10 facts about PRS guitars that even Paul Reed Smith himself doesn't know

10 facts about PRS guitars that even Paul Reed Smith himself doesn't know - this is, of course, a facetious title for an article born after watching a certain YouTube blogger. I simply cannot ignore such nonsense, because people who watch the channels of such "knowledgeable" individuals believe them, and among them "there might be teenagers who haven't even had sex yet" (c) Jay and Silent Bob. Either this video is some very cool marketing move to grow the channel, like trolling about Slash's, Blackmore's, etc. playing to build an audience, or the person just shared with the world things they don't know for sure themselves and haven't verified.

The article will look like this: BS fact - real fact.

1. PRS and Paul Reed Smith are different guitars. PRS are made in Korea, and Paul Reed Smith in the USA. Dealers don't know what PRS is, they only know the name Pauls Reed Smith.

WHAT?)) PRS is simply an abbreviation for Paul Reed Smith, these guitars are called the same thing, all dealers know that PRS and Paul Reed Smith are the same guitar, but PRS SE is Paul Reed Smith made in Korea. 

2. Paul Reed Smith started making guitars because he couldn't afford a good one.

This is also not true. Paul always dreamed of making a guitar for Carlos Santana; it was his dream since his youth. He made one of his first guitars on a bet with a music teacher, but not because of the financial aspect. At 16, he began improving guitars: taking, for example, the neck of a finished guitar and making a body (or modifying it); he loved Gibson doublecuts most of all, but didn't like their comfort and sound, so he upgraded them for friends and acquaintances. By the way, he still loves McCarty doublecuts to this day. Information is available in the "PRS guitar book".

3. Paul Reed Smith was an apprentice to Ted McCarty.  

An apprentice is a craftsman in medieval guilds who didn't have his own workshop and worked for hire for a full member of the guild — a master. First, at the time he met Ted McCarty, Paul already had both experience and a place where he made guitars; moreover, he was already working with others. Second, he was never an apprentice in principle; he started on his own, and Ted McCarty only became his mentor. Smith learned about McCarty while visiting the US Patent Office in the early 1980s, where he kept noticing McCarty's name among Gibson's patents. Later, Smith hired McCarty as a consultant, and he, in turn, provided his expertise, which certainly influenced the company's growth. In 1994, the Paul Reed Smith company at PRS Guitars launched the McCarty model as a gift to McCarty. Before this, no instrument or company had ever carried his name. McCarty was an excellent businessman, info is also public, you can read about it here.     

4. It is known to many that PRS is something between Gibson and Fender

This is total nonsense! PRS has nothing in common with Gibson, they are absolutely two different guitars; this was proven by the Gibson vs. PRS lawsuit when Paul launched the singlecut series in 2000 - guitars externally similar to a Les Paul (with one cutaway), however, Gibson lost the appeal because both the thickness and the arrangement of everything on the body, and the profiles, curves, pickups, hardware - absolutely everything was different, both outside and inside, about which I wrote earlier in my articles in more detail.    

5. Paul made his first guitars based on a 1953 Gibson Les Paul.

Lies. I wrote about this above - the first guitars were doublecuts, and Paul always loved and still loves the Doublecut shape. He only "finished" one singlecut à la LP junior, but no more.  

6. Thank God the pseudo-blogger told the truth here for the first time in the whole video. All birds on PRS guitars are different - there are falcons, hummingbirds, and a myriad of other species, I wrote about this in more detail here.  

7. PRS uses superglue for gluing in frets.

No comments here, I'll just insert an image

It is clear that glue is used, but it is also used by other manufacturers and it is a special glue, not "superglue" wtf  

8. Paul Reed Smith only has 3 guitars at home and they are all prototypes Paul's Guitar 

Paul has A LOT of guitars, again PRS McCarty with tremolo, with fixed bridge, and yes, there are Paul's Guitars. The collection is huge. 

9. Paul Reed Smith works with the US Navy :)) where this info comes from - I don't know, but maybe the pseudo-expert blogger is a spy ??    

10. The last and second truthful fact - a PRS guitar layout adorns the Hard Rock Cafe Maryland - the only PRS shape in the world at the famous Hard Rock Cafe chain.   

Guys, don't believe the nonsense of bloggers, it just makes me cry. Read info on verified resources, and if it concerns PRS - write to me :) I will answer any questions, I am sick for these guitars and will gladly share what I know. Read my articles, buy good guitars ... PRS! :) 

Ladkor