Guitars, Ghosts, and Rockstars! Inside the mind of Paul Reed Smith

Brett Berhoff invites us for an exclusive backstage experience in his Legends of Music series, where he brings you the most intriguing conversations with the most inspiring minds from around the globe!

Today I'm spending time with the world famous Paul Reed Smith, founder of PRS Guitars. PRS Guitars is one of the largest electric guitar manufacturers in the United States of America.  These incredible instruments are found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Guitar Museum, Musical Instrument Museum, and the Smithsonian.

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PRS Guitars are played by countless Rockstars including John Mayer, Carlos Santana, Blake Shelton, Neal Schon (Journey and Bad English), John McLaughlin(Top ranked in Rolling Stone Magazine's Greatest Guitars of All Time), Linkin Park, Orianth (Michael Jackson and Alice Cooper), Mark Tremonti (Creed and Alter Bridge),  Zach Meyers and Eric Bass of Shinedown, Ricky Skaggs, Martin Simpson, Tony McManus, Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks(The Allman Brothers Band), Alex Lifeson (Rush),  Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake), Brent Mason, Dave Navarro (Janes Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers), David Grissom, Dusty Waring, Gary Grainger (Rod Stewart), Mark Holcomb, Martin Simpson, Jose Rios, Boscoe Fance, Brandon Autry, Matt Brooks, Justin Lyons, Tom Johnston and Michael Carter.  

This list of exceptional musicians only represents a portion of the PRS artists.  Over the years, these artist have been involved with or have one themselves Grammy Awards, Cannes Film Festival, Brit Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, VH1 Big, Radio Music Awards, American Music Awards, Billboard Century Awards, CHCI Medallions of Excellence, Grammy Hall of Fame Award, Guinness Book of World Records, Hollywood Walk of Fame Award, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and many more!  

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Other PRS Artists include:

Aaron Marshall - Intervals

Ace - Skunk Anansie

Adam Gontier - Saint Asonia

Adam Hall - Another Lost Year

Adam Hawley - Jennifer Lopez

Adam Smith - Superbob

AJ Larsen - Madison Rising

Al Di Meola - Al Di Meola

Al Schnier - Moe

Alan Price - Madam Adam

Alex Bruno - XY

Alex Gaskarth - All Time Low

Alex Grossi - Quiet Riot

Alex Huston - Dead Beggars

Alexandria Reyes - My Elysian

Alexi DiPippo - Rome In A Day

Andrea Braido

Andres Osorio

Andrew Synoweic

Andy Davis - The Band Perry

Andy Guerrero - Flobots

Angel Fernandez - Marc Anthony

Angel Paz - Rock Of Ages

Angelo Bruchini - Massive Attack

Anthony Armstrong - Red

Anthony Rankin

Anton Cosmo - Waking The Parade

Antonio Bernardini - Sober

Ariel Pozzo - Miguel Mateos

Art Alexakis - Everclear

Artie Renkon - Scott Stapp Band

Artur Gadowski - Ira

Barry Graul - Mercy Me

BC Kochmit - Nonpoint

Beau Tackett - Blake Shelton

Bernard Gann - Liturgy

Bernie Godwin - The Stick People

Bill Nershi - The String Cheese Incident

Bob Britt - Wynonna Judd

Bob Minner - Tim McGraw

Bob Weir - Ratdog / The Grateful Dead

Bobby Ingram - Molly Hatchet

Boscoe France - Boscoe France Band

Boscoe France

Brad Delp - Boston

Brad Delson - Linkin Park

Brandon Autry

Brandon Mills - Decyfer Down

Brendan Bayliss - Umphrey's McGee

Brendan Steineckert - The Used

Brent Poe

Brent Rowan

Brent Wilson - Sara Evans

Bret Gerringer - Laws of Average

Brett Campbell - Pallbearer

Brett Danaher - Pat Green Band

Brian Bassett - Foghat

Brian Bunn - Thomas Rhett

Brian Craddock - Daughtry

Brian DeNeeve

Brian Franklyn - Kenny Rogers

Brian Nutter - Keith Urban

Brian Olson - Fall From Grace

Bruce Kulick - Grand Funk Railroad

Bryan Ewald - Jarflys / Starbelly

Bryan Laurenson - Copeland

Bryan Olesen - Vota

C.J. Pierce - Drowning Pool

C.T. Fields - Lovebettie

Cailyn Lloyd

Calvin Nichols - Jimmie Van Zant

Carl Heiman - Righteous Vendetta

Casey Callahan-Hean - Jimmie's Chicken Shack

Casey Newsome - Screaming For Silence

Cesar Ramirez

Chad Wilkinson - Crimson Fool

Chan Kinchla - Blues Traveler

Charlie Colin - Train

Charlie Crowe

Charlie Simpson - Fightstar

Chen Balbus - Orphaned Land

Cheska Zaide - A+ Dropouts

Chris Anderson - The Outlaws

Chris Babbitt - Gemini Syndrome

Chris Haskett - Rollins Band

Chris Henderson - 3 Doors Down

Chris Kelly - Galactic Empire

Chris Lee - Moogatu

Chris Loocke

Chris Mandra - Telesma

Chris Robertson - Black Stone Cherry

Chris Rodriquez - Keith Urban

Chris Shucosky - Cinder Road

Chris Wrate

Chrissy Paolillo - KLIK

Christopher Goodwin - American Fangs

Christopher Goodwin - American Fangs

Chuck Jacobs - Kenny Rogers

Clayton Cagle - Apothesary

Clint Lagerberg

Clint Lowery - Sevendust

Clinton Cunanan - Another Lost Year

Cody Canada - Cross Canadian Ragweed

Cody Kilby

Cole Phillips - Cole Phillips

Corey Lowery - Saint Asonia

Cosmin Lupu

Craig Defalco - Laidlaw

Craig Morgan

Curtis Chambers - Eminem

Curtis Wright - Jamey Johnson

Dallas Perkins

Dameon Aranda - ARANDA

Damion Mantle

Damon Johnson - Disturbed / Slave To The System

Dan Candia - Falling Through April

Dan Estrin - Hoobastank

Dan Fulmer - Presence

Dan Kanter - Fefe Dobson

Dan Kinzie - Bottom Line

Daniel Lopez - Stereopop

Daniel Rego - Demonic Resurrection

Danny Irwin - Screaming For Silence

Danny Lohner - Nine Inch Nails

Darin Smith - Tim McGraw

Darran Smith - Funeral For A Friend

Daryl Brown - The James Brown Band / Soul Generals

Daryl Hall - Hall and Oates

Dave Cabrera

Dave Delhomme - American Idol

Dave Hill - Colouring Lesson

Dave Weiner - Steve Vai

Dave Young - Devin Townsend Project

David Immerman

David Wallace - Jake Owen

Davy Grahs - Pop Evil

Davy Knowles

Dean Deleo - Stone Temple Pilots

Deborah Hicks - Joan Zen

Denis Desloge - He Is Legend

Denny Colt - Ven Helsing's Curse / Tang

Denny Hemmingson - Tim McGraw

Denny Jiosa

Denver Dalley - Desaparecidos

Derek Mount - Family Force Five

Derek Wells

Derek Williams - Chasing Saftey

Devin Malone

Dhruv Ghanekar

Dominic Cifarelli

Dominik Witczak - Coma

Don Carr - Oak Ridge Boys

Donavan White - Vertical Horizon

Donna Grantis - Prince / 3RDEYEGIRL

Drew Goddard - Karnivool

Drew Recny - Superbob

Driver Williams - Eric Church

Dru Decaro - Miguel

Dustin Belt - Big Time Rush / Heffron Drive

Dustin Lynch

Ed Eason - Carrie Underwood

Ed Robertson - Barenaked Ladies

Eilidh McKellar

Elaine Koo

Emil Werstler

Emmanuel Sotela - Akasha

Emrah Demirel - Pitch Black Process

Eric Bass - Shinedown

Eric Friedman - Tremonti

Eric Gunderson - Love & Theft

Eric Miker - Decemberadio

Eric Varnell

Eric Weaver - 12 Stones

Ethan Roberts

Eugene Pao

Evan Taubenfeld

Forrest Anderson - Hot Tub Limo

Frank Romano - Usher

Frank Solari

Gabby Alipe - Urbandub

Gabriele "Rusty" Rustichelli - KLOGR

Gary Kemp - Spandau Ballet

Gary Larsen - Royal Teeth

Gene Quade - Sam Grow Band

George Dolivo - Rhino Bucket

George Miadis - Sonar Lights

George Pajon - Fergie / Black Eyed Peas

George Solonos - Marianne's Wish

German Daffunchio - Las Pelotas

Gerry Leonard - David Bowie

Godfrey Townsend - Alan Parsons Project

Grant Mickelson - Taylor Swift

Greg Foresman - Martina McBride

Greg Hind - Little River Band

Greg Paulson - Arkaik

Gustavo Cerati - Soda Stereo

Hayden Fogle

Hayden Maringer

Hayley Sales

Heath Robinson - Tyler + The Tribe

Hector Cervantes - Casting Crowns

Henry Kaldre - The Henry Maneuver

Howard Leese - The Paul Rodgers Band / Heart

Ian Perkins - The Gaslight Anthem

Ira Mayfield - Kelly Bell Band

Isaac Ellsworth - MoneyPenny

Island Styles - Lotus Crush

J.R. Bareis - Islander / Love and Death

Jack Barakat - All Time Low

Jacob Hemphill - SOJA

Jake Jones - We As Human

Jake Owen

James Hedden

James Young - Eli Young Band

Jamie Hanna - Gary Allan

Jana Hunter - Lower Dens

Jared Hartmann - Flyleaf

Jason Goss - Toothgrinder

Jason Hawkins - Grandhour

Jason Null - Saving Abel

Javier Cazares - Los Pecados de Maria

Jay Bartlett - Counterpoint

Jean Nascimento

Jeff Cook - Alabama

Jeff Douglas - The Oak Ridge Boys

Jeff King - Reba McEntire

Jeffrey Czum - Cute Is What We Aim For

Jeremy Schon - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

Jerry Cortez - Tower of Power

Jesse Bonds

Jessie Covets - True Violet

Jim "Moose" Brown - Bob Seger

Jim Kimball - Reba McEntire

Jim Matheos - Fates Warning

Jim McCarty - Cactus

Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Dormire

Jimmy Herring - Widespread Panic/The Ringers/Aquarium Rescue Unit

Jimmy Kwong - SoulSwitch

Jimmy Stafford - Train

JJ Grey - JJ Grey & Mofro

JL Ducroiset - Xplore Yesterday (XY)

Jo De Messina

Jock Bartley - Firefall

Jody Harris - Brad Paisley

Joe Don Rooney - Rascal Flatts

Joe Smothers - Joe Smothers

Joe Walsh - Eagles

John Bohlinger - Lee Brice

John Frase - Hot Tub Limo

John Gibbons - Bardo Pond

John Mayer

John McDermott - Stroke 9

John McLaughlin

John Roberge - Prospect Hill

John Sulkowski - Gemini Syndrome

John Wesley - Porcupine Tree

Johnathan Steingard - Hawk Nelson

Johnny Garcia - Garth Brooks

Jon Dretto

Jon Fadem - Start Making Sense

Jordan Lally - Fiction 20 Down

Jordan Smith - Diarrhea Planet

Jose Rios - Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals

José Rios - Anderson Paak

José Rios - Anderson Paak

Joseph D. Rowland - Pallbearer

Josh Gilbert - Wovenwar

Josh Hamler - Shaman's Harvest

Josh Mix - Casting Crowns

Josh Smith - Ashes Remain

Josh Waterman - Lansdowne

Josh Wilkerson - Green River Ordinance

Josiah Prince - Disciple

Jules Drucker

Junior Marvin

Justin Gilman - Diamond Youth

Justin Lyons

Justin McCain - Emphatic

Justin Olmstead - Righteous Vendetta

Justin Smith

Kat Dyson

Kellen McGregor - Memphis May Fire

Kellen McGregor - Memphis May Fire

Kenji Chan - Bruno Mars

Kenny Greenberg

Kenyon Saylor White - American Fangs

Kerry Marx - Grand Ole Opry

Kevin Hearn - Barenaked Ladies

Kevin Post - Blake Shelton

Kevin Skaff - A Day To Remember

Killian Gavin - Boy & Bear

Kirk McKim - Pat Travers Band

Korey Cooper - Skillet

Kris Roberts - Funeral For A Friend

Kurt Allison - Jason Aldean

Kyle Mathis - Parabelle

Larry Paxton - Grand Ole Opry

Leo Herrara - Caravanserai

Lexii Lynn Frazier

Lisa Lim

Louie Malpeli - This Is All Now

Luke Hemmings - 5 Seconds Of Summer

Mac Powell - Third Day

Mahesh Tinaikar

Marcos Curiel - P.O.D.

Mariano Escobedo - Los Pecados de Maria

Mario Sebastian - Marc Anthony

Mark Hopkins - Mark Hopkins & The Hotel

Mark Hosking - Karnivool

Mark Lee - Third Day

Marshall Stephens - Darkhaus / Pro-Pain

Martin Barre - Jethro Tull

Marty Friedman

Marty Shiff - Martina McBride

Massimo Varini

Mat Dauzat - Hydrovibe / Kelly Osbourne Band

Matt Baird - Spoken

Matt Bond - The Dirty Youth

Matt Brooks - Like A Storm

Matt Klavins - Ne Obliviscaris

Matt Scannell - Vertical Horizon

Matthew Jones - Cowboy Mouth

Matthew Mielke - Toothgrinder

Matthew Volkes - People's Blues Of Richmond

Melissa Ethridge - Melissa Ethridge

Michael Bolton - Michael Bolton

Michael Carter - Luke Bryan

Michael Clifford - 5 Seconds Of Summer

Michael Gibbons - Bardo Pond

Michael Martin - All That Remains

Michael Sweet - Stryper

Miguel Esparza - Arkaik

Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth

Mike Adkins - Unkle Kracker

Mike Eli - Eli Young Band

Mike Kennerty - All American Rejects

Mike Mushok - Staind

Mike Scott - Justin Timberlake

Mike Shinoda - Linkin Park

Mike Stacey - Sam Grow Band

Miles Gilderdale - Acoustic Alchemy

Millo Torres

Mitchell Curtis

Mordehai Ben Hamo - Negba

Myles Kennedy - Alter Bridge

Nate Foley

Neil Greenhaw

Neil Kuhlman - 3 Years Hollow

Nick Catanese

Nick DePirro - Night Verses

Nicky Moroch

Nicole Hawkins - Grandhour

Noah Henson - Brantley Gilbert

Noam “Hargol” Burg

Noel Hogan - The Cranberries

Okan Ersan

Orianthi - Orianthi

Pablo Hurtado - Camila

Pat Buchanan - Faith Hill

Pat Dimitri

Pat Travers - Pat Travers Band

Patrick Droney

Paul Allen - Big & Rich / Cowboy Troy

Paul Allender - White Empress

Paul Jackson Jr.

Paul Phillips - Puddle of mudd

Paul Reed Smith - Paul Reed Smith Band

Paul Zach - Remedy Drive

Paulo Morete - InMune

Pav Sharda - Sweet Gorilla

Pennal Johnson

Pete Provost - Sanctus Real

Pete Robinson - Electric Mary

Pete Strzelecki - She Said Fire

Peter Anthony - Black Summer

Phil Hilborne - Phil Hilborne Band

Phil Sneed - Story of the Year

Philip Manansala - Of Mice & Men

Plotr Grudzinski

Randy Bowland - Jill Scott

Red - RDGLDGRN

Rhonda Smith - Jeff Beck

Rian Adkinson

Rich Eckhardt - Toby Keith

Rich Guthrie - No Green JellyBeenz

Rich Herring - Little River Band

Rich Shaw

Rich Williams - Kansas

Richard Shaw - Cradle of Filth

Rick Derringer

Ricky "Rico" Baker

Ricky Skaggs - Ricky Skaggs

Rico Monaco

Rico Monaco

Rob Compa - Dopapod

Rob Gueringer - Kendrick Lamar / Lil Wayne

Robbie Shakespeare - Sly & Robbie

Robby Baca - The Contortionist

Robin Staps - The Ocean

Robin Thicke

Rolo Prado - Fluido

Roman Miroshnichenko

Ron Jackson

Roni Lee - Roni Lee Group

Ross Childress

Ryan Fowler - The Kelly Bell Band

Ryan Hernandez - Strata

Ryan Knight

Ryan Phillips - Story of the Year

Sally Gates - Orbweaver

Sam Grow

Sam Harris - X Ambassadors

Sam Stockton

Sam Trapkin - Diamond Youth

Sam Warshaw

Sameer Bhattacharya - Flyleaf

Scott Alan Eisold

Scott Bartlett - Saving Abel

Sergio Vallin - Mana

Serkan Ozgen - Yuksek Sadakat

Seth Morrison - Skillet

Shae Padilla

Shane Gamble - Shane Gamble

Shannon Curfman - Shannon Curfman

Shaun Bayles

Shawn Tubbs - Carrie Underwood

Shingo Yuji

Si Delaney - Don Broco

Simon McBride - Simon McBride

Spencer Sotelo - Periphery

Stanley Whitaker - Happy The Man

Steve Austin - Today Is The Day

Steve Gibson - Grand Ole Opry

Steve Stout - Blondfire

Steve Vai - Steve Vai

Steve Wozniak - Here's To The Night

Steven Wilson - Porcupine Tree

Stokes Nielson - The Lost Trailers

Tallan Noble Latz - Tallan Noble Latz

Tassos Spiliotopoulos

Taylor Larson - From First To Last

Ted Merrill - Mach22

Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent

Thomas Onebane - Royal Teeth

Tim Barbour - Blameshift

Tim Mahoney - 311

Tim Rosenau - Toby Mac

Tim Skipper - House of Heroes

Tish Meeks - Three Kisses

Tobias Hurwitz

Todd Laningham - Wade Bowen

Tom Johnston - The Doobie Brothers

Tom Toomey - The Zombies

Tommy Angarano - The Tempests

Tommy Fleischmann - NGHBRS

Tommy Siegel - Jukebox The Ghost

Tommy Thompson - Ultradrive

Toshi Iseda

Travis Newman - Craig Morgan

Trevor McNevan - Thousand Foot Krutch

Trevor Young - SOJA

Troy Lancaster

Troy McLawhorn - Evanescence

Ty Fury - Trapt

Tyler Valendza

Vaja - Vaja

Vasti Jackson

Vernon Reid - Living Colour

Victor Johnson - Waboritas / Sammy Hagar

Vijay Joseph

Vindell Smith

VivaSantana - VivaSantana

Walker Teret - Lower Dens

Wes Anderson - Fiction 20 Down

Wes Ryce - No Green JellyBeenz

Wyzard

Xandao Meneses - O Rappa

Yiannis Papadopoulos

Yossi Sassi

Zak Soulam

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American Musical Supply

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Oakland, NJ

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Hamden, CT

Chicago Music Exchange

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Chicago, IL

Dan's Guitars

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Honolulu, HI

Dave's Guitar Shop

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LaCrosse, WI

Eddie's Guitars

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St Louis, MO

Guitar Center

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Westlake Village, CA

Guitar Maverick

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Keller, TX

Guitar Ressurection

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Austin, TX

The Guitar Sancturary

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McKinney, TX

The Guitar Store

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Seattle, WA

John Mann’s Guitar Vault

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Bedford, NH

Lark Guitars

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San Antonio, TX

Martin Music

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Memphis, TN

Moore Music

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Evansville, IN

Musician's Friend

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Westlake Village, CA

Music Store Live.com

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South Burlington, VT

Music Villa

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Bozeman, MT

Northeast Music Center

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Dickson City, PA

Righteous Guitars

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Roswell, GA

Sam Ash Music

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New York, NY

Sweetwater Sound

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Fort Wayne, IN

Washington Music Center

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Wheaton, MD

Wild West Guitars

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Riverside, CA

Willcutt Guitar Shop

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Lexington, KY

zZounds

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Oakland, NJ