This rather public breakup between a famous guitarist and famous guitar brand-and the resultant new model-had the immediate consequence of giving the online guitar community plenty of fodder for debate. Mayer left behind the signature Strat pantheon of Clapton, Yngwie, and SRV to join up with Paul Reed Smith, eventually unveiling the Silver Sky, a Strat-shaped signature model that would prove to be one of the more controversial guitar releases in recent memory.
When John Mayer announced his split with Fender in 2014, he initiated what would become one of the more discussed chains of events to take place within the guitar market over the past decade.
