John Mayer Signature PRS SE Silver Sky | Luthier Teardown

Welcome to Crimson Guitars HQ https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimsonC... and another Luthier Teardown. This is a John Mayer Signature PRS SE Silver Sky, Stone Blue. Is this as good as people have said? Let's see what Ben thinks of the budget guitar.

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Chapters:
0:00 This is a guitar that Ben has been avoiding because of all the hype.
0:35 This is the relatively budget version
1:06 An overview
4:20 A look at the action
5:26 The intonation and funny knobs
6:30 Strings off and the nut
7:33 Ben's pet peeve - DON'T knot your strings
8:35 The truss rod
9:58 The neck relief & frets
11:39 Removing the neck and taking a look inside
12:20 Problems with the neck pocket
13:45 Removing the scratch plate to see the electronics
15:05 The pickups & shielding paint
17:01 Putting it back together
18:04 Sofia's neck work
19:32 The most satisfying part - removing the plastic film.
20:12 Re-attaching the neck and new strings
21:21 Demo with Josh

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