# John Mayer Praises Chris Buck's Guitar Skills

> John Mayer calls Chris Buck's guitar bending 'curving the bullet' in a Guitar World interview.
- Title: John Mayer Praises Chris Buck's Guitar Skills · Guitar World
- Summary: John Mayer calls Chris Buck's guitar bending 'curving the bullet' in a Guitar World interview. John Mayer praised Chris Buck's guitar technique as 'curving…
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- Source: Guitar World — https://guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mayer-favorite-guitar-player-2026
- Published: 2026-10-20T15:57:42+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: john mayer, chris buck, guitar, blues-rock, cardinal black, guitar world
## John Mayer's Favorite Guitar Player
John Mayer praised Chris Buck as 'freaking phenomenal' in a Guitar World interview.

> He's great. He's freaking phenomenal. The guy's bending? He's curving the bullet.
## Chris Buck's Guitar Technique
Buck bends guitar strings beyond fretboard physics, creating a circular sound effect.

> They bend a little bit, but ultimately, you have six vertical lines and 22 horizontal lines.
## Mayer's Comparison to Bill Evans
Mayer compared Buck's guitar technique to Bill Evans' piano playing, both bending physics.

> Bill Evans played the piano as if you never saw a piano before.
## Slash's Support for Chris Buck
Slash helped Cardinal Black solve visa issues for their US tour after praising Buck's guitar skills.
## Mayer's Other Guitar Influences
Mayer also praised Marcus King, Improvement Movement, Bill Frisell, and other guitarists.
## Key takeaway

John Mayer praised Chris Buck's guitar technique as 'curving the bullet' in a Guitar World interview.