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Opeth Guitarist Fredrik Åkesson Unveils PRS SE Signature Model at MESSE

Apr 08, 2011

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is proud to welcome Fredrik Åkesson – guitarist and backing vocalist for the landmark prog metal band Opeth – to the PRS family of SE signature artists. His new signature model, the SE Fredrik Åkesson, is being unveiled in Frankfurt, Germany during the Musikmesse 2011, April 6 – 9. Model features include a single cutaway maple top with quilted maple veneer and thick mahogany back, a 24.5” scale length, 22 fret wide fat mahogany neck with ebony fretboard and PRS bird inlays, and a Tone Pros adjustable stoptail bridge. Forntida Brun, Swedish for “Ancient Brown,” is the exclusive finish option for Åkesson’s signature model electric guitar.

Click here for more on the new SE Fredrik Akesson

PRS NF3 Wins MIPA for Best Electric Guitar 2010/2011

Apr 08, 2011

PRS Guitars is proud to announce that the new NF3 model has received the Musikmesse International Press Award (mipa) in the “Best Electric Guitar” category for 2010/2011. Press from all over the world voted for this year’s most revered musical gear, and winners were announced at the Musikmesse/Prolight + Sound trade show in Frankfurt, Germany on April 7, 2011.

For more on the NF3 MIPA Award and more info on the NF3, click here

15 Bands Get Down with PRS Acoustics at SXSW 2011

Sessions from the Wine Cellar on NewNormalMusic.com

Mar 25, 2011

What do you get when you invite 15 great bands showcasing at SXSW to record acoustic numbers in a wine cellar decked with recording equipment, a former XM radio DJ, and two PRS acoustic guitars? You get internet radio’s newbie, New Normal Music, and their upcoming series “The ABC’s of SXSW on NNM.” Airing March 28 through April 1 on www.newnormalmusic.com, this uniquely indie acoustic program will feature wine-cellar recordings of fresh-faced artists performing exclusively with Paul Reed Smith acoustic guitars direct from SXSW 2011. “The ABC's of SXSW on NNM” will play back these acoustic sessions in alphabetical order and will be hosted by NNM DJ’s Art and Tobi.

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New Custom Amp Designs from PRS Guitars and Doug Sewell

Mar 13, 2011

PRS Guitars is happy to announce the launch of its custom amp program at this years Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Lead by former Texas-based architect turned amplifier builder Doug Sewell, the program allows customers to work intimately with their dealer and the PRS amp team to create the most personalized amps ever offered by PRS. Amplifiers can be built with specialized colors, speakers and components and can even bring discontinued models back to life.

Read more about the new Custom Amps from PRS and Doug Sewell

New Videos And A New PRS YouTube Channel

Feb 24, 2011

PRS recently visited Anaheim, California to attend the 2011 NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants), the largest tradeshow of its kind in the world. Many of our artists came out to support us at the show, and we were able to sit down with some of them to talk about new developments in PRS’s acoustic, amplifier, and, of course, electric guitar lines. Check out some of our new videos from the links below or visit our new YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/prsguitars.

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Private Stock Coffee Table Book On Sale

Feb 24, 2011

"The Art of PRS" coffee table book is a stunning collection of selected PRS Private Stock guitar, bass, and acoustic models as seen through the lens of Japanese photographer Tomuji Ohtani. Special dual-varnish pages frame each image with eye-popping color in exquisite detail. "The quality of the flats and guitar photos that I have viewed from this book are at the limit of human ability to capture ‘Art’." – Paul Reed Smith. Hardback, 81 pages, 16.5"x 23.5" double-sided poster included inside. Sale Price: $60.00 (was $100)

Click here to order the "Art of PRS" Coffee Table Book

Dweezil Zappa Clinic at Musician's Institute

Feb 24, 2011

More than 400 students from Musicians Institute attended an exclusive clinic with Dweezil Zappa and Paul Smith in Hollywood on February 10. Zappa demonstrated complex riffing techniques using his mandolin style signature model alongside co-guitarist and Musicians Institute instructor Jamie Kime. Students eagerly asked questions and watched intensely as Dweezil and Jamie broke down some of Frank Zappa’s most complicated and prolific arrangements.

Read more about the Dweezil Zappa Clinic and watch a video clip from the event

PRS Guitars Presents Trophy to 2011 GRAND-AM Road Racing Winner At Daytona

Feb 04, 2011

PRS kicked off its 2011 partnership with GRAND-AM Road Racing at the Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona last weekend. At the end of the historic endurance event, the overall win went to the Ganassi team of Pruett, Rojas, Rahal and Hand. Pruett and Rojas took the 2010 championship and are no strangers to PRS guitars as they have scored a total of nine trophy guitars for the Chip Ganassi team.

Read more about the 2011 GRAND-AM Road Race Trophy

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