John Mayer plays a Telecaster, taps through a solo, and tackles some of Dead & Company’s final shows with only three fretting fingers following serious finger injury

Dead & Company – Bertha @ The Sphere, Las Vegas 8/2/24 – YouTube

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Last week, John Mayer revealed he’d been forced to alter his guitar playing going into Dead & Company’s final remaining shows in Las Vegas after injuring one of his fingers.

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Matt is a Senior Staff Writer, writing for Guitar World, Guitarist and Total Guitar. He has a Masters in the guitar, a degree in history, and has spent the last 16 years playing everything from blues and jazz to indie and pop. When he’s not combining his passion for writing and music during his day job, Matt records for a number of UK-based bands and songwriters as a session musician.