# John Mayer's Defender Silver Sky Collaboration

> John Mayer reveals PRS Defender Silver Sky collaboration predated Fender's legal action.
- Title: John Mayer's Defender Silver Sky Collaboration · Guitar World
- Summary: John Mayer reveals PRS Defender Silver Sky collaboration predated Fender's legal action. John Mayer confirmed PRS's Defender Silver Sky collaboration began…
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- Source: Guitar World — https://guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/is-prs-trolling-fender-with-john-mayer-defender-silver-sky
- Published: 2026-09-30T10:04:07+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: john mayer, prs, fender, defender silver sky, land rover, stratocaster, copyright dispute, collaboration
## PRS and Land Rover unveil Defender Silver Sky guitars
John Mayer and PRS announced limited Silver Sky signature guitars in Defender colorways with Land Rover collaboration last week.
## Social media claims Defender Silver Sky targets Fender
Online speculation suggests the Defender Silver Sky name is a direct jab at Fender over its Stratocaster copyright dispute.
## Fender issued cease-and-desist letter to PRS
Fender reportedly sent PRS a cease-and-desist letter over the Silver Sky guitar naming before the collaboration launch.
## John Mayer clarifies timeline of collaboration
John Mayer stated talks with Land Rover began in January or February 2024, before Fender's EU legal ruling.

> We've been working on this since January or February, in terms of the loose conversation about it
## Mayer has owned Defenders since 2007
Mayer bought his first Defender in 2007, an Arles Blue model that's part of the current collaboration colorway.
## Mayer calls collaboration a long-held dream
Mayer described the Defender Silver Sky as a wish fulfillment project combining his love for Defender colors and PRS guitars.

> It's been a dream of mine for a long time to align with a brand that's known so well for its colors and adapt those colors so that they live on the Silver Sky
## Key takeaway

John Mayer confirmed PRS's Defender Silver Sky collaboration began in January 2024, before Fender's EU ruling, debunking claims it was a response to Fender's copyright dispute.