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Tim Mahoney

311

"I got my first PRS in 1993.  Shortly after that, I got my second; a Standard 24, and it has been my main ride ever since."

"I bought my first PRS in 1992.  It was a Sunburst CE-24 bolt on.  At the time, I was playing a Strat w/ single coils.  We (311) were about to record our first record, Music and I wanted to get some sort of contrasting guitar with humbuckers.  I went to the guitar shop and came across the Sunburst CE.   It played like a dream; and with the push/ pull coil tap, it had a bunch of killer tone options.  I fell in love with that guitar and used it as my main ride for every gig and recording until it was lost in our RV fire in 1994.

After our RV fire, I was guitarless.  At the following day's gig, I played on a borrowed guitar.  But the next gig, back to a PRS. PRS were kind enough to send me a guitar the next day, a beautiful "blue beauty" CE bolt on.  I'll never forget PRS' generosity.

The next PRS that I got was a natural mahogany Standard 24.  Although I now own other models (Santana, maple top Custom, Hollowbody), the mahogany Standard is my favorite.  It's been my main guitar since 1994.  My "blue tiki" Standard is what I currently play, and it's my all time favorite guitar." - Tim

 

The Omaha-bred, Los Angeles-based, 311 celebrated 21 years together this June 2011. The band's current album Universal Pulse, produced by Bob Rock, will be released July,19 2011 and is available for presale now at www.311presale.com. 311's previous album, Uplifter, debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200; the band's highest chart position to date. 311 have released 10 albums and three DVD’s and have sold over 8.5 million units in the US.

311 has had 6 Top 10 albums on the Billboard Top 200 chart. 311 has had 8 singles reach the Top 10 on Billboard’s Alternative Rock Chart including the #1 hits “Down”, “Love Song” and “Don’t Tread On Me", along with “Amber”, “All Mixed Up”, “Come Original”, “Creatures (For a While)” and “Hey You."

Look for 311 on summer tour in support of their new album Universal Pulse.

All dates at www.311.com/shows