Paul Reed Smith Ends the Tonewood Debate

Paul Reed Smith drops in to dip a rig and unpack the facets of tone—and why he unwound—and destroyed—a set of $10k vintage Fender pickups. Plus, all the fun stuff: What’s it like working with John Mayer? Does Santana’s guitar sound like a tenor sax? Why does David Grissom need every PRS on a music-store wall to play great? And the dudes argue over the big question: What’s better a cheap guitar and an expensive amp, or an expensive guitar and a cheap amp? Big thanks to StewMac for sponsoring this episode. Head to to get 10% off! 8:20 Shill of the Week 14:49 Paul Reed Smith Interview 16:59 Paul Dips a Rig (Kinda) 29:04 I Can’t Afford a Real Marshall, Paul 32:27 The HDRX Amp and Old Marshalls 38:44 Seriously, do tonewoods even matter? 47:35 What does Paul look for in a piece of wood? 50:56 How do you make a good guitar great? 53:20 Paul talks about how PRS is making saddles better 59:18 The Silver Sky SE 1:04:58 The magic 🎸 #гитары , #дерево_гитариста и #звук_гитариста • Paul Reed Smith — легенда, когда дело доходит до игры на электрогитаре и акустической гитаре. «Я слышу вновь и вновь, и вновь, и вновь, что древесина не имеет никакого значения. Это просто неправда».