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PRS Guitars and the Museum of Design Atlanta Team to Celebrate Wire & Wood Exhibit

PRS Guitars and the Museum of Design Atlanta Team to Celebrate Wire & Wood Exhibit

Posted July 1, 2019 at 3:44 pm | No comments

The new PRS Guitars exhibition, which profiles Smith and PRS Guitars’ unique guitar designs, explores the basics of design and construction, while also examining ways that musicians have used the instrument to shape their public images. The exhibition features a dozen iconic guitars and shares the stories of why they have become so well recognized.

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PRS Guitars Announces the New SE Custom 24 Laurel Burl Limited Edition

PRS Guitars Announces the New SE Custom 24 Laurel Burl Limited Edition

Posted May 15, 2019 at 2:45 pm | No comments

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is proud to announce a new limited edition SE model: The PRS SE Custom 24 Laurel Burl. The PRS SE Custom 24 is the quintessential SE guitar, designed to faithfully reflect the PRS model that started it all. The SE Custom 24 Laurel Burl adds a distinctive new look while serving up classic PRS playability, reliability, and vibrant tone.

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Simply Irresistible – PRS Guitars Announces the New S2 Vela Semi-Hollow Guitar

Simply Irresistible – PRS Guitars Announces the New S2 Vela Semi-Hollow Guitar

Posted May 14, 2019 at 12:17 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars is pleased to announce the brand new S2 Vela Semi-Hollow electric guitar. Adding to the S2 Series offering of all-mahogany models, the S2 Vela Semi-Hollow is a vintage-inspired guitar with loads of personality and tonal textures.

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Fender Custom Shop Debuts All-New Collections at Winter NAMM 2019

Fender Custom Shop Debuts All-New Collections at Winter NAMM 2019

Posted January 23, 2019 at 7:31 pm | No comments

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation today announced the introduction of its Annual and Prestige collections, as well as the addition of the long-time Artist Signature series Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Stratocaster and Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Stratocaster

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Knaggs Guitars 2019 Rocket Guitars at Seymour Duncan Booth (NAMM 2019)!

Knaggs Guitars 2019 Rocket Guitars at Seymour Duncan Booth (NAMM 2019)!

Posted January 20, 2019 at 12:46 pm | One comment

2019 will be the 10 year anniversary of Knaggs Guitars! And, 2019 is the 50th year anniversary of our country’s first moon landing. To commemorate these anniversaries, Knaggs Guitars is offering a limited run of 50 instruments for 2019, with a custom designed “Rocket Package” by Joe and the wonderful folks at Pearlworks.

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Cynosure Guitars Cynosure Guitars Invited to Bloodstock Open-Air Festival Aug. 6-9

Cynosure Guitars Cynosure Guitars Invited to Bloodstock Open-Air Festival Aug. 6-9

Posted August 3, 2015 at 2:01 am | One comment

Bloodstock Open-Air Festival (BOA) was inaugurated in 2001, by renowned fantasy artist, Paul Raymond Gregory and run by the Gregory Family, respectively.

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PRS Guitars Introduces New Floyd Rose-Equipped 30th Anniversary SE Custom 24 Model

PRS Guitars Introduces New Floyd Rose-Equipped 30th Anniversary SE Custom 24 Model

Posted July 14, 2015 at 12:41 pm | No comments

The SE 30th Anniversary “Floyd” Custom 24 celebrates many things: 30 years of PRS, the growth that has allowed PRS to deliver quality instruments to players at the most affordable levels, and the guitar that started it all with the edgy update of a Floyd Rose 1000 Series tremolo.



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PRS Guitars Continues 30th Anniversary Celebration by Introducing Two Limited Run “Vine” Models

PRS Guitars Continues 30th Anniversary Celebration by Introducing Two Limited Run “Vine” Models

Posted June 10, 2015 at 12:34 pm | No comments

Continuing their 30th Anniversary celebration, PRS Guitars is offering a small batch of guitars with a new inlay pattern: the 30th Anniversary Vine. Inspired in part by the PRS Tree of Life inlay designs, the 30th Anniversary Vine is an elegant inlay made from Mother of Pearl, Paua, and Paua Heart.

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PRS Guitars introduces the P245 Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar

PRS Guitars introduces the P245 Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar

Posted June 4, 2015 at 11:29 am | No comments

The PRS Guitars P245 Semi-Hollow is a vintage-inspired single-cutaway guitar designed for players who prefer shorter scale necks. The 24.5” scale length combined with 22 frets offers classic PRS style in an easy to handle format.

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PRS Guitars Introduces Revamped McCarty Model

PRS Guitars Introduces Revamped McCarty Model

Posted June 2, 2015 at 12:32 pm | No comments

In 1994, PRS Guitars released the first McCarty, an instrument that incorporated the full spectrum of techniques and knowledge Paul had gained from Ted as well as his own experiences as a guitar builder.

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