Prs guitar blue book

The first ultimate paul reed smith guitar whale blue quilt 1988 paul reed smith signature this absolutely mint prs signature guitar weighs just 7. The prs guitar book details every facet of the wonderful electric guitars made by prs, the marylandbased company founded in 1985 by musician and guitar builder paul reed smith. The blue book of guitars, aka the guitar blue book, is an indispensable guide to. An aggressive highgain amplifier with a surprisingly sweet clean channel.

Prs guitars currently employs over 200 highly skilled workers, and its quality control standards are second to none. From here, you can make additions or subtractions to the value based on damages, imperfections, and aftermarket additions to the instrument. New 14th editions of blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book. The author of the players guide to guitar maintenance, he contributed to the electric guitar and classic guitars of the 50s. Paul reed smith at his best, which means a guitar in his hands. A 1986 paul reed smith custom 24 with a very low serial number, 6 0662. Ive found quite a few and would now like to share them with my fellow forum members and friends here at. When appraising your guitar, the first place to begin is the average market value of the guitar.

Paul reed smith guitars, also known as prs guitars, is an american guitar and amplifier manufacturer located in stevensville, maryland. Get the guaranteed best prices on blue prs electric guitars at musicians friend. We caught up with john mayer at rehearsals for his latest world tour for a demo and discussion of his prs silver sky model. This article will prove that learning to play and master a guitar need not be expensive.

Based on blue book, thats the value without the rash. The custom 24 offers clear, focussed humbucking sounds as well as strat style inbetween chimey single coil sounds. Guitar booksguitar musical instrument musical instrumentspaul reed. Great playing guitar smooth fret edges, humbuckers with clarity, mahogany body and a mahogany set neck with rosewood fingerboard.

The aim is to publish late in 2014 on the eve of prss 30th anniversary. Its a fantastic guitar and it does everything i need it to, from metal to jazz to blues and just about any other genre. Yes, thats the 662nd guitar from the prs production. The following websites act as a guitar blue book online. Pauls guitar is the full prs experience, and is specifically designed by its namesake as a guitar that is the absolute best of what prs has to offer. Major trademarks including fender, gibson, martin, paul reed smith, ibanez, yamaha, ovation, taylor, alvarez, epiphone, takamine, washburn. The blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book of electric guitars are the two leading reference and value guides in. Handwired, authentic vintage tone designed in collaboration with musician john mayer. All the prs quality for an affordable price wraped up with a heavy gigbag. Dont forget that the new 14th editions of the blue book of electric guitars 1,360 pages and the blue book of acoustic guitars 856 pages, in addition to the 4th edition of the blue book of guitar amplifiers 752 pages remain the bibles for the guitar industry. The prs s2 series offers the feel, finish, and excellent attention to detail that prs is known for, in a nononsense design. A special section highlights exquisite examples of prs penchant for guitar building with the finest maple woods to create striking flametop and quilttop designs. This series of photos is intended to assist the home builder to build a prs 22 style guitar. Firstly, the neck angle was set at too shallow an angle to obtain a good playing action.

Many prs guitars are borderline kitschy in the way they look. Made in collaboration with creed guitarist mark tremonti, this signature model features prsdesigned treble and bass humbuckers to produce. In this video, john shares insights on the collaborative relationship he. Use this site for a pricing guide and source of information on all guitars. Recently looked up some 90s and 00s custom 24s and ces to figure out if reverb or ebay asking prices are close to market. Cigar box guitar music guitar guitar amp cool guitar playing guitar blue guitar prs guitar unique guitars custom guitars mayones guitars basses gtm 6 custom with trans jeans blue gloss finish. But is the s2 custom 24 a slim vision of the brands super guitar or a prospec usamade guitar that hits. Prs guitar book info hi, well the good news is that work on a new version of the prs guitar book is underway. Blue book of guitar values selffulfilling prophecy. For the real prs enthusiast, the studio model electric guitar is topoftheline. Other colors include lemonburst, grayburst, charcoal, whale blue, orange tiger and several others. Most blue prs electric guitars are eligible for free shipping. A detailed reference section helps musicians and collectors identify and date prs instruments making this revised and updated edition of.

Ive never heard any recording of a guitar in my life where i thought, yep, thats definitely a prs. Dozens of guitars are pictured inside along with players ads catalogs and rare memorabilia. Custom 22 based on dragon series i, but wo the inlay, tremolo, or stoptail options, wide thin or wide fat neck profiles available, features a 22fret fingerboard and 2 covered prs dragon ii humbucker pickups, nonlocking tuners on stop tailpiece became standard from march 6, 2001 jan. The number one source of guitar and amplifier pricing and information so you can find the price and value of your used guitars and amplifier. John mayer behind the prs silver sky guitar youtube.

The serial number of a setneck model is located on the back of the guitar s headstock. All guitars and basses have serial numbers which start with a year prefix. The prefix is the last one or two digits of the production year, and it applies to all models below. What is a suitable prs guitar for a beginnerintermediate. The above is a paul reed smith p22 model in a color called jade. The skull body graphic is just mean looking and a sweet fingerboard inlay round this piece out. Find the current blue book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. In this series, we take a deep dive into the archive vault at prs guitars. It has the same pickups and switching system as the 408 its something paul is really proud of for. Prototypes, unreleased models, and never seen before items all revealed here on from the archives. This guitar has a carved figured maple top with a v12 finish that adds to the feel, sound and look of the instrument, and lends it a classic appeal. Founded in 1985 in annapolis, maryland by paul reed smith, the brand has become renowned for their highly figured maple tops, high quality craftsmanship, and innovative guitar designs. The 14th edition blue book of acoustic guitars has an msrp of. If you look in the blue book of guitars it will tell you that once you leave the store the guitar can never be new again just like driving a car off a lot.

Custom 24 prs custom guitar, custom offset double cutaway mahogany body, carved figured maple top, mahogany neck, 24fret rosewood fingerboard with abalonepearl moon inlay, 25 in. Blue book of electric guitars 15th edition hal leonard online. Paul reed smith pocket guide introduction blue book of. Major trademarks including fender, gibson, martin, paul reed smith, ibanez. Ive been searching the web for years in order to find, and collect blueprints in pdf format. Guitar booksguitar musical instrumentmusical instrumentspaul reed smith.

By offering a wide variety of guitars, basses and accessories for all kinds of music tastes and styles, prs continues to be a name that is trusted throughout the music world. Paul reed smith pocket guide introduction blue book. Bringing the mccarty 594 instruments to the s2 lineup. These blue prints are being made available here for academic non commercial use only. A collaboration with david grissom to rival his best vintage amps. As a company, prs has always believed that everyone deserves to own musical equipment thats carefully crafted and plays beautifully. The 24fret extended fingerboard moves the neck pickup closer to the bridge, giving this position a nice vocal uppermid emphasis not found on 22. The actual instrument was obtained as a factory second with the neck detached and a few small issues. Built in stevensville, maryland, prs s2 series guitars incorporate new design elements, cuttingedge manufacturing techniques, and strict quality control into highly playable, amazingsounding instruments. Many prs guitars are borderline kitschy in the way they look the above is a paul reed smith p22 model in a color called jade. I did suggest doing it a couple of years ago but my publisher said no. Blue book releases 14th edition electric and acoustic guitar. Featuring 200 color photos, 5 foldout spreads and a handsome slipcase, this book joins a line of lavish numbered limited collectors editions. This is the original model that debuted in 1985, the guitar that made prs famous.

For the prs collectors aside from a 1985 custom 24, this is one of the most desirable paul reed smith guitar models out there. Combining a midmarket price tag with the cachet of a usbuilt instrument, the new range of s2 models could be the best of both worlds. All brand names and logos such a fender guitars, gibson guitars, prs, paul reed smith, music man. The company behind used price works in conjunction with orion bluebook, which makes this the largest website dedicated to pricing used musical instruments. Images are sole property of willcutt guitar shoppe, inc. Royal blue finish with a highly figured flamed maple top.