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Paul Reed Smith says the materials used to make a guitar make a difference – but not for the reason you might think
By Matt Owen published
The six-string scientist has once again stressed that certain woods do in fact change the tone of your guitar, and he's drawn attention to an oddly spec'd custom build to prove it

PRS has brewed up guitars for John Mayer, Mark Tremonti and Carlos Santana – but now it’s making beer
By Phil Weller published
Brewed in partnership with PRS' neighbors at Cult Classic Brewing, the Irish red & kolsch ale was masterminded to celebrate Make Music Day

Paul Reed Smith hits back at critics who say PRS guitars are “too perfect and have no soul”
By Matt Owen published
The guitar engineer designs some of the finest instruments money can buy – but for some, they're just “too good”

“We’ve been talking about it for a decade – our artists want ‘that’ sound in their arsenal”: How Myles Kennedy and Paul Reed Smith reinvented a classic
By Dave Burrluck published
Satisfying an artist is one thing, creating a new version of an old favorite is another. With the new Myles Kennedy signature and NF 53, PRS has attempted to do both

Paul Reed Smith explains exactly what makes a great electric guitar – including the exact amount of time it should sustain
By Jackson Maxwell published
Tone, the master guitar builder says, "is a complicated equation"

Watch Paul Reed Smith join Alter Bridge onstage – and blow Myles Kennedy away with his guitar’s sustain
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The highly respected guitar builder for both Kennedy and Mark Tremonti lent some bluesy licks to Rise Today during a recent performance in Maryland

Paul Reed Smith has his say on the tonewood debate: “I've heard that tonewoods don't make any difference. It's just not true”
By Matt Owen published
The guitar-building mastermind shares an anecdote involving violin makers to hammer home his point that tonewoods do in fact play a pivotal role in a guitar's sound

Paul Reed Smith explains what possessed him to call one of PRS’s first guitar pedals Horsemeat
By Sam Roche published
“I can’t name a guitar Horsemeat, but in the pedal business, you can get away with murder!”
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