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    Silver Sky John Mayer Signature2023

    The Silver Sky is PRS's Core USA collaboration with John Mayer, built to feel like a vintage early-60s Strat with PRS build quality.

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    PRS Silver Sky John Mayer Signature guitar

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    The Silver Sky is PRS's Core USA collaboration with John Mayer, built to feel like a vintage early-60s Strat with PRS build quality. Its 6-screw steel tremolo is deliberately set up flush to the body at rest, by design, since it's meant to only lower pitch rather than raise it, part of the specific feel Mayer wanted. This is a genuinely different bridge system from the 2-point trem used on the SE Silver Sky, despite the shared name, so parts aren't interchangeable between the two.

    Quick facts

    Tailpiece

    None (bridge-integrated)

    Neck mounting

    Bolt-on

    String spacing

    52.4mm (2-1/16")

    Scale length

    25.5" (648mm)

    Nut width

    41.6mm (1.638")

    Not published by PRS: tuner hole size and bridge mounting spacing. Measure these before buying tuners or a bridge.

    Watch out

    Uses PRS's own patented 6-screw vintage-style steel vibrato, a deliberately different system from both a generic vintage Fender 6-screw trem and the SE Silver Sky's 2-point trem, despite looking similar to the former. Do not assume generic vintage Fender parts are a safe match.

    Bridge

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    Callaham Vintage S Model Strat Bridge (Right-Handed)

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    Looks similar to this guitar's 6-screw vibrato, but PRS's version is its own patented design. Fit has not been confirmed, measure first.

    Why we say this

    This guitar uses PRS's own patented 6-screw vintage-style vibrato, a distinct design from the generic vintage Fender bridge this part is built for, even though both are 6-screw designs. Mounting compatibility has not been confirmed.

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    Pickup

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    DiMarzio Area Strat Pickup Set

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    Soldering

    The SE Silver Sky is well documented as an easy fit for standard Strat pickups with light pickguard filing, but owners report the Core USA Silver Sky may have different, larger pickup routs. Worth confirming fit on your specific guitar before buying.

    Why we say this

    PRS's own official forum has a real, unresolved split on this question. Multiple SE Silver Sky owners confirm standard Strat pickups fit their body with only minor pickguard filing, but at least one forum thread claims the Core USA Silver Sky's pickup routs are cut larger than the SE's, referencing a third-party teardown video (not independently confirmed here). Treat the Core body as a genuine open question rather than assuming the SE's easy fit carries over.

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    Fender Custom Shop '69 Strat Pickups Set

    Fender Custom Shop '69 Strat Pickups Set

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    Soldering

    The SE Silver Sky is well documented as an easy fit for standard Strat pickups with light pickguard filing, but owners report the Core USA Silver Sky may have different, larger pickup routs. Worth confirming fit on your specific guitar before buying.

    Why we say this

    PRS's own official forum has a real, unresolved split on this question. Multiple SE Silver Sky owners confirm standard Strat pickups fit their body with only minor pickguard filing, but at least one forum thread claims the Core USA Silver Sky's pickup routs are cut larger than the SE's, referencing a third-party teardown video (not independently confirmed here). Treat the Core body as a genuine open question rather than assuming the SE's easy fit carries over.

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    Seymour Duncan SSL-1 Vintage Staggered Pickups

    Seymour Duncan SSL-1 Vintage Staggered Pickups

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    Soldering

    The SE Silver Sky is well documented as an easy fit for standard Strat pickups with light pickguard filing, but owners report the Core USA Silver Sky may have different, larger pickup routs. Worth confirming fit on your specific guitar before buying.

    Why we say this

    PRS's own official forum has a real, unresolved split on this question. Multiple SE Silver Sky owners confirm standard Strat pickups fit their body with only minor pickguard filing, but at least one forum thread claims the Core USA Silver Sky's pickup routs are cut larger than the SE's, referencing a third-party teardown video (not independently confirmed here). Treat the Core body as a genuine open question rather than assuming the SE's easy fit carries over.

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    Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Custom Staggered Pickup Set

    Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Custom Staggered Pickup Set

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    Soldering

    The SE Silver Sky is well documented as an easy fit for standard Strat pickups with light pickguard filing, but owners report the Core USA Silver Sky may have different, larger pickup routs. Worth confirming fit on your specific guitar before buying.

    Why we say this

    PRS's own official forum has a real, unresolved split on this question. Multiple SE Silver Sky owners confirm standard Strat pickups fit their body with only minor pickguard filing, but at least one forum thread claims the Core USA Silver Sky's pickup routs are cut larger than the SE's, referencing a third-party teardown video (not independently confirmed here). Treat the Core body as a genuine open question rather than assuming the SE's easy fit carries over.

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    Fender Tex-Mex Stratocaster Pickup Set

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    Soldering

    The SE Silver Sky is well documented as an easy fit for standard Strat pickups with light pickguard filing, but owners report the Core USA Silver Sky may have different, larger pickup routs. Worth confirming fit on your specific guitar before buying.

    Why we say this

    PRS's own official forum has a real, unresolved split on this question. Multiple SE Silver Sky owners confirm standard Strat pickups fit their body with only minor pickguard filing, but at least one forum thread claims the Core USA Silver Sky's pickup routs are cut larger than the SE's, referencing a third-party teardown video (not independently confirmed here). Treat the Core body as a genuine open question rather than assuming the SE's easy fit carries over.

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    Tuner

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    Kluson Deluxe Vintage Tuners (6-in-line)

    Kluson Deluxe Vintage Tuners (6-in-line)

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    This guitar's tuners are PRS's own vintage-style design, not genuine Kluson parts, so an exact match has not been confirmed.

    Why we say this

    This guitar uses PRS-designed vintage-style tuners rather than genuine Kluson parts, so a direct match to this Kluson-branded line has not been confirmed.

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