“John had to send a text with a photo of a piece of paper, where he scribbled, ‘Yes, it’s me!’” Before the Silver Sky was built, John Mayer cold-called PRS to discuss working on a guitar together – but the phone operator hung up on him

John Mayer performs onstage at The O2 Arena on October 13, 2019 in London, England.

The PRS Silver Sky is one of the most notable and popular electric guitar models of its generation – but despite its monumental success, it turns out the Stratocaster-style build got off to a rocky start.

According to session pro Tim Pierce – a long-time friend of Paul Reed Smith – PRS hung up on John Mayer when he first called about working together on a signature guitar.