TTK / PRS Interview (Paul Reed Smith) - Winter NAMM 2012

[dorne]

What a shot across the bow of the custom shop relic makers!! Bravo!!

[SixStringHarmonies]

PRS' SE line of guitars are the greatest value in the industry. Amazing instruments at a reasonable price

[agnellone]

gotta love Paul!

[GuitaristAidan]

PRS guitars are some of the only ones that I would refer to as art

[golfdom1987]

Great interview! Rock on PRS!

[mattsavedbygracengai]

I put a war wound in my prs :(

[evander5150]

that's How I do my intro ! so funny !

Lou, you did it again, with one of the greatest guiter makers on the planet !

[lookingatcrap]

"We don't put war wounds in babies" great line

[Hallslys]

@JRCrowley Yep, i have that feeling too. Theres just something about PRS'es that never has made a PRS a "keeper" in my collection. I've had some and sold them again... I'm open though, and i hope with time i will find "that" PRS guitar. I like the sound and looks of em!

[superchillin85]

@Hallslys that's because you don't want to tangle up your cash in a guitar that is that expensive. To some it is not worth it if you are just playing in your bedroom.

[JRCrowley]

They're clearly beautiful guitars but I've never picked one up and had that "WOW" feeling that I get from some other guitars. Yesterday I picked up a CS ES and had that feeling immediately. One open strum and I was hooked. Never had that from a PRS. I have picked up a lot of them, and found many of them to be almost blah. Do I need to keep looking?

[jsauce666]

I love Paul and I love my PRS.  He's awesome.

[owntone5]

Great interview. Mr. Smith gives thoughtful, if not insightful, answers. In some of his more recent interviews he seems to be looking back over his career and wondering if his legacy will equal that of Gibson, Fender, Marshall, etc. Being fortunate enough to own PRS, Gibson, Fender & Marshall gear...my opinoin is yes. The gear coming out of PRS is truly some of the best you will find at any price.

[purplepineapple117]

Prs is a amazing company and I hope they do expand on their acoustic line.

[electroneticTV]

what a nice guy

[revsharp777]

PRS SE 7-string now, damnit!

[stbreal]

just got a studio at my house and its the best guitar ive ever played period

[leepetersonuk]

Nice interview, met him last year really down to earth

[TheErik092275]

i have a usa prs and i will have it till i die he is the shit on making guitars he knows what sounds good in the wood. paul reed smith and les paul funny how there names have paul in it they made the best guitars in the world.

[2isTheNew1]

Paul is like the coolest, chillest person ever!

[PuR1fy]

The saying in the end is heart warming and makes me want to have a PRS guitar. Really fond of that.

[MyCatLovesMetal]

what the name of the green guitar with black F holes ?

[vicchavill]

My favorite guitar luthier in the world Mr. Paul Reed Smith, I met him 3 years ago in Rudy's music store NY city, very nice guy.

[dbenc]

WHAT! Paul Reed Smith has never heard of The Tone King!?!? I just bought a SE Tim Mahoney model today. The new SE Custom 24 has a carved top now! PRS is the best!

[ChristianBurrell]

I think he is the kindest man alive. I've never seen anyone so humble and he has probably brought in one of the best guitar makes ever!

[DMSProduktions]

@ChristianBurrell He's so kind most of us cant afford his guitars! If he were so kind, he'd make his guitars more affordable! & I'm NOT taling about his SE line!(Which ARE great instruments!)

[ChristianBurrell]

@DMSProduktions i can agree, but you must pay for good quality. If you had the choice of paying for good quality petrol for an extra couple of pence you would wouldn't you? No one likes cheap petrol. It fucking stinks ;)

[GabrielRO8]

"boys and girls!?!!?"

[DannyStarr1976]

and I'd love to get my hands on an HXDA amp..

[DannyStarr1976]

I love watching what PRS does from a business strategy standpoint... they craft high quality instruments and have a great Private Stock business and then move down to the more affordable SE models... they are making all the right moves.

[CMLMalta]

Hey Paul I am the 247th viewer in less than 24hrs... keep the good stuff coming man!

[MrMimimicho]

i want PRS Custom 22! :)

[afterforever33]

He is such an amazing guy. :)

[MBvolcom92]

Paul is such a fucking awesome guy :)

[Newbyrock23]

@xboxnissan with all due respect, not every prs is 4k..... Got my 25th anniversary sc245 for under 3k brand new. Second, they are NOT just a "blues" guitar. I do admit that most of them appeal to the genre, but that is based on the demographic of people who buy them. The only minority set up is by the price tag, but school of music is irrelevant. Hell raiser is a great axe, very purpose driven, but some of us enjoy the sound definition and subtleties of prs.

[KINGTHEBEAST]

i think they need to drop there prices , not everyone has the cash

[MBvolcom92]

@KINGTHEBEAST I don't, drop prices and you'll drop quality. Theres a reason why their guitars are expensive, due to the way it's handcrafted, materials, where it's made, etc. I don't want PRS to risk those. The essence of PRS which makes it what it is!

[Enduran91]

I'm still praying for a PRS to drop in my Arms now.......

[gdasilva]

there are 3 american mainstream guitar builders who still do it right: PRS, Rickenbacker, and G&L. There are tons of small builders also doing excellent work. Great interview, and thank you for talking to a great builder!

[nght5tlkr]

@gdasilva Music Man, Taylor, C.F. Martin, Guild, Ovation, etc.

[JimmyPage968]

PRS, I love you, but we need more lefty options!!!

[AndySan]

PRS is the man!

[Alexander1208]

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electric guitar,  tone king, ttk, NAMM 12, funny, amps, amplifiers, acoustic guitars, good awesome, music

etc

[Alexander1208]

oh man!! exactly!!!! "you put the war wounds in it" don't sand it don't just take the paint off.. they have to be war wounds!!!

[GuitarTechLife]

Paul Reed Smith Is a true Gentleman!!!! Great Interview TK!!!!!

[gennarogiura]

awesome!!



[yitboy11]

steve jobs of guitar?

[xboxnissan]

@yitboy11 PRS are 4x more expensive than Jackson/Schecter/etc, unlike Apple that is 2x the PC price ;)

[theruley]

awesome! I always find any interview with paul to be genuinely interesting.

[xboxnissan]

@theruley he says lot of stuff, but his guitars cost 4x a "typical" guitars. I bought a Schecter Hellraiser C-1 with Emgs for 1000$ and it does what I want: metal. PRS is intended for blues and rock. Sure Emil Werstler and COF's guitarist has PRS, but it's a minority.

[ThieleM]

@xboxnissan

PRS guitars are very common in heavy music.

[xboxnissan]

@ThieleM Not sure about that, sorry. I don't have in mind any Known shredder or any metal guitarist except Daath's/Chimaira's guitarist Emil Wrestler and Cradle Of Filth's guitarist. Else that, Michael Angelo Batio uses Dean (World #1 shredder of all time as for many website), Trivium: Gibson + Jacksons, Children of Bodom: ESP, Lamb Of God: Jackson. There's many more, but when I think about a metal guitar, I don't think PRS first, but rather Jackson, Ibanez, Schecter, BC Rich, and others.

[ThieleM]

@xboxnissan

Don't take this the wrong way but what you have in mind doesn't really matter.

The tall guy form slipknot was a PRS endorser, the bald guy from the other Slipknot related band is a PRS guy. There are lots of metal players in the PRS endorsee list..it is on their website

For shredders you have guys like Al Di Meola and a long list of guys who are shredders...they just don't dress up like ghouls or 80's posers.

I don't see why having metal guys matters.

[xboxnissan]

@ThieleM "dress up like ghouls or 80's posers." you don't need to hate people. I provided you examples. Please feel free to get to college and learn about having an oppinion, and how to share what you have in mind. You may think about MAB having a wig, and I don't care. The point of a guitarist isn't looking if he's sexy, we look at his playing style. If you are attracted to beautiful guys rather than good guitarist, that's good for you. Maybe you are jealous of MAB ? Who knows.

[ThieleM]

@xboxnissan

I gave examples of PRS' stable of metal players. It is easily as impressive as the companies you listed.

I'm not jealous of MAB...I just think he is a simple wander of a player. Give me Paul Gilbert, Guthrie Goan or Yngwie any day

[xboxnissan]

@ThieleM I can also give you Rusty Cooley (Dean, under the influence), Jeff Loomis (Schecter, Jato Unit) ;)

[ThieleM]

@xboxnissan

Numbers are irrelevant.

The notion that PRS doesn't make great metal guitar remains bullshit

[xboxnissan]

@ThieleM I'm not saying they doesn't make great metal guitars. It's just that I don't think PRS first in mind when looking for a Metal Guitar. That's it dude. I don't say they're bad. I say they are too expensive and I think it's just Apple of Guitars. Once again, I don't say it's bad.

[SixStringHarmonies]

@xboxnissan The newer PRS SE Paul Allender signature model with the EMG 81tw/89n combo is about as metal as it gets. Right down to the gorgeous bat inlays, Mahogany body/Maple top & neck/Ebony board. What is a "metal guitar" anyway? One with actives? Or do it also have to have a Floyd?

[xboxnissan]

@SixStringHarmonies It was about my personnal oppinion. I don't say (4th time in this video) that PRS can't/don't/etc make metal guitars. Just that MOST metal guitarist uses jackson, ESP, Schecter and Dean. To prove that it's few, Machine Head's Flynn uses Epiphone guitar, Paul Allender & Emil Wrestler uses PRS for metal playing. Again, I don't say PRS can't make metal guitars. Metal guitars appears to me like a brand. I get in a store, and I'd rather try first the new Corey's Jackson than PRS..

[ThieleM]

@xboxnissan

Jake Owen, Phil Campbell, Mikael Akerfeldt, Fredrik Åkesson

Batio isn't the greatest shredder of all time, he does have the second best wig of all time though.

[xboxnissan]

@ThieleM Batio isn't the greatest shredder of all time, that's a manner of oppinion: you may think Eric Clapton is your favorite shredder and I can't say anything, because it's called an oppinion. Fredrik Âkesson sure uses PRS, it's not because I don't mention all 10-15 guitarist that I forget them. I'm speaking about majority of guitarist that does Metal. I don't say nobody uses PRS. I say PRS isn't the first brand I have in mind for a Metal playing, that's all.