The PRS Electric Guitar Book: A Complete History of Paul Reed Smith Electrics

by Dave Burrluck

PRS guitars today appeal to a growing number of musicians, from Carlos Santana to Al Di Meola, from Zach Myers to Mark Tremonti. This book examines every part of PRS history, with an in-depth story, beautiful photographs, and detailed collector's info. Paul Reed Smith set up his first PRS factory in 1985 in Maryland and has devised guitars from the regular Custom and McCarty models, through the outrageously decorated Dragon specials and the controversial Singlecut, and on to recent achievements such as the Mira, Dave Grissom DGT, JA-15, and the S2 models. Dozens of guitars are pictured inside along with players, ads, catalogs, and rare memorabilia. A detailed reference section helps musicians and collectors identify and date PRS instruments, making this revised and updated edition of The PRS Electric Guitar Book a must for all guitar fans.

Genres: Music

160 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 2014

Reviews

[Matt Dalzell · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good light-reading book that gives a brief overview of the history of PRS guitars. It reads a little bit like an ad for PRS at times, which seems strange considering most people who read the book are probably already devotees of the brand.

If you're a fan of PRS guitars (which I am), or even electric guitars in general, you will get something out of this book. Otherwise, you will most likely get bored with some of the rose-colored commentary and press-release caliber quotes. Mr. Smith probably has many years of guitar making ahead of him, maybe in the future he will have a biography with more of a "tell-all" approach.