“I ended up playing things I never have before”: John Mayer busts out his Charvel and an ultra-rare ESP as he breaks new ground during A-list R&B guest solo

John Mayer has once again rifled through his back catalog of electric guitars to help pop R&B mega star Alessia Cara record a new track, (Isn’t It) Obvious – which features an especially groundbreaking guitar solo.

Mayer announced his latest guest collaboration in a lengthy post on Instagram, which shared glimpses of some behind-the-scenes studio action of him piecing together both the song’s statement solo and the accompanying rhythm guitars.

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