Paul Reed Smith Silver Sky Defender Arles Blue Pre-Order
Paul Reed Smith Silver Sky Defender Arles Blue Pre-Order
This is a Pre-Order listing, Brian's Guitars expects to receive these guitars in November/December 2026.
"Teaming up with Defender to offer the Silver Sky guitar in their legendary Defender colors is a dream come true. I've always chosen colorways based on objects and materials that inspire me in the world, and as a collector and lover of Defenders, this collaboration is the perfect crossover between two great passions of mine. " - John Mayer
The PRS Silver Sky Defender in Arles Blue is a limited-edition collaboration between PRS, John Mayer, and Land Rover Defender, translating one of Defender's most recognizable heritage paint colors onto the Silver Sky platform. The color story starts with Mayer's own vintage Defender 4x4, and it carries through completely — alder body, gloss finish with a polyester base coat and acrylic urethane top coat, and a matching painted headstock, a detail reserved for only select limited-edition Silver Sky runs. This colorway is capped at just 500 guitars in Arles Blue and 2,000 across all four Defender colors worldwide, making this a genuinely rare Silver Sky rather than a standard production run.
The maple neck wears the 635JM profile (27/32" at the 1/2 fret, 31/32" at the 12 1/2 fret) with a bolt-on joint for the snappy, articulate feel Silver Sky players know well. A rosewood fretboard with small bird inlays runs 22 tall/narrow frets across a 7.25" radius and 25.5" scale length, with a 1 21/32" bone nut for a wide, comfortable playing surface. The reverse headstock is painted to match the Arles Blue body for a fully coordinated look, and a PRS Gen II-style steel tremolo with bent saddles, vintage-style locking tuners, and nickel hardware round out the classic single-coil-platform build.
Electronics are built around a trio of 635JM single-coils — including a reverse-polarity middle pickup for authentic quack in the in-between switch positions — wired to one volume, two tone controls, and a 5-way blade selector for the full range of vintage-inspired single-coil tones the Silver Sky is known for. It's a guitar built for the Mayer devotee, the vintage single-coil chaser, and the collector after a piece of this exact Defender collaboration. Each Silver Sky Defender Arles Blue ships in a PRS ATA molded case with a custom "DEFENDER" badge and a unique neck plate inscribed with its color name and "1 of 500," marking its place in the run. Pre-order today from Brian's Guitars, your authorized PRS dealer.
Body
Type: Solidbody
Shape: Silver Sky
Body Material: Alder
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
Color: Arles Blue
Neck
Material: Maple
Shape: 635JM
Dimensions: 27/32" at the 1/2 fret, 31/32" at the 12 1/2 fret
Joint: Bolt-On
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Neck Finish: Gloss
Headstock: Reverse, Arles Blue
Inlay: Small Birds
Radius: 7.25"
Frets: 22, Tall/Narrow
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut Width: 1 21/32"
Nut Material: Bone
Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: PRS Gen II style Steel Tremolo, Bent Saddles
Tuners: Vintage Style, Locking
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Pickguard: 3-ply White
Electronics
Neck Pickup: 635JM Single-coil
Middle Pickup: 635JM Single-coil, Reverse Polarity
Bridge Pickup: 635JM Single-coil
Controls: 1 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 5-way Blade Selector
Case/Gigbag: PRS ATA Molded Case