2024 PRS Silver Sky "Dead Spec" Moc Sand

DESCRIPTION

The PRS “Dead Spec” Silver Sky was designed for John Mayer’s prominent work with Dead & Company’s last tour. Paying homage to Jerry Garcia’s iconic “Alligator” guitar tones, the Dead Spec Silver Sky is a modded version of Mayer’s signature ax with significant spec changes.

The foundation of the “Dead Spec” Silver Sky is a lightweight Swamp Ash body (rather than alder) finished in Moc Sand satin nitro that is thin and strikingly sinks into the ash wood grain. The bridge is a modified PRS patented Gen III Tremolo that has been screwed to the body, effectively rendering it a string-through hardtail bridge. Keeping the tremolo’s brass block in the equation adds a musical warmth to the guitar. At the other end of the strings are a brass nut and string retainer bar, which also contribute to the guitar’s resonance and tone.

Perhaps most notably, the Dead Spec Silver Sky’s jack plate has been swapped out for a brass-plate Alembic Blaster preamp. This preamp can be used as a straight boost but has an internal pot that allows players to add between 3 - 14 dB of gain to the guitar when turned on. This not only gives the Dead Spec Silver Sky added punch while maintaining crisp note separation, but it compensates for the capacitance that comes with long stage cables as well. The circuit is bypassed when in the off position.

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Cosmetic Conditioin: Mint condition. No noticeable flaws.

Case: Hardshell Case 

Weight: 8,2lbs

Year: 2024

BODY

Body Construction: Solidbody

Body Wood: Swamp Ash

Top Carve: Flat Top

Finish: Satin Nitro

NECK

Number of Frets: 22

Fret Wire: PRS Medium

Scale Length: 25.5” [647.7 mm] 

Neck Wood: Maple

Neck Construction: Scarfed

Truss Rod: PRS Double-Acting 

Neck Shape: 635 JM-R

Neck Width at the Nut: 1 21/32” 

Neck Depth at the 1⁄2 Fret: 55/64” 

Neck Width at the Body: 2 15/64”

Neck Depth at the 12 1⁄2: 63/64” 

Fretboard Wood: Rosewood

Fretboard Radius: 7.25”

Fretboard Inlay: Birds

Headstock Logo: Signature, Decal 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Strings: 10’s

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NECK/BO: Bolt-On

HARDWARE

Bridge: PRS Patented Tremolo, Gen III, Surface-Mounted 

Tuners: Vintage-Style, Locking

Hardware Type: Nickel

Nut: Brass w/ String Retainer

ELECTRONICS

Treble Pickups: 635 JM

Bass Pickups: 635 JM

Controls: 635 JM

Preamp: Alembic Blaster, Brass