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The PRS 40th Anniversary Special Semi-Hollow Limited Edition is $6,990 – but here’s why we want one
By Dave Burrluck Published
PRS Guitars has been releasing eye-popping limited-run instruments month after month but this do-it-all high-end electric might just be the pick of the litter

Carlos Santana was one of Paul Reed Smith’s earliest champions – but he thought his first guitars were too good to be true
By Matt Owen Published
Smith looks back on his early partnership with Santana in Guitar Center CEO's new 'Inside the Noise with Gabe Dalporto' podcast

Reverb has shared its best-selling guitars list for 2025 – and Fender's Indonesian experiment has paid off
By Phil Weller Published
The gear retailer's end-of-year results make for interesting reading, and offers telling insight into players' buying habits

Mark Tremonti once had one of his earliest PRS guitars stolen – but a fan bought it back for him from a Guitar Center parking lot
By Phil Weller Published
The gorgeous single-cut was thought to be lost forever, until one eagle-eyed fan saved the day

Paul Reed Smith on the near-fateful end of the PRS SE Line – and what eventually saved it from extinction
By Phil Weller Published
Smith reflects on the time the plug was almost pulled on the affordable branch of PRS guitars

Jeff Beck secretly played a PRS at home – and the company is trying to get it back
By Matt Owen Published
Beck played Fenders, Gibsons, even Jacksons onstage – but he reportedly kept a PRS handy at home for recording

This 20% Black Friday discount on the PRS SE Custom 24 has me considering taking the PRS plunge
By Jackson Maxwell Published
I've never quite clicked with the look of PRS guitars, but this discount puts the SE Custom 24 in exactly my current price range – and my co-workers' praise of the model is starting to make me reconsider my views...

I played a John Mayer Silver Sky for the first time ever this year and it blew me away. With 20% of all PRS SE and Core guitars at Guitar Center for Black Friday, I’m *this close* to getting one of my own
By Matt Owen Published
Yes, the five-star SE NF 53 – already one of the best sub-$1k guitars on the market – is also included

Meet Magnolia Boulevard, the soulful rockers personally backed by Paul Reed Smith
By Daryl Robertson Published
The PRS founder heard the Appalachian soul outfit at a dealer event and soon became their biggest champion, hooking them up with connections, guitars and custom amps

All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a reissue of one of Gibson’s most sought-after signature models
By Matt Owen Published
Mark Lettieri's irresistible Fiore gets an HH makeover, John Petrucci's baritone signature makes its long-awaited return, and the Line 6 Helix Stadium XL finally arrives...
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