PRS factory tour

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 04-01-2007, 07:34 PM

YouTube - PRS factory tour

YouTube - PRS Factory Tour

terence_tez · 08-04-2007, 05:30 PM

YouTube - Precursor to the PRS 1980 West Street Limited

johnreardon · 08-05-2007, 05:08 AM

Some pics I took on a tour back in 2005 are at

PRS Factory Tour

Met Paul & Joe Knaggs. Nice chaps both of them

WBPickups · 08-05-2007, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by johnreardon

Some pics I took on a tour back in 2005 are at

PRS Factory Tour

Met Paul & Joe Knaggs. Nice chaps both of them

Those are great pictures John! Frankie almost looks...........respectable...

johnreardon · 08-05-2007, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by WBPickups

Those are great pictures John! Frankie almost looks...........respectable...

He was back to normal a few days later. Saw him play at Apehangers

coldsteal2 · 09-29-2007, 09:10 PM

Aweome videoes
and even more awesome the photos! nice goin there!!
met the big man himself!

you know other than the two machines, its pretty much
like a mom and pop shop feel to the place doesnt it!
Thats whats really cool about that place.
There is so much "Hands on" work in the place, truely amazing.
Gibson factory seems like something out of 1984 movie compared
to the PRS factory.

MIDNIGHT · 10-06-2007, 08:06 PM

@ halfway thru the vid: ohhh..

so that's how they get it book-matched

i wonder how Gibson does it..

Mikeeeeh · 12-17-2007, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MIDNIGHT

@ halfway thru the vid: ohhh..

so that's how they get it book-matched

i wonder how Gibson does it..

I guess the process would be really similiar Jason... its pretty much the only way to get a good book matched top

El Toro · 02-22-2008, 08:14 PM

My new baby...

st.bede · 05-23-2008, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by El Toro

My new baby...

that is one of the coolest colors I have ever seen on a guitar...I used to have a wine red custom LP that I thought was great but that guitar just shines...PEACE

TheWellGoodShow · 07-11-2008, 09:06 AM

anyone here know of a guy by the name of ed roman? at some point of time he completely convinced me that the expensive prs company's guitars are all asian made then sent to the US to be assembled to be "officially made in the U.S.A" is this true, and that he said that there machines cant put in frets delicately enough into a ebony fretboard thats why all there fretboards are either indian rosewood or brazilian rosewood?

Tuxedo Kaz · 08-21-2008, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by TheWellGoodShow

anyone here know of a guy by the name of ed roman? at some point of time he completely convinced me that the expensive prs company's guitars are all asian made then sent to the US to be assembled to be "officially made in the U.S.A" is this true, and that he said that there machines cant put in frets delicately enough into a ebony fretboard thats why all there fretboards are either indian rosewood or brazilian rosewood?

Not even remotely true. The PRS SE (Student Edition, a budget line) are asian-made (Indo/Korea) but 'real' PRSes, the original thing, are 100% made in Maryland.

And there ARE PRSes with ebony boards. They're just kind of rarer.

Whoever this guy is, he's misled you. :/

TheWellGoodShow · 08-21-2008, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuxedo Kaz

Not even remotely true. The PRS SE (Student Edition, a budget line) are asian-made (Indo/Korea) but 'real' PRSes, the original thing, are 100% made in Maryland.

And there ARE PRSes with ebony boards. They're just kind of rarer.

Whoever this guy is, he's misled you. :/

then why doesnt prs sue him?? the guy is pretty famous.

Tuxedo Kaz · 08-21-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TheWellGoodShow

then why doesnt prs sue him?? the guy is pretty famous.

Ed Roman was already put in his place once, I hear. He had his PRS dealership rights taken away because he was retopping guitars and selling them as 'factory-new'. He's got a pretty wide reputation for dissing brands he doesn't/no longer carries. He's bashed G&L guitars & basses pretty often too because he no longer can sell 'em.

Most people don't (seem) to take him seriously.

TheWellGoodShow · 08-21-2008, 05:02 PM

oh lol.

Leendrix · 10-28-2008, 02:12 PM

Thanks man, that was really cool! Have you watched the Dean factory tour?

jeff_farkas · 01-27-2009, 05:40 AM

YouTube - PRS Factory Tour

Enjoy
Jeff

jeff_farkas · 01-27-2009, 05:49 AM

YouTube - PRS Guitars

Tuxedo Kaz · 01-27-2009, 07:51 AM

AH how I wish I worked there.

jeff_farkas · 01-27-2009, 10:18 AM

Yea,, that would be cool!!

Jeff

Hemply · 01-27-2009, 10:30 AM

If you have the opportunity do the factory tour in person!

Class act all the way!

Here are some stills from last summers PRS Expirence...

Blues4U · 03-30-2009, 07:31 PM

Part of me really wants to buy a PRS guitar but they don't offer any models with a bound fretboard, at least I have never seen a production model with a bound fretboard.

I would probably buy one if it weren't for that 1 thing they don't have.

USP45Tim · 03-31-2009, 12:16 AM

Just sit down and play one sometime.

Tuxedo Kaz · 03-31-2009, 12:40 AM

Bound fretboards don't matter one bit when you have fretwork like PRS.

Blues4U · 03-31-2009, 11:46 AM

I know they are great guitars and I played a few of them before. With my slightly over 40 eyes I am finding that I prefer bound fretboards with black dots, maple necks with black dots or rosewood boards with big ole' dots. Smallish white dots on a dark board are getting hard for me to see without staring at the fretboard like a dog on point.

It's hell to get old.

eaglewolf · 05-09-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by El Toro

My new baby...

Now that's purdy! I've always loved those dark reds (black cherry, is it?) on the PRS.

I'm hoping I can brimg my scarlett red Custom 24 home after the issue with the stolen guitars is resolved, and this is just feeding my GAS!

That, and the video was awesome too.

David

Mr Insane · 06-29-2009, 12:45 PM

PRS Factory Visit | SixStringLounge

Crimson · 07-13-2009, 06:46 PM

The last guy in the video has the best job in the world, to test play every guitar before they go out!

lexluthier · 07-15-2009, 06:19 AM

I owned a bunch of them over the years, there was something special about the early ones made up from '85 to '90-91 at the old Virginia Ave factory.

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coldsteal2 Rock Star Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chico, CA Posts: 16,844 Thanks: 187 Thanked 56 Times in 14 Posts	Re: PRS factory tour Aweome videoes and even more awesome the photos! nice goin there!! met the big man himself! you know other than the two machines, its pretty much like a mom and pop shop feel to the place doesnt it! Thats whats really cool about that place. There is so much "Hands on" work in the place, truely amazing. Gibson factory seems like something out of 1984 movie compared to the PRS factory. __________________ ...........Cold Steal II Soundclick Songs ................. ColdSteal2's YouTube Videos.............MusicMight Secret Service . Still Rockin' at 56 .

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Blues4U Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Central Indiana Posts: 1,679 Thanks: 106 Thanked 44 Times in 12 Posts	Re: PRS factory tour Part of me really wants to buy a PRS guitar but they don't offer any models with a bound fretboard, at least I have never seen a production model with a bound fretboard. I would probably buy one if it weren't for that 1 thing they don't have.

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Blues4U Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Central Indiana Posts: 1,679 Thanks: 106 Thanked 44 Times in 12 Posts	Re: PRS factory tour I know they are great guitars and I played a few of them before. With my slightly over 40 eyes I am finding that I prefer bound fretboards with black dots, maple necks with black dots or rosewood boards with big ole' dots. Smallish white dots on a dark board are getting hard for me to see without staring at the fretboard like a dog on point. It's hell to get old. Last edited by Blues4U; 03-31-2009 at 12:38 PM.

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