Paul Reed Smith Takes "The World's Toughest Guitar Quiz" | PRS Guitars
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- What happens when we pit the founder of PRS Guitars himself against the "Expert-Level PRS Guitars Manufacturing Quiz?" Watch along as Paul runs through the quiz and tries to crunch all of the numbers to figure out the answers. Did you take the quiz? How did you do in comparison to Paul?
Take the quiz here: bit.ly/PRSManufacturing_Quiz
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Question 1
1:26 - Question 2
1:39 - Question 3
2:10 - Question 4
2:51 - Question 5
3:09 - Question 6
3:48 - Question 7
4:23 - Question 8
5:13 - Question 9
5:32 - Question 10
6:22 - Outro
Paul is such a national treasure. Our Steve Jobs to the guitar world.
I wouldn't call that "a national treasure"...
Couldn’t of said it better myself
Perfect
Whatta treat. Whatta mind!
Would Jobs ever use the phrase ". I don't know" ? I'd rather work for that person.
The graphics and TV behind Paul makes this an elite comedy. Kudos to the whole PRS crew who made this possible. 🎉
What a great testament to a great leader. Paul, you transformed the guitar and make the most beautiful, functional, and amazing sounding instruments. The fact that you have trained the best management, luthiers and techs and allowed them to consistently improve the processes and quality and variety of end product is the mark of your leadership. Thank you for your enduring contribution to the industry and for your inspiration!
@@itsyeboykp most guitarist are clueless and just regurgitate incorrect garbage they hear from others, so that makes sense. I didn't like PRS guitars until I picked one up that had a design I liked. In a given price range there is no competition side by side. The soul is in me the guitar is just a tool to reflect that soul and PRS is F'in reflective! P.S. I consider myself a tele guy
@@itsyeboykp What does tonal soul mean? There are many models. They don't all sound the same. I've heard demos of some very expensive models that don't have much bloom. That comes down to wood density and rigidity. Hard to beat a good es-335 wood combo for bloom. Mahogany and the maple/poplar ply are part of the equation. I think the FB wood on all PRS guitars is torrefied. That can make the attack sharper in a way some players don't like. They may have the same issue with Ebony FB's.
Paul Reed Smith- One of the best in the business! Love PRS!
Paul needn’t worry, here in the UK 70% is the threshold for the highest grade possible at University level, so he’d still be on track to receive a 1st class degree with honours.
Paul and I were born the same year (1956) and ever since the late 80's I have owned a PRS guitar as well as many others...my PRS guitars are my "soul "guitars. At our age with all the history behind the modern guitar Paul has been that generations keeper of The Flame within the magic of guitar players around the world. I think he's an amazing human being...he cares about us.
The TV in the background I'm crying :D :D :D
Every team would benefit from having their manager take a test like this; not to expose how little the manager knows, but to reveal to the manager just how on top of things their team really is! Love it. Thanks PRS
This world is a much better place because of Paul and all the folks at PRS. I wish I knew 1% of what Paul knows! Peace
I absolutely love Paul Reed Smith. I bought my Vela after seeing interviews of him on youtube: the passion he has for what he does is what I like the most. The Vela was a gamble: I couldn't try it before buying it. The gamble paid off.
This man!!! Needs to be hugely celebrated for his contribution to the world of music!
So, 75 people built my PRS Wood Library Custom 24 guitar and yet the nut was still cut incorrectly! A brand new 5k guitar which needs to be sent back… excellent!!! 👌
Now Paul can focus on his golf swing!
A very humble and brilliant man what a good sport such a super guy I worked at prs in 87 and Paul made every employee his business so thankful for his passion and amazing contributions to the industry
I hope to be able to shake Paul’s hand someday!
I would love to take a trip to Maryland to buy a core model and pick it up, do a tour, and then meet Paul! That would Be my dream PRS experience.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year PRS family!
Good one. I love what he does and am so glad he is still around. Very gracious every time I have met him. Have a few of his guitars and every one is great. 😊
During my life I have only met a few people who have this integrity and deserve all the respect and appreciation, and Sir Paul Reed Smith is definitely one of the top in this list, thank you Sir.
That's badass... 70% cold take? That's better than most, I'm guessing. Love PRS. Best in the biz 👍🏼
This was much more entertaining than I thought it would be
He really didn't want to miss any questions and be called out for not knowing his own stuff. Haha!
I took the quiz prior to watching the video. Question three (pressure used to glue top to the back/core) was interesting, simply because it requires specific pre-knowledge in order to answer correctly. 8'000lbs of pressure is simply a machine setting. As a professional industrial woodworker, I would need to know the sum contact area of the workpieces within the press any any one time plus the specifications of the adhesive and material being pressed. The typical body blank for a guitar is around say, 400in2 at the top end. With a PVAc glue, pressure is ideal around 200PSI and the pic shows a single stack of bodies in each press, calculating down to about 20PSI. This is on the low end of the scale for a PVAc, so I guess that PRS use something like a phenolic resin or similar? The forbidden caramel.
Paul, although you played I don’t know for sure, I still bought a custom 24 and a Sonzero 20. Guitar arrives tomorrow, the amp on Friday. 💪 Rock on !
Great idea and lovely video.
You gotta love Paul. I love that he protests any ambiguities. That’s how I am with any tests. I’ve been fortunate to meet Paul several times and be next to him and listen as he reveals personal memories and stories about PRS and also general topics too. He’s such a cool man.
I can’t wait to see Larry David play him in the PRS movie
This is awesome!! The only thing better is another PRS McCarty 594 II on my wall!
LOL. When your very experienced, and don't see a clear answer, question the question. It's always worked for me. Congrats Paul!! It is also very funny, congrats to the PRS team for doing it, and Paul for allowing it. It says a lot about Paul and the biz he has created!! 8) --gary
Trashing every question and still getting them all right is just amazing haha
This is indeed the hardest guitar quiz ever😅.
Beethoven's 9th Symphony Paul??? Second movement Paul??? Pure class! This is a great video! Thanks so much!
I thoroughly enjoyed this...good direction for Paul
So Good!
I Love this guy!
Just hysterical....
How many CEO's would let themselves be the butt of the joke? He really cares about delivering a tool that just works. That is his thing and is why PRS guitars are typically so well set up out of the box.
So Paul and i had the same score!!
I so much want to go out and get a beer with him
We've got some studying to do here 😅
Guaranteed there’s a least ONE PRS “Ken Jennings” out there who got all 10 legitimately, and in about one minute total. “How could he MISS THOSE?!” he’d ask, totally exasperated, his entire worldview seriously shaken.
A real guitar spec Trekkie. A “Plekkie,” maybe?
That was fun
What if similar tests are done in companies starting with F or G...?
They don't even care... that much.
A business like this is fun where the number one guy could go to the shop and put up the product any day, knows all the details. Not just learned from a brochure but because he's done it. Catching the trick questions too. I wonder if Paul would prefer making the guitars over being the head of a company still. Probably yes if it was an option?
Merry Christmas and thanks for my PRS Åkerfeldt. I play it all the time, always pick it up first. Even though it wasn't meant to become the number one. I needed a versatile guitar like that and it was so unique, partially because I'm a fan of Michael and it had beautiful visual design. It had the thickest neck and I thought I was a thin Jackson neck guy. Wrong, it's so comfortable to play and you can get such nice sounds out of the coil tap. It rings god damn loud and the bridge+springs make it sound like it had spring reverb unplugged. The only complaint was rough spotty fretboard sides towards the body and a bit too hot pickups. Other than that it's just perfection.
U da man Paul!
Yesss
I got as much as Paul.. .can I have his job now? ;)
"Unfortunately you're fired" 😂
editor needs a raise
I would like to see Paul take the Sweetwater test for its future sales techs.
10/10 I got it wrong
Here’s a question… why do prs finishes still ghost, haze, cloud, etc ? Just had a 2022 se 245 standard, shipped to me & already has it by the knobs. This issue seems to be prevalent with prs only, regardless of factory.
I got 40%.
Guess he owns the company for a reason...!
I'm not even a PRS guy.... but I know that Paul answered correctly the test.
So sad that Paul got fired:( what is he going to do now
He's going to start his own guitar company. Wait...
I got one right, the strong tension.
i got 40% but changed my mind on two that ended up being wrong
That's the kind of person you hope to work for
I got the same score as Paul
I started the video and saw what it was. I paused and took the quiz, I got 60%. I’m pretty proud of that 😎
Me too! If PRS himself only gets 70% I don't feel so bad 😅
Yes, I do need a job. Will you sponsor my emigration from Canada? I already build guitars, too.
Okay serious question. If I got a tattoo with your logo or you can chose the design. Would you guys give me a PRS guitar 😂
The Mad Professor
I would kill to see the ceo of Gibson and fender do this but for their companies
why dont you do a video about the books he has behind himself?
this Paul Reed Smith guy really knows thing or two about PRS guitar stuffs, and he looks like a bird guy too .
Pual is the best.
Tell Paul I don’t believe in tone wood😂 I wanna see him get mad
I bet Paul would trade everything to be young again.
Unfortunately you're fired 😂
Paul's intensity makes him both unrelenting and playful at the same time. Sort of like mixing Soy Sauce and Sugar.
For God's sake that guy only scored 70% don't let him build any guitars!....
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