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The PRS Guitar Book: A Complete History of the Paul Reed Smith Guitars - 3rd Edition

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I bought this book just to check the finishings and constructional details.I build istruments.. so the details, are important for a luthier.Pictures are exellent and entire book is a treasure of informations.The history, of Paul Reed Smith as a person and his guitars, it is described with details. I don't like solid body guitars but if i had to buy one, this certenly would be a PRS.

THE PRS GUITAR BOOK is a great, serious book about the great guitar builder Paul Reed Smith, the company he founded, the wonderful guitars he and his company have built over the years, and the many artists who have played them. It's great that it's now in paperback, and was expanded after its first issue in 2000 to include newer models such as the Modern Eagle and the 513, the latter of which has five actual pickups and thirteen sounds. There is also a section on the Singlecut models and the lawsuit that Gibson filed against PRS concerning them. Finally, the book discusses where Paul Reed Smith is headed for as the first decade of the 21st Century draws to a close. Overall, this book is very nicely done and is a must-own for anyone even remotely interested in guitars.

PRS Guitars begins like any American success story. From humble beginnings of making his first guitar by any means necessary (including for college credits) Paul Reed Smith has built up his company from the ground up to the third largest manufacturer of guitars in the world. His guitars are works of art but they play spectacularly.

Burrluck scripted a well written history of PRS including historical facts, interviews with people who are as much part of the success as Mr. Smith himself, and the guitars, who are and should be the centerpiece. Each line of guitars were created for specific reasons and Burrluck weaves those expertly into the history. He details how Smith persuaded artists to buy his guitars and the innovations that helped launch PRS Guitars along the way including a patented tremolo that was thought impossible until Santana asked specifically for it...and Paul obliged after hard work.

For the history minded person, this is a great American business success story. For the guitarist, this is a great story about the evolution of PRS guitars but also a great picture book of the guitars made to 2007. For the PRS fanatic---this is a must-have book.

The narrative never leaves the reader weary and the pictures of the guitars help provide the reader visuals of the story details. It is a great quick read that feels like someone has narrated it to you in a story-like manner. Ok, it was quick if I didn't take a long time staring at the pictures.

My only complaint as of today...we need a revision since this takes the story to 2007! I'll be happy to help!

This is a must have for any PRS fan. Very thorough and the pictures are all in color and beautifully done!

This is an excellent book detailing the history if PRS Guitars. A must for any PRS player/fan.

This is a great book if you admire Paul Reed Smith and his excellent guitars. The book is very interesting and includes a lot of historical background information on this premium guitar company. The photos of the guitars are the best I have ever seen. I recommend this highly to PRS fans everywhere!

A great book to learn about PRS guitars and their history.
Excellent pictures and a well put together book.