PRS has joined forces with Jaguar Land Rover, of all companions, to unveil a raft of recent Silver Sky finishes impressed by JLR’s legendary 4×4, the Defender.

The collaboration isn’t as random because it might sound on the floor, although. The Silver Sky is the signature electrical guitar of John Mayer, who additionally occurs to be an avid fan of Defenders, and the proud proprietor of 1 within the heritage color Arles Blue for the final 20 years. So there you go…

The brand new PRS x JLR partnership sees the US-made Silver Sky painted with 4 traditional Defender colourways – Arles Blue, Willow Inexperienced, Portofino Pink and Sandglow Yellow – whereas the extra inexpensive SE Silver Sky additionally will get 4 new colors, this time impressed by modern Defender finishes. They’re Petra Copper, Sedona Pink, Carpathian Gray and Woolstone Inexperienced.

The US-made version comes with an unique exhausting case with the Defender wordmark, a neckplate with the model’s emblem and the instrument’s color identify referred to as out, together with an identical painted headstock. The SE model has a neckplate with the Defender emblem and color referred to as out, and is available in a PRS/Defender gig bag.

Naturally, the US-made fashions are extra restricted, capped at 500 models of every color (2,000 in complete). In the meantime, the SE Silver Skys will not be capped, however they’ll solely be out there to order till midyear 2027.

“Teaming up with Defender to supply the Silver Sky guitar of their legendary 4×4 colours is a dream come true. I’ve all the time chosen colorways based mostly on objects and supplies that encourage me on the earth, and as a collector and lover of Defenders, this collaboration is the proper crossover between two nice passions of mine,” says John Mayer.

“Defender’s iconic shade palette, spanning each heritage and modern finishes, interprets fantastically to the PRS Silver Sky Defender Restricted Version guitars,” says Paul Gharizi, Model Director for JLR North America. “I’ve little doubt that collectors, musicians and Defender followers alike will likely be desirous to get their palms on one in all these extremely fascinating devices.”

Be taught extra concerning the new limited-edition Silver Sky Defender guitars at PRS.

Sam is the Affiliate Information Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Totally immersed in music tradition for almost all of his life, Sam has performed guitar for 20 years, studied music expertise and manufacturing at college, and likewise written for the likes of Guitar World, Whole Guitar, Steel Hammer and MusicRadar.