PRS Guitars Europe Announce SE Bernie Marsden Final Run

/in /by

Bernie Marsden’s signature PRS SE model is a truly fabulous guitar, designed to deliver big, fat vintage-style tone in a seriously good-looking package. This final run is PRS’s tribute to Bernie and this great guitar; it is limited to just 250 guitars for Europe after which the model will no longer be available. Even better, the Bernie Marsden final run is available in 6  PRS colours, Vintage Sunburst, Black Cherry, Santana Yellow, Trampas Green, Tobacco Sunburst and Grey Black, showing off the classic PRS book matched flame maple veneer top to great advantage – Just how good do they look?!

BERNIE LTD COLOURS

Add in a lightweight Mahogany body, super-comfortable cream bound wide-fat mahogany 22 fret set neck with a classic 24.5” scale, topped by a rosewood fingerboard all powered by a pair of great sounding SE 245 humbuckers and it’s no surprise that Bernie’s guitar just feels and sounds spot-on.

As Bernie says “I have played my SE on stage and in the studio all over the world, and will continue to do so – it sounds great and has never let me down. I look forward to continuing my relationship with PRS and would like to thank them for making such a great guitar with my name on it!”

The Final Run Limited Edition versions are available at the same price as the original, at just £695 /€995 (inc VAT) including PRS SE gigbag!

These guitars are available across Europe now so contact your local PRS Dealer today!

For full details on the SE Bernie Marsden, visit http://prsguitars.com/2015/seberniemarsden

 

PRS Guitars and John Mayer Introduce Limited Edition Private Stock Super Eagle

/in , /by

supereagle_angle

PRS Guitars and John Mayer have announced a special run of Private Stock “Super Eagle” instruments. The Private Stock Super Eagle is the result of a very close collaboration between famed guitar maker Paul Reed Smith and Grammy-winning musician John Mayer. The goal of the partnership was to create a highly-sophisticated and unique instrument that at once reveres the history of guitar-making and guitar tone but pushes the boundaries of materials, design, and craftsmanship. The result is a truly new PRS instrument that embodies the PRS Private Stock culture of meticulous workmanship as well as Mayer’s keen eye for playability, tone, and detail.

“Working with John has been a truly rewarding experience. His knowledge and understanding of guitars is highly sophisticated,” said Paul Reed Smith. “We were on the phone on a literally daily basis attacking this project, and I am so proud to see this guitar on stage and in the studio with John and to be able to offer it to musicians and collectors to enjoy.”

Some of the more distinctive and personalized specifications Mayer and Smith decided on for this special run of instruments include a longer (for PRS) scale length of 25.375”, specially-wound 58/15 JM treble and bass pickups with a specially-wound Narrowfield JM pickup in the middle position (with three individual coil-tap mini-switches), a JCF Audio preamp with treble boost, as well as a hand-signed sticker in the f-hole of the guitar that was designed by Mayer’s friend David Smith (who also designed the cover art for Mayer’s 2012 “Born and Raised” album). The pickups deliver a bright, clear tone that has been heard in venues across the USA in Mayer’s recent performances with Dead & Company.

But according to Mayer, this guitar won’t stop with Dead & Company. “Paul and I worked very closely to create this guitar, and the result is an incredibly refined and elegant instrument. It has a completely new sound and spirit. It’s been a joy to play and I’m excited to share that experience with other guitar players,” John Mayer.

For more info on the Super Eagle click here

 

Welcome Back CE 24!

/in /by

It’s perhaps the perfect way to welcome in the New Year – the re-introduction of the much-loved CE 24 model (with some new tweaks, of course..!) to the PRS line-up.

Originally introduced in 1988, the CE was first conceived to offer players PRS design and build quality with the added snap and sparkle of traditional bolt-on guitars – now it’s back after nearly a decade away from the PRS catalogue, and it’s better than ever.

The new CE sticks to the classic PRS combination of mahogany back and maple top, with bolt-on maple neck and rosewood fingerboard – and boasts a Pattern Thin neck carve and satin nitro finish for a natural, sleek feel.

To maximise the guitar’s inherent tone and clarity, the CE 24 features the fabulous PRS 85/15 pickups, which Paul designed to have remarkable clarity as well as extended high and low end. The electronics consist of a volume and push/pull tone control with 3-way toggle switch for a total of six classic sounds.

The CE 24 is offered in eight classic PRS colours – Amber, Dark Cherry Sunburst, Grey Black, McCarty Tobacco Sunburst, Ruby, Trampas Green, Vintage Sunburst and Whale Blue.

The PRS CE 24 is available in Europe now, with a recommended retail price of £1869 / €2699

PRS_CE_24_PANEL_WEB_900

 

Here it in action!

Happy Birthday Private Stock!

/in /by

Just feast your eyes on these beauties…

This year sees the 20th anniversary of PRS Guitars’ Private Stock programme and to mark the occasion we’re making 40 (yes, just 40!) very special guitars.

The 20th Anniversary Private Stock model was created with lots of input from Paul Reed Smith, who went back to Howard Leese (Heart)’s Golden Eagle for inspiration. Like the Golden Eagle, these guitars have slightly modified body dimensions, with a 1/16” thinner top and 1/8” thicker back than the normal PRS “Custom” body design, for a warmer tone.

Paul also specified a very precise 24.6” scale length neck and hand-selected all of the East Coast curly maple tops from what he felt were two of the best batches of maple in PRS’s history. The electronics are also unique, with a three pickup configuration consisting of two narrow 408 treble and bass pickups and a Narrowfield middle pickup. The 5-way blade switch and control placements also nod to the Golden Eagle’s original electronics layout.

These gorgeous, limited and highly collectible guitars will have a retail price of £8299 / €11 950 and you can find out about the full specs here.

privatestock20thanniversary_front

A New Brace Of Baritones!

/in /by

And now for something a little different..

We’re very happy to announce that the 2016 PRS SE line-up will feature a pair of baritone models – the SE277 and SE277 Semi Hollow Soapbar.

Tuned B to B (two and a half steps below standard), the two new guitars are designed to give a taut, muscular low end with powerful aggressive tones – and offer the flexibility of going from chimey clean sounds, to warm depth, to articulate tonal hostility.

Named for its baritone 27.7” scale length neck, the SE 277 Semi Hollow Soapbar takes the traditional mahogany back/maple top platform to new territories with its chambered back, f-hole, and dual soapbar pickup configuration. The semi-hollow body provides increased acoustic resonance and clarity while the soapbars deliver a balance of transparent, uncompressed clean tones and thick growl.

If you’re more comfortable with more traditional styling, PRS has introduced the SE 277, which features the same 27.7” baritone scale length as its semi-hollow brother but with a solid body and PRS SE dual humbucking pickups. The SE 277 covers the spectrum of sound from sparkling highs, to surf-rock jangle, to heavy down-tuned aggression.

Both the SE 277 Semi Hollow Soapbar and SE277 include a beveled maple top with flame maple veneer, mahogany back, 22-fret maple neck with rosewood fingerboard with bird inlays, PRS-designed plate-style bridge, PRS-designed tuners, volume and tone with a 3-way toggle pickup switch.

The beautiful new additions are available in Gray Black and Vintage Sunburst (SE277 Semi Hollow Soapbar) and Black Cherry and Tobacco Sunburst (SE277). The PRS SE277 Semi-Hollow Soapbar is available in Europe now, with the SE277 expected February 2016

Both the SE277 and the SE277 Semi Hollow Soapbar carry a recommended retail price of £795 / €1149

prs_se277_DUO_WEB

 

New S2 Standard Satins Revealed

/in /by

It might only be November, but already PRS have lifted the lid on the first of the 2016 range – three fabulous new S2 Standard Satin models in 24, 22 and Singlecut flavours.

Each of the new models is available in Charcoal, McCarty Tobacco, Vintage Cherry and Vintage Mahogany satin nitro finish – a super thin finish designed to enhance the vintage vibe of the S2 Standards and promote the warm, balanced resonance of the all-mahogany bodies.

PRS use no grain filler on the S2 Standards and allow the nitro clear coat to sink right into the wood, which looks great now and will age beautifully. And the satin finish on the neck gives it an immediately worn-in natural feel, like it’s already done a thousand gigs.

The S2 Standard 24, 22 and Singlecut Satins otherwise stick to the same specs as the original S2 Standards – set mahogany necks complement the mahogany bodies, locking tuners, PRS-designed pickups and push/pull tone controls.

Each of the new S2 Standard Satin models retails for £999 / €1395 and you can find out more and watch the guitars in action here!

S2_Satins_Web

Final Run 30th Anniversary Custom 24s!

/in /by

So here we are, it’s October and we’re coming to the end of PRS’s 30th anniversary celebrations…

And to mark the occasion, we’re releasing a very special ‘Final Run’ edition of the stunning 30th Anniversary Custom 24 model – the classic PRS with tasty anniversary appointments including 85/15 humbuckers, rosewood veneer headstock inlay and fingerboard purfling.

The Final Run model (of which just 100 will be built) sticks closely to the original 30th Anniversary Custom 24 blueprint, but is available (exclusively in Europe and Australia) in five amazing colours previously unavailable on the 30th Ann CU24 – Burnt Maple Leaf, Charcoal, Fire Red Natural Back, Faded Blue Jean and Yellow Tiger. Each of the Final Run guitars will also be numbered and signed by Paul Reed Smith.

These little pieces of history are truly beautiful, incredible sounding guitars – RRP is £3125/€4000

Here’s the Final Run 30th Anniversary Custom 24 in glorious Burnt Maple Leaf..

Final 30th Custom 24 FULL_WEB

Limited Edition SE A10E Acoustics For Europe!

/in , /by

We’ve been really pleased with the way the press and public alike have taken to the SE A10E acoustic. It’s been warmly-received by players and magazine writers for its mid-rangey, punchy tone – which is down to its all-mahogany construction and X-bracing/classical hybrid bracing.

And now we’re delighted to have a limited edition run of these lovely guitars heading to Europe. We have a single batch of this run – when they’re gone, they’re gone – available in four stunning colours. And they’ll only ever be available in Europe!

In terms of design and build, they stick faithfully to the original A10E, which means mahogany top, back, sides and neck, rosewood fingerboard, bone nut and saddle, PRS-designed tuners and PRS’s trademark bird inlays. The SE A10E is also fitted with undersaddle electronics that are accessible via the soundhole with both tone and volume controls.

The limited edition SE A10E run encompasses four stunning colours – Antique White, Cherry Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst and Vintage Cherry, available at a recommended retail price of £499 / €699.

PRS SE A10E_LTdCols1500

 

PRS GUITARS DEBUTS THE “58/15” LIMITED EDITION CUSTOM 24

/in /by

To know Paul Reed Smith, the working founder and Managing General Partner of PRS Guitars, is to know a man who is always pushing the proverbial envelope. His persistent desire to explore and discover is a huge part of PRS Guitars dynamism. So, when Paul and the R&D team ramped up their dissection and testing of pickups a couple years ago, it became very clear very quickly that something new was about to be born. Enter the PRS 58/15 pickups, introduced for PRS’s 30th Anniversary year.

5815_with_paul

The 58/15 Limited Edition is a culmination of various features that the Custom 24 has seen throughout the last thirty years and is built around these new vintage-voiced 58/15 pickups, which have exceptional clarity and a focused midrange. Paul describes 58/15 pickups as, “very consistent, ‘best-of’ PAF-style pickups.” Other unique appointments on these instruments include solid shell birds, similar to those found on Paul’s Pre-Factory and the early production guitars, fretboard binding, a preview of a new headstock signature inlay and the Gen III PRS patented tremolo, which has been updated to further support the fidelity of the guitar’s tone and maximize sustain.

Each 58/15 equipped Custom 24 guitar will have an artist grade figured maple top, mahogany back, 24-fret, 25” scale length ‘Pattern Regular’ or ‘Pattern Thin’ mahogany neck with gaboon ebony fretboard, Solid Shell “Blue Purple” Red Abalone Birds (Pattern Regular neck) or Solid Shell “Dark Special” Red Abalone Birds (Pattern Thin neck), gaboon ebony headstock veneer with green abalone signature, Phase III locking tuners, 58/15 treble and bass pickups, one volume and one push/pull tone control with a PRS 3-way toggle pickup selector. Guitars are set up with PRS 10-46 Electric Guitar Strings and are shipped in a PRS Black Paisley Hardshell Artist Case.

Each 58/15 equipped Custom 24 guitar will have an artist grade figured maple top, mahogany back, 24-fret, 25” scale length ‘Pattern Regular’ or ‘Pattern Thin’ mahogany neck with gaboon ebony fretboard, Solid Shell “Blue Purple” Red Abalone Birds (Pattern Regular neck) or Solid Shell “Dark Special” Red Abalone Birds (Pattern Thin neck), gaboon ebony headstock veneer with green abalone signature, Phase III locking tuners, 58/15 treble and bass pickups, one volume and one push/pull tone control with a PRS 3-way toggle pickup selector. Guitars are set up with PRS 10-46 Electric Guitar Strings and are shipped in a PRS Black Paisley Hardshell Artist Case.

The 58/15 Custom 24 limited run will total 150 pieces worldwide: 50 of each color (Faded Whale Blue with Natural Back, Black Gold Burst with natural binding, Charcoal Burst), 25 of each color having a Pattern Regular neck carve with Solid Shell “Blue Purple” Red Abalone Bird inlays and 25 having a Pattern Thin neck carve with Solid Shell “Dark Special” Red Abalone Bird inlays. For complete specifications and to hear Paul tell the 58/15 story, please visit http://www.prsguitars.com/5815.

 

5815_angle

SE 30th Anniversary “Floyd” Custom 24 Limited

/in /by

PRS’s 30th birthday year rolls on with the introduction of a limited run of a truly stunning Floyd Rose-equipped SE model.

The SE 30th Anniversary “Floyd” Custom 24 is a beautiful new addition, with a fantastic quilt maple veneer over bevelled maple top, mahogany body with Wide Thin, 25” scale length maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with commemorative bird inlay package, powerful SE HFS and SE Vintage Bass pickups and push-pull coil-tap tone control with 3-way blade selector.

And, of course, the 1000 Series Floyd Rose tremolo system, which is made to the same design and with the same quality materials of the original units. They’re built for a lifetime of divebombing and ‘return-to-tune’ abuse!

Just 400 of the new model will be available outside of the US, so this is a really limited edition version of a much-loved SE and it comes in a choice of five incredible colours – Grey Black Quilt, Whale Blue Quilt, Trampas Green Quilt, Black Cherry Quilt and Vintage Yellow Quilt.

The recommended retail price of the SE 30th Anniversary “Floyd” Custom 24 Limited Run is £949 / €1359.