The SE Silver Sky brings John Mayer's signature model down to an accessible price, poplar body instead of alder and a 2-point tremolo rather than the Core model's 6-screw vintage-style unit, a genuinely different bridge system, not just a cheaper copy of the same part.
6 mods reviewed: 5 drop-in, 1 needs verification.
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The SE Silver Sky brings John Mayer's signature model down to an accessible price, poplar body instead of alder and a 2-point tremolo rather than the Core model's 6-screw vintage-style unit, a genuinely different bridge system, not just a cheaper copy of the same part. Vintage-style locking tuners and a 7.25 inch fretboard radius carry over from the Core version.
Tailpiece
None (bridge-integrated)
Neck mounting
Bolt-on
String spacing
54mm (2-1/8")
Scale length
25.5" (648mm)
Nut width
41.7mm (1.642")
Not published by PRS: tuner hole size and bridge mounting spacing. Measure these before buying tuners or a bridge.
This bridge measures around 54mm, which does not cleanly match either the standard Fender modern 52.4mm spacing or PRS's other SE tremolo-family guitars at the same figure. Treat it as its own distinct spec rather than assuming either family's aftermarket parts are a safe match.
A Fender-spec tremolo option, but this guitar's exact spacing has not been confirmed to match precisely. Measure before ordering.
This guitar's bridge measures close to but not exactly Fender's standard 52.4mm modern spacing, so an exact match to this Fender-spec replacement has not been confirmed.
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Fits the standard Strat pickup route. Expect to lightly file the pickguard openings to fit, a common, easy step reported by other SE Silver Sky owners. Needs soldering.
Standard staggered-pole Strat single-coil, same body route as the stock single-coils. Multiple independent owner reports on PRS's own official forum confirm standard Strat pickups fit the SE body, but the pickguard's pickup openings commonly need slight enlarging with sandpaper.
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Fits the standard Strat pickup route. Expect to lightly file the pickguard openings to fit, a common, easy step reported by other SE Silver Sky owners. You will need to solder it in, this is not a solderless swap.
Standard staggered-pole Strat single-coil, drops into the same body route as the stock single-coils. Multiple independent owner reports on PRS's own official forum confirm standard Strat pickups fit the SE body, but the pickguard's pickup openings commonly need slight enlarging with sandpaper, not a pure bolt-in swap.
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Fits the standard Strat pickup route. Expect to lightly file the pickguard openings to fit, a common, easy step reported by other SE Silver Sky owners. Needs soldering.
Standard staggered-pole Strat single-coil, same body route as the stock single-coils. Multiple independent owner reports on PRS's own official forum confirm standard Strat pickups fit the SE body, but the pickguard's pickup openings commonly need slight enlarging with sandpaper.
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View at ReverbFits the standard Strat pickup route. Expect to lightly file the pickguard openings to fit, a common, easy step reported by other SE Silver Sky owners. Needs soldering.
Standard staggered-pole Strat single-coil, same body route as the stock single-coils. Multiple independent owner reports on PRS's own official forum confirm standard Strat pickups fit the SE body, but the pickguard's pickup openings commonly need slight enlarging with sandpaper.
Matches the tuner style already on this guitar. Should be a straightforward like-for-like swap.
This guitar ships with non-locking Kluson-style vintage tuners, matching this Kluson-branded replacement line directly.
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