For years, PRS has been involved with the bi-annual She Rocks awards, an award show celebrating women in the music industry. Read on for insight into our relationship with She Rocks and how our employees, artists, and instruments are involved.
Turns out California is pretty nice this time of year, but now that we’re home, let’s look back at our trip to Anaheim for NAMM 2019.
We just landed in sunny Anaheim, California for the annual NAMM show and the booth is ready! Check out this blog for a look at this year’s booth as well as the new gear, artists, and events surrounding this year’s show.
As 2018 draws to a close, we thought it would be a great time to recap all of the wonderful product announcements and limited runs that have hit stores this past year.
PRS was back again at this year’s Woodstock Showcase, an invitation-only event for the finest acoustic luthiers in the country. Catch a recap of our trip there!
After 5 magical days in Germany, our team is back from the gear paradise known as GuitCon. Get the full scoop on the 2018 event here!
You don’t forget a good music festival. The arena sound, the big lineups, and the energy of thousands of fellow music fans. Each year, PRS teams up with “The Music Experience,” a traveling interactive musical instruments exhibit that visits rock and blues festivals around the country. Being inside The Music Experience tent gives us an opportunity to meet music fans and share our love of great guitars and amps. Here’s a quick recap of this year’s festivals.
After celebrating his 30 year anniversary with PRS Guitars, long time PRS wood buyer Michael Reid graciously chose to auction his 30 year employee guitar to raise funds for the American Bird Conservatory. Read the full story here.
Each year, EarthQuaker Devices in Akron, OH throws a one-day shindig they have officially dubbed, “EarthQuaker Day.” This year PRS hosted a riff contest at EarthQuaker Day that resulted in one lucky shredder taking home their very own PRS S2 Standard 22. Read all about it here!
Well we’re here, the final days of the last full cross-country Vans Warped Tour. Check out this blog as we honor the staff, artists, and fans that made the last 23 years of Warped so great.
For artists and fans alike, the Vans Warped Tour is a bit magical; there is really nothing like it as bands travel together to play in 38 cities in 46 days. As you can imagine, the schedule and sheer effort it takes to pull-off a traveling tour of this magnitude is grueling. We caught up with a few PRS artists on this year’s tour to get the scoop on what it’s really like.
Another Experience PRS event is in the books! Get a recap of our 2018 factory open house event here!
Experience Day 1 was a success! New friendships we’re formed, new guitars were purchased, and our faces were rocked off by performances on the main stage. Check out some photos here!
We’re only a few days away from Experience 2018, check out this blog for some cool information about this year’s event!
This is it, the final countdown. Artists and music fans around the continental US are prepping for the final full cross country Warped Tour. This year it’s kicking off in Pomona, CA on June 21st and wrapping up 46 days and 38 cities later in West Palm Beach, Florida. Check out this blog to see the PRS artists on this year’s tour!
That’s it! Another NAMM show in the books, and this year was a great one. Check out this blog to get a recap of the PRS action at NAMM 2018.
It’s that time of year again as we trek to sunny Anaheim, California for the annual NAMM show! The National Association of Music Merchants or “NAMM” is a music industry trade show inaugurated in 1901. The show exists to support the music industry and show the world the latest innovations in musical products, recording technology, sound, and lighting. This week, tens of thousands will gather at the Anaheim convention center for a few days of business and music-filled fun. Check out this blog to see the new gear we will have with us at NAMM 2018!
You don’t forget a good music festival. The arena sound, the big lineups, and the energy of thousands of fellow music fans. Each year, PRS teams up with “The Music Experience,” a traveling interactive musical instruments exhibit on-site at dozens of rock and blues festivals around the country. The Music Experience gives us an opportunity to meet music fans and share our love of great guitars and amps. Read more about it here!
Each year, the PRS Private Stock Acoustic team visits the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase in Woodstock, New York. “Woodstock” as it’s affectionately refered to by attendees, is a showcase of the finest acoustic guitars built by the most talented luthiers in the country. Check out this blog to learn more about Woodstock and see the instruments we displayed at the event!
Recently, two members of the PRS team traveled to Markneukirchen, Germany to take part in a new and special guitar event called “GuitCon.” What is GuitCon? Find out here!
Phew, what a tour. 38 cities in just 52 days! Check out some of the videos and photos from the PRS artists who were on the road for Warped this year!
Our 32nd year at the winter NAMM show has drawn to a close. Catch a recap of the action here!
It’s that time of year again as we trek to sunny Anaheim, California for the annual NAMM show! The National Association of Music Merchants or “NAMM” is a music industry trade show inaugurated in 1901. The show exists to support the music industry and show the world the latest innovations in musical products, recording technology, sound, and lighting.
Recently, the 3 members of our Private Stock acoustic team visited Woodstock, New York where the annual Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase takes place. Read about their trip here!
This November, the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix Arizona is celebrating the unparalleled combination of imagination and artistry in inlaid guitars. Opening November 5, 2016, the exhibit “Dragons and Vines: Inlaid Guitar Masterpieces” will present a collection of instruments featuring stunning inlay design created by the greatest contemporary North American inlay artists, luthiers and collaborators and highlighting the works and private collection of Larry Sifel (1948-2006), Pearl Works founder and PRS Guitars’ longtime inlay partner.
You don’t forget a good rock festival. The arena sound, the big lineups, and the energy of thousands of fellow music fans. That’s why PRS teams up with The Music Experience, a traveling interactive “rock star” exhibit on-site at dozens of rock festivals around the country. Learn more about our involvement with The Music Experience and where we’re heading in this blog!
Music education is important, no doubt. As guitar builders, we see ourselves on the continual road of improvement and discovery and in the same way, guitarists and musicians undergo this journey as well. That’s why we partnered with The Entertainment Institute (TEI) during this summer’s Warped Tour. Get the recap here!
Playing music for a living and traveling the country sounds awesome, but what about those other little details of life on the road? Get the scoop directly from artists here!
Last night, the Alternative Press Music Awards were broadcasting all across the country and PRS was a part of the action, learn more about the award show here!
If you couldn’t make it to Sweetwater’s GearFest event, check out our recap here and see photos from inside the PRS booth!
Another summer means another Warped Tour! If you haven’t heard of Warped Tour, we’ll help get you up to speed, check out this blog post!
What a weekend - PRS Experience 2016 was a blast! We celebrated a mutual love of guitars with PRS fans from all over the world and heard some incredible music from our PRS artists. Check out this blog for a full recap of the event!
Night 2 of Experience PRS 2016 was awesome! We saw a trio of incredible performances, check out some photos here!
For the past few years, PRS has partnered up with “The Music Experience” at a handful of big music festivals across the country. The Music Experience is a concert tour and playground for musicians to see, feel, and hear the latest gear from PRS. Learn more about it here!
Last month, Paul Reed Smith, PRS President Jack Higginbotham, and other members from the PRS team visited dealers in Europe for a week long adventure! Check out this blog post to see photos from their trip and hear the stories!
The PRS team had a great time last week in Austin, TX for the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival! Check out this blog post for a summary of our time there, and to see some photos from the trip!
We’re in Austin, TX this week taking part in the world-famous SXSW music festival! Check out this blog post to see where you can find PRS at the festival, and where you can see PRS artists perform!
Hello! Jack Higginbotham here – President of PRS Guitars. I recently returned from the Rolex 24 at Daytona, our partner IMSA’s most high-profile racing event. I have not attended this race in a few years since the NAMM show (the music/gear industry’s largest tradeshow) and the Rolex have traditionally landed on the same weekend, so it felt somewhat nostalgic to land at the tiny Daytona airport and make my way back to the track. Here is a bit of a story about the weekend…
The PRS team is back from NAMM and we had a great show. Check out this blog post to get a re-cap of the action!
The NAMM show is just a few days away! If you won’t be at the show, check out this blog post to see how you can keep up with the action no matter where you are.
For six consecutive years, PRS Guitars has partnered with IMSA and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In this blog post, learn more about our relationship with IMSA and the PRS Trophy guitar we award to the overall winning team owners!
PRS Signature artist and blues legend, David Grissom is heading up to Montana to take his place as the “Blues Artist in Residence” for this year’s Crown Guitar Festival. David will be offering workshops, clinics and lessons during this week long, guitar-loving festival. While the workshops and instruction time are only open to registered attendees, David, and a very impressive roster of artists, will be featured in nightly concerts that are open to the public. Check out this blog post to learn more about the Crown Guitar Festival.
These folks are fans of PRS and aren’t afraid to show it! Check out our first installment of Tattoo Tuesday!
Last week, PRS celebrated 30 years of guitar building by hosting a concert and factory open-house. Check out this blog post to learn more and see photos of the event!
For the past 29 years, thousands upon thousands of music fans have been flocking to Austin, TX for the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival. Local residents refer to the madness as “South By” and it absolutely takes over their city. Downtown roads are closed as people migrate around searching for their next favorite band. PRS Guitars has had a presence at the festival for a few years but most recently opened the Shred Shed - an isolation booth where musicians can jam out!
We had a wonderful time this year at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) tradeshow. Approximately 90,000 people gather each year in Anaheim, California to celebrate music and represent their brand in the industry. The PRS booth this year was buzzing with excitement as we displayed all of our products across all of our product lines: Private Stock, Core, S2, SE, and Amplifiers. Check out the photos in this blog post to see our booth and the products we are proud to display!
We had a great time joining the Warped Tour this year for one of their stops on the east coast!
As the official acoustic guitar of the Vans Warped Tour presented by Journeys, PRS Guitars would like to thank all our fans, the BandHappy folks, and our Warped tour artists, including the Full Sail University Acoustic Basement artists for backing our guitars and putting them through the paces on a nationwide tour. We had a blast and the turnout at our booth was fantastic! We had artist signings paired with the opportunity for fans to try out our SE Angelus acoustic guitars.
Check out the video below for a short recap of our time at Warped Tour. Rock on!
with Special Guests SOJA
SOJA performed Saturday night at Experience PRS 2013
Experience PRS Saturday afternoon and early evening
Experience PRS 2013 - Saturday Photos
JJ Grey and Mofro
JJ Grey and Mofro closed out Friday Night at Experience PRS 2013. For more on the band, visit them here: http://www.jjgrey.com
Friday night with Martin Simpson, The PRS Band and Special Guests Brent Mason, Tim Pierce, Davy Knowles, Simon McBride, Emil Werstler, Gary Grainger, Rhonda Smith, Wyzard and Kevin Walker
More photos from Friday at Experience PRS 2013
Friday Afternoon at Experience 2013
Friday Morning at Experience PRS 2013
We’ll be posting updates live from Experience PRS throughout the weekend here on the PRS Blog. You can also keep up with the event on Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus and Flickr.
Signature Club Event
Photos from 9/19/13 at the PRS Factory.
The news is out! Here are the official artists for Experience PRS 2013. Registration for this free event ends August 15th, so grab a friend and come visit the PRS factory for an awesome weekend of clinics and performances. Register today: EXPERIENCE 2013
at Experience PRS 2012
Emil Werstler (Chimaira, Daath, and Levi/ Werstler) demonstrates the new PRS SE 7 String at Experience PRS 2012.
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Experience PRS 2012
Tony McManus briefly treats an acoustic clinic group to some Open G Keith Richards-ish licks
Experience PRS 2012
Nashville Session legend Brent Mason and Paul Reed Smith with the NF3.
Experience PRS 2012
PRS Bass Clinic with Gary Grainger, Kevin Walker, Mike Echols, Mike Pryor and Wyzard.
Experience PRS 2012
Paul, Gary Grainger and Mike Ault find the groove early
Tom Wheeler remembering Bugs Henderson in the opening of Experience PRS Friday.
Experience PRS 2012
Signature Club members getting the early peek at the 2012 Experience guitars and amplifiers
Experience PRS 2012
This limited edition Experience P22 is in a new color: Bitchin’ Bev.
Experience PRS 2012
A new color for Experience PRS 2012: Autumn Sky, shown on a Experience PRS 2012 Custom 24 Limited Edition
Experience PRS 2012
Opaque and translucent 408 Standards
Ready for Experience 2012 Demos
We’re gearing up for Experience PRS 2012! Here’s a new 408 Maple Top and a 2 Channel “H” ready for a demo/clinic.
Watch the Inside PRS Blog for live updates from #expprs
Experience PRS 2012 is right around the corner! We’ll be posting updates to this blog throughout the event, as well as on Twitter (@prsguitars - follow hash tag #expprs) and Facebook.
Check out this gallery on Flickr from Friday of last year’s Experience event: Experience PRS 2011 - Friday Gallery
