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Epic Summer Promotion with PRS Guitars, Carnival of Madness, Shinedown, and Black Stone Cherry

Jul 13, 2016

Want to win a pair of Carnival of Madness tickets, chill backstage with Zach Myers and Chris Robertson before the show, and take home an ultra-limited PRS Carnival of Madness Guitar of your very own? Nineteen lucky fans will have the chance to do exactly that this summer. Will it be you? Read on!

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PRS Guitars Unveils New SE Signature Model with Periphery’s Mark Holcomb

Jun 28, 2016

The band Periphery has become a force to be reckoned with in the progressive metal scene thanks to their complex rhythms and soaring melodies. Guitarist Mark Holcomb helps achieve this full, lethal sound with his PRS guitars and signature Seymour Duncan Alpha and Omega pickups. PRS and Holcomb have worked closely together to develop a truly unique guitar for the SE Series lineup.

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PRS Guitars Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Private Stock with June Guitar of the Month

Jun 09, 2016

PRS Guitars is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Private Stock with a revival of the program that started it all: Guitars of the Month. For June, PRS is releasing a Paul’s Guitar model. Personally designed and appointed by Paul Reed Smith, Paul’s Guitar is a highly musical instrument that features two 408N treble and bass pickups and a versatile coil tap system. Only ten of these instruments will be made for June 2016.

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Celebrating The Eighth “Experience PRS” Event with Limited Edition Custom 24

Jun 03, 2016

Specially appointed to commemorate the 2016 Experience PRS event, the Experience PRS 2016 Custom 24-08 adds a new control layout to the company’s most classic model. The Custom 24 first officially debuted at PRS Guitars’ first NAMM show in 1985 and has been played by internationally touring artists, gigging musicians, and aspiring players ever since.

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Unplug for Summer with PRS Guitars SE Acoustic Factory Authorized Sale

Jun 01, 2016

Shorts, sandals, and sunlight aren’t the only things to look forward to this summer. From June 1st through July 31st, 2016, PRS Guitars is celebrating summer with a factory-authorized MAP (minimum advertised price) holiday on PRS SE Angelus acoustics.

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Vintage Heart with Modern Playability: PRS Guitars Announces the McCarty 594

May 24, 2016

The PRS McCarty 594 is a vintage-inspired instrument that is at once incredibly familiar and effortlessly playable. Whether you are looking for rich, authentic, vintage humbucking tones or nuanced, sweet singlecoil sounds, the McCarty 594 can seamlessly master both sonic territories thanks to the 58/15 LT pickups and push/pull coil taps on the tone controls.

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Limited to Only Ten Pieces PRS Debuts the May Guitar of the Month

Private Stock May Guitar of the Month: The 509

May 13, 2016

In the spirit of Private Stock’s ever forward-thinking designs, PRS introduces the May 2016’s Guitar of the Month: the 509. The 509 starts with a 5 single coil platform – with the outside two coils grouped as humbuckers. With its longer scale length (25.25”), middle single coil pickup, and two mini-toggle coil-tap switches, the 509 is perfect for single coil players who want the added tonal versatility of humbucking and humbucking and single coil sounds in one guitar.

PRS Guitars and Chevrolet Motorsports Partner on Race to Win Corvette Sweepstakes

Apr 14, 2016

As part of PRS Guitars’ seventh season as the exclusive guitar and amplifier of International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), PRS is teaming up with Chevrolet Motorsports on a season-long sweepstakes that will give one Corvette Racing fan the experience of a lifetime. Effective March 3, 2016 fans can enter for their chance to win an official 2016 PRS SE IMSA Trophy Guitar specially made for WeatherTech Championship races and awarded in Victory Lane, a 2016 Corvette Stingray Coupe, and a trip for two to the 2017 Rolex 24 At Daytona race.

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PRS Private Stock April Guitar of the Month Model Takes Flight

Apr 06, 2016

For April, PRS is releasing the DGT “Birds of a Feather” Semi Hollow model; a vintage-appointed guitar that is all about the details. Based on the original McCarty model, the DGT (David Grissom Trem) adds a signature neck shape, taller frets that sport larger gauge strings, custom-spec’d pickups, and a unique control configuration. Only twenty of these instruments will be made for April 2016.

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PRS Guitars Debuts Two New Metallic Finishes

Apr 01, 2016

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is adding two new metallic colors to its US-made guitar lineup: Champagne Gold Metallic and Frost Green Metallic. The new metallic finishes utilize various sizes of metallic flake resulting in a shimmering opaque finish that shows off the contours of the guitar while reflecting light in a show-stopping fashion.

Private Stock May Guitar of the Month: The 509

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