GuitarMatchup: PRS

PRS

Paul Reed Smith Guitars, also known as PRS Guitars or simply PRS, is an American guitar and amplifier manufacturer located in Stevensville, Maryland. The company was founded in 1985 in Annapolis, Maryland by Paul Reed Smith. Products manufactured by PRS include electric and acoustic guitars, basses, and amplifiers.

Paul Reed Smith (born February 18, 1956) graduated from Bowie High School in 1974 and then briefly attended St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he began his guitar-making career. Smith left school and contacted Ted McCarty, former president of Gibson and creator of the Explorer, ES-335, and Flying V guitars, and McCarty became his mentor and advisor. Their collaboration resulted in the early models of Paul Reed Smith Guitars.

Check them out here: https://www.prsguitars.com