn't respond but mine did!

[@josephweaver9579]

😂 don't blame him, you bought into apple, they are in control now. Price to pay for "convenience".

[@bjornaldau1688]

That's so funny!😂😂😂 Lucky I have an android!

[@bardsamok9221]

6:10 what amp are you going through? Sounds rough dude.

[@emokittie]

i think he just sucks at dialing tones, or he thinks this sounds good. lol.

[@shankrl1]

It's not even a taste thing right? It's just bad hahaha

[@TheTopGun920]

I like the new editing style. It's fun.

[@sammyfata-qb7tf]

Guitar collection video upcoming?

[@phillippitts6294]

Once a year for the insurance company!😅

[@timothywarner3752]

@@phillippitts6294 best comment! Facts!!!!

[@AlpineValley41]

Love the jam at the end. Killer vibe!

[@dasaucemaster]

okay the difference in sound is absolutely insane and theres more bite to them and more warm/bass tones. I need.

[@nicksantitoro]

The phone ringing while he was buying the strings and no one picking up 😂😂😂

[@nicolasmaurin182]

Awesome playing. First tune super classy. Congrats. 🎉

[@grapefruitsimmons]

Really diggin the new Magnum and Mammoth Slinkys for C and C#

[@TribalGuitars]

I just go to the hardware store and ask for bridge cable.

[@EPPlays]

I bought my 61 SG Special this summer from Henry at Carter, what a great guy!! 💪🏻

[@kisschicken]

Don't watch this if you have an iPhone. Otherwise you're going to accidentally call Carter Vintage Guitars.

[@TheCorruptionCore]

Didn’t have any problems

[@johannajenkins5639]

That can’t happen.

[@Rrouthmusic]

Activated Siri on my phone lol

[@jordinhocharles]

Didn’t happen for me

[@DiorSueva]

yep mine just did

[@ChrisSkinner1]

This felt like a reason to play Mayer licks in a video. lol.

[@StingrayMk1]

Enjoy your content, as always. GREAT playing at the end.

[@25dbz-ot9br]

K the SOAD “u wanted to” blurb made me spit my coconut water.

[@caleshtcincredibles]

I use the EB Turbo Slinkys 9.5s on both Strat ( Eb tuning ) and Tele ( E standard ) both play and sound great

[@denbodg9311]

I think I could hear a difference through headphones, but I use Primo Slinky’s, 9.5-44, don’t think I’ll be changing anytime soon.

[@pap1140]

Exactly I'm already set in my ways with a similar set of strings, and who knows how long these will be in production.

[@seamusdraed6532]

Definitely hear the difference. Thanks for trying them out for me.

[@jeffreyorzell]

I’ve had string joy 10.5s on my Gibson scale length guitars for a while now and the feel is so nice! 10s always felt too loose and 11s a touch to tight. Love the in between

[@jameslewis2635]

I struggled to pick out any tonal difference between the two string packs although the picking sounded more consistent and even across the strings with the Mayer set which could be caused just by the difference in the perceived 'comfort' of playing with them giving you more confidence while playing the song.

[@TheDoobiesnatcher]

D'addario have been making 10.5 gauge strings for a number of years they have that extra thickness it can stop you over bending if you are jamming hard!

[@jmelara324]

I’ve gone through plenty of strings over the years. When I first started playing guitar, the Ernie Ball Cobalts were the hot thing. They’re pretty cool, definitely different feeling. Once I started getting a lot better at guitar the M-Steels had come out and I loved the tone of those, but I had the issue of always breaking or popping them. Enter D’Addario NYXL. They were awesome, not quite the tone I had with M-Steel but they were WAY more durable. Eventually Ernie Ball came out with the Paradigms and I haven’t looked back. They are so durable and sound so good. You can throw anything at those and they’ll take it. I prefer: Skinny Top Heavy Bottom for shorter scales Regular Slinkys for 25.5” and Beefy Slinkys for D Standard / Drop C

[@slide8570]

I"ll give you a quick tip...if you are breaking strings focus on the saddles. I'm currently using Ernie Ball strings..used to use D'Addario because my friends dad worked for Sylvania at the time and they drew the wire for D'Addario, and my buddies dad would supply us with T shirts and strings..fun memories, but, I digress, back to the saddles. Get some Graphtech string saver saddles. Those will certainly extend the life of your strings. In my mind, it's always friction that causes string breakage, and years ago I wrote to the CEO of Fender guitars about the mods I made to my guitar, compound radius, beveling the bridge plate where the strings pass through...etc. But I found that the Graphtech string saddles, I put those on, and no more broken strings, even with 9/64" up pull on the old whammy! They don't effect the sound..they just work because they remove the friction of steel on steel saddles! Might set you back 40 bucks if you are playing a strat style guitar..but worth the investment. I only play 8 to 38 gauge strings on my strat styles, and 11's on my slide guitars. Graphtech saddles..try em out!

[@jmelara324]

@ I use a graphtech not on my nuts lol. but I don’t even remember the last time I broke a string, actually it was probably 4 or 5 years ago, but those strings were 6 months old or soem

[@ianjamieson3985]

I've just started playing again after a very, very long absence. I always played D'Addarios. Back in the 80's I used to play a set called 'Skinny Tops'. Whatever happened to those?

[@timshooter8033]

Following your hand into a Guitar Store is Amazing !!! 🎸

[@AndrewAHayes]

I fancied trying the Elixir coated strings, I think I will pick up a couple of packs of these also so I can try them on different guitars.

[@godbyone]

Elixirs are the best wish they would make 8s

[@AndrewAHayes]

@@godbyone Yes, I heard good things about them and decided I should try them on my one of my most played guitars, I just picked some up from my local guitar store, they don't have the John Mayer strings in yet though, they are on order though and the store will call me when they are in.

[@dippypepsi1728]

Ive been using elixers for years they are great and its cardboard packaging so not as nuch waste , i dont believe in what ernie ball say about the foil in the packet helping protecting the strings, the elixers are just in cardboard and i haven't had a problem yet and to me they last longer.

[@bjornaldau1688]

You could definitely both "feel" it and hear it. They seem awesome!👍

[@Theblindbassplayer]

Love this bid Such an old school music is win vid

[@ethanjameswalsh4238]

Jumpscare at 5:15 had me dying 😂😂😂

[@trexrwd]

Dude! Scott at the Nashville Guitar Center is the man!! 🥁😎

[@shanemcconnell1736]

About 10 years ago, I was working at this rich guys house, they said he owns steel companies and built ships, and when room he had all these gold records on the wall, I asked him what that was about, he said he owns a guitar string company, and these are all the bands that he gives guitar strings to, I said, oh, which company do you make strings for? He laughed, and he said all of them I make all the strings! I said you mean, they all buy strings off you and put their name on them, he just smiled and walked away, so who knows what we’re buying?

[@jlbaxe]

I heard years ago there are 3 string manufacturers

[@Viper-dz2kw]

Tbh this isn’t super unusual, there are a few industries where the ‘builders’ are really curators, and you’re paying for their curation of the best strings in a set.

[@jp7963]

Not quite true. But partly in some cases. I worked for a musical instrument distributor for many years and during my time I was given tours round both the Rotosound factory in Kent in England and also the Jim Dunlop one in Benicia, California. They're VERY different strings too. I quite liked the "smoother" Rotosounds but the Dunlops always felt "sharp" on my finger tips to me. I also found the Dunlops life span very short too compared to other brands. However, it is true a lot of products are sourced from the same manufacturing plants. Many guitars, especially entry level, of fierce rival companies are made in the exact same factories in the Far East as each other. As are the strings they come as standard with.

[@TheTransitmtl]

All glasses, from all brands are made by 1 company. Oakley, Ray-Ban, Armani, Gucci, Burberry, Chanel, Micheal Kors, Polo, Coach, Oliver People, Prada, Persol and more. All made by Luxottica. If you buy glasses in a glasses store it can absolutely be possible that all models of all brands are made by 1 company. Modern capitalism is the illusion of choice

[@JonW-h5m]

I didn’t know this guy lived near me lol pretty cool

[@Gibsondude]

Dude I have always loved your channel, THANK YOU!!

[@robertflood552]

listeninig to you play i was switching back and forth and before hearing your conclusion about 'feel' i was saying... i can barely hear a difference? and if i did i would question if im actually hearing it... like it was soooo close. But how the strings feel under your fingers and how you can personally press them totally matters! i constantly press too hard on the strings and struggle to play in tune with lighter gauge strings. i would have a heavy-handed fretting hand for sure.

[@kimmolingonheimo]

I still think thou, that the Strat neck lenghth sounds better than the shorte PRS! and Im not changin the neck profile since played so long ...somehow the shorter neck affects the overall resonation, I think thats a fact actually, a bit easier to bend, but I tune low and so also play more the mid and uppermid register..., then again, fingersize/strenght...habits...personal liking........

[@emilybalcerak7861]

The packaging is actually really wild for song titles because he recorded Continuum on D'Addario strings when he was still their artist (As well as RFS and Heavier Things).

[@markbundy1694]

Page like tones flowing!

[@galaxywolf4034]

Honestly they do sound really different it also seems the play is alot more confident using those so it could be just you but the strings do sound a little more complex between the higher and lower

[@Guitar101JZ]

Killer tone my guitar-proficient friend! 🪨 on! 🤘

[@emptypromises2962]

I have developed a love affair with EB Power Slinkys as of late. I’ve used NYXL Daddario .011-.049 for the last couple of years. But there’s something about EB strings that just does it for me. I notice more overtones and more shimmer from them. Idk if it’s placebo or not, but I love them.

[@toobcat24]

My Epiphone les paul has 10-48 EAD strings are from a power slinky set, and GBE are from regular slinky set. This way I get a heavier bottom for power riffs, and I can bend easier on the lighter strings

[@dnottis]

you'll never sound like him till you own the $600 "Mayer" signature pick....

[@aravindvinayakan]

I needed new strings, the three pack came with a tin, it was a no-brainer 😎

[@ultraviolet_sb]

Got these and put them on my SE Silver Sky 2 days after they were announced. GC was definitely the way to go

[@obsidian7644]

I've played power slinkys for a decade now. I absolutely love them.

[@rmaxtpmx]

I made the change to power slinkys within the last year. 9's are impossible to control, and 10's are only slightly better . I like my 11's for sure.

[@obsidian7644]

​@@rmaxtpmx if I'm practicing alot and doing exercises I'll go up to 12s. It's conditions your fingers that little bit more then you go back to 11s and it's like playing 9s.

[@jpizzleforizzle]

My go-to strings for Eb or D standard has always been Ernie Ball skinny top heavy bottom 10-52.

[@dcarpenter85]

Been playing 9s for a while myself but I will have to give these a shot for Eb tuning. Too much slink on the 9s when tuning down a half step.

[@GreedyLittleFokker]

Silver Sky guitars Silver Slinky strings Silver Stubby picks on the way? John Mayer x Adam Silver basketballs?

[@mattwright466]

Great sounds. Great vid. I'm a huge Mayer fan and you nailed the tones and the style 🙂 I can't stand the shape of the Silver Sky neck though. Oh well! My hacked Strat will do!

[@Yo_There-r3r]

this was a dope watch brotha !

[@elijahbrock7676]

Just ordered some strings from sweetwater (typically my preference is stringjoy) and I threw the Silver Slinkys in my cart because I thought it would be a funny bit, gonna try em out but I'll more than likely ditch them to keep using stringjoy. Maybe I'll be impressed, who knows

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

D'Adario for life!

[@zz-.-]

Love them. They went right on my 70th anny Strat and sound great.

[@helios3722]

They did a lot of tests about string gauges and they said that overall with amp the difference is so minimal that it's negligeable . Just use the string more comfortable for you can should be fine. the main difference is the overall tension of the strings that it's quantifiable.

[@mattmanley7118]

Strings are strings.. strings are necessary but signature strings are rather silly at least to me. Regardless of who’s made or endorsed them. Businesses are gonna be business oriented of course just the way things are.

[@ryanange7123]

I bought my latest guitar from that exact store. It's a good one!

[@martinezdecap]

God damn that solo at the end was killer

[@TerenceOhh]

Completed all of John Mayer's signature. Even the G-Shock. Damn

[@fandangodrive4310]

I have a set 9.5-44 haven't tried them yet came with the silver sky.

[@TheSterlingSound]

Great tone, which amp?

[@denniskrottje012]

That's what I want to know also 🙂

[@billfrank5498]

I like the pop of the strings when playing Neon. I need to try these. Depending on the guitar I use 9 or 10 gage. This may help me with a new style of playing. Thank you for making this video.

[@braydenunderwood9486]

Love to see the Mayer G shock I just got the white one for under $200!

[@johnivanisin393]

That's so funny I was in Nashville this weekend recording at Blackbird Studios. I hung out at Carter's, and Gruhns for quite a while. Would have been cool to meet you and bullshit about guitar! Great City of music! Shout-out to Carter's Vintage Guitars and to Gruhns Guitars (who actually make their own custom guitars) they are both must-sees when in Nashville!

[@johnivanisin393]

Oh and I totally forgot to mention I purchased a set of John Mayer strings yesterday haha!!!

[@daddyg1973]

I've always played EB Skinny Top/Heavy Bottom's. I think they sound amazing, but they feel amazing a half step down. Those piano strings on the low E and A strings are tough to work in standard tuning.

[@area859]

I like my D'Adarrio XS 10-46

[@patrickbrown8540]

Your a very good player Tyler

[@dtw322]

Really great playing here.

[@jk-76]

I put the 7's on my Sterling and they don't sound different that any other gauge. They ARE a pleasure to play on. Just can't get too nuts with the low tunings.

[@kristopherk5454]

Too nuts? With 7’s I don’t know how you can even do 1/2 step down.

[@kurtklingklang5918]

Ah! The good old days when I had a local guitar shop. Now it’s 25 miles to the nearest, and I’ve no idea after that.

[@dazred1]

Personally, I love D'Addario 9.5's on my Strat - They always feel silky smooth

[@arsenalfanrichi]

9.5s are a great set. I got them on my Les paul

[@speedfreakjive8843]

​@@arsenalfanrichi Don't know what it is, but 9.5s are the magic gauge on Les Pauls.

[@norseman61]

I don’t know if it’s the strings, but that is some killer tone.

[@ArmandoGarcia-dz4ry]

Listening through a stereo system, I liked the regulars more. The mayer slinkies sound really phat, which is an amazing tone actually but not what I’d be looking for when playing a single coil Strat.

[@MrDeeLee]

So I was forced to call Guitar Center Nashville today! Thanks bud haha 😂

[@metalhead7917]

If you can make me do the Mayer Head Groove then you know you’ve got it! And sir YOU GOT IT!

[@christophersharp1828]

Thanks Tyler for making my iPhone call each of these guitar stores, no joke.

[@donross8725]

10.5’s have been around. David Gilmore has a signature GHS set that are gauged that way but not with the lighter bottoms. Also, Jimi didn’t play those gauges but he did favor really light wound strings with standard gauge plains. D’Addario makes 10.5 sets, and DR strings, too. Mayor has played regular Slinky 10’s but I read once that like so many players, when he is touring he builds strength playing every night for two hours and ends up going with 11’s as his fingers beef up, to get the same feel he had with 10’s with weaker fingers. Maybe he split the difference? I would bet he has 11’s on the shorter scale PRS guitars he plays with Dead & Co., and on any Gibsons he occasionally plays.

[@TribalGuitars]

Jimi played 8s mostly, if memory serves me right, Which is debatable as I'm over 50 and have a teenage daughter and that's almost never good for brain.

[@P-L-J_]

My only complaint……stopping that jam at the end too soon! I was in the groove, right there. Great vid.

[@1683clifton]

What a damn fine pickers riff to jam too. And as always I was entertained

[@andrewbecker3700]

The key to selling a five dollar set of strings for ten, is having John Mayer's name on them. The scale and tuning your playing them in, will probably make more difference than the gauge. I'm thinking they'd actually work better on 24.5 or .594 scale PRS models. Maybe 25" inch scale too. But not so much on 25.5" scale guitars, where 9.5 gauge sets would be the way to go. I'm I wrong? Peace!