One of the things I love the most about these videos is how each manager narrating the process refers to every one in the process by their name. Other factory tours will sometimes just refer to the person as "the sander" or "the gluer". Just goes to show they are super proud of the team they have and how tight knit they must be. Kudos to them.
Before I owned a PRS, I thought of them as a hybrid between Gibson and Fender. After owning one, I think of a PRS as what Gibson would be if they had better management that allowed the product to evolve. IMO it's really PRS vs. G&L, not really Gibson vs. Fender, at least at the $2500 and below price point.
@@thedevilinthecircuit1414 I meant by technology and sensibility, I don't really think of PRS as competing with Gibson for the same players. I agree, PRS is a very different product aimed towards different people.
I do the same thing watching and rewatching guitar building videos, dreaming of building my own some day... Well i wouldn't be building a guitar i would be building a bass or 2.. haha
I pick up some nice general woodworking tips with this series of videos, like using an old toothbrush for cleaning up glue... Its one of those "how didn't i think of that" moments lol. Awesome content!
Seeing PRS guitars on videos dont do them justice on how amazing they are, they have the most beautiful guitar on the market to see them in person the colors really are nice just wish i could afford one of these masterpieces
I have just bought my first Core, a Custom 24 35th Anniversary after owning a couple of SE's. These videos are great as they give me a look at how they are built and how much work goes in to each guitar.
So often the question of why quality instruments cost so much is put forward. This is a clear demonstration of how even the smallest steps have to be executed perfectly, with very little room for error. When you add it all together it's a miracle of scales of economy that we get our instruments for such a relatively low price, when compared with the time and skill necessary for perfection.
This explains why my 35th Anniversary Edition S2 looks absolutely stunning and plays like a dream. Thank you PRS Guitars for sharing this video with us. You guys do it right, every time.
Like others have said below: it is fantastic to watch these PRS factory videos. The love for the instrument is so evident in everything PRS do! And, thanks for making me a great S2 standard 24.
Artisans at work. A pleasure to see. Can't help but wonder about the passing of time and how the entire process allows for these folks to be methodical without delaying the flow of production.
Oh man, I'd love to move to America and work there, learn from the bottom about making guitars. I own an SE Santana and it's amazing, I can only imagine what a core plays like.
I've been blessed to own a few PRS core guitars (Joey two) and they are simply outstanding quality instruments. I love my Les Paul 58 VOS but interns of quality, PRS is on another level. And they play and sound fantastic.
the side light and shadows is pretty cool... car mfgs, body shops and even drywallers also do this... in fact anytime you're looking at a surface for issues side light is one of the best tools
How does PRS attack wolf tones in their instruments? What specific measures do you take to ensure they are eliminated? Is this addressed in both American-made and SE models?
Interesting how they know about the glue reactions with the finish. My 2004 custom 22 artist pack is dreadful. Thick white line around the neck join and a milky haze around the whole area on the mahogany. Even a patch on the back of the neck. This video at 4:30 clearly states this is a known potential issue and they now do the best job to eliminate it, but this was not the case on my guitar. When reported to PRS I was told I would have to pay thousands for a complete refinish!! To fix a manufacturing defect?
older guitars also tend to show glue as over time the glue expands and contracts due to heat,along with the wood in the guitar. glad they eliminate this issue now though!
The thing about sanding as well is, if you go too far with too fine a grit, then you risk burnishing the wood, which inhibits the absorption of the stain.
Whats making the neck joint move in the body?mine is not rock solid . I think not enough glue applied. The lacquer at the joint attach to the body is moving. Its already home. Passed the checks but now I am angry the neck joint moved😢its a core custum 24 10 top. 😮
I am impressed with Paul Reed Smith team. My goal and hope is someday be good enough as a guitar player and have the money to buy a American model. Currently I have three SE models I love (two too many 🤣) and the only issue I had was the nut on the Standard 24 SE wasn’t cut right and the nut was too soft plastic causing the string to cut and bind on A, D and G strings. Replaced it with a Graphtech nut and no issues since. Everything else on the Standard 24 SE is beautiful. I want the 24-08 now.
awsome - thanks for posting! you guys must go through a ton of toothbrushes !! (I just bought a 2001 MIK Santana, so I have a tiny bit of the PRS experience here at home - it'd be great to see some clips of the Korean factory sometime...)
Just got my ce24, best guitar i have ever played, also got a gibson 335 and fender american performer strat, both are great but playability of prs blew my mind, i dont know how they do that, set up was off when i got it which i didnt expect but after i set the neck relief and intonation it was perfect, ordered it from gear4music from UK to finland, maybe climate change messed up the set up
I imagine that it must take a long time to acquire the right skills when working at a particular step and be good for this step, but pure noob question, do people have the possibilities to get trained and work at every step during their career? Or is it too much for one person to really learn so much?
You generally start by taking luthier classes or apprenticing with someone near you part time. This is a fairly easy step. Once you've been doing it awhile, you can apply to a factory. This is not as hard as it seems. Becoming a good luthier takes time. Becoming a great one takes time and talent.
@@Waterinmenbenen Actually costs closer to $3000 here in Sweden. The first neck was defective so PRS had another one built for me that came in even worse shape. They made a third that has some sloppy details. I sort of gave upp and settled for it.
It's crazy that they only clamp the neck for 30 minutes. I've always clamped mine overnight. But I'm not building on a large scale. I'm just surprised that's all the let it set up for.
The one thing that comes to mind is that PRS needs to install better extraction, the amount of dust being blown about with air lines!! Most of those guys will suffer later in life breathing all that in day after day
Why does nobody seem to grasp the concept of the like and dislike options? It's how TH-cam works and caters to each person who uses it. Even TH-cam uses bots to dislike videos for algorithmic reasons.
@@michaelvarney. I guess? 🤷♂️ Your reply reminds me of Liberals who are always talking about Conservatives and making things political. Y'all basically sound no different than each other. And what does QED mean? Nevermind. Looked it up. So, I'm a Liberal just because I explained how likes and dislikes work on TH-cam? Like I said before, "Conservatives" like *you* sound exactly like irrational Liberals to me. Oh, and "QED". 😉
@@nckhed you asserted how likes and dislikes work on TH-cam, just like I asserted that leftists would dislike a video like this. Thus the tongue in cheek QED. You also jumped to an assumption as to my political leanings and seemed to have taken personally the ‘leftists’ crack even though I did not assume your political leanings nor said you were a leftist. Were you the one who thumbs downed the video by any chance? Is that why you assumed I was speaking of you? Is that why you seem so touchy about the topic of thumbs downing a video? 🤔😜
Send everyone in the comments a PRS please. I can't afford one. So I had to make my own. It's the best guitar I've ever owned or played but I don't know if it would compare to the real thing. That is something I would really like to know.
One of the things I love the most about these videos is how each manager narrating the process refers to every one in the process by their name. Other factory tours will sometimes just refer to the person as "the sander" or "the gluer". Just goes to show they are super proud of the team they have and how tight knit they must be. Kudos to them.
This is mesmerizing!
Before I owned a PRS, I thought of them as a hybrid between Gibson and Fender. After owning one, I think of a PRS as what Gibson would be if they had better management that allowed the product to evolve.
IMO it's really PRS vs. G&L, not really Gibson vs. Fender, at least at the $2500 and below price point.
You can sub in EBMM/Sterling for G&L if you like.
PRS doesn't consider themselves in direct competition with Fender and Gibson. They are in a market slice all by themselves.
@@thedevilinthecircuit1414 I meant by technology and sensibility, I don't really think of PRS as competing with Gibson for the same players.
I agree, PRS is a very different product aimed towards different people.
No wonder why my Custom 22 is perfect! 🖤
Already saw this from the factory tour, but i don't seem to get enough of these videos... So i saw it again !!! Loved it !!!
I do the same thing watching and rewatching guitar building videos, dreaming of building my own some day... Well i wouldn't be building a guitar i would be building a bass or 2.. haha
Thank you everyone for all the work you put into my 594.
I pick up some nice general woodworking tips with this series of videos, like using an old toothbrush for cleaning up glue... Its one of those "how didn't i think of that" moments lol. Awesome content!
omg - this is so cool. Looks like they're building a beautiful McCarty 594. So great to see this personal touch, by hand, artisan-like.
Seeing PRS guitars on videos dont do them justice on how amazing they are, they have the most beautiful guitar on the market to see them in person the colors really are nice just wish i could afford one of these masterpieces
Love the factory footage. Helps you feel that much closer to the instrument.
More videos like these, please!
Max is really good explaining things
I have just bought my first Core, a Custom 24 35th Anniversary after owning a couple of SE's. These videos are great as they give me a look at how they are built and how much work goes in to each guitar.
what differences your perceived between the SEs and the Core Custom 24 35th?
So often the question of why quality instruments cost so much is put forward. This is a clear demonstration of how even the smallest steps have to be executed perfectly, with very little room for error. When you add it all together it's a miracle of scales of economy that we get our instruments for such a relatively low price, when compared with the time and skill necessary for perfection.
These damn videos make me want more PRS guitars.. Guess that's why they make them, so good job guys!
I am going from my SE from world right to core, these guys deserve every penny.
This explains why my 35th Anniversary Edition S2 looks absolutely stunning and plays like a dream. Thank you PRS Guitars for sharing this video with us. You guys do it right, every time.
I'd say that the attention to detail is astounding, but having played a few in music stores, it makes total sense.
Incredible craftsmanship and joy to watch.
Enjoyed this to no end. Look forward to staining.
Wonderful tour, wonderful guitars. I have 2 Se, Paul's and 245, great instruments, maybe core when I can....thanks
Quality max, it's amazing to watch!
Thanks, for the tour! PRS guitars are some of the finest instruments made. You guys do fantastic work! I love my DGT and 594 Semihollow.
Like others have said below: it is fantastic to watch these PRS factory videos. The love for the instrument is so evident in everything PRS do! And, thanks for making me a great S2 standard 24.
Love these guitars. Just wish I had the funds for a core series custom 24. Have to say my SE’s have been great though.
Love my SE , in fact I have two
@@uspsdaveable same. I’ve got the Tremonti custom in tobacco burst and the Holcomb in the stealth grey.
@@dallin_saber_stories , for me I absolutely love them, I have a PRS sr24 red , and then I picked up aPRS PAULS SE yellow... both play fantastic
@@uspsdaveable just keep saving up man! You only live once. Even if it takes you 5 years
What a beautiful job!! My custom 24 35th anniversary looks, plays and sounds like a dream
Artisans at work. A pleasure to see.
Can't help but wonder about the passing of time and how the entire process allows for these folks to be methodical without delaying the flow of production.
"A stitch in time saves nine...".📻 🎼🎤🎵🎶
Oh man, I'd love to move to America and work there, learn from the bottom about making guitars. I own an SE Santana and it's amazing, I can only imagine what a core plays like.
I love PRS Guitars so much!!! I really hope to own an American Made Tremonti model... maybe when I turn 50 in 12 years
Thank you for updating these videos!!!
This is an insanely detailed process. Wow!
Magnique organisation et beau travail. Bravo à la team PRS.
Very nice video series :). Now lets see the neck building and fretting :)
Absolutely fantastic, so so interesting. PRS first choice for me🔥👏👏👍
I've been blessed to own a few PRS core guitars (Joey two) and they are simply outstanding quality instruments. I love my Les Paul 58 VOS but interns of quality, PRS is on another level. And they play and sound fantastic.
"...but interns of quality..." - winner for incorrect autocorrect of the day!
Fantastic! Thank you for this walkthrough!
Such a cool video, thank you!
the side light and shadows is pretty cool... car mfgs, body shops and even drywallers also do this... in fact anytime you're looking at a surface for issues side light is one of the best tools
I really enjoy these factory videos!
How does PRS attack wolf tones in their instruments? What specific measures do you take to ensure they are eliminated? Is this addressed in both American-made and SE models?
Do you use Crest or Colgate toothbrushes? I've heard Crest toothbrushes add to the upper mid range.😁
You guys make us Marylanders proud.
Best guitars in the world.
prs are so beautiful
That is a nice field watch jack is wearing.
Love you guys!
Interesting how they know about the glue reactions with the finish. My 2004 custom 22 artist pack is dreadful. Thick white line around the neck join and a milky haze around the whole area on the mahogany. Even a patch on the back of the neck. This video at 4:30 clearly states this is a known potential issue and they now do the best job to eliminate it, but this was not the case on my guitar. When reported to PRS I was told I would have to pay thousands for a complete refinish!! To fix a manufacturing defect?
older guitars also tend to show glue as over time the glue expands and contracts due to heat,along with the wood in the guitar. glad they eliminate this issue now though!
Worth every penny.. amazing instruments.
A cada video me hace desear más una PRS! Hacen un magnífico trabajo! Se nota la pasión al fabricar cada guitarra! 🥰
My PRS Artist Package Custom 24 Floyd Rose is flawless, ...attention to detail!
The thing about sanding as well is, if you go too far with too fine a grit, then you risk burnishing the wood, which inhibits the absorption of the stain.
I see you guy's use Mirka Deros orbital sanders. Do you like them (?) - as I read about quality issues with those particular sanders.
Whats making the neck joint move in the body?mine is not rock solid . I think not enough glue applied. The lacquer at the joint attach to the body is moving. Its already home. Passed the checks but now I am angry the neck joint moved😢its a core custum 24 10 top. 😮
I’m about 30 minutes away from your factory. When are y’all going to open the tours again?
very nice video. I just received a CE 24 Blackout. The guitar has 1mm gaps in the neck pocket, both sides. Is that by design?
Great video, very informative.
I love this. And my PRS's
more factory footage! Lets see the electronics section more!
What glue is that? It looks like regular PVA, but I thought that was prone to creep, so I wouldn't expect it to be used for a set-neck joint.
They use regular Elmer's wood glue for most things, but I'm pretty sure they use something else for the neck joints...
I am impressed with Paul Reed Smith team. My goal and hope is someday be good enough as a guitar player and have the money to buy a American model. Currently I have three SE models I love (two too many 🤣) and the only issue I had was the nut on the Standard 24 SE wasn’t cut right and the nut was too soft plastic causing the string to cut and bind on A, D and G strings. Replaced it with a Graphtech nut and no issues since. Everything else on the Standard 24 SE is beautiful. I want the 24-08 now.
Yeah, plastic nuts suck. Even LTD still uses plastic nuts while other comparable brands use graphite, GraphTech, etc.
Max is a good presenter.
awsome - thanks for posting! you guys must go through a ton of toothbrushes !! (I just bought a 2001 MIK Santana, so I have a tiny bit of the PRS experience here at home - it'd be great to see some clips of the Korean factory sometime...)
Are you guys going to show how the necks are made?
so cool 🤘🤘
This is great
Just got my ce24, best guitar i have ever played, also got a gibson 335 and fender american performer strat, both are great but playability of prs blew my mind, i dont know how they do that, set up was off when i got it which i didnt expect but after i set the neck relief and intonation it was perfect, ordered it from gear4music from UK to finland, maybe climate change messed up the set up
if yall use water on either side of the joint. and let the glue dry. then add new glue like in the video. better connection.
Even my S2 is built to perfection
That would be a cool job
So much love ans QC. I just glued my first neck i wished i saw this video first (paranoid here)
in 3d modelling thats called checking for reflection bugs.
I imagine that it must take a long time to acquire the right skills when working at a particular step and be good for this step, but pure noob question, do people have the possibilities to get trained and work at every step during their career? Or is it too much for one person to really learn so much?
You generally start by taking luthier classes or apprenticing with someone near you part time. This is a fairly easy step. Once you've been doing it awhile, you can apply to a factory. This is not as hard as it seems. Becoming a good luthier takes time. Becoming a great one takes time and talent.
I want to work there!!!
i bet you guy's have a model shop with a bridgeport machine and a hardinge lathe. make all that custom tooling.
Wish same work went into my Silver Sky. Took 3 neck replacements to get it acceptable. Then again even acceptable is relative...
You bought a 2500$ guitar and replaced the neck? 😂
@@Waterinmenbenen Actually costs closer to $3000 here in Sweden. The first neck was defective so PRS had another one built for me that came in even worse shape. They made a third that has some sloppy details. I sort of gave upp and settled for it.
In any probabilistic scenario, there is always a chance that someone will run into an outlier.
Congrats… you beat the odds!
@@oboyy oh ok, that’s a bummer. Really out of character for PRS. I have 4 of them and they’re all flawless.
I thought the body and neck joint using bolt. In this video they only use glue
It's crazy that they only clamp the neck for 30 minutes. I've always clamped mine overnight. But I'm not building on a large scale. I'm just surprised that's all the let it set up for.
They use a much faster curing formula for the neck joints
The one thing that comes to mind is that PRS needs to install better extraction, the amount of dust being blown about with air lines!! Most of those guys will suffer later in life breathing all that in day after day
I think for a gag you should narrate what Jack is doing more like a golf announcer, when he's done just give him the full on golf clap
Brilliant idea, Jeremiah.
I want a PRS with 12" or 14" inch Radius on the Fretboard....NOT 10" inch
Necesito trabajar aquí 🪵🪓
Elcik the necks
Do you ever have people that like specific people working on one guitar?
♡
Watch this then watch the Gibson tour. The PRS SE factor overseas has better quality control than Gibson and most others.
Getting my 594 HBII today! Can’t wait!
And the one person who put a thumbs down plays a fender…
The prs hate asstounds me
Why does nobody seem to grasp the concept of the like and dislike options? It's how TH-cam works and caters to each person who uses it. Even TH-cam uses bots to dislike videos for algorithmic reasons.
@@nckhed leftists ‘thumbs down’ videos like this.
QED.
@@michaelvarney. I guess? 🤷♂️ Your reply reminds me of Liberals who are always talking about Conservatives and making things political. Y'all basically sound no different than each other. And what does QED mean?
Nevermind. Looked it up. So, I'm a Liberal just because I explained how likes and dislikes work on TH-cam? Like I said before, "Conservatives" like *you* sound exactly like irrational Liberals to me.
Oh, and "QED". 😉
@@nckhed you asserted how likes and dislikes work on TH-cam, just like I asserted that leftists would dislike a video like this. Thus the tongue in cheek QED.
You also jumped to an assumption as to my political leanings and seemed to have taken personally the ‘leftists’ crack even though I did not assume your political leanings nor said you were a leftist.
Were you the one who thumbs downed the video by any chance? Is that why you assumed I was speaking of you? Is that why you seem so touchy about the topic of thumbs downing a video? 🤔😜
Interesting
Send everyone in the comments a PRS please. I can't afford one. So I had to make my own. It's the best guitar I've ever owned or played but I don't know if it would compare to the real thing. That is something I would really like to know.
Someone should send this Video to the guys at gibson. They probably could learn something from it…
we need a @richardshaw of (cradle of filth) custom model please make that happen
Yheaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Anybody ever tell Max he kinda looks like Wolfie Van Halen?!
Not hate intended but it was hilarious to watch a toothbrush being used on one of the most expensive guitars in the world
As a luthier myself, I can tell you that it's one of the most useful tools on the bench when it comes to cleaning up glue slop and the like...
Great video, but Max, a little less babbling please.
Why is he talking like he’s crying
That's a really ugly neck joint. Probably plays like 2 by 4 .
Max is talking just like a good 'body manager' using all the buzzwords ('holding accountable') and acting all the time. Skip it.