As part of PRS Guitars’ seventh season as the exclusive guitar and amplifier of International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), PRS is teaming up with Chevrolet Motorsports on a season-long sweepstakes that will give one Corvette Racing fan the experience of a lifetime. Effective March 3, 2016 fans can enter for their chance to win an official 2016 PRS SE IMSA Trophy Guitar specially made for WeatherTech Championship races and awarded in Victory Lane, a 2016 Corvette Stingray Coupe, and a trip for two to the 2017 Rolex 24 At Daytona race.

For April, PRS is releasing the DGT “Birds of a Feather” Semi Hollow model; a vintage-appointed guitar that is all about the details. Based on the original McCarty model, the DGT (David Grissom Trem) adds a signature neck shape, taller frets that sport larger gauge strings, custom-spec’d pickups, and a unique control configuration. Only twenty of these instruments will be made for April 2016.

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is adding two new metallic colors to its US-made guitar lineup: Champagne Gold Metallic and Frost Green Metallic. The new metallic finishes utilize various sizes of metallic flake resulting in a shimmering opaque finish that shows off the contours of the guitar while reflecting light in a show-stopping fashion.

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 March Guitar of the Month is the Maple Top Singlecut Archtop. Based on Private Stock’s Singlecut Archtop model, which was released with the 2016 model year line up, the Maple Top Singlecut Archtop delivers tone, playability, and elegance with a new aesthetic and tone while keeping the exceptional resonance and articulation of the spruce top model.

February’s Guitar of the Month is the McCarty 594. Named after Paul’s mentor, Ted McCarty, the McCarty 594 pays homage to vintage “Golden Era” instruments while incorporating modern build techniques for an instrument that is at once incredibly familiar and effortlessly playable.

After more than 24 hours and a foot of snowfall compounded by high winds and snow drifts, the PRS Guitars factory in Stevensville, Maryland sustained roof damage over the weekend. The damage was near the company’s staining/finish area, where some water pooled inside the building and a small portion of the roof did eventually collapse. Thankfully, no manufacturing operations were under the compromised portion of the roof.

2016 marks the 20th Anniversary of Private Stock, and PRS is celebrating with the return of the program that started it all: Guitars of the Month.

Since the dawn of rock and roll, the snap and response that comes from a bolt-on neck guitar has been an essential part of the mix. These attributes have, in turn, become essential to many players trying to tell their story through music. The CE 24 brings the bolt-on platform back to the main PRS lineup with some significant updates.

PRS Guitars is adding two new models to its popular, more affordable SE line of acoustic guitars: SE A20E and SE A30E. These two new models help round out the SE acoustic offering while continuing the SE legacy of providing professional quality and dependability for players of all levels at an excellent value.