Guitar Info

Guitar Heaven: Paul Reed Smith Makes Guitars: interview with ol' PRS himself.

PRS awarded 'Best Electric Guitar': The Paul Reed Smith 513 model guitar has won the "Best Electric Guitar of the Year", awarded by the Musikmesse International Press, and marking the second consecutive year PRS has won the prestigious award.

Guitar worth £35,000 goes on show in store in Northampton: it's another doubleneck, kids. What a pity it's a PRS.

PRS 513 Rosewood Wins '05 MIPA Best Electric Guitar (Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...)

Paul Reed Smith CE Mahogany returns

PRS 20th Anniversary Special Editions

Paul Reed Smith Guitars signs racing deal with Chevrolet

New SE Soapbar II Model from Paul Reed Smith: more yawnworthy guitars from PRS. Zzzzzzz...

Paul Reed Smith Intros Billy Martin SE Model: The lead guitarist for Good Charlotte now has his own Paul Reed Smith SE model guitar, featuring a mahogany neck and body with a matte black finish and black hardware. Well, good for him.

NAMM: How many pickups?!? PRS launch new 513 model with 5 single coil pickups

Judge axes PRS guitar sales: A federal judge in Nashville has barred sales of a popular electric guitar model by Paul Reed Smith Guitars, although at least two stores in Nashville still offer them for sale.

Gibson fights to keep classic guitar its own: defiantly trying to protect the Les Paul design from copyists such as Tokai and PRS. See also: Gibson Guitars Sues Competitors Over 'Imitation' Models

Paul Reed Smith Guitars faces rival Gibson's wrath: the case continues!

Gibson Wins Trademark Case Against Paul Reed Smith: The introduction of the Paul Reed Smith Singlecut guitar promted a law suit from Gibson over the trademarked Les Paul body shape, which has just been decided in Gibson's favor.

PRS Custom 22 Now Available in 12-String Version

At PRS Guitars, a Second Golden Age

I thought I'd include this link for all of you who like that sort of thing. Personally I think PRS guitars are vile.

Am I really the only one who HATES Paul Reed Smith guitars? I just find them so utterly tasteless. To me, they are like pieces of pointlessly expensive but not particularly attractive furniture. It's all about appearances, quilted tops, flamed maple, etc, etc. And the prices are silly. If a guitar was worth thousands I'd be scared of picking it up in case I made a mark on it, let alone actually playing the bloody thing.



Here is a particularly gross example selling on eBay at the moment.



If someone has £14,500.00 that they are willing to spend on that, then they must have more money than either taste or imagination.



Update: That VILE guitar sold for £7,500... as I said there are some tasteless people out there.