🎸 Would YOU Buy a PRS Silver Sky With Actual Land Rover Defender Paint?

On this episode of Talking Guitars on Johnny Beane TV, we’re talking about a seriously unexpected guitar collaboration: John Mayer, PRS, and Land Rover Defender have teamed up for a new Silver Sky collection featuring actual Defender paint colors — and, finally, a factory black pickguard on the Silver Sky SE!
John Mayer tells Guitar World that this collaboration is about much more than putting a car logo on a guitar. It’s about color, design, accessibility, and pushing the Silver Sky in a new direction.
🔥 Here's what's happening:
🎸 PRS + John Mayer + Land Rover Defender have created a new Silver Sky Color Collection.
🚙 The guitars use actual Land Rover Defender paint colors and paint codes.
🎨 The US Silver Sky gets four heritage Defender colors: Arles Blue, Willow Green, Portofino Red, and Sandglow Yellow.
🎸 The SE Silver Sky gets Petra Copper, Sedona Red, Carpathian Grey, and Woolstone Green.
🖤 The SE models introduce something Silver Sky fans have been asking for: a factory black pickguard.
🇺🇸 Only 500 of each US Silver Sky model will be produced.
The SE models aren't technically limited editions, but they're scheduled to be available through mid-2027.
Mayer says the black pickguard appearing on the SE was intentional — he wanted to give something special to the more accessible line.
Mayer also talks about how he learned that many players may choose to stay with an SE forever, rather than viewing it as simply a stepping stone to a Core model.
🎨 The collection continues Mayer's long-running obsession with guitar color and product design, inspired by everything from cars and watches to fashion and lifestyle brands.
🚗 Fender and Gibson have famously used automotive-inspired colors in the past — but this collaboration takes that idea in a new direction by using actual Defender paint.
🎯 John Mayer's bigger idea
Mayer says the guitars aren't supposed to look like they've been designed with four wheels attached. Instead, the collaboration is about telling a color story and bringing the heritage of Defender colors onto the Silver Sky.
And that makes this a pretty fascinating guitar-industry crossover.
So here's the question:
🤔 WOULD YOU BUY A PRS SILVER SKY IN A LAND ROVER DEFENDER COLOR?
Are these colors a great fit for the Silver Sky — and what do you think about PRS finally putting a black pickguard on the SE?
Let me know what you think in the comments!
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