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Paul Reed Smith addresses a panel at NAMM. On the right, Eddie Van Halen, with a yellow tiger print blazer on, shreds on Frankenstein.
Paul Reed Smith on that time Kramer called him to help them make a guitar for Eddie Van Halen

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Smith was asked what he would have made if Van Halen had ever asked for a PRS guitar – but it turned out to be something of a trick question

Guitarists
PRS Charcoal Phoenix Limited Edition: The 40th anniversary model from Paul Reed Smith is the culmination of decades of innovations.
“We have to ask: can the electric guitar get any better?” With 40 years of groundbreaking luthierie behind it, the limited PRS Charcoal Phoenix is deserving of its mythical status

By Dave Burrluck Published

One of PRS Guitars’ 40th Anniversary special editions, limited to 150 units, this is the one Paul himself plays, and it’s perched at the summit of our wishlist

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Electric Guitars
Zach Myers of Shinedown performs live for SiriusXM's Small Stage Series presented by American Express at The Orange Peel on August 25, 2022 in Asheville, North Carolina
Zach Myers’ heavy relic’d PRS John Mayer Silver Sky has given him so much grief he might burn it

By Matt Owen Published

Myers got the jump on PRS when he started playing a relic'd pink Silver Sky – before the official Roxy Pink version came out

Guitarists
PRS Charcoal Phoenix
PRS turned unwanted wood into some of its best guitar finishes – including the one found on Paul Reed Smith’s go-to guitar

By Matt Owen Published

Emerald Green and Charcoal – two of the firm’s most eye-popping offerings – were stumbled upon by accident

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Guitar Gear
Keith Urban plays a semi-hollow PRS onstage in Nashville, 2024. He is currently developing a new signature model with the Maryland-based high-end guitar company.
Keith Urban offers first look at his Tele-inspired PRS signature model

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Urban saw John Mayer with his Dead Spec Silver Sky and set about designing a guitar that he too could use for a whole set – and it has an f-hole shaped after his tattoo

Electric Guitars
Bay Melnick Virgolino
10-year-old guitarist nails Are You Gonna Go May Way during America’s Got Talent – on a PRS that’s almost as tall as he is

By Phil Weller Published

Bay Melnick Virgolino’s PRS might make him look tiny, but the sounds he gets out of it are huge

Guitarists
Paul Reed Smith speaks onstage at The 2020 NAMM Show Opening Day on January 16, 2020 in Anaheim, California
Why Paul Reed Smith isn't interested in chasing Fender or Gibson – but is focused on cementing PRS in history

By Janelle Borg Published

Smith reflects on his decades-long involvement in the guitar making space

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Guitars
PRS Custom 24 in Aurora Borealis: a heavily figured maple top fringed in green and black
Celebrating 40 years of Paul Reed Smith’s first production model, the PRS Custom 24

By Chris Gill Published

Birthed amid the Superstrat mania of the 1980s, the Custom 24 bucked the trend with a set-neck build – and hit a spot with players that wanted timeless looks and modern, high performing upgrades

Electric Guitars
Paul Reed Smith performing earlier this year at PRS’s 40th Anniversary concert where he played a final prototype of the new Charcoal Phoenix. It’s all on YouTube!
Paul Reed Smith on raising the Standard 24, finally cracking the noise-free guitar and why John Sykes is a tone hero

By Dave Burrluck Published

We take Paul Reed Smith back to the start of his 40-year-old company to discuss the new Standard 24 and quite a bit more

Electric Guitars
PRS MT 15
Mark Tremonti’s PRS signature amp is one of the best affordable high-gain amps on the market – and it just got one major upgrade

By Matt Owen Published

An all-new Archon Classic and 4x12 "mega-sized" cab have also been released

Guitar Amps
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