Mayer ditched Fender

This is the Fender John Mayer Strat & it won't be manufactured any more come 2015.

Here's why:

Heads up to anyone thinking about owning my signature @Fender Stratocaster, they’re no longer being made and I’m no longer a Fender artist. I love Fender guitars and will continue to play them, but the fact is that the company as it is today isn’t the same one I started with.

That's from Mr. Mayer's Twitter account & it's final. If you see him still slinging Fender guitars on stage, do remember that he's doing it on his own accord. Also, evident in this quote, we see the discord between the artist & the manufacturer squared on possible commercial agreements. That's a pity because the instrument per se isn't the trigger to this unhappiness, it boils down to some people issue behind the business. We wish Mr. Mayer well in his future guitar adventures because we know he's good, regardless of the instrument brand name he favours.