The Scrapbooks: Vol. 1 | From The Archives | PRS Guitars
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- Опубліковано 21 кві 2020
- From the comfort of their own homes, Paul and Marc flip through one of the early PRS scrapbooks. Inside they find old photos, advertisements, and uncover memories from the good old days. All this and more on this episode of From The Archives!
I will never forget the day I met Paul for the first time. He was our local go to repair guy and I went to the shop with my 1976 Martin D28 for a set up. I knocked and he said come in. I entered and he was alone in the shop, sitting with his back to me at the opposite wall at his bench. I stopped and without turning around, he said "See that guitar sitting on the dresser next to you"...it was an electric 12 string with no strings on it. I said "Yes, an electric 12 string, that's beautiful." He said, "Well, it WAS!" He was very agitated and as he continued he got louder and louder and angrier. He went on to explain that he had built the guitar for Nancy Wilson of Heart. He said that he told her guitar tech a specific gauge string set to use to preserve the neck. He then said "And what did he do? He put heavier gauge strings on it and warped the neck!!!" At this point he was really yelling! He also had yet to turn around...I was still looking at his back! He went on to yell about how he was going to fix it but it was going to cost them...a lot. Those were not the words he used, but that was the gist of it! LOL I totally felt for him, mostly because I loved the guitar so much and I could understand why he would be mad, mo matter who it was for. Anyway, he suddenly stopped, turned to me, I guess realized what was going on, and said, "Hey man, What do you need?" We became friends after that. Anyway, I will never forget everything about that moment. I think the next time I went tot he shop I met John, who we called Orkie. He was sitting cross legged on top of a stool that looked kind of shaky on those old wood floors working on "BIG", the doubleneck!
Another time I got there and Paul had accidentally left his wallet in a bar venue his band had played the night before and he asked Orkie if he'd go and get it and then asked if i'd go with him...and we did. He once asked if I'd like to do some inlay work for him, I was flattered but I couldn't have done it then. I remember a guy came in once while I was there and he had taken a pig piece of driftwood and was trying to make a guitar out of it. He was having trouble and brought it to Paul to help him out! Another time I spotted a 12th fret bird inlay he had sitting on the bench with a hole in the birds head. He told me his friend Jude Van Dyke used to make jewelry from bird inlays that, for whatever reason he didn't like for a guitar. He said this one was too dark in color and said I could have it, and I still have it to this day. My wife made Christmas cookies shaped like guitars and i always took them a batch, they liked that. This was really the old days...pre factory years!
I saw him regularly and brought him guitars of mine to work on and sent him friends to him. When he moved to Virginia Ave. we lost touch. I still see him now and then. I think Paul was amazing, still is amazing, and worked hard for what he got. Cheers Paul, and thanks for the memories!
It’s been a real pleasure owning a PRS. It’s perfect!!
Thanks Paul and Company! I got my first PRS guitar 3 weeks ago for my 53rd birthday! I got a SE Custom 24 with a nice whale blue burl top. Absolutely love it! For the price I paid, I stole it!
The more I learn about the way that Paul has run his business, the more I'm endeared to him. The story about Ted McCarty is a tearjerker.
Love seeing and hearing about the history and models of Paul Reed Smith Guitars - the history of guitar making etc.
I love my PRS guitars too and they are the finest, high quality instruments you can buy!
Didn't want this video to end...
I used to go to the Ram's Head in Annapolis all the time when I was in college, and I had no idea about the connection, thanks for sharing!
we want more this type of video.. Mr PRS are the history book of PRS.. i fall in love again with this family.. bring it...
I love these videos. Thanks for sharing, Marc 👍
Thanks for sharing with us Paul. I've been following PRS closely ever sence I got SE custom 24 (That I love). I ordered your new SE hollowbody ii can't wait to play it. Keep doing what your doing!
It is amazing that more guitar builders do not have the same level of pride that Paul and PRS does... Love watching these videos!!!
I totally appreciate everything Paul has done in his career. His instruments are, IMO, the best available today. There are many things I never knew about Paul (and PRS in general) that these videos have taught me. Thank you for this series! Keep up the great work!
It's so amazing, after 40 years in the business, to see Paul speak with an "aura" around Him that is impossible to describe. PRS has always been the best choice for me, nothing feels like them. It's always the right sound for the job.
Please continue the scrapbook vids! There is a lot of soul and heart in this.
Been enjoying the archive series, please keep at it when things return to normal!
Got my first PRS in 2004 without question easily my fave electric guitar I've ever owned !!
This was nice, love all the stories of the company. I could listening for days to paul's stories what a genius and hard worker. Proud that his name is written on my guitar headstock! Thanks PRS company for this vid♥️
While I am still new to playing guitar starting in my late 40's watching these videos is truly incredible. I have always loved music and have always been close to it. They are inspirational and make me want to pick up my guitar and play... Thank You!!!
Loving this archive series. Please, keep ‘em coming.
I first met Paul in 1987 or 88. The first PRS I played belongs to my friend Warren Haynes. Then maybe In late 1989 they made me an Artist with a Tune-o-matic bridge & Stoptail. No Trem.. I loved it. I ended up ordering a Standard with the same setup but after a bit I had it converted to a Stop/wrapover bridge and had binding around the top and gold finish only on the top ( Like a 50’s Les Paul) and had P-90’s. This was like late 1991. But I was having issues with 24-fret guitars as the neck pickup sounded “off” to me. Paul sent me a box full of various neck pickups to try in my Artist model.. never found one I liked so I sent them all back... a couple of years later they came out with the Custom22 and that was right up to my liking. I got to try David Grisom’s new guitar at NAMM that Paul made him to sound like Duane Allman’s darkburst. I flew out to D.C. on a family get together and drove over to Annapolis and Paul showed me their factory and they were right in the middle of building the new one out in Stevensville which was basically Jack’s project! But Paul took me to lunch at a little eatery out there and the two of us sat out on it’s back patio and ate and talked! Paul is one of the nicest and smartest guys I’ve had the pleasure of knowing. There was never enough time at NAMM, but I always treasured it. The one thing about Paul & his company, the people he hires are some of the nicest people and anytime I’ve ever done anything for him he acts like it was the greatest thing anyone ever did for him.I always wished I lived on the East Coast as I would have loved to go to work for him. I love working on guitars and I would imagine working for him would be like a Masters Class or getting a Doctorate in how to build a guitar! Besides, he’s an amazing guy and I love him and a couple other guys there like Brothers! Thanks Paul!
This was a great walk down memory lane. And the fruit of your work all those early years into these years I see every morning when I wake up. I have 3 PRS guitars hanging in their stands at the ready, cause, you never know.
Great stories and photos! Thanks for doing this and I cherish all my PRS guitars! The quality and consistency are unmatched in the industry... Keep it going Paul and crew!!!
John "Orkie" Ingram did the refret of my '87 Signature model (#106) back in 2007 and he was such a pleasure to deal with and remembered the guitar! His work was impeccable and you can't even really tell the guitar was refretted. Probably plays the best of any of the PRSi I own!
Thanks Marc and Paul. Love this stuff!!
And thankyou for making some of the greatest instruments this galaxy will ever witness 💜💖
Wonderful piece.
Perfect background for you Paul.
When the guitar maker becomes as legendary as the people that play them. It's a mixed bag when I think if it wasn't for these terrible times I would have never got to see Paul tell these terrific stories and see these terrific guitars. I have three, one Custom 22 from '85 that I purchased from Jorge Santana (PRS can't verify if it was made for him, but it has some unique writing on it not seen on any other PRS) with the original moon inlays, and another one of a kind Santana model made for a NAMM show that I rescued from a collector. It's just a coincidence I bought the one from Santana's brother, I bought it because I liked it. The Santana model was a retirement present to myself. Both are incomparable, and it's all I can do to not buy a Custom 24, but I'm afraid that prices may be dropping to the point I can't pass one up.
I love seeing old pictures and finding out how things have come to be as they are today. I really enjoyed this video.
i like that From the Archives logo!
Guys, please keep these up. I'd love to hear the stories that Paul doesn't tell or rarely tells.
Love these!!!! Thank you
You should write a biography Paul! Your stories are awesome and Im pretty sure a lot of people will buy your books! Thanks for sharing theses insides story of PRS!
Amazing guitars. Wonderful company
Love this! I met Paul and John (Orkie) when he was building "BIG"! I remember this shop and those people! Great stuff, looking forward to Vol. 2!
Paul I had core guitars, 1 or 2, now I have a 35th SE C24, and it sounds and feels amazing! Looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with when you all get back to the shop!
I’m Gary too, guys it’s pleasure to play such a good guitar like CE24, I owe this guitar for a month now! Thank you for your work guys!
This was great! Thank you guys for sharing this.
Thankyouuu for doing this
This channel needs more Marc Quigley. Just sayin'.
Paul, I was good friends with Rick Kennel who purchased an early PRS custom bass. Rick traded in his '74 Rickenbacker 4001 you modified it PRS style for $400. I purchase it and still have it and have your vintage style calling card in the case.
I also have a '90 PRS 4 SE bass that I purchased new.
I remember us talking in your garage/shop. You wanted my '55 Les Paul Jr pickup and pickup only, which you offered me $300. That was pretty expensive for those days. Paul Tallent
I fought jumping on the PRS bandwagon for a long time. In the Spring of 2019 I was gifted a S2 Studio; I took it to a bar gig and I was hooked, instead of tuning every other song, I only tuned after breaks. Since then I have picked up a Custom 22...I wish I would have made the switch a long time ago.
Thanks Paul
06:38 that's not Santana's first main guitar, it's a 1982 SA prototype. Look at the headstock. The holes for a volume pot and a rotary switch.
I would love to own a facility like Paul’s larger wood shop shown in the photos.
I've got a 513 and a Brent Mason, what else do you need? Such great guitars!
I saved up for a year to get a red S2 with a trem, I had it for 3 weeks before someone broke into my house and stole it and my 1988 Korean squire. Someday I'll own another PRS. She will be mine. Oh yes she will be mine.
What guitar did Gary Moore play?
I wish they gave me one of their guitar.
11:50 picture looks like its in some kind of buddy cop movie
Paul really looks like a silly genius...
Awesome
I remember Paul giving Ted that guitar. He was right, not a dry eye
Why does the ce 24 model cost more than the s2 model ?????
La Calle Nicaragua the CE’s have a core model top calve (violin calve), they are all American just like a regular core with no import electronics. The only difference is a bolt on neck.
The S2 have a bevelled edge/top calve. Also the electronics are import like the SE line. The S2 is essentially an all American body with import electronics whereas the CE is closer to the specs of a standard Core Model.
So the CE 24 model is a little better
La Calle Nicaragua well here’s the thing. It depends if you prefer the traditional core model body calve. If you are not bothered then you could just get an S2 and upgrade the pickups. If the different body calve bothers you then don’t bother with the S2 just go for a CE. Especially as they are cheaper than core models but still are very close in spec.
The only thing I will say about S2 though is that electronics wise, PRS tend to try and duplicate on them what they do on the core models (just cheaper) whereas the CE models tend to get a bit forgotten about and don’t get as much focus on their electronics
But the CE 24 model costs two thousand dollars and the S2 around seventeen hundred dollars.
La Calle Nicaragua that’s because the CE24 is just closer in spec to the core models. Even if of late they don’t get many factory upgrades and variants. Me personally? I would choose a CE over an S2 everytime due to the CE being closer to the core models. The bevelled edge and import electronics on the S2 just kills it for me. Even if the electronics now have TCI pickups.
mke a OLD relic guitar PRS