Paul Reed Smith Featured in the Smithsonian Channel’s – Electrified: The Guitar Revolution
This 60 minute high-wattage history lesson salutes the inventors, pioneers and gods of the electric guitar. The electric guitar was invented to be heard among the brass instruments of the big band era, but it soon took on a sound and life of its own. How did this assemblage of wood, wire and metal go on to ignite a new era of music, transform background musicians into guitar heroes and become a symbol of freedom and rebellion?
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Experience PRS 2010 Registration Closes August 31, 2010
It’s not too late to register for Experience PRS 2010, but please do so before registration officially closes on August 31. Our fourth annual open house event is right around the corner, and everyone at PRS is eagerly preparing to host more than 2,220 quests from all over the world! Our field day styled event is taking place in Stevensville, Maryland on September 24 and September 25. Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam, Martin Simpson, Howard Leese and David Grissom are just a few of the artists scheduled to perform this year! Please note that a $25 late registration fee applies through August 31, but there is still room if you’d like to attend.
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Product Spotlight – Special Edition 53/10 Model
Every aspect of PRS’s newest 53/10 limited run model, including its thin finish and excellent tone woods, was chosen to enhance the natural sound of these extraordinary 53/10 pickups. Spec’d and approved by Paul Reed Smith himself, 53/10 pickups are the third installment in the vintage inspired series of PRS pickups and sound as warm as their singed appearance suggests.
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Artist Spotlight: Q&A with Dave Weiner – Steve Vai’s Other Axe Man
What’s been your coolest experience as a guitar player?
Playing in Vai's band for the last 12 years has undoubtedly been an amazing experience, but if I had to name one, it'd be doing my own tours. It's extremely difficult and expensive, but when you create something out of nothing (a record) and then travel around and share it in a live experience with everyone, that's where it's at.
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Great Paul Reed Smith Music Reviews
The Paul Reed Smith Band CD and the Look at the Moon/The Nashville Sessions CD that was just released last month is creating a buzz for Paul Reed Smith. Here’s a recap of some of the things listeners have been sharing online so far.
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11th Annual Charity Weekend for the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Join us for our 11th Annual Charity Weekend for the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, October 2-4th. See details on great concerts, parties and golf tournaments.
Click here for details: www.prsguitars.com/tournament
PRS Australian Distributor, Electric Factory, teams up with Universal Pictures on Cinema Promotion
"You Could Win A PRS Smokeburst McCarty Guitar!
Thanks to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Hoyts Are Giving You The Chance To Win A Smokeburst McCarty Guitar Worth $5,699!"
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Creed 2010 – Chopper & Axe Giveaway
Creed is putting their fans first once again this year – the band has teamed up with ORPHAN and FRET 12 to design, build and give away a custom Full Circle motorcycle and Paul Reed Smith guitar valued at $80,000 for the "CREED 2010 – CHOPPER & AXE GIVEAWAY." CREED has been working intimately with design teams to create the custom motorcycle and guitar, which will be on display at each venue prior to the concerts on the group’s 36-city tour running from July 26th through September 4th.
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The Sum of All Parts - PRS Final Assembly (New Videos Posted)
Six new videos are now posted in conjunction with the PRS "Shop in Detail" campaign. The talented craftspeople at PRS Guitars explain this very crucial stage in the life of a PRS. Fret Dress & Final Approval, Electronics, Assembly & Play Testing, Quality Control and Casing are all featured.
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New Private Stock Section At PRSGuitars.com
PRS Guitars constantly strives to build the highest quality instruments possible. The Private Stock department seeks to raise that bar through personalized specifications, access to the "Vault Collection" of materials (a.k.a. the "Private Stock Wood Library") and the careful, trained eyes of a small group of gifted luthiers. It has been described as "a business inside a business" and has always been a healthy addition to PRS’s line up. Paul’s talent, instinct, and enthusiasm and an extremely talented Private Stock team make musical instrument dreams come true for guitar enthusiasts all over the world. Be sure to check out the Private Stock section of the PRS website and "Vault Collection" video featuring Paul Reed Smith and the Private Stock team.
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Product Spotlight - Super Dallas
Think of the Dallas model with hot-rodded circuitry for more gain, and you have our Super Dallas model, a perfect example of the evolution of our Paisley line of amps. With 50 watts of power, two EL34 tubes, and reverb, these 50-watt models stay clean but can easily reach healthy levels of distortion, and artists all over are dialing in. This is also the first amp Doug Sewell custom designed with specific artists in mind and will be reviewed alongside our entire hand-wired amp and Stealth cabinet collection in the October issue of Vintage Guitar, on newsstands July 27. Check it out to see which amp and cabinet combination writer Pete Prown dubs "celestial" for gigging guitarists.
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Experience PRS 2010 Registration Deadline – July 31, 2010
Be sure to register ASAP for Experience PRS 2010. A $25 late registration fee will apply after July 31. July 31st is also the last day for members to register for the exclusive Signature Club event. Experience PRS 2010 will be held on September 24 and September 25 in Stevensville, Maryland. This one of a kind guitar field day caters to Authorized PRS Dealers, Distributors, and their customers from all around the world. The event includes PRS artist performances, guitar and amplifier demonstrations, seminars, archive displays, interactive factory tours, and much more. PRS guitars, amps, new models, and limited runs will be on display, making for the largest showcase of PRS products ever shown in the U.S. at one time.
Register here: https://www.regonline.com/experience_prs_2010
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PaulReedSmithMusic.com
Visit www.paulreedsmithmusic.com to listen to samples of Paul's music or to purchase MP3's or CD's.
Paul Reed Smith is known as a guitar maker and the leader of PRS Guitars. What is not commonly known is that Paul is a musician, songwriter and studio owner. Throughout his journey to find the ultimate tone in his guitars, a large number of extraordinary musicians have gravitated to playing music with him....
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New Shop in Detail Amplifier Videos Posted with Paul Smith, Doug Sewell and Derek Trucks
Learn all about the story of PRS amps, how they are made and why artists like Derek Trucks, David Grissom and Bugs Henderson love to use them in the newest addition to the "Shop In Detail" video series on prsguitars.com. Paul Reed Smith and Doug Sewell describe how the idea for the PRS Amplifier line came into existence, and Doug Sewell walks you through the process of designing amplifiers and the selection of the electronics and components. PRS Amp team member Jeff Taylor also builds an amp from the ground up and performs the initial, rigorous playtest followed by Josh King who puts a Tuxedo 30-watt 1x12 Combo through our final inspection and quality test.
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The PRS “Hollowbody 12” Endorsed by Alex Lifeson
In May of 2010, the first “Hollowbody 12” prototype from the PRS factory was sent to Alex Lifeson for his feedback. He delivered the following comment: “The playability is instantly silky and facile, the tone bright, clear and shimmering, and the finishing details are a testament to the PRS craftsmanship. The broad fretboard is a joy to play, and I was blown away by the intonation–of course, split saddles!! Why doesn't everyone do that?”
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Signature Magazine — Newest Issue Available
PRS’s new line of Signature model SE’s grace the cover of the latest issue of Signature magazine, and candid interviews with Opeth, Orianthi and Davy Knowles are featured. Visit a dealer near you and ask for your copy while supplies last. And, if you’d like to receive Signature delivered to your doorstep, sign up for the PRS Signature Club. The subscription is just one of many fun membership perks.
PRS Guitars at the DWEEZILLA Music Boot Camp
DWEEZILLA is a 4-day, 5-night music boot camp designed to expand the harmonic horizons of both amateur and professional musicians. Set in the Catskills at the Full Moon Resort, DWEEZILLA workshops will commence Monday June 21, 2010 and finish Thursday June 24, 2010. Many styles of music will be offered for discussion and study, and attendees will have access to multiple daily workshops presented by Dweezil Zappa and individual members of his core band. The camp is geared toward showing musicians how to drastically improve their musical skills in a short period of time, and to improve their ability to improvise from experienced professionals while having fun in the process.
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Paul Reed Smith In-Store Clinic - Wisconsin
Paul Reed Smith will be at Dave's Guitar Shop in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Saturday, June 19th.
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PRS “Play it. Wear it.” Promotion
Thinking about buying a PRS Mira or Starla instrument...
Our Mira / Starla guitars are retro inspired instruments with PRS craftsmanship and build quality. Purchase any USA-manufactured Mira, Mira MT, Mira X, Mira Ltd, Mira Korina, 25th Anniversary Mira 245 Soapbar, Starla, Starla Stoptail, Starla X, or Starla Ltd model guitar from an authorized PRS dealer between June 1, 2010 and August 31, 2010, and we’ll give you a $100 gift certificate to the PRS Lifestyle webstore.
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Guitar Art Benefit Showcase & Auction Call for Submissions
The Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center continues for the 11th year with Paul Reed Smith Guitars for a national charity weekend October 2nd-4th to benefit the Living with Cancer Resource Program at Johns Hopkins. Guitars will be made available to volunteer artists based on a submission of their work to the review committee. Interested artists should submit a statement of intent including sample artwork via email to hibler@jhmi.edu. Deadline for submission is July 30, 2010.
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Check out Emil Werstler and his Olive Green Mira X as he shows you dominant chord/arpeggio relationships in his newest video lesson courtesy of Guitarworld.com
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An exclusive first listen to the Levi/Werstler Project "Loathsome Little Fiend" with a Video Lesson and Tabs are available on GuitarWorld.com....and the lesson is given with a PRS Hollowbody!
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305 Receives Guitar Player Editor's Pick Award
Thanks to our friends at Guitar Player for honoring the new 305 model with an Editors’ Pick Award. Check out the full review in the June issue of Guitar Player magazine...on newsstands now. “PRS Undoubtedly put a lot of R&D into the 305, and the end result totally succeeds as a modern day alternative to a ‘50’s era single-coil guitar. For that, and everything else it brings to the solid-body scene, the 305 earns an Editor’s Pick Award.” – Art Thompson, Guitar Player
Here is a video link to the group Celtic Woman on Regis and Kelly this morning with Des Moore playing a Tonare Grand. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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Save The Date for Experience PRS 2010! September 24th and 25th 2010
Check out some new Experience PRS 2009 performance shots courtesy of Premier Guitar magazine. Thanks PG!
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Davy Knowles and his band Back Door Slam recently played a song live from Mission Control to the Space Station. Davy’s guitar of choice for this unique musical experience was a new PRS acoustic....an Angelus Cutaway. Back Door Slam is one of very few bands to receive an official invite to NASA, and Davy himself is now one of only two artists EVER to play a song live from Mission Control to the Space Station.
Rich Eckhardt explains why the PRS Singlecut Hollowbody was his guitar of choice on this year’s Toby Keith tour. For the full story, visit PremierGuitar.com or click here.
Congratulations to Grand Prize winner Peggy Balaberda for winning an SE and a trip for two to Experience PRS 2009 and to 2nd Prize winners Andrew McNiven, John Nicholas, and Richard Klares III for winning SEs. And thanks to everyone who participated in the Win a PRS Experience contest!
The Tremonti SE is now available in Natural. Check it out here.
Check out the July issue of Vintage Guitar for a review of the new PRS Amps...Click here!
