PRS Guitars Debuts the Starla Stoptail
The all new Starla Stoptail has the same retro-inspired vibe as its predecessor with one noticeable difference: it features a two-piece, adjustable stoptail bridge that dramatically alters the look and feel of the original Bigsby fitted Starla model while bringing out more of a mid-range woodiness in the tone. Exclusive double-screw Starla Treble and Bass Pickups are currently standard on all models in the Starla series and offer a bright high-end bark that allows these guitars to cut through the mix.
Click here for more on the Starla Stoptail!
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Mayor Declares June 26 Johnny Hiland Day
Enter To Win A PRS On Your Way To The Beach
Nickelback SE Singlecut Giveaway Contest!
Signature Magazine Goes Digital
The very first issue of Signature magazine will be available as part of Premier Guitar magazine’s digital issue this May. If you have not read the first issue of Signature, be sure to click here.
Signature, the official magazine of Paul Reed Smith Guitars, features interviews with signature artists such as Carlos Santana, Dave Navarro, Mark Tremonti and Al Di Meola as well as Ricky Skaggs and American Idol house band guitarist Paul Jackson Jr. Available seasonally at select Borders, Barnes & Noble, Guitar Center and Sam Ash retail locations across the US, Signature provides a sneak peak into artist and new product line news specific to PRS Guitars. The next issue of Signature will hit newsstands this September.
PRS Guitars Featured in Guitar Hero ® Smash Hits
Paul Reed Smith Guitars is happy to announce that two of their most popular electric guitar models are featured in the soon to be released Guitar Hero® Smash Hits from Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). The Custom 24, the top-selling PRS guitar model in history, and the vintage styled SC 245 are among the new in-game guitar models players can choose from.
PRS Guitars Releases New Metallic Finishes Featuring DuPont Hot Hues™
Paul Reed Smith Guitars is once again teaming up with long-time partner DuPont and their Hot Hues™ palette of colors to present brilliant new metallic guitar offerings. “Twilight,” “Catalina Dream,” and “Sinful Cinnamon” make up the roster of new color options offered.
PRS Artists To Perform at Meinl Guitar Festival in Germany
PRS Artists including Paul Reed Smith, Tony McManus, John Wesley of Porcupine Tree and Bernie Marsden will be performing at the Meinl Guitar Festival in Germany on June 27th, 2009. In addition to the performances, a selection of PRS electric and acoustic guitars will be on display.
PRS Road Show 2009 - Paul Reed Smith Visits Dealers Nationwide
In a move to connect customers and dealers with the new PRS Guitars, PRS Amps and PRS Acoustics on a more individual level, Paul Reed Smith has scheduled a nationwide tour of personal appearances April through August 2009. Demonstrations, clinics and signings by Paul are scheduled for each location along with special artist meet and greets. Participating dealers will also showcase some unique guitars not currently offered as part of the PRS line. These guitars are made from small batches of special wood and will be sold at each dealer location in very limited quantities.
PRS Receives MIPA Award for Best Acoustic Guitar
Paul Reed Smith Guitars’ new acoustic line of guitars received the Musikmesse International Press Award (MIPA), known as the "Grammy" of the Musical Instrument/ProAudio industry, for "Best Acoustic Guitar." Awards were presented at a special ceremony held during the Musikmesse / Prolight + Sound trade show on April 2 in Frankfurt, Germany, with more than 100 magazines from all over the world voting for the best products of 2008/2009.
Signing on as the first rock and roll resident artist in Las Vegas, Carlos Santana brings his legendary talent to The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino through a multi-year deal with AEG Live. Through 2010, The Joint will be the only place west of the Mississippi where fans can see Santana perform. Titled to pay homage to his most successful body of work to date, Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits debuts on Wednesday May 27 and features the artist’s signature fusion sound in a show designed exclusively for the new venue.
PRS at Musikmesse 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany
Musikmesse opens April 1st in Frankfurt, Germany. This trade show will run until April 4th and PRS products will be on display at the Headliner booth (Roland Meinl). Stop by and say hi!
At the 2009 Winter NAMM Show, Paul Smith announced a limited release of 100 Golden Eagle guitars modeled upon the first maple top guitar Paul ever built. This historic PRS guitar was built in 1985 and became Howard Leese's number one guitar for more than 15 years. And oddly enough, the maple top for this guitar actually came from a dresser drawer given to Paul by a friend. Howard and his guitar were recently featured on the cover of Vintage Guitar magazine and the guitar itself was on display at NAMM. The limited run of Golden Eagle guitars are being built by the Private Stock team and each will have its own private stock number.
Paul Reed Smith returned to his guitar making roots this winter and created an exclusive set of Private Stock guitars that became known as Paul’s 28. As a guitar maker, Paul Smith has spent his career seeking, testing and refining parts, processes and workmanship used to create musical instruments with impeccable quality and aesthetic appeal. Paying tribute to the craft of making fine musical instruments, Paul set out to create 28 very special electric guitars with the sound, feel, care and appeal of the finest violins and vintage guitars ever made.
Black Label Society Guitarist Nick "Evil Twin" Catanese Joins The PRS Family
PRS Guitars is proud to welcome Black Label Society Guitarist Nick "Evil Twin" Catanese as the newest member of the PRS artist family.
Many are wondering about the young woman who livened up Carrie Underwood’s performance of "Last Name" with a jaw–dropping guitar solo at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards Show. Who was that righteous axe warrior, anyway? Her name is Orianthi and PRS Guitars is proud and honored to have her as part of the PRS family.
Save the Date – Experience PRS 2009!
PRS Guitars Returns To Rock & Roll 400 With Fourth Custom Built NASCAR Trophy
Chevy and Richmond International Raceway have given PRS Guitars the honor of custom building the rock & roll themed trophy for the winner of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race for the fourth consecutive year. This trophy ranks amongst the most valuable trophies in the sport, worth more than $20,000 and is the only trophy in NASCAR that features a fully functional Paul Reed Smith guitar. As in years past, racing fans will have the chance to see the trophy up close and personal in the Chevy Fan Fest tent. The trophy can also be seen throughout the day on the sets of Speed and ESPN, strapped to the back seat of a golf cart (racing to and from press appearances) and on a pedestal in Gatorade Victory Lane.
Check Out PRS Guitars and Paul Jackson, Jr. on FOX’s American Idol
Back for a 7th season, FOX’s American Idol is well underway and America has voted the contestants down to a final 6. You may have noticed a PRS guitar or two in the background or even more recently, on stage, as the house band provides instrumental support to the contestants as they compete for a shot at stardom and the chance to become the next American Idol.
Jane's Addiction Reunite At NME Awards
All four original members of Jane's Addiction performed together for the first time in too long at the El Rey on April 23rd. The occasion was the NME Awards USA, where the legendary LA band accepted a Godlike Genius Award (joining godlike alumni Clash, New Order, and Primal Scream). Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, and Eric Avery (the holdout since '91) played "Jane Says," "Mountain Song," "Ocean Size," and "Stop."
:: Full story on Stereogum: link
:: Exclusive NME interview on YouTube: link
Hey Shawn and the folks at PRS, From Carlos Santana to Paul Allender, PRS artists discuss why they have come to rely on PRS guitars. Many of our key executives and designers have also contributed thoughts on what it is like to have a part in creating instruments known the world over for their distinct style and quality. The DVD quickly cuts to the chase and conveys the spirit of PRS as experienced by the people that count on these guitars to make their living. An additional hour of artist interview footage and candid commentary is also included that gets to the heart of what PRS guitars are really all about. The DVD will be released soon. Please check the PRS website for release updates.
http://www.prsguitars.com/dvd2008
Four SE Models Receive 2008 Guitar Player Readers’ Choice Awards
The survey results are in. Guitar Player magazine readers have selected the SE Custom Semi-Hollow as the Best Hollowbody or Semi-Hollowbody and have selected the SE One, the SE Paul Allender and the SE Custom Semi-Hollow as guitars with the Ultimate Value. Further details will be published in Guitar Player’s May 2008 issue (hitting news stands mid-April).
http://guitarplayer.com/article/exclusive-web-preview/mar-08/33871
Follow the Guitar: HARP and PRS Guitars at South-by-Southwest
In theory, it’s simple: take two guitars to Austin’s South-by-Southwest music festival and get them in the hands of cool bands for at least one song. Since guitar players are loyal to their gear, it’s easier said than done. But both HARP and Paul Reed Smith were pretty confident we could sell some of these guys on the instruments we were packing.
Dot Dot Dot Shows Off Their PRS Guitars on The Next Great American Band
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PRS Guitars On Tour With Mulit-Platinum, Grammy Award-Winning Band Casting Crowns
“The Alter And The Door” concert goers have an opportunity to see more of PRS than just the guitars that Hector and Juan are playing. The Stevensville, MD guitar company having been working with the band closely for three years and are sponsors of the current concert tour. There is an ad in the tour program, a pre-concert commercial on the video screen, and apparel for sale with the Casting Crowns merch team. Additionally, one fortunate fan at each show walks away with a PRS SE Custom with graphics designed by Hector Cervantes himself.
PRS Guitars Introduces New Model – The Mira
More than 700 guitar enthusiasts made the trek to Maryland this weekend for the company’s first “Experience PRS” open house where, the Mira, PRS’ newest guitar model, was unveiled. Paul Reed Smith and Michael Ault from the PRS Band unofficially unveiled the new PRS model on stage during an open house performance Friday night at the PRS manufacturing facility in Stevensville.
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Paul Reed Smith Guitars and Chevrolet Partner for a Rockin’ Summer Promotion
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Check out the August issue of Guitar World for the latest on PRS Sunburst 245 and Sunburst 22 models. Here are a few review highlights from Chris Gill.
“PRS has entered its “Golden Period” much as Stradivarius did after crafting his first violins,” and ”The Sunburst SC 245 and the 22 are the finest production instruments Paul Reed Smith has ever produced.”
Both PRS models received Guitar World “Platinum Awards” for quality design as well. The August issue is on newsstands now and includes a special DVD insert featuring a video review of these models.
New dates have been added to the PRS Roadshow schedule! Click here for information on the PRS Roadshow.
Guitar World is giving away a Tremonti SE and a copy of Mark’s new instructional DVD "Mark Tremonti: The Sound and The Story". Click here for contest details.
Acoustic Guitar Magazine has posted a review of the Tonare Grand acoustic. Click here to read the full review and be sure to check out the video review.
PRS Acoustic player Tony McManus is interviewed on ModernGuitars.com. Click here to read the full interview.
The Music Player Network Presents Live From Blog recently featured Paul Reed Smith and Paul Allender during Musikmesse in Frankfurt. Click here to visit the Music Player Network blog.
Shinedown and Guitar World Magazine are giving away an autographed SE One.
Click here for contest details.
Martin Simpson is featured with the Angelus Cutaway on the cover of May’s Acoustic Guitar.
Click here to read the article on Martin Simpson.
PRS Pickups are a now available for purchase online in our Accessory Shop.
Click here to check out our current offerings, including the SC 250, SC 245 and Johnny Hiland pickups.
PRS Guitars would like to congratulate PRS guitarist Tim Rosenau of the Christian hip hop band TobyMac for the 2009 Grammy Award for Rock or Rap Gospel Album with Alive and Transported. Tim’s arsenal of PRS guitars consists of a McCarty, SC245, Mira and several variations of the SE models.
Click here to watch the performance or visit Jake on MySpace here.
New PRS Tube Amp Line Wins Best in Show at NAMM
NAMM University panelist and Music Inc. editor Zachery Phillips nominated PRS for NAMM University’s prestigious “Best in Show” award at this year’s winter NAMM show in Anaheim. “I just thought the amps sounded phenomenal. It is a major event for Paul Reed Smith dealers,” said Zach.
Click here for more info on the new PRS Amps.
Acoustic Guitar magazine has finished tallying the votes of the Players’ Choice Awards 2008, and they are pleased to say CONGRATULATIONS to PRS Guitars!
The 2008 Players’ Choice Awards were given to the companies with the most votes in each category. Each category consists of gold, silver, and bronze award winners and PRS Guitars has won an award in the following:
Click here here for more info on Dark Horse.
Simon McBride - Be My Friend.mp3
Visit Simon McBride on Myspace: link
Jimmy Johnson in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 winner’s circle September 7 at Richmond International Raceway...standing next to the trophy custom built by PRS Guitars.
Guitarist Magazine (UK) Gives DGT Rave Review in Their July ‘08 Issue.
“The PRS David Grissom DGT - A mere decade in the making, we believe this could be the best pound-for-pound PRS ever made. Full in-depth review and demo…” For more details, click here: link.
Rich Eckhardt will be performing with Toby Keith this week on The CBS Morning Show and The View! Tune into The CBS Morning show on Wednesday, July 30th and The View on Thursday, July 31st.
For more information on Rich Eckhardt, check out this link.
Opeth’s Mike Akerfeldt on the cover of Decibel magazine’s July issue…on newsstands now.
http://www.thedeciblog.com/
Al Di Meola is featured on the cover of Guitar Player magazine’s July issue, on newsstands now.
The walls of the new factory expansion have started going up!
View more photos of the construction on our Flickr page: link
Paul Smith’s new SE Soapbar and SC 245 video demonstrations are now live on the PRS YouTube channel.
SE Soapbar: link
SC 245: link
New Product Demos From Paul Smith
Paul Smith recently recorded a series of detailed video demonstrations with fellow band mate Michael Ault showcasing the “individual talents” of select PRS guitar models and Paul’s unique perspective of each of these models. Recorded at his in-home studio in Annapolis, Maryland, Paul Smith takes a slightly different approach to traditional demonstrations by offering a candid and conversational delivery.
Demos of the Mira and Custom 24 are up on our YouTube page now, with more to come. Check back soon!
Third Day
Christian Rock mega band Third Day is on the road with Sanctus Real, DecembeRadio and Revive...and all bands are playing PRS guitars during the tour. To date, Third Day has sold more then six million albums and is currently touring in support of their to be released album "Call My Name."
From left to right in photo: Mac Powell - Third Day; Pete Prevost - Sanctus Real; Erik Miker - DecembeRadio; Tyler Hall - Revive; Mark Lee - Third Day.
For tour dates visit http://www.myspace.com/thirdday.
Brian Wooten playing a McCarty/Rosewood during Trace Adkins’ Celebrity Apprentice finale… (link)
PRS Designed NASCAR Trophy Receives Top Ranks by Yahoo! Sports. The Chevy Rock-n-Roll 400 trophy has been acknowledged as one of the coolest trophies in NASCAR.
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FLYLEAF Goes Platinum
More than one million copies of FLYLEAF's self-titled debut album have been sold to date! (link)
On Tour This Spring http://www.myspace.com/flyleaf
David Grissom talks about his gear and his new PRS DGT signature model
on Guitar 25. (5-part interview link)
Family Force 5 – Winner of Seven CCM Reader’ Choice Awards
1) Best Artist 2) Best Band 3) Most Underrated Artist 4) Best Website 5) Best Live Performance 6) Artist You'd Most Like To See On The Cover Of CCM 7) Most Likely To Be The Breakout Artist Of 2008 (link)
The legendary John Fogerty is featured on the cover of the March 2008 Guitar Player with a blue Singlecut. Full article: (link)
Paul Smith and PRS Director of R&D and Private Stock Joe Knaggs are featured with a Mira on the cover of the February 2008 issue of Premier Guitar magazine. Read the full issue for free online here (link) and be sure to check out the PRS article starting on page 19 for the latest scoop on the Mira and the DGT. There’s also a great shot of Paul and Joe with the Mira on page 6, in the table of contents.
New video of Carlos Santana, David Grissom and Mike Mushok from Staind
talking about their new PRS models is now posted on the PRS Guitars You
Tube Channel (link). Also, while you're there, check out Paul Smith giving
demonstrations of the 12 new models released at NAMM. (link)
GuitarJamDaily.com Interviews David Grissom on The Jamcast - Session 3 (link).
Jon from Relient K and Jon from Switchfoot talk candidly about the new Mira from Paul Reed Smith Guitars - (link).
Jason Aldean played his Lilac Mira with Kurt Allison on the Country Music Awards. Check out the video on YouTube: (link)
Guitar World's November review of the SC 245 and Mark Tremonti models has been posted on their respective pages. Check out the PDF here: (link).
Meet another PRS Employee on our Inside PRS page. This Employee Spotlight features topcoat team member Kevin. (link)