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Gretsch ® Introduces 2014 Rancher™ Acoustic Models

Gretsch ® Introduces 2014 Rancher™ Acoustic Models

Posted January 23, 2014 at 6:31 pm | No comments

Gretsch Rancher acoustics are back and better than ever for 2014 with five new-and-improved models suitable for acoustic players of all tastes.

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PRS Guitarist Orianthi Offers Musicians the Chance to Join Her on Stage

PRS Guitarist Orianthi Offers Musicians the Chance to Join Her on Stage

Posted January 22, 2014 at 10:00 am | No comments

Orianthi is inviting all musicians to submit a video of their best live performance for the chance to join her onstage in Los Angeles.

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National GUITAR Museum Honors Vic Flick with Lifetime Achievement Award

National GUITAR Museum Honors Vic Flick with Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted January 6, 2014 at 3:29 pm | No comments

The National GUITAR Museum announced that Vic Flick, the guitarist who played on hundreds of London sessions — and is best know for playing the guitar on the James Bond theme – will receive its “Lifetime Achievement” Award for 2013.

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PRS Guitars Adds P24 Trem Model for 2014

PRS Guitars Adds P24 Trem Model for 2014

Posted December 19, 2013 at 10:55 am | No comments

PRS Guitars is proud to announce the addition of the P24 Trem, a 24-fret piezo-equipped solidbody electric guitar that effortlessly achieves classic humbucker tones and authentic acoustic sounds in one instrument.

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PRS Guitars Announces Two Additions to US-Made “S2” Series:
S2 Singlecut and S2 Custom 22

PRS Guitars Announces Two Additions to US-Made “S2” Series:
S2 Singlecut and S2 Custom 22

Posted December 18, 2013 at 11:43 am | One comment

In July of 2013, Maryland manufacturer Paul Reed Smith Guitars unveiled the new S2 Starla, S2 Mira, and S2 Custom 24. Considered to be one of the most significant product launches in the company’s recent history, the S2 Series of electric guitars offers the fit, finish, and attention to detail the world has come to expect from the craftsmen at PRS in a more accessible price point.

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TEDx Releases Paul Reed Smith’s TEDxMidAtlantic Talk to YouTube

TEDx Releases Paul Reed Smith’s TEDxMidAtlantic Talk to YouTube

Posted December 2, 2013 at 10:26 am | One comment

Paul Reed Smith’s TEDxMidAtlantic Talk is now available for public viewing on YouTube. Paul, PRS Guitars working founder and Managing General Partner, presented his TEDx Talk entitled “Changing Your View of Musical Instruments” to a sold out Washington DC crowd on October 25, 2013.

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PRS Signature Artist, Carlos Santana to Receive the Kennedy Center Honors Award

PRS Signature Artist, Carlos Santana to Receive the Kennedy Center Honors Award

Posted November 26, 2013 at 3:48 pm | One comment

Paul Reed Smith Guitars would like to congratulate Carlos Santana, a PRS Signature Artist, as one of the five recipients to be honored at the 36th Annual National Celebration of the Arts. Other honorees selected are: opera singer Martina Arroyo; pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer, Herbie Hancock; pianist, singer and songwriter, Billy Joel; and actress Shirley MacLaine.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Acquires a Custom Electric Paul Reed Smith Guitar for Its Distinguished Permanent Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art Acquires a Custom Electric Paul Reed Smith Guitar for Its Distinguished Permanent Collection

Posted October 10, 2013 at 5:37 pm | No comments

On October 7th, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York accepted a Paul Reed Smith electric guitar into its permanent collection. The presentation, a gift from Warren and Kateryna Esanu, included a public performance and demonstration of the guitar by PRS Artist and world-renowned guitarist John McLaughlin.

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PRS Guitars Celebrates the Re-Opening of the Hard Rock Cafe Baltimore with Guitars for Local High School

PRS Guitars Celebrates the Re-Opening of the Hard Rock Cafe Baltimore with Guitars for Local High School

Posted October 8, 2013 at 9:59 am | No comments

On Tuesday, October 1, 2013, Hard Rock officially celebrated the Grand Reopening of its newly renovated Baltimore location by partnering with Paul Reed Smith Guitars [PRS Guitars], a Maryland-based guitar manufacturer, to donate 16 new PRS SE Angelus acoustic guitars to Baltimore’s Frederick Douglass High School’s music department.

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New Limited Edition Instruments Specially Made for Experience PRS 2013 Event

New Limited Edition Instruments Specially Made for Experience PRS 2013 Event

Posted September 23, 2013 at 6:42 pm | No comments

Experience PRS, now in its seventh year, has become a significant part of MI calendars and PRS history. Each year, PRS opens its doors and creates an exciting and interactive schedule, including free-flowing factory tours, interactive guitar making (hosted by the PRS Private Stock team), artist clinics, recording demonstrations, and evening concerts.

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