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PRS guitars are those created by famous guitar-maker Paul Reed Smith in his factory in Stevensville, Maryland. PRS guitars are used by all types of musicians most often in a variety of sub-genres of rock and popular music and trusted by all that use them. They are considered by all that use them to be premium-quality, versatile instruments with strong and dependable sound quality. In terms of price and value, they are an alternative to more expensive instruments from guitar-makers such as Gibson and Fender.
The goal of Paul Reed Smith and the methodology behind his guitar-making comes through in the instruments. The maker has always stressed the production of tonally-perfect and very individualized instruments that help guitarists both become and be inspired to be technically better musicians and allow for lifelong playability. The PRS company creates guitars that are hand-made, as opposed to many companies that use factories to attempt to create guitars that all have exactly the same quality, tone, look and feel. Many musicians have chosen PRS guitars over the years because they reflect the fact of being created by unique craftsmen, right down to the fact that each one has very different ornamentation, sound, feel and character. Because most of the people working for him are musicians and artists that play regularly and hone their craft, the guitars reflect a musical knowledge that guitarists seek from their instruments.
The PRS guitar company is also known for using unique materials to craft its guitars, which contributes greatly to the sound quality achieved by PRS guitar-players. Most of the guitars created by the PRS company are crafted from mahogany wood and have maple tops; the high quality wood helps notes resonate gives a unique yet flawless sound to each of the instruments, but because they are created by human beings, often lovingly, each instrument also has its own personality.
PRS guitars are good for virtually all types of playing, because there are so many different types of musicians that go into their craftsmanship. PRS makes guitars for every musical style, from classical to acoustic folk to all different levels of rock music. Popular models of these guitars include the following: the "Santana," whose design was inspired by legendary artist Carlos Santana; the SE Line including the SE Singlecut and the SE Custom, both of which feature maple tops with a variety of finished; also in the SE line are several versions of the SE Soapbar, which offers a flashy maple veneer and many different types of wood that lend to a versatile sound good for all types of rock music. The price range of PRS guitars is anywhere from $300(USD) to $4,000 (USD) depending upon the model. Connections to various dealers of PRS guitars can be found at the following link: online guitar strores
Famous guitarists that have used or currently use PRS guitars include Axl Rose, Martin Barre of "Jethro Tull," Carlos Santana, David Sinclair with Sarah McLachlan, Sammy Hagar of Van Halen, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.
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