Paul Reed Smith of PRS Guitars has responded to feedback in regards to the model’s costs, and the continuing joke that their fashions are solely inexpensive for these in drugs or dentistry.

Reed Smith was requested instantly by a viewer throughout a Q&A with Andertons why PRS solely makes guitars for dentists, and whereas he laughs it off, he additionally offers an evidence behind a few of their extra high-end mannequin value factors, and brings certainly one of their extra inexpensive fashions into the dialog.

The query is requested proper initially of the Q&A, with Reed Smith responding (by way of Guitar World), “I didn’t know Carlos Santana and John Mayer have been dentists,” pointing to 2 of the model’s signature artists. “The query implies that solely dentists and medical doctors purchase the guitars. It’s simply not true anymore.”

Reed Smith goes on to make reference to the SE Silver Sky to again up his level. The guitar, launched in 2022, sits across the £800 value level. It scored a 9/10 in our evaluation at launch, and was even the best-selling guitar on Reverb from its launch till 2024, when it was dethroned by the Fender Participant Telecaster.

“I imply, there was a time within the late ’80s [when] perhaps that was true, however Sweetwater did a factor: the most costly guitars. We weren’t within the first 10. We’ve finished the whole lot in our energy to make the SEs inexpensive,” he provides.

“These S2s are actually inexpensive. Look, you may say that to some individuals, a Personal Inventory’s not inexpensive [priced at $8,000 – $14,000], however that’s an terrible lot of time and power and talent degree for what we cost for them. So I’m okay with it.”

To look at the total Q&A, together with discussions across the unending tonewood debate, you may try the video beneath:

And talking of tone, Reed Smith has even explored how {hardware} impacts a guitar’s total sound. In a 2025 YouTube video for PRS’ Guidelines Of Tone collection, he stated: “In a number of the previous movies, I’ve said that regardless of the guitar string touches is God.

“To magnify that, if the bridge is made from rubber, the nut is made from rubber, and the tuning peg is made from rubber, the guitar shouldn’t be going to have the sort of high-end that it will have if this stuff have been made out of steel.”

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Rachel started writing for Guitar.com in 2021 whereas ending up her diploma. A proud DIY guitarist, she has been enjoying for over 10 years and has written for the likes of Kerrang!, The Forty-5, and MusicTech. An enjoyer of all issues heavy, you’ll discover her at a pageant or downtuning her guitars when away from her desk.